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The Diffusion of Religion among Young Students of the University of Bari
Authors: Mongelli Angela , Contini Paolo , Rubino Raffaella , Gentile Fabrizio
Published: March 2020

Religion has always been an extraordinary element of social cohesion, despite the fact that over the centuries its structure and power of influence adjusted to the epochal changes that, especially during the 20th century, have affected societies in the world. Through research, we wanted to highlight the features that characterise the concept of religiosity among young university students, with a focus on the intensity of religious sentiment, the relationship with God and, contextually, the religious institution, attested by attendance to the rites. This research, that was carried out through a structured questionnaire with closed answers, involved a population consisting of students enrolled in master or postgraduate courses and others enrolled in the fourth and fifth year of single-cycle courses of the University of Bari Aldo Moro in the academic year 2017-2018. The results show that, despite the large part of the sample declares itself a Christian Catholic faith, only a small part constantly attends religious services; rather, the percentage of students declaring to pray often or daily is quite relevant. We are witnessing a change in the way young people enjoy religion: more individual, more emotional, syncretically directed to the individual, rather than to a uniformly defined category.
Facilities along the Syrian Hajj Route in Southern Jordan with Special Reference to the Fort of Fassou'ah and Its Water System
Authors: Shqairat Mansour
Published: March 2020

The Syrian Hajj (Pilgrimage) Road, which links Damascus with the holy cities of Medina and Mecca in Saudi Arabia, was a historical road supplying the most basic needs of the pilgrims during this long journey. Most important are the water control and storage systems facilities which are reflected as archaeological remains. This paper discusses the water supply installations associated with the Hajj route with special reference to the Ottoman fort of Fassou’ah as one of the Hajj stations in southern Jordan.
Vocational Development Initiatives for Youth Empowerment: Case of the Nigeria Secondary Schools’ Curriculum
Authors: Peter Ogundola Ilesanmi , Gabriel Agboola Babajide , Kehinde Usman Asipita
Published: March 2020

The study was carried out to evaluate the Vocational Development initiatives of the Nigerian secondary education curricula introduced by the National Education Research and Development Council (NERDC). Five research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted. The study was carried out in Kogi State. Sample for the study was 220 respondents made up of 102 male and 118 female senior secondary school students offering trade subjects. A structured questionnaire titled Vocational Development Initiatives for Youth Empowerment (VDIYE) questionnaire was developed for data collection. The questionnaire was face and content validated by three vocational education experts. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined using the test re-test reliability method which yielded a co-efficient of 0.72. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Based on the data collected and analyzed, it was observed that majority of respondents view trade subjects as desirable and that it prepares them adequately for future vocational career choice among other findings. Recommendations were thereafter made on ways to improve on trade subjects. This is in order to achieve the desired objectives of making secondary school graduates to be job creators and also reduce unemployment.
Television and Family Unity in South – South Nigeria
Authors: Ufuophu-Biri Emmanuel
Published: March 2020

Television plays important role in the family. It serves as source of information, entertainment, cultural propagation, among other functions. It brings family members together and serves as a catalyst for family unity. However, there is the argument that television viewership could also have negative influence on family unity and values. The study therefore investigated the influence of Television viewing on family unity and values in Southern Nigeria. The study adopted the Behavior Imitation, Linkage and Bowen Family Systems theories. The study used survey and questionnaire as method and instrument respectively. The respondents were chosen through a multi-stage sampling process. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results show that majority of the respondents do not watch television together with other family members at home. Also, watching of television is found to have negative influence on family unity and values. The study recommends that family members should watch television together at home; and avoid adopting negative values they watch on television.
SOME ALGEBRAIC PROPERTIES OF ℓp(β)
Authors: Yousef Estaremi
Published: March 2020

In this paper we consider a generalized Cauchy product ⋄ on ℓp(β) and then we characterized some Banach algebra structures for ℓp(β).  Also some classic properties of ⋄-multiplication operator M⋄,z on ℓp(β) will be investigated.
Relationship Between an Atomic Decomposition of Double and Unary Systems in Grand-Lebesgue Spaces
Authors: Guliyeva Fatima
Published: March 2020

The grand-Lebesgue space is defined. Based on the shift operator, a separable subspace is determined in which continuous functions are dense. The concepts of frame and atomic decomposition are defined. An atomic decomposition of double and unary systems of functions in grand-Lebesgue spaces is considered. Relationship between atomic decomposition of these systems in grand-Lebesgue spaces is established
Exploring and Developing a Shared Understanding of the Issues Surrounding Engineering Mathematics
Authors: Bilbao J. , Bravo E. , García O. , Rebollar C. , Varela C. , Uukkivi A. , Labanova O. , Latõnina M. , Safiulina E. , Cellmer A. , Cymerman J. , Kierkosz Igor , Brown K. , Kelly G. , Lopes A. P. , Soares F. , Feniser C. , Bocanet V. , Rusu F..
Published: March 2020

Although Mathematics is a pillar which many of the subjects of any Engineering degree are based on, and in spite of being used as a tool in almost all of such subjects, it is sometimes difficult for students to assimilate the mathematical concepts. Since this relationship between Engineering and Mathematics is unavoidable, a consortium of universities from different countries is working on a project, EngiMath, to, on the one hand, make it easier for teachers to teach Mathematics in the first years of Engineering degrees; and, on the other hand, to promote study from a “student-centric” point of view. As a previous step to the development of educational material that fulfills these purposes, a study of the students' feelings about Mathematics and their experience in studying them has been carried out.
Applications of Sumudu Transform of two variable functions with Hermite Polynomial to Partial Differential Equations
Authors: Kiwne S. B. , Sonawane Sandip M.
Published: March 2020

The present article gives the review on development of Sumudu transform and its applications. Theorems on Sumudu transform of two variables are proved in this paper. The theorem on Double Sumudu transform for any $n$ using Hermite polynomial is proved. Using these theorems one can find Sumudu transform of homogeneous and non-homogeneous functions of order $n$. Partial differential equations like, one dimensional heat equation, Poisson equation, second order hyperbolic equations are solved using these theorems.
The multipurpose entrance examination: Beliefs of expatriate ELT faculty
Authors: Cook Melodie
Published: March 2020

Entrance examinations for Japanese universities have come under fire from various sources for having a negative influence on communicative language teaching (Cook, 2010; Sakui, 2004; Sato & Kleinsasser, 2004), for being less valid and reliable than they could be (Brown, 2000; Leonard, 1998; Murphey, 2004), and for largely not having been written by experts (Aspinall, 2005). While these criticisms may be valid to some extent, it is important to realize that university entrance exams may only marginally serve pedagogical purposes; their economic, social, and public relations functions may, in some cases, even outweigh educationally-related concerns. This paper presents some initial findings from an exploratory Japan-wide study of tertiary-level, expatriate English teachers’ perceptions of entrance examination creation (specifically with regard to the English portion) and results reveal that these tests may be fulfilling more functions than we might at first expect.

日本の大学入試は、「コミュニカティブ・ランゲージ・ティーチングに負の影響を持つ」（Cook, 2010; Sakui, 2004; Sato & Kleinsasser, 2004）、「妥当性・信頼性に欠ける」(Brown, 2000; Leonard, 1998; Murphey, 2004)、「概して専門家によって作成されていない」(Aspinall, 2005)、など、様々な研究から批判を浴びてきた。これらの批判はある程度妥当かもしれないが、大学入学試験における教育的な目的の役割はごくわずかに過ぎないと認識することが重要である。入試の経済的・社会的・広報的機能が、場合によっては、教育関連の関心を上回ることさえある。本論では、日本全国の高等教育機関に従事する外国人英語教師の入試問題作成（特に英語の試験）への認識に関する探索的研究から得られた初期の調査結果を提示し、その結果、入試が当初の予想以上に多くの機能を果たす可能性があることを明らかにする。
Analysis of argument structures: Inquiries into effective writing
Authors: Yasunaga Akie
Published: March 2020

In this paper the structural features of argumentative texts (12 essays) generated by Japanese university students attending an English presentation course are analyzed. Toulmin’s model of argument (1958) was used as a measure for analysis of micro-structures (i.e., claim, data, warrants, backings, and rebuttals). The aim of the study is twofold: to identify common substructures used in the arguments; and, based on the results, to investigate implications for teaching argumentative writing. The study reveals that the predominant structure was justificatory argumentation presenting data and data-backings in support of the claim. Only a few students employed warrants and rebuttals in the substructures; three cases and eight cases respectively out of a total of 96 cases. The results indicate that L2 linguistic knowledge and subject-related knowledge play an important role in shaping argument. Two implications for teaching also emerged: firstly, learning and practicing both macro- and micro-structures of argument are necessary, and secondly, reader-oriented activities that help the students to understand wider reader opinions would help improve argumentative writing.

本論では英語プレゼンテーションコースで学んだ日本人大学生の論証文（12編）の分析を行った。分析指標として、トゥールミンの論証モデルを使用し、主張、理由、根拠、証拠、反駁等の論証の下位構造を調査した。研究の目的は次の2点である。(a)共通してみられる論証の下位構造を認め；(b)論証文指導についての示唆を考察する。研究の結果、ほぼ全ての学生が相互に関連のある理由と証拠を提示して弁証した。ごく僅かな学生のみが、根拠（3件）及び反駁（8件）を使用した。研究結果はライティングを学習するコンテクストと学習者がライティングを学んだ学習経験が論証文構成に大きな影響を与えることが認められた。ライティング指導においては、論証の下位構造を明示的に指導し、それらを練習することが不可欠だと推測され、さらに、社会の多様な意見を論証に組み入れるリーダー中心のアクティビティが有用であると推論された
ダイナミックシステム理論に基づいた新しい動機づけ研究の可能性 - L2 Motivation research from the perspective of Dynamic Systems Theory: Some suggestions toward a new framework
Authors: Hiromori Tomohito
Published: March 2020

Although L2 motivation studies conducted so far offer various insights into effective L2 instruction, they have also had several drawbacks, such as (1) they have used a “top-down” approach from theory and research to practice, thus lacking a situation-specific perspective, and (2) they have employed cross-sectional designs, thus lacking a developmental perspective. This paper states that Dynamic Systems Theory (DST), which originated in the fields of physics and mathematics, has the potential to serve as a valuable basis for overcoming these drawbacks. More specifically, it shows methodological procedures in verifying the factors that have an effect on increased or decreased L2 motivation from the viewpoint of DST, and examines DST’s potential for adaptation to research in the fields of applied linguistics and second language acquisition.

本論では、近年の第2言語学習に関わる動機づけ研究の課題を指摘した上で、それを解決するための新しい枠組みとしてダイナミックシステム理論を紹介する。ダイナミックシステム理論の観点から、第2言語学習の動機づけ向上あるいは低下に影響を与える要因について検証する具体的手順を示すとともに、本理論の応用言語学・第2言語習得研究への適用可能性について検討する。
JALT2014 Plenary Speaker article: Foreign language teaching and the multilingual subject
Authors: Hourdequin Peter
Published: March 2020

Claire Kramsch is Professor of German and Affiliate Professor of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Applied Linguistics and directs doctoral dissertations in the German Department and in the Graduate School of Education. She has written extensively on language, discourse, and culture in foreign language education. Two of her books, Context and Culture in Language Teaching (OUP, 1993) and The Multilingual Subject (OUP, 2009) won the Mildenberger Award from the American Modern Language Association. She is the past president of the American Association for Applied Linguistics and the current president of the International Association of Applied Linguistics.
English as a Lingua Franca and current issues in language teaching: An interview with Martin Dewey
Authors: Sung Matthew
Published: March 2020

English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) has not only generated a lot of interest among applied linguists and researchers, it has also attracted a great deal of attention among language teachers in recent years. What is particularly noteworthy is that ELF research has radically altered our way of thinking about language and the use of English in today’s globalized world (see, e.g., Dewey, 2013a, 2013b; Sung, 2013a, 2013b). It is therefore important for language teachers to understand more about ELF and its relevance for language teaching. In this interview, Martin Dewey, an expert in English as a Lingua Franca from King’s College, London, shares his ideas about the potential impact of ELF research on language teaching and teacher education. He previously taught English as a second language in Italy, Mexico, and the UK, and has trained language teachers on several pre-service and in-service programmes of teacher education. He is currently investigating ELF, and compiling a corpus of spoken ELF discourse for the purpose of describing and theorising current developments in the lexis, grammar, and pragmatics of English in lingua franca settings. He has published extensively on work in ELF, and is co-author with Alessia Cogo of Analyzing English as a Lingua Franca: A Corpus-driven Investigation (2012).
Using iBooks Author to produce course material
Authors: Worth Alexander
Published: March 2020

Tablet technology has become a feature of many educational establishments and there are a number of available programs that allow for the creation of digital classroom material that can be used with this new technology. In this paper the author will discuss his own experience using iBooks Author to create digital handouts for his students for use on their iPads at a Japanese university. The author discusses the process for materials creation including how material is designed from scratch and delivered onto the students’ iPads. The article will also outline the advantages and disadvantages of the application and how it might evolve in the future to suit specific contexts.

タブレットの技術は多くの教育施設で注目されるようになり、タブレットで使用可能な講義の電子資料が作成できるプログラムも多数存在する。本論では、日本の大学でiBooks Authorを使用し、学生向けにiPad用デジタル資料を作成した著者自身の経験を述べる。まず、どのようにして資料を一からデザインし、学生のiPadへ届けるか、その教材製作の過程を論じる。また、このアプリケーションの長所と短所を概略し、将来的にそれぞれ異なる学習用途に合わせて発展する可能性について述べる。
The Rhombus and the Slanting Cross in Archaic Symbolics and Folk Geometric Ornaments
Authors: Prychepii Yevhen
Published: March 2020

In the article, the author sets the goal of analyzing the semantics of the symbols of the rhombus and the slanting cross in archaic symbolics and folk ornaments based on the proto-myth concept he proposed. The structural method is applied to analyse these symbols. The study found that these symbols reflect different aspects of the archaic Goddess. The rhombus expresses the connection of the Goddesses hypostases with the certain spheres of Space, and a slanting cross shows connection with her four hypostasis (goddesses of head, two breasts and vulva) hidden in the symbols located in sectors of a slanting cross. Such conception gives a new perspective for interpreting semantics of a rhombus and a slanting cross in ornaments. The practical significance of the article is that it allowed to penetrate into both the semantics and the structure of the slanting cross and rhombus in the geometric ornaments of embroidered and woven rushnyky of Ukraine and Belarus. The article illustrates the organic connection between archaic symbolism and folk ornaments while refuting the idea that the semantics of these ornaments have been lost and cannot be recognized.
Modern Methods of Preserving Memory about Objects of Cultural Heritage Being under the Threat of Elimination
Authors: Mishchenko Maryna
Published: March 2020

The aim of this paper is to analyze issues related to identifying modern ways of materializing and further preserving of the memory of cultural heritage objects under the risk of destruction. Methodology. As a methodological basis the author of this study uses principles and methods of the culturological approach to analyze the norms of national legislation in the field of preserving cultural heritage, scientific works of leading specialists in this sphere and also practical aspects of the state financing and introducing activities for the protection of the immovable objects of cultural heritage. Results. The paper shows that development of the latest technologies, in particular, 3D-scanning, gives ample opportunities for fixing a detailed three-dimensional projection of any object (both movable and non-movable) in the state it is when scanned, given the damage, the reality/inevitability of the threat of destruction and the reality of prospects for future restoration. Novelty. The author argued that in the absence of sufficient funding, it is worth looking for alternative, in terms of content and cost, ways of preserving, if not a real object, at least its credible virtual projection for future generations. It has been determined that the important role played by the innovative initiatives of non-indifferent civic activists and their associations implemented mainly within the Internet with the active use of its possibilities should not be ignored.
The Deportation of 1944 in the Cultural Memory of Crimean Tatar People (the Case of Literary Works of Ervin Umerov and Shamil Aladin)
Authors: Honcharenko Nadiia
Published: March 2020

The article deals with the coverage in works of literature of the forceful deportation of Crimean Tatar people in May, 1944. Here, literary works are seen as functioning elements of cultural memory of the people. The works in question are Ervin Umerov’s short stories Loneliness, The Black Trains, The Permit, and Shamil Aladin’s novels Invitation to Devil’s Banquet and I’m Your King and God, recently published in Ukrainian translations. The importance of Ukrainian publications of works of Crimean Tatar literature, telling i. a. about the deportation of 1944, is determined by the persistence of negative stereotypes and anti-Crimean Tatar bias cultivated for decades. In the XXI century, much has been accomplished by scholars and journalists in order to deconstruct historic myths, i. a. the Stalinist black legend about Crimean Tatars’ “treachery” during the 2nd World War. True facts about the deportation of 1944 were publicized as well. Back in Soviet times, when telling the truth about tragic past directly was impossible, Crimean Tatar writers saw their mission in preserving at least some of the people’s memories in their works of fiction. The emotional and aesthetic power of historic fiction is of key importance in bringing images of the past to contemporary readers. Memories of the deportation of May, 1944 were parts of their life experiences both for Umerov (1938–2007) and Aladin (1912–1996). In their works written mostly during Soviet period, they transformed into fictional accounts both their own experience and tragic memories of their compatriots, using multi-layered plots, subtext and Aesopian language so as to bypass Soviet censorship.
The Integration of Ukrainian Humanities into the International Academic and Information Space: Challenges and Prospects
Authors: Berehova Olena
Published: March 2020

The study outlines the most important global integration trends of the last decades in the scientific community. It characterizes state formation processes in the context of European integration aspirations and scientific integration of Ukraine. It states a significant increase of the requirements for scientific articles and their components, the rise of the role and number of English-speaking components, the increase in the visualization of the activities of scientists and scientific institutions in recent years. The study presents 2018–2019 statistics on the Ukrainian humanities scientific publications presented in the Scopus and Web of Science, leading global scientometric databases, as well as quantitative indicators of the publication activity in these databases of the members of the editorial boards of Ukrainian cultural editions. It identifies internal and external factors hindering the rapid ‘promotion’ of Ukrainian humanities to the international level. Based on the low level of Ukraine's presence in the global scientific and information space, the author concludes that the main tasks of Ukrainian humanities currently are to overcome the isolation from the European and global science development processes and to actively enter into powerful international scientific internet resources, i.e. Scopus and Web of Science. Implementing these tasks combined with balanced state policy in the humanitarian sphere will strengthen the authority of Ukrainian humanities and open the way to full integration into the global cultural processes.
Cultural Practices and the Problems of their Modernization in the Cultural Space of Contemporary Societies
Authors: Sudakova Valentyna
Published: March 2020

The article presents the analytical research of the specifics of cultural practices as phenomena of the cultural space of the globalized social world, their role in the processes of the social modernization of everyday communications and the self-organized human initiative practices, the importance of which increase under conditions of the contemporary social transformations. It determines the content of the concepts “cultural space,” “cultural practice” and “everyday life” as the cognitive instruments. It argues that these concepts as the cognitive instruments reflect the system of the different everyday reproductive processes by the activities of social actors who use the accumulated social experience.
The author analyzes the conditions for the formation of associations, groups and communities in the cultural space that based own activity by the principle of self-organization. Such communities actually produce the democratic influence to the institutions of political power and to the moral “climate” in society. They are considered as relatively free and independent from the states’ institutions. These public communities are able to demonstrate in society the interests, intentions and actions of social actors who support common ideas significant for this society. The author determines and characterizes essential features and functions of self-organizing groups and practices of their initiative activities. It is proved that the study of such groups, communities and the cultural forms of their activity is of the theoretical and practical significance.
Тhe Transnational Paradoxes of the Global World: Cultural Analysis
Authors: Bilchenko Yevheniia
Published: March 2020

The article deals with the critical analysis of the symptoms of the transnational world, which is interpreted as a symbolic order, prone to automatic self-reproduction and inertia of functioning in the machine mode of transgression through the legitimation of its own shortcomings. The main trauma is the basic conflict between the owners of the capital and the employees expressed at the level of everyday reality due to the change of the structure in communication between "people of time" (third wave) and "people of space" (first wave). The "people of time" appear as ideologues who create manipulative realities for "people of space", as dogmatists held in a situation of partial control and utilitarian use.
The result of the ideological shift of the basic conflict into the field of culture are the numerous secondary conflicts, one of which is the paradox generated at the level of the symbolic order between globalism and multiculturalism itself, between the politics of unification and the politics of identities as a mechanism for supporting homeostasis. The appearance of this paradox indicates a real socio-economic contradiction masked by the "open suture" (tactics of uncovered information in hyper-realism). At the level of regional politics, this is manifested in a selective attitude to the locations in their struggle against unitary state governments and to those governments themselves, depending on their globalist or anti-globalist orientation.
Own/Alien Concepts in Contemporary Philosophy and Cultural Studies
Authors: Otreshko Nataliia
Published: March 2020

The purpose of the article is to compare two approaches to analyzing the philosophical and cultural concepts of the Alien that are developing in modern science, to distinguish their specific features and to allow further synthesis.
Methodology. System analysis will show the regularity and necessity of studying any encounter with the Other in social reality and must be correlated by the researcher with the configuration of power relations of competing discourses.
Results. Drawing on a comparative approach, the author identifies that in both the concept of J. Lacan and the theory of subjection by J. Butler the Other / Alien is an integral part of the personality of the subject. This is a peculiar stage of its formation.
Originality. For the first time, the study finds the idea of the subject as alien to oneself. The idea of forming a subject means the experience of communicating with oneself as someone else's (identity crisis), and one of the endpoints of such a process is accepting oneself in a new role, reconciling with oneself in the new capacity of the subject.
Practical significance. The information contained in this work can be used for further research and development of methodological material for new courses of lectures and seminars on cultural philosophy and methodology for studying contemporary theories of culture.
Ukrainian-Slovak Relations: a Cultural Perspective
Authors: Bench Olha
Published: March 2020

The article deals with the Ukrainian-Slovak relations through the prism of political, economic, and humanitarian support of the neighboring Slovakia of our country today. It covers relations of the Consulate General of Ukraine in Prešov with ordinary Ukrainians abroad, various public organizations in Slovakia, Ukrainian cultural and educational associations, as well as representatives of the authorities of the two countries - Ukraine and Slovakia - based on the materials of archives, literature, and press. The article outlines the factors and circumstances that influenced the opinions, moods of the Ukrainian state leaders regarding the possibility of continuing the Ukrainian diplomatic representation in Prešov to function. The main attention is paid to the evolution of relations between the Ukrainian and Slovak authorities, since the very understanding between the higher authorities of the states could ultimately solve an important issue for ordinary Ukrainians being in the territory of Slovakia - the ability to resolve issues in the territory of another state without moral and physical inconvenience.
The role of the Consulate General of Ukraine in Prešov is highlighted, as well as the problems that have arisen in the lives of the Ukrainians in Slovak Republic due to the liquidation of the Consulate General of Ukraine in Prešov in November 2014.
Phenomenological Intuition in the Artistic Interpretation of History
Authors: Yudkin Ihor
Published: March 2020

The logics of intuitionism, which has been elaborated on the premises of phenomenology as an alternative to the formal logics, reveals common features with eidetic reduction while making up preconditions for the formation of eidetic images. It is the relation “part — whole” that becomes the foundation of intuition being common with totallogy in philosophy and meronymy in linguistics. Here, in opposite to the elements of a class in formal logics, the parts are not indifferent but are rather different in function beforehand while determining the division of an object into closed cycles. The main means of intuition, i.e. the creation of cycles and the disclosure of manifold connections (“diagonalization”), conform to the properties of historical reality which is marked with totality and uniqueness and is represented as the “possible worlds” that are remote from immediate observation due to the historical distance. Of particular importance is such peculiarity of historical stuff as that of closed nature which imparts the property of a self-referential text to history. That evokes the problems of fatalism reflected in theatre as a “freedom — fate” dilemma. As to the theatrical interpretation of history, the scope of “episode — epoch” cycles plays here the important role where the transition is provided with the subject of action as the vehicle of intentionality. The intuition in theatrical interpretation works through the disclosure of manifold connections among separate episodes, in particular, through the searches of the prototypes of dramatis personae. The epoch’s subject of action is reconstructed in theatre as the vehicle of intentionality. Episodes correspond with the epoch as a whole in the eidetic image of an epoch.
The Psychedelic Reinterpretation of Corpus Christi by Philip K. Dick
Authors: Trocha Bogdan
Published: March 2020

The article discusses the literary search for God as given in the novel The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K. Dick. Religious, theological and fantastic contexts of the novel are analyzed here. The author also presents some cultural aspects of the novel. Set in late 1960s and 1970s, it is one of the novels in his Valis triptych where the search for God and His hidden essence is fulfilled through traditional theological and philosophical texts of Judeo-Christian culture and gnosis. Its main protagonist, bishop Timothy Archer, is on a quest for uniting man with the infinite divine, coping with the juxtaposition of the official interpretation of religious texts and the newly discovered fragments of Zadokite texts. Studying these texts, Archer gains knowledge of the anokhi fungus, abandons the idea of contacting with God, and focuses on the practice of hallucinogenic communion that gives him the knowledge leading to the most suitable way to avoid the final experience of death. Tracing the shift in the main protagonist’s worldview, the author shows us the dilemmas that a homo religiosus faces in his search of the divine caused by mistranslated texts. This article thus deals with the opposing phenomena of spiritual passivity and practical attitude towards the world, the religious ecstasy the protagonist seeks and the experience of narcotic trance he turns to in the end, and the manipulation of terms ‘body of Christ’ and the Fungus. Still, further research into the ecstatic experience and its role in culture is needed.
The Origins of the Genre of the English Masque
Authors: Sokolova Alla
Published: March 2020

This paper aims to analyze the scientific works of leading British researchers to identify the origins of the stages of the formation of the English Masques genre, the influence of continental culture on the Masques genre, understanding the specific features of the first prototypes of the Masques, as well as the “early” Tudor Masques, including the Masques of the times of Henry VIII and Elizabeth І. Research methodology. Twenty-one publications by leading English scholars on this subject are considered, including archival data and historical choirs. The materials of the scientific literature are studied using logical, historical, chronological, problem-chronological and historical-retrospective methods. Results. It has been revealed that Masque is a musical-theatrical performance, a stylized hybrid, where acting, dancing, chorus, musical interlude, poetry, masquerade costume, and stage design are closely intertwined and interact with each other. The origins of English Masques date back to the folk traditions and customs of England, the traditions of Christmas or seasonal festivals, and the development and formation of Masques was influenced directly by Italian and French culture. However, the English Masques had specific genre peculiarities inherent in the exclusively English version of the musicaltheatrical performance. The masques become a key pastime in the Tudor royal court, where the royal court play an important role. Novelty. In this paper, an attempt has been made to comprehensively investigate the origins of the English Masque genre, as well as to characterize the influence of continental European culture on the development of early English Masques. The practical significance. The materials of this study can be used at lectures and seminars on the history of foreign culture, theory and history of culture in secondary and higher education institutions.
The Bythinella spp. of Greece (Gastropoda: Hydrobioidea: Bythinelliidae)
Authors: Glöer Peter , Reuselaars Robert
Published: March 2020

In this article the type localities of 21 Bythinella spp. hitherto known from Greece are presented on a map. Twelve of these species are described as new for science. Unfortunately we had not enough materials for dissections, so the descriptions are based on the shell characters only, like almost all other known Bythinella spp. from Greece.
A new species of Triphleba Rondani (Diptera: Phoridae) from Kyrgyzstan with some other scuttle flies from the region
Authors: Langourov Mario
Published: March 2020

A new species of Triphleba Rondani is described and illustrated from Kyrgyzstan. We provide data on the sampling site, photos of the new species and brief differential diagnosis to separate from related species. Additionally, another ten species from Kyrgyzstan are reported and shortly discussed. All they are recorded for the first time for Kyrgyzstan and respectively Central Asia.
Pengaruh Penambahan Starter Yogurt Dan Susu Skim Terhadap Kualitas Yogurt Susu Kacang Hijau (Vigna Radiata L)
Authors: Rambu Nalu Aryati , Yudiono Kukuk , Susilowati Sri
Published: March 2020

Yogurt is a type of beverage classified as a refreshment drink which is produced through a fermentation process that uses Lactic Acid Bacteria. Most legumes have been widely used as raw materials in the making of a milk known as vegetable milk. Legume milk contains amino acids that are almost equivalent to the amino acid  content of animal milk so it can be used as a base substitute material for fermented animal milk. Processed green bean milk yogurt is a form of food diversification. Skim milk is a low- fat milk added in the production of green bean milk yogurt, and yogurt starter is an important factor in the process of yogurt making. The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of the addition of yogurt starter and skim milk on the quality of green bean milk. The research design is 2-Factor Factorial Design arranged with Completely Randomized Design (CRD). Factor I consists of 2 levels, namely 12 grams of skim milk and 15 grams of skim milk; factor II consists of 3 levels, namely 15 ml, 20 ml, and 25 ml of starters. Observation variables consist of pH, total acid, viscosity, protein content, lactic acid bacteria, organoleptic aroma test, organoleptic texture test, and organoleptic taste test. From the results of this study, the highest results obtained in the treatment consist of: a) 12 grams of skim milk and 25 ml of 8.13%,Total Acid, Organoleptic Aroma Test 4.57, Organoleptic Texture Test 4.73; b) 15 grams of skim milk and 25 ml of starter of pH 4.17, Viscosity 8.67 cP, protein content 0.94%, Lactic Acid Bacteria 2933.33 x 103 CFU / mL, Organoleptic Aroma Test 4.57, Organoleptic Texture Test 4.61, Organoleptic Taste Test 5.02.
Analisis SWOT Pada Strategi Pemasaran Ledre Pisang Ud. Dua Putri Dewi, Kota Malang
Authors: Indrajati Herlambang Dimas , Kurniawati Lisa , Puri Nurani Maria
Published: March 2020

Bananas are one of horticultural plants with a large production potential in Indonesia. There are two types of bananas in Indonesia, namely that can be eaten immediately and which must be processed first before eaten. Processed bananas are very abundant and one example is a snack called Ledre. One of the Ledre Banana processing industries in Malang City is UD Dua Putri Dewi. The purpose of this study is to find out the marketing strategies used by UD Dua Putri Dewi by using SWOT Analysis as the research method. The results of the analysis show that each factor in the marketing strategy has a varied score. In the strength of the ledre’s banana UD Dua Putri Dewi, the highest score of the indicator score was the delicious ledre banana with a score of 0.189. Weakness factor has the highest score score indicator is the incomplete regulation of the implementation of production and fund management, including SOP (standard of operation and procedure) with a score of 0.121. The opportunity factor (Opportunity) has the highest indicator score, which is very useful government support with a score of 0.206. Threat factor (Threat) has the highest score of the indicator, namely the number of competitors who are increasing and competitive with a score of 0.154. The marketing strategy in UD Dua Putri Dewi using SWOT analysis is in quadrant I which is a strategy that supports aggressive strategies. At that position UD Dua Putri Dewi is in a situation where its strength is taking advantage of opportunities. Thus, the strategy that must be applied in this condition is to support an aggressive growth policy (Growth Oriented Strategy).
Kualitas Permen Jelly Dari Pektin Kulit Buah Naga (Hylocereus Polyrhizus) Dan Penambahan Gula Pasir
Authors: Ayu Yuwidasari Ester , Yudiono Kukuk , Susilowati Sri
Published: March 2020

Jelly candy is a soft-textured processed food, clear appearance, transparent, elastic with certain elasticity with the addition of a thickening agent such as pectin and others. Pectin is a good gelling agent and stabilizer in jelly candies with low pH conditions. Dragon fruit skin is  one  of  the  fruit  peels  which  has  a  high  pectin  content  of  10.79%.  Dragon  fruit  peel (Hylocereus polyrhizus) extraction as an alternative in obtaining commercial pectin. The addition of sugar serves as a preservative, inhibits the growth of microorganisms, decreases the activity of food water. The purpose of this study was to determine the addition of dragon fruit peel pectin and sugar to the quality of jelly candy. The study used factorial designs arranged in a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of 2 factors: factor I pectin concentration consisting of 3 levels (1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0%) and factor II sugar concentration consisting of 3 levels namely (40%, 50%, 60%). The method was analyzed by Homogeneity test in IBM SPSS version 24 and further tests (Tukey test). The selected treatment on the addition of 2.0% dragon fruit peel pectin and 60% sugar influences the quality of jelly candy which has a moisture content of 42.812%, reducing sugar 4.900%, vitamin C 0.220%, color (L = 55,500%, a * = 15,333 %, b * = 1.800%), texture 0.025% N / mm2. Organoleptic results for panelists' preferences were jelly candy color 4,433%, jelly candy texture 4.555% and jelly candy taste 4.522%. Reducing sugar and jelly candy texture meet SNI 2008 standards.
Pengaruh Varietas dan Lama Fermentasi Terhadap Kualitas Kefir Susu Kacang Tanah (Arachis Hypogaea)
Authors: Maris Stella Klaudia
Published: March 2020

Kefir is one fermented product that has a taste, a yogurt-like consistency color and has a distinctive yeast aroma. Peanuts are economically ranked second after soybeans. As peanut food has important nutritional benefits in the human nutriency of high protein, minerals and essential fatty acids such as linoleic and oleic acids. Peanut milk contains a very high amino acid almost equivalent to the protein content of animal milk and the price is relatively cheap This study aims to determine the effect of varieties and length of fermentation on the quality of peanut milk kefir. The research design used was Completely Randomized Design (RAL) consisting of 2 factor V peanut varieties consisting of 2 levels (Hypoma 1 and Singa) and long L fermentation factor consisting of 3 levels (21, 24 and 27 hours), each of which was repeated 3 times. The observed observations were pH, total acid, alcohol content, protein content, fat content, Total Plate Count (TPC), Texture Profile Analysis (TPA). Treatment of varieties and duration of fermentation of peanut milk kefir have significant effect on pH value, total acid, fat content, Total Plate Count (TPC), significantly affect alcohol content and no significant effect on protein content, Texture Profile Analysis (TPA), organoleptic aroma, taste and texture. Quality of peanut milk kefir produced on lion varieties with 24 hours fermentation time of total acid 6.43%, alcohol content 2.84%, protein content 2.80%, Total Plate Count (TPC) 30.67 x 103 CFU and Adhesiveness 1.324 g/s.
Key ideas of Rostock pedagogical technology in the context of the New Ukrainian School
Authors: Pushkareva T.O.
Published: March 2020

The article reveals the basic conceptual ideas of pedagogical technology «Rostock», developed and researched for many years and confirmed by its correlation with the principles of the New Ukrainian School. The basic ideas of Rostock technology can be defined in the acronym for the word IDEA, as an important tool for educational reform and considered in relation to its structural components: I - integration, D - activity, E - ecology, I - quality. It is shown that the performance of each of these components depends on their systematic interaction. The expediency of a competent approach to teaching, which positively influences innovative pedagogical design in the conditions of the New Ukrainian School, is substantiated.
Fairy tale as a factor in constructing the worldview and moral positions of Man
Authors: Boyko N.S.
Published: March 2020

For a long time, our people have put the center of education on imparting moral values and guidelines to children. Folk pedagogy has developed a unique means for moral education – the storytelling.
Our unstable time, when public opinion changes, proves the importance of preserving and passing the moral Code of our people to children. Constructing the future: social relations, self-image, is carried out on the basis of value orientations, namely, these orientations are laid out in a metaphorical form in folk tales. So, a fairy tale, as a carrier of the moral Code of the people, is becoming a curiously relevant educational means of the present. The article emphasizes that for the effective use of such a tool, one must pay attention to the moral and semantic orientations which are placed in the plots of folk tales, and divide them by age peculiarities of understanding information, taking into account the basic determinants of understanding (knowledge, experience, age, situation).
It should be noted that the effective method should be used with sufficient care not to harm the child. The development of the classification of fairy tales by social and psychological criteria gives the practitioners such tools that will help create a safe space for the child's development.
The article analyses the scientific research regarding the age-appropriate use of fairy tales.
According to the results of empirical and theoretical research, the author developed psychological and methodological principles of classification of fairy tales on the basis of social and psychological criteria. The model "Correspondence of the moral and semantic orientations of the fairy tale to social and age periods in human life" is also presented.
THE SOFIA UNIVERSITY “ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI” AGAIN HOSTS THE EUROPEAN RESEARCHERS’ NIGHT
Authors: MADJAROVA M.
Published: March 2020

The heading «European Researchers’ Night 2019» is implemented under the K-TRIO 3 project «Scientists in the knowledge triangle», H2020-MSCA-NIGHT-2018-818757, funded by the European Union under the activities of the Horizon 2020 Programme». The story of how the European Researchers’ Night in Bulgaria went will probably encourage the Ukrainian scientists to organise similar forums. Through them, they will present to the wide interested audience their scientific achievements, their research aspirations and the challenges to society that can be addressed through the efforts of the researchers.
With pain and hope for the renaissance of Ukrainian education.
Interview with the All-Ukrainian scientific and practical journal “Headmaster of a School, Lyceum, Gymnasium”
Authors: Saukh P. Y.
Published: March 2020

In recent years, speeches and publications of journalists and politicians, educators and psychologists, and all kinds of experts, have raised the issue of education. It is quite obvious that this is not some coincidence or another intellectual fashion, fertilized by political expediency. This is followed by the objective tendencies of the world process, which require radical changes in education in the context of exponential technologies. The vast majority of domestic and foreign scientists say that the current education system does not meet the requirements of the time. They are criticized and modeled on a new image that is more relevant to the current socio-cultural situation.
From Traditional Education to Global Education
Authors: Simoncini Gabriele
Published: March 2020

Education, tertiary and secondary, is facing the challenge to reinvent itself, not simply to reform. Universities and schools will have to work in the direction to integrate more hard and soft skills. “Experience education” approach is fundamental to facilitate integration of educational programs with the economy and society. The world needs more globalized education, not less. New forms of education are appearing across the world. They practice innovative approach, market (private) orientation, and internationalization. They focus on transferring concrete knowledge and empowering the young generations and the skill necessary for a successful career.
Concept of education of a creative personality
Authors: Moliako V.О.
Published: March 2020

At each specific stage of society development, certain guidelines dominate, which set the direction in solving the problems of educating the younger generation. We are deeply convinced that today such reference points are the creative and aesthetic factors that determine the basis of human spirituality. The essence of the proposed conception is education, an integral component of which is the systematic solution of various creative tasks in an aesthetically enriched environment. The pupils’ coordinated with age creative activity will contribute to increasing the motivation to work, developing the intellect, maximizing the abilities of each of them. Creative education, as it is understood here, involves the use of different methods, approaches to the child and its orientation towards achieving the most original result during the performance of any work, finding as many possible solutions for each new task as possible, comparing them to each other, choosing the best by the sum of specific indicators (profitability, environmental friendliness, aesthetics, etc.). In this context, creativity is also understood as ordinary work, the consequences of which are necessary for both the performer himself and other people. In some cases it is necessary to use special techniques of creative training KARUS.