bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hospitalization costs among Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism patients in China: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Liu Tong , Fu Mei-Ling , Huang Huan-Huan , Zhao Qing-Hua , Li Xue-Lian , XIAO Ming-Zhao , Chen Deng-Ju
Published: February 2023

Background
In this study, we aimed to analyze the hospitalization costs for Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism(HA-VTE) patients in The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2019 through December 2021, and to determine the factors associated with hospitalization costs.
Methods
The information of 519 HA-VTE inpatients was collected from the Electronic Medical Record System of the hospital. Univariate and Linear regression analysis were employed to evaluate the association between hospitalization cost and its related factors.
Results
A total of 519 patients with HA-VTE were included and analyzed, including 319 patients with DVT, 60 patients with PE, and 68 patients with DVT&PE. the mean length of stay (LoS) of HA-VTE patients was 18.55 ± 19.02 days, and the mean hospital cost was RMB 9,047.57 ± 15,793.04, with a median of RMB 4435.95 (IQR 2760.87,8753.76). For patients with DVT, PE, and DVT&PE, the mean length of stay (LoS) was 18.26 ± 18.71 days, 16.37 ± 15.21 days, and 22.16 ± 23.20 days, respectively, and the mean hospital costs were RMB 6412.08 ± 8827.82, RMB 11423.11 ± 11897.64, and RMB 22105.57 ± 33636.74. As for cost composition analysis, medical service fees in accounted for more than 30% of the hospitalization costs, laboratory and tests and material fees were the second and third largest percentages of the hospitalization costs, respectively. Linear regression analysis showed that Subtype of VTE, LoS, Number of surgery and Payment Type were the key determinants of hospitalization costs for all HA-VTE patients.
Conclusions
We found that hospitalization costs were significantly higher in patients with DVT & PE than in patients with DVT & PE, and medical service costs were the largest contributor to hospitalization costs, probably because most patients required surgical treatment and more general treatment and care. LoS and subtype of VTE may significantly affect hospitalization costs, and it is recommended to increase the reimbursement rate by medical insurance to prevent complications, Reducing LoS and improving treatability may help to reduce the financial burden of HA-VTE patients in China.
Effect of bedside health education for elderly patients with fragility fracture by specialist physicians on the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis during hospitalization and the visiting rate to osteoporosis clinic after discharge in a high volume orthopedic hospital
Authors: Yang Jiancheng , Tang Qinghua , Che Maohong , Shi Jie , Yang Lei , Zeng Yuhong
Published: February 2023

Summary We retrospectively analyzed 12999 elderly patients with fragility fracture and found that the detection rate of bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover markers (BTMs), the treatment rate of osteoporosis, and the visiting rate to the osteoporosis specialist clinic after discharge are significantly enhanced in fragility fracture patients after receiving health education on osteoporosis related knowledge during hospitalization.
Purpose To observe the effect of health education on the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis during hospitalization and the rate of come back to osteoporosis clinic after discharge in elderly patients with fragility fracture.
Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 12999 elderly patients with fragility fracture admitted to Xi'an Honghui Hospital from March 2021 to December 2022. The patients were divided into the health education group and the non-health education group according to whether they received health education on osteoporosis related knowledge during hospitalization. The diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis during hospitalization and the outpatient treatment of osteoporosis after discharge were compared between the two groups.
Results Among the 7784 patients in the health education group, 4551 (58.47%) received BMD test, 798 (10.25%) received BTMs test, the treatment rate of osteoporosis was 53.16%, and 1232 (15.83%) came back to the osteoporosis specialist clinic after discharge. Among the 5215 patients in the non-health education group, 681 (13.06%) received BMD test, 6 (0.12%) received BTMs test, the treatment rate of osteoporosis was 47.49%, and 440 (8.44%) came back to the osteoporosis specialist clinic within one month after discharge.
Conclusion The education of osteoporosis related knowledge for patients with fragility fracture contribute to enhance the detection rate of BMD and BTMs and the treatment rate of osteoporosis during hospitalization, and increase the rate of coming back to the osteoporosis clinic after discharge.
Human thermal bioclimate of the Swiss-Austrian alpine region based on estimates of the clothing thermal resistance model
Authors: Szalkai Zsófia , Ács Ferenc , Zsákai Annamária
Published: February 2023

Human thermal bioclimate of the Swiss-Austrian alpine region in the period 1991–2020 is simulated by using a clothing thermal resistance model. Clothing thermal resistance (rcl) is estimated for people that are either walking or standing. Climatic data are taken from the ERA5-Land dataset. The human anthropometric data used in the simulations correspond to that of a person with a body mass index of 25 kgm-2. The most important results of the study are as follows: 1) The rcl values are around 0–0.5 clo in the lower areas of the region in July, regardless of whether people are walking or standing. This thermal load causes a "neutral" thermal perception in the vast majority of people. Concerning the swiss region, it is the surroundings of Lake Geneva and the southernmost areas of Canton of Ticino that have the smallest heat deficit, while in Austria these are the vicinity of Lake Neusiedl. 2) In July, in the high mountains, the highest rcl values for a standing person are around 0.4–0.8 clo. 3) In January, the highest rcl values for a standing person can even reach 6 clo. In these cases the difference between the rcl values of standing and walking people can be as much as 2.5–3 clo. The main message of this study is that human thermal bioclimate maps can be used as climate maps, regardless of the fact that climate is not characterized in terms of water supply.
Effectiveness of an educational program on awareness of breast cancer risk factors, symptoms, and barriers to seeking medical help among adolescent Omani school students - An interventional study
Authors: Al-Hosni Khadija , Chan Moon Fai , Al-Azri Mohammed
Published: February 2023

Purpose
Women in Oman are usually diagnosed with BC at a younger age and more advanced stage, with poor five-year survival. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a BC-related educational program among female Omani adolescents.
Methods
Six female-only public schools were randomly selected from three governorates of Oman and assigned to the control or interventional group. An Arabic version of the Breast Cancer Awareness Measure questionnaire was used to evaluate students attending grades 10 and 11 at baseline (T0) and after 4 weeks (T1). After T0, the intervention group participated in a one-hour BC education program involving group discussions, a slideshow presentation, leaflets, and online access to program materials and videos.
Results
A total of 1,106 students participated, of which 547 (49.5%) and 559 (50.5%) were allocated to the control and intervention groups, respectively. Recognition of BC risk factors (Z = 18.67; p ˂0.001) and symptoms (Z = 20.01; p ˂0.001) increased significantly in the intervention group between T0 and T1 and compared to the control group at T1 (U = 27.27; p ˂0.001, and U = 25.75; p ˂0.001, respectively). Anticipated time to seeking medical help (Z = 18.67; p ˂0.001) and barriers to help-seeking (Z = 7.91; p < 0.001) decreased significantly between T0 and T1 in the intervention group and compared to the control group at T1 (U = 15.78; p ˂0.001, and U = 3.44; p = 0.001, respectively).
Conclusion
The program increased knowledge of BC risk factors and symptoms and promoted early medical help-seeking among Omani female adolescents.
Improving patient safety during position changes under general anaesthesia: “CHOPP check”- a new patient safety and educational tool.
Authors: Hussein Kareem , Lal Shankar , Leonard Irene , Moore Michael
Published: February 2023

The requirement to change position whilst under general anaesthesia may expose patients to significant risk. We devised and implemented a concise and comprehensive patient positioning safety tool with the aim of reducing risk and improve patient safety during position changes under anaesthesia.
What is the 'secret' sauce of successful Care Group implementation: realist synthesis findings on creating an enabling environment for behaviour change adaptation
Authors: Pieterse Pieternella , Walsh Aisling , Chirwa Ellen , Matthews Anne
Published: February 2023

Despite great improvements in under-five mortality, too many young children continue to die from preventable diseases. Many deaths can be averted by promoting simple domestic behaviours such as frequent handwashing, bed-net use, timely care-seeking, and exclusive breastfeeding for six months from birth. Promoting such behaviours through existing health facility-based care providers is a challenge, as contact between health professionals and community members simply is not frequent enough. It takes time for those promoting new habits to first build trust within communities and ensure that new behaviours are accepted. This is why lay healthcare providers and community volunteers are best placed to deliver behaviour change communication. Domestic and international NGOs have been supporting the roll-out of behaviour change communication programmes, including Care Groups, for some time; using community-based groups to reach as many households as possible with peer-to-peer communication, and creating conductive environments to promote greater adoption of new behaviours. Methods: This paper presents findings from a realist synthesis of all texts pertaining to the Care Group approach, a community-based peer-to-peer support to promote behaviour change. The question “What works for whom under what circumstances, how and why?” is central to realist research, and helps to explain examples of success, partial success, and failure in, for example, international development interventions. Results: This paper identifies how Care Group implementing agencies have developed strategic approaches to create a conducive environment in which their behaviour change messages are received, improving the uptake of behaviours that can help to reduce under-5 mortality. Implementers of behaviour change interventions may rely on community-based or family decision makers to influence the cultural acceptability of certain new behaviours. NGOs were also found to work with local authorities or the private sector to improve the availability of lay healthcare providers, certain commodities (medicines, test kits, etc.), to remove barriers to uptake of promoted behaviour changes. Conclusion: These strategies employed to improve uptake and therefore the efficacy of behaviour change intervention have not been systematically documented in the Care Group literature and are likely to be relevant for future Care Group programme implementation and other behaviour change interventions.
Attributable Causes of Death Among US Veteran Patients within 30-90 days following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Authors: La Jennifer , Li Lucy L , Doron Shira , Trottier Caitlin , Vo Austin D , Fillmore Nathanael R , Branch-Elliman Westyn , Monach Paul A
Published: February 2023

Background.
Death within 30 days of a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 infection is used by some agencies in definitions of death from COVID-19. With omicron variants predominating in 2022, widespread immunity, and routine screening of asymptomatic patients in some healthcare systems, there is cause to systematically evaluate the proportion of deaths within 30 days of a positive test are COVID-19-related.
Methods.
Nationwide records in the Veterans Health Administration were used to identify all patients who died within 30 days after positive tests for SARS-CoV-2. Randomly-selected records of previously-vaccinated patients with positive tests in January-February, 2022, or June-August, 2022, underwent review for classification of death as caused by or contributed to by COVID-19, focused on death within 30 days. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine demographic and clinical variables associated with classification of death as COVID-related, which included cause or contribution.
Results.
Among vaccinated patients who died within 30 days of a positive test in January-February, 2022 (omicron BA.1 predominance), death was COVID-related in 103/150 cases (69%), as the cause in 55% and contributor in 14%. In June-August, 2022 (BA.5 predominance), death was COVID-related in 70/150 cases (47%), as the cause in 22% and contributor in 25%. Variables positively associated with COVID-related death included medications for COVID-19, hypoxemia, immune-suppressive drugs, and age, whereas advanced cancer, time since positive test, and June-August time period had negative associations.
Conclusions.
As of mid-2022, “death within 30 days” alone no longer provided an accurate estimate of deaths from COVID-19 in a US healthcare system with routine asymptomatic screening. Over time, the proportion of cases where SARS-CoV-2 was a contributor, rather than the primary cause of death, has increased.
Socio-Economic Risk Profiling of Child Nutrition Status: Evidence from the Most Populous Province of Pakistan
Authors: Munir Tahir
Published: February 2023

Child malnutrition is considered one of the most focused areas of development, globally. The situation in developing countries, with lower literacy rate and lesser health awareness, is even more alarming and unpleasant. Pakistan - a country of 220 million population with literacy rate of 65 percent, remains a prime candidate, worth studying the diverse nature of the issue. This research focuses on the analysis of Punjab based data – the most populated province of Pakistan, sharing 50 percent of the total population of the country. Principally, this research advances the existing literature mainly on two fronts. Firstly, we study children nourishment status through ordinal scale and thus identify the more vulnerable and priority groups existent in the population. Secondly, we propose the use of WHO Infant and Young Children Feeding guidelines (IYCF) for food quality, as a determinant of child nourishment status. Also, we consider weight-for-age, as a composite anthropometric indicator to quantify the nourishment status of children of age under five years. Based on this indicator, child nourishment status is then categorized into three distinctive and hierarchical groups: severely malnourished \((<- 3.0 \text{Z}-\text{s}\text{c}\text{o}\text{r}\text{e}\)), moderately malnourished (\(-3.0 \text{t}\text{o}-2.01 \text{Z}-\text{s}\text{c}\text{o}\text{r}\text{e}\)) and not malnourished (\(\ge 2.0 \text{Z} \text{s}\text{c}\text{o}\text{r}\text{e})\). The objectives are achieved by using the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2017–2018 data for the Punjab province comprehending a sample of 25211 children. We observe that 7% children can be ranked as severely malnourished whereas, 14.5% children stayed in the moderately malnourished category. Moreover, bivariate analysis reveals statistically significant association between children nourishment status and, food intake diversity, mother education and health awareness, child previous health history and economic status of the household. The explanatory power of the determinants of malnourishment is assessed by employing various modeling strategies capable of entertaining diverse ordinal structures. We use proportional odds model (POM), non-proportional odds model (NPOM). Based on keen application of statistical modeling techniques, our study suggests that NPOM can be considered as a more sophisticated approach to explore the factors affecting the child malnutrition. The findings of this research imply that, government and development organizations need to focus, not only, on improvement of overall household well-being but also required to advocate the urgency for balanced food.
Retrospektiver Vergleich der klassischen Ligatur des persistierenden Ductus arteriosus mit dem interventionellen Katheter-Verschluss beim Frühgeborenen <1500g
Authors:   , Vermehren Hannah
Published: February 2023

Ein persistierender Ductus arteriosus (PDA) stellt bei Frühgeborenen mit <1500g Geburtsgewicht einen relevanten Faktor für eine Erhöhung der Morbidität und Mortalität dar. Aufgrund fehlender Evidenz konnte bisher keine allgemeine Therapieempfehlung nach frustranem medikamentösem Verschlussversuch erarbeitet werden, sowohl eine Ligatur im Rahmen eines operativen Eingriffs, als auch eine Katheterintervention sind möglich. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde retrospektiv die Auswirkung dieser verschiedenen Therapiemethoden auf die Morbidität und Mortalität bei Frühgeborenen <1500g Geburtsgewicht mit hämodynamisch signifikantem persistierendem Ductus arteriosus untersucht. Insbesondere wurde geprüft, ob eine Katheterintervention das Risiko einer Bronchopulmonalen Dysplasie (BPD) oder des Versterbens der Kinder, sowie andere häufige Folgeerkrankungen des Frühgeborenen erhöht. Analysiert wurden dafür alle 469 stationär behandelten Kinder des Schwerpunktes Neonatologie, die zwischen dem 01.01.2013 und dem 31.12.2019 in der Uniklinik Frankfurt am Main mit einem Geburtsgewicht von <1500g geboren oder innerhalb der ersten 13 Lebenstage aus einem anderen Krankenhaus übernommen wurden. Diese wurden in 4 Gruppen eingeteilt: Kinder ohne hämodynamisch signifikanten PDA (n=341), Kinder die erfolgreich medikamentös therapiert wurden (n=92), solche, die eine Ligatur erhielten (n=16) und zuletzt solche, die interventionell behandelt wurden (n=12). Die Daten der medikamentös behandelten Kinder wurden in dieser Untersuchung nicht berücksichtigt. Es wurden sowohl verschiedene Geburtsparameter um eine Vergleichbarkeit der Gruppen zu untersuchen, als auch relevante Parameter des Outcomes ausgewertet. Es zeigte sich, dass Kinder ohne PDA zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt ein höheres Gestationsalter hatten als solche mit PDA und daraus resultierend eine geringere Intensivmedizinische Betreuung und geringere Morbidität aufwiesen. Im Vergleich der Interventionskinder mit einer Matched-pair Gruppe aus 24 Kindern der Kontrollgruppe ohne PDA (± 8 Schwangerschaftstage bei Geburt und ± 410 g Geburtsgewicht) konnten keine Unterschiede in Mortalität oder Morbidität festgestellt werden. Kinder nach Intervention zeigten kein signifikant schlechteres Outcome (Bronchopulmonale Dysplasie, Intraventrikuläre Hämorrhagie, operativ versorgte nekrotisierende Enterokolitis, therapiebedürftige Retinopathia praematurorum, Periventrikuläre Leukomalazie) im Vergleich zu Kindern nach Ligatur. Eine schwere Bronchopulmonale Dysplasie trat mit einem Relativen Risiko von 2,25 seltener auf. Diese Ergebnisse lassen den Schluss zu, dass die Interventionelle Therapie des hsPDA ein ähnlich gutes Outcome im Vergleich zur Ligatur aufweist und sogar einen Vorteil für die Kinder bringt. Aufgrund der geringen Fallzahlen muss die Relevanz diese Ergebnisse kritisch hinterfragt werden. Eine mögliche randomisierte kontrollierte Studie könnte diese bestätigen.
Annual Premium Determination for Joint Life Insurance with De Moivre and Gompertz’s Mortality Laws
Authors: Miasary Seftina Diyah
Published: February 2023

This research discusses how to determine the annual premium for joint life status. The death rate (mortality rate) is one of the factors that can be considered when calculating the premium. The quantitative method used in this study was to estimate the parameters of the De Moivre and Gompertz’s Mortality laws using secondary data from the 2011 Indonesian Mortality Table (TMI III) for men and women. This calculation generates a formula for calculating the annual premium for joint life insurance based on De Moivre and Gompertz mortality law. Starting with estimating the parameters of Gompertz's mortality law for the Indonesian Mortality Table in 2011 using the maximum likelihood estimation method, then calculating the combined life probability, death benefit APV, continuous life annuity APV, and annual premium for joint life insurance. The value of the annual premium on joint life insurance with the mortality law of De Moivre and Gompertz for a simulated term life insurance n = 10 years with age x (husband) 28 years and y (wife) 25 years, the death benefit (R) is Rp. 50,000,000; and the interest rate is 3.50 percent with the Indonesian Mortality Table in 2011. According to the calculations, the annual premium value of joint life insurance based on Gompertz's mortality law is greater than De Moivre's mortality law.Keywords: Join Life Insurance, Mortality Laws, Annual Premium.
DECIPHERING THE BYBLOS “PSEUDOHIEROGLYPHIC” SCRIPT
Authors: F. Hlebec Boris
Published: February 2023

Since the Byblos “pseudohieroglyphic” signs are graphically almost identical with the Vinča (Danube/Old European) pre-script (which originally appeared in the central Balkans, then spread to the Danube valley, southern Hungary, Macedonia, Transylvania, and northern Greece, and has also been recorded in distant countries such as the Ukraine, Spain and Portugal), the author applies his knowledge in deciphering this pre-script in order to read more than fifty lines of the Byblos signs. Thus, at least some of the Byblos “pseudohieroglyphs” appear to constitute a restricted system of mythographic “eidograms” (halfway between pictograms and ideograms) used for the invocation of goddesses throughout the Old World, rather than a syllabary, as erroneously believed by George Mendenhall, Brian Colless, Jan Best, Fred Woudhuizen and others, or an alphabet (Malachi Martin).
VOCALISM AND CONSONANTISM IN THE COLLECTION OF POEMS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREAK BY JAGODA KLJAIĆ
Authors: M. Savić Biljanа
Published: February 2023

This paper analyses the vocal and consonant system in the collection of poems On the Other Side of the Streak by Jagoda Kljaić. The language in this literary work is a reﬂection of the archaic Banija idiom, which is no longer spoken, and which the poet activates to preserve it from oblivion. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the researched linguistic features, compare them with previous scientific knowledge about this and other western Serbian dialects, and complete the picture of the Banija dialect which is an integral part of the Herzegovinian-Krajina dialect.
THE MOST COMMON CONCERNS OF LECTURERS REGARDING THE TEACHING OF SERBIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Authors: M. Novaković Aleksandar
Published: February 2023

The subject of this paper is the analysis and classification of the most common doubts of linguists, researchers and teachers-practitioners in the field of methodology of teaching Serbian as a foreign language. The aim of this paper is to consider and find possible solutions. In this paper, we used the descriptive method and the method of theoretical analysis with the technique of content analysis. We conducted detailed qualitative and quantitative research. The material for the research consisted of posts (and comments) in a group on Facebook called Serbian Language for Foreigners: a group for lecturers. In two years the group gathered more than two thousand linguists, researchers and teachers-practitioners. A survey conducted in the second half of March 2022 showed us that all doubts and all questions can be classified into six major groups: 1) organisational issues of teaching Serbian as a foreign language, 2) issues related to the processing of materials and contents, 3) announcements of lectures, summer schools and webinars dedicated to this type of teaching, 4) business oﬀers for teachers of Serbian as a foreign language, 5) interesting facts about learning Serbian and 6) tips for writing scientific research papers. In the end, we have tried to oﬀer (potential) answers to the questions asked and clearly formulated doubts.
ANCIENT EPISTOLOGRAPHY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF LETTER-WRITING IN GREECE
Authors: S. Prtija Slobodanka
Published: February 2023

The development of ancient epistolography could be associated with the very development of literacy in Greece. Apart from its original function, to transfer a notice to a distant person, the letter has expanded its realm over time. Trough an overview of the letters preserved in the Greek language area and in the works of Greek authors, we can see various functions the letter assumed – both in everyday life and in literature. Numerous accounts and fragments of letters, from short business notice on lead tablets to private letters written on papyrus, which served as a means for preserving familiar or friendly relationships, point to a great popularity of the letter in ancient times. Given the ﬂexibility of its form and the possibility of its usage on a number of occasions, whether public or private, both by the educated and by the uneducated, we notice that the epistolary form, as a means of communication, soon became firmly rooted in the Greek cultural area. The paper aims at highlighting the very beginning of developing the form of letter in Greece, its basic elements and characteristics, as well as the terms used for it in the Greek language.
THEORY OF PRACTICE AND A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF TASK DESIGN IN UNIVERSITY CLIL TEACHING – AN EXAMPLE OF GEOMYTHOLOGY
Authors: V. Beko Lidija , N. Mićović Dragoslava
Published: February 2023

Challenging the established practice and canons has never been an easy task, i. e. ”a walk in the park”. This paper attempts to provide reasons for believing that the complexity of the CLIL method requires a new type of teacher focused on scientific research, recording and monitoring of their practice. Teachers-researchers, in the spirit of the new era of knowledge, especially when it comes to university teaching or transformative teaching, promote the improvement of contextual language education based on a true understanding of all kinds of academic specificities. Appropriate theory of practice, in order to be useful and applicable, must be pragmatic and tailored to the specific needs of a particular classroom. The theory of practice, intended for CLIL lecturers working in certain unexplored circumstances, is additionally demanding because it expects teachers to improve their practice and often create their own teaching materials, which are missing and which do not seem to appear on the market soon. The teacher-researcher, in that sense, should first examine, describe, evaluate and improve his practice, going into the depth of understanding the linguistic contextual situation and the complex concept of teaching such as CLIL. If teachers, as the backbone of the teaching process, do not engage in the right measure and in the right way in creating their own teaching identity, there is a possibility that they will not succeed when it comes to creating the identity of their students either. This means elucidating all the elements of small and large culture, as well as elucidating and creating new forms of communication and discursive forms that the new language practice spontaneously imposes. Introducing myth into teaching practice is an attempt to create wider possibilities of the teaching process through myth, so that myth, as a rich pedagogical resource, will be used to develop critical spirit, improve learning in the field of major studies and form patterns of tolerant and quality communicative competence. The assumption that this is an ambitious task and that it implies additional time eﬀorts was not left out. However, the dominant intention was that the new teaching materials contribute to the creation of the student’s expertise and personality, and that each segment of the work leads to a higher level of knowledge, communicative skills and cultural understanding. The research confirmed the interest, activation and positive attitudes of students who see myths as more modern and ﬂexible forms of teaching. Students showed a willingness to cooperate, talk, debate in an area they know very little about and in a way, they have never learned a language. Taking into account all the results we have obtained, we unequivocally conclude that the initial research needs additional, subsequent consideration, in order to obtain an even higher level of quality in teaching and language application.
АN OVERVIEW OF MONOLINGUAL ONLINE DICTIONARIES OF THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE
Authors: A. Spasić Nataša , D. Todorović Milan
Published: February 2023

By utilising the descriptive method, in this paper we have presented the current state of Serbian lexicography. Specifically, we emphasised the quantity and quality of free digital dictionaries. We based our research on the fact that dictionaries are an essential learning tool in a language classroom and that there is a wide choice of online dictionaries for many foreign languages. By viewing the data synchronically and analysing monolingual online Serbian dictionaries, we can conclude the following: 1) the supply, number and quality of available digital Serbian dictionaries is not satisfactory, especially ones that are free of charge; 2) Serbian lexicography lacks one solid, reliable online dictionary that is founded on scientific and lexicological methods; 3) in the existing dictionaries all the elements of a dictionary entry are not present (part of speech, case, grammatical gender, grammatical number, audio recording of pronunciation, synonyms, idioms, and even full-ﬂedged definitions and contexts of use). By using dictionaries in the classroom we can improve not only a student’s knowledge of lexicography, but we can also enrich their vocabulary, develop their wording and ways to express themselves, and improve their functional literacy. Thus, the role, importance and need for online dictionaries is vital.
ENGAGEMENT RESOURCES IN ESP RESEARCH ARTICLE ABSTRACTS
Authors: M. Ilić Katarina
Published: February 2023

This paper investigates engagement resources employed in research article abstracts in the field of English for Specific Purposes. Engagement resources comprise rhetorical strategies by which authors allow for or dismiss alternative viewpoints. Excluding the dialogic space for alternative opinions is termed dialogic contraction, while opening up the possibility for dialogic alternatives is dialogic expansion. These strategies are described within Appraisal theory of Systemic Functional Linguistics. We conducted a corpus-based qualitative analysis on 50 ESP abstracts using Martin and White’s analytical method (Martin and White 2005), in order to investigate the dialogic space occupied by the writer and reader in the sample. All abstracts were written in English and published by Taylor & Francis Group in the period from 2015 to 2020. Engagement resources were identified and explicated in each move structure of abstracts we analysed. The results of the study will show what kind of lexicogrammatical structures are employed in order to achieve the rhetorical eﬀects of dialogic expansion and contraction in ESP research article abstracts. The awareness of the evaluative strategies can help novice ESP academic authors in modeling their own abstracts and academic texts in general.
THEORY, AFFECT, MOVEMENT: NEW DIRECTIONS IN ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIP
Authors: Stubbs Paul
Published: February 2023

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THE REPUBLIC OF DUBROVNIK LITERATURE IN SERBIAN LITERARY HISTORY – A SCHOLARLY DICTIONARY
Authors: Д. Раца Јелена
Published: February 2023

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LEXICAL PECULIARITY OF SERBIAN DIALECTS OF SOUTHEASTERN HERZEGOVINA
Authors: Yakushkina E. I.
Published: February 2023

This article is a part of a large study of the linguistic and geographical features of Serbian vocabulary, carried out by the author of this article on the basis of dialect questionnaire materials specially collected for this purpose in 2019-2021. In order to identify the arealogical characteristics of Serbian vocabulary and identify isoglosses passing through the territory of Serbian dialects, in conversations with dialect speakers from various regions of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, and in some cases personally by dialect speakers, questionnaires were filled out based on lexical questions of the Serbo-Croatian Dialect Atlas. The article describes the lexical features of the dialects of two settlements located in southeastern Herzegovina – Ljubinje and Djedići (In addition to the Herzegovina villages described in the work, material from another 20 Serbian settlements in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, as well as several Croatian ones, is involved in the analysis.). The article highlights the following characteristics of Southeast Herzegoviаn vocabulary: 1) the preservation of Proto-Slavic archaisms, characteristic of the peripheral areas of the Central Slavic area;

2) the use of words characteristic of the west of the Central Slavic area and uncharacteristic of its eastern part; 3) the use of words characteristic of the regions near the Adriatic coast; 4) the widespread use of lexical doublets, namely the use of words with different areal characteristics in the dialect. Based on the comparison of questionnaires from Ljubinje and Djedići with questionnaires from other researched points, we can distinguish several types of areas, which include south-eastern Herzegovina. 1) the south-western area; 2) the east Herzegovian area: unity with the dialect of the village of Mosorovići; 3) the western area; 4) the peripheral (in the broad sense of the word, including the dialects west of Drina and the dialects of (south) eastern Serbia); 5) Bosnian-Slavonian 6) eastern (uniting the dialects of eastern Herzegovina, Bosnia and Serbia). Typical, however, is the case of overlapping, or interference, of the western and eastern or central and peripheral areas.
MISTAKES OF FOREIGNERS IN THE USE OF THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE IN THE MEDIA (ON THE EXAMPLE OF ARNAUD GOUILLON)
Authors: Novaković Aleksandar M. , Stošić Jelena M.
Published: February 2023

The subject of this paper is the analysis of Arnaud Gouillon's mistakes in the first few years of learning Serbian as a foreign language, with the aim of identifying, classifying and statistical analysis of mistakes in the years before and after moving to the Republic of Serbia. In this paper, we used the descriptive method, the method of theoretical analysis with the technique of video content analysis and the method of contrast. The research material consisted of a total of 35 videos from Arnaud Gouillon's YouTube channel, published in the period from 2011 to 2013. The analysis of the research results showed us a tendency to reduce the number of errors in the years after relocation. In other words, the recorded number of errors on the morphological, syntactic, lexical and stylistic level is inversely proportional to the time of use of the Serbian language during public appearances, which once again showed that its application in the original linguistic and cultural environment appears as an important precondition for successful mastering.
VERBS OF DRINKING IN ENGLISH AND IN SERBIAN AS SOURCES OF CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS AND METONYMIES
Authors: Biljetina Jelena Lj.
Published: February 2023

The aim of this paper is to analyse verbs of drinking in English and in Serbian that are used to express various drinking processes, but that can also be used to express various other processes not related to drinking. In other words, the paper analyses the transferred meaning(s) that the analysed verbs express in both languages in order to identify the other processes expressed by the verbs of drinking. The corpus for the analysis was excerpted from the relevant monolingual dictionaries of English and Serbian and consists of ten verbs of drinking: five English verbs, to drink, to guzzle, to imbibe, to quench, to suck and five Serbian verbs, piti, ispiti, lokati, napiti se, opiti se. The dictionary definitions of the ten verbs were analysed in order to identify the transferred meanings of the verbs. The definitions were then subjected to conceptual analysis with the goal of identifying the conceptual mechanisms (conceptual metaphor or conceptual metonymy) that underly the transferred meanings. The identified meanings were also subjected to contrastive analysis that aimed at identifying the similarities and differences in transferred meanings among the analysed verbs and at identifying their formal correspondents or translation equivalents. The analysis shows that in both languages drinking verbs develop their transferred meanings primarily regarding the concepts of accepting or absorbing an entity and that in most cases such meanings and conceptual mechanisms underlying them show a high degree of equivalence, as the most frequent conceptual mechanism in both languages is conceptual metaphor. However, the differences are mostly observed at the semantic level.
LINGUO-STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NOVEL UNDER THE PEELING CEILING BY GORAN PETROVIĆ
Authors: Nedeljković Marija S.
Published: February 2023

The subject of the paper is the linguistic and stylistic features of the novel Under the Peeling Ceiling by Goran Petrović. The aim is to learn: (1) linguistic means used to shape discourse and (2) stylistic specificities of the novel. Linguistic features are considered on: (1) morphological and (2) lexical level. Each of the mentioned language levels has certain stylistic specificities. The results of the analysis showed that, on the morphological level, it is important to consider the use of: (1) verb tenses and their narrative functions (perfect, as well as present and future and with a transposed, preterite meaning) and (2) adjectives (with the syntactic function of attribute and noun part of the predicate), and with the squeeze value of the epithet. The specificity of the novel on the lexical level is shown by the use of expressive lexis (onymic lexis, creations, loanwords, deverbative nouns, diminutives/ hypocoristics, exclamations, pejoratives). The aforementioned language features formed the style of Goran Petrović's narration in the novel Under the peeling ceiling.
THE ART OF NOISE AND THE ART OF SILENCE – DON DELILLO’S DEAFENING SOUNDSCAPES
Authors: Radin Sabadoš Mirna
Published: February 2023

In his Millennial novels (those published after 2000), DeLillo explores different aspects of the human perception of identity and the world we live in. His latest novel, Silence, challenges the conventions which are understood to represent the basis of our understanding of reality – the data, its collection and recording and how it is used to configure the dimension of time. The novel opens as a routine mix of chatter, or noise, and silence as its negative counterpart representing the time passing. However, as the novel unfolds, this seemingly objective view from the outside, delves into personal experiences of the protagonists creating certain soundscapes alternating between the noise and silence, depending more and more on sensory perception rather than on rational processing. With its skeletal structure and utmost reduction of narrative elements, the novel Silence approaches the idea of silence in a similar manner to composer John Cage in his work 4.33 (1952), who researched the idea in the medium of music, an art which like literature relies on rigorous formal features. Silence, for Don DeLillo as well as for Cage is not equal to the lack of content; in contrast, it represents the alternative aspect of sound and/or noise. The silence, as much as the sound, before all, marks our perception of the lapse of time.
ON THE LITERARY OEUVRE OF PREDRAG STEPANOVIĆ
Authors: Вучен Бојана Б.
Published: February 2023

ON THE LITERARY OEUVRE OF PREDRAG STEPANOVIĆ
IN THE REALM OF BOOKS – ON THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL VERZAL
Authors: Д. Јелић Данијела
Published: February 2023

IN THE REALM OF BOOKS – ON THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL VERZAL
Role of water users in the conservation of forests on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro
Authors: Lyimo Emmanuel H. , Kessy Daniel , Mremi Rudolf , Kisingo Alex
Published: February 2023

Mount Kilimanjaro Forest (MKF) is recognized as a major provider of hydrological services to people in northern Tanzania. However, little is understood in terms of the roles of upstream and downstream communities in protecting and conserving MKF. This article applies binomial generalized linear models to understand the role of the community in supporting the protection and conservation of MKF based on data collected through a questionnaire survey from 90 households on the southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. Results showed that 99% of respondents were aware of the value of MKF as a major provider of hydrological services, however, this did not vary significantly across age groups, gender, level of education, and location (upstream vs. downstream). Further results showed that, contrary to downstream communities, upstream communities play a significant role in supporting the ecological integrity and hydrological functions of MKF by planting and protecting tree cover, joining efforts through conservation clubs, donating cash to finance its protection, and adhering to bylaws governing environmental management. Hence, adopting an approach that integrates upstream and downstream communities in managing catchment forests and ensuring the sustainable flow of hydrological services is critical. The study also has unleashed water user behavior that have enlightened demand for more studies in the area.
ASSESSMENT OF RECEIVABLES AS A RISK FACTOR FOR FOREIGN TRADE ACTIVITIES OF CHINESE CHEMICAL ENTERPRISES
Authors: Viktorova Natalya G. , Dankay Van  , Osyka Polina V.
Published: February 2023

In the context of global international instability, the problems of risks of foreign trade activities of industrial enterprises gain relevance and require better scientific and practical tools for assessing such risks. At the same time, of particular importance are the risks arising in the established, time-tested Russian-Chinese relations. This article considers one of the internal risks of foreign trade activities of an industrial enterprise — the risk of non-fulfillment of a contract, which is characterized in the financial statements by the indicator of receivables. This study aims to develop a model for assessing the impact of several factors on the receivables of a Chinese enterprise exporting chemical products to the Russian market. Based on the simulation results, the authors have developed managerial decisions to mitigate the risks of foreign trade activities by both Chinese enterprises and their Russian counterparties. The object of study comprises 24 Chinese enterprises of the chemical industry exporting their products to the Russian market. The simulation included 258 observations over the past 10 years, using regression analysis in the Stata program. Three models have been built: a least squares model, a fixed effects model, and a random effects model. The model with fixed effects turned out to be most significant, which reflected the dependence of accounts receivable on such key indicators, as stocks, fixed assets, revenue, tax payable, administrative expenses, net profit. A general interpretation of the obtained results is provided. The novelty of the authors’ approach lies in its purpose, objects, and a set of indicators for modeling. It is part of the development of a comprehensive model for assessing the risk of receivables from Russian and Chinese manufacturers of chemical products when they are sold on partner markets.
ECONOMIC ATTRACTIVENESS OF REGIONS AS A CONDITION FOR PRIORITY FINANCING
Authors: Bubnov Vyacheslav A. , Aksenyushkina Elena V. , Mamonova Natalia V.
Published: February 2023

One of the priorities of the Russian state is the effective financing of the regional economy. Not always directed financial flows have the expected effect, which would generate stable development of the regional economy. The conducted research shows that a unified approach to financing regions does not represent the best strategy aimed at the development of the subjects of the Russian Federation as a whole. Nowadays, in terms of further development, the Siberian Federal District comes out on top, since a sufficiently large variety of areas of development of the country directly relates to it. Based on this, the authors have studies the regions of this district, analyzing various socio-economic factors that affect the gross regional product. The constructed factor models reflecting the interrelation of factors influencing the growth of the gross regional product aid in dividing the regions into three clusters that differ significantly from each other. The authors have used the data for 2000-2019 when accurately assessing the characteristics of each region. Characterizing the constructed clusters has required a special terminology: region-society, region-quasi-state and region-quasi-corporation. Such structure helped in determining the way of the regions’ rational financing in order to achieve the greatest efficiency of development. Based on the conducted research, one can build not only an optimal financing strategy for each subject of the Russian Federation, but also to determine the financial policy of the country. That in turn will improve both the socio-economic indicators of the regions and the quality of life of the population of our entire country.
THE CIVIL LAW REGIME OF GENETIC INFORMATION IN THE CONTEXT OF BIOETHICS
Authors: Absalyamova Violetta G.
Published: February 2023

The main purpose of this article is to review the legal aspects governing genetic testing and the processing of genetic test results in several countries and to point out similarities and differences. The article discusses the reasons for creating a unified standard to ensure protection, storage, transmission, processing, and analysis of genetic data. In modern Russian conditions, the issues of information leakage from such institutions, which take place in foreign countries, are not yet relevant. This is largely due to the fact that legal regulation of relevant social relations in Russia is just beginning to emerge, so there is every reason to believe that such problems will arise and will require a solution. The methodological basis of the study consists of empirical methods of comparison and description, as well as the private-scientific method of comparative law —- comparative analysis of the legislation of the Russian Federation, France, the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China. The analysis examines and analyzes controversial aspects of the regulation of this issue at the level of national legislation and proposes amendments to the Federal Law “On Personal Data” taking into account global trends. Genetic testing has become part of the diagnosis of an increasing number of medical conditions, while genetic testing methods have entered the era of high throughput, allowing both diagnostics and medical research to address many complex issues. Genetic testing, outside of the public health system, has become important in addressing a multitude of issues, yet legislation on genetic testing in many countries lags behind. The author concludes that in this context, a broad discussion and subsequent adoption of a law “On Cybersecurity” in the Russian Federation is necessary, some of whose conceptual provisions can be adopted by the national legal system to improve the current legislation on the protection of genetic information.