bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The genome sequence of a muscid fly, Muscina levida (Harris, 1780)
Authors: Falk Steven , Grzywacz Andrzej ,   University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab,   Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: September 2024

We present a genome assembly from an individual female muscid fly, Muscina levida (Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Muscidae). The genome sequence spans 805.20 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 5 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 19.56 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 13,013 protein-coding genes.
The genome sequence of the Yellow-legged Water-snipefly, Atherix ibis Fabricius, 1798
Authors: Wolton Robert J ,   University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab,   Natural History Museum Genome Acquisition Lab,   Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: September 2024

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Atherix ibis (the Yellow-legged Water-snipefly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Athericidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 670.40 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 5 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.77 kilobases in length.
The genome sequence of the Broom moth, Ceramica pisi Linnaeus, 1758
Authors: Griffiths Andy , Wawman Denise C. , Crowley Liam M. ,   University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations,   Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team,   Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,   Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
Published: September 2024

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Ceramica pisi (the Broom moth; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence spans 732.70 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.31 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 12,916 protein-coding genes.
Invasive strategies for rhythm control of atrial fibrillation: a narrative review
Authors: Kim Hong-Ju , Lee Chan-Hee
Published: September 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained tachyarrhythmia and its increasing prevalence has resulted in a growing healthcare burden. A recent landmark randomized trial, the EAST-AFNET 4 (Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Trial), highlighted the importance of early rhythm control in AF, which was previously underemphasized. Rhythm control therapy includes antiarrhythmic drugs, direct-current cardioversion, and catheter ablation. Currently, catheter ablation is indicated for patients with AF who are either refractory or intolerant to antiarrhythmic drugs or who exhibit decreased left ventricular systolic function. Catheter ablation can be categorized according to the energy source used, including radiofrequency ablation (RFA), cryoablation, laser ablation, and the recently emerging pulsed field ablation (PFA). Catheter ablation techniques can also be divided into the point-by-point ablation method, which ablates the pulmonary vein (PV) antrum one point at a time, and the single-shot technique, which uses a spherical catheter to ablate the PV antrum in a single application. PFA is known to be applicable to both point-by-point and single-shot techniques and is expected to be promising owing to its tissue specificity, resulting in less collateral damage than catheter ablation involving thermal energy, such as RFA and cryoablation. In this review, we aimed to outline catheter ablation for rhythm control in AF by reviewing previous studies.
Multi-armed Bandit Experimental Design: Online Decision-Making and Adaptive Inference
Authors: Simchi-Levi David , Wang Chonghuan
Published: September 2024

Multi-armed bandit has been well known for its efficiency in online decision-making in terms of minimizing the loss of the participants’ welfare during experiments (i.e., the regret). In clinical trials and many other scenarios, the statistical power of inferring the treatment effects (i.e., the gaps between the mean outcomes of different arms) is also crucial. Nevertheless, minimizing the regret entails harming the statistical power of estimating the treatment effect because the observations from some arms can be limited. In this paper, we investigate the trade-off between efficiency and statistical power by casting the multi-armed bandit experimental design into a minimax multi-objective optimization problem. We introduce the concept of Pareto optimality to mathematically characterize the situation in which neither the statistical power nor the efficiency can be improved without degrading the other. We derive a useful sufficient and necessary condition for the Pareto optimal solutions to the minimax multi-objective optimization problem. Additionally, we design an effective Pareto optimal multi-armed bandit experiment that can be tailored to different levels of the trade-off between the two objectives. Moreover, we extend the design and analysis to the setting where the outcome of each arm consists of an adversarial baseline reward and a stochastic treatment effect, demonstrating the robustness of our design. Finally, motivated by clinical trials, we examine the setting where the employed experiment must split the experimental units into a small number of batches, and we propose a flexible Pareto optimal design.

This paper was accepted by George Shanthikumar, data science.

Funding: The authors thank the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-IBM partnership in Artificial Intelligence and the MIT Data Science Laboratory for support.

Supplemental Material: The online appendix and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.00492 .
A Review of Attribution of Land Use and Climate Change on River Hydrology
Authors: Setti Sridhara , Barik Kamal Kumar , Maheswaran R
Published: September 2024

In recent decades, the world has grappled with an increase in severe floods and recurrent droughts, attributed to both climate change and human interventions. The imperative to balance the burgeoning needs of a growing population with sustainable resource use has accentuated the importance of understanding the interplay between anthropogenic influences and climatic shifts. Evaluating the effects of land use dynamics and the construction of dams is essential to this understanding. This review analyzes 200 peer-reviewed articles focused on climate change, land use dynamics, and the interplay between climate and land use, sourced from Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science. The majority of these studies investigate the impact of climate and land use changes on river hydrology. By examining a diverse range of models and methodologies, we aim to synthesize current knowledge and identify key trends and gaps in the literature. This review provides a comprehensive overview of how changes in climate and land use are influencing river hydrology, offering insights into both the direct and synergistic effects of these factors on water resources.
Rainfed Agriculture and Use of Groundwater: Winners and Losers - A Review of Literature of Experiences in India
Authors: Matham Pavan Kumar , Pattanayak Supriya , Kolagani Nagesh , Shankari Uma
Published: September 2024

Rainfed areas play a vital role in India's agriculture as they provide livelihood to 60% of the country's population and contribute substantially to its GDP. The productivity of rainfed areas is adversely affected by the increasing variability in rainfall. Climate change over the past few years has made rainfed agriculture precarious, with the impact being most harsh on small farmers. Rainfed area programmes implemented by the Governments over the last few decades to increase their productivity resulted mainly in increasing access to groundwater which are more beneficial to farmers who could afford them and less to those who depended solely on rainfall. These developmental initiatives are also not sustainable where governance systems are not strong. In contrast, there are well documented case studies across the country of rainfed crops being protected by the sustainable use of groundwater during critical dry spells. This paper reviews recent literature on rainfed agriculture, climate change and groundwater, with focus on productivity, sustainability and innovation to protect rainfed crops with limited groundwater resources. If the lessons learned from such experiments are incorporated into the design of rainfed area development programmes, greater benefit would accrue to rainfed areas and its farmers.
Genetic Variability in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes under Irrigated Condition
Authors: Chewaka Niguse , Estifanos Ermias , Galeta Negash
Published: September 2024

Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major grain crop and staple in many regions of the world. The objective of this research is to discover high-yielding genotypes while also analyzing gene variation, heritability, and progress of yield-determining variables related to bread wheat genotypes. As a result, this study assesses the production potential, genetic diversity, and heritability of bread wheat genotypes produced under irrigated settings in Ginchi, Ethiopia. Sixty-four bread wheat advanced pure lines and standard checks were evaluated using a simple lattice (8X8) design. The results show considerable phenotypic and genotypic variations among the tested genotypes for all considered traits. Traits such as grain yield per hectare, biomass yield, number of kernels per spike, and thousand kernels weight showed moderate phenotypic coefficients of variation. Broad sense heritability ranged from 30% for biomass yield to 91% for days to 50% heading. Expected genetic advance as percent of means values ranged from 3.73% for days to 50% emergence to 16.91% for thousand kernel weight. The identified high-yielding genotypes, G31, G11, G51, G6, G3, G34, G23, G5, G41, and G59, have shown promising potential for advancing the breeding objectives in the field of irrigated wheat. The study concludes that the use of these traits for direct selection would bring advancement. The future scope of this research lies in the confirmation of the identified high-yielding genotypes in multi-location and season trials to further advance the breeding objectives in the field of breeding programs.
A Hybrid Meta Model for Detecting Cotton Disease Employing an IoT-based Platform and an Ensemble Learning Methodology
Authors: Patil Bhushan V. , Patil Pravin S.
Published: September 2024

Every nation's development depends on its agriculture. "Cash crops" are important crops like cotton and others. Most pathogens that cause substantial crop damage also affect cotton. Many illnesses have an impact on yield through the leaf. Recognizing illnesses early causes additional damage to crops. Many diseases can harm cotton, including as powdery mildew, leaf curl, bacterial blight, leaf spot, target spot, and nutrient deficiencies. Accurate disease detection is necessary before the proper course of treatment can be taken. Accurate plant disease diagnosis depends on deep learning. With accuracy, the suggested model, which is based on meta-Deep Learning, can identify different cotton leaf diseases. When utilizing an Internet of Things (IoT)-based sensor technology to identify cotton plant diseases, prior information about soil moisture levels, relative humidity, temperature, leaf wetness, and rainfall is crucial. For this study in real time, we collected sensor-based information and 1956 pictures of cotton leaves that were cultivated in the field, showing both sick and healthy leaves. The data augmentation method increased the size of the dataset. The dataset was trained with Custom CNN to get good accuracy for cotton diseases prediction, And Classification is carried out using a stacking ensemble model, which combines, ResNet50, VGG16, and InceptionV3 models for more accurate Disease prediction.
Assessment of Soil Quality of Rice Fields Under Irrigation with Different Water Sources
Authors: Arora Pooja , Rani Nitika , Anand Abhishek
Published: September 2024

Irrigation water quality is crucial in maintaining soil health and productivity, particularly in semi-arid regions where agriculture heavily relies on irrigation. This study aimed to assess the impact of different irrigation water sources (groundwater, canal water, and treated and disinfected sewage water) on soil quality in rice fields in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. Water and soil samples were collected from rice fields irrigated with each water source and analyzed for various physicochemical parameters. The results revealed significant differences in irrigation water quality, with STP exhibiting higher salinity levels, as indicated by elevated electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), sodium, chloride, and sulphate concentrations. Soil quality parameters also varied significantly among rice fields irrigated with different water sources. Rice fields irrigated with STP had higher soil EC and higher concentration cations and anions along with organic carbon content potentially due to the contribution of organic load and nutrients from sewage treatment plants. It was inferred from the study that disinfected sewage effluent has the potential to be used in irrigation, provided that regular monitoring is done. The findings highlight the importance of considering irrigation water quality in agricultural practices and the need for appropriate water management strategies to maintain soil quality and ensure sustainable rice production in the region.
An Enhanced Deep Learning Methodology for Identifying Diseases Pertaining to Maize Crop using Improved Gaussian Particle Swarm Optimization
Authors: Jayapriya P.
Published: September 2024

Image processing is a method of transforming images into digital form to carry out contributory techniques for the segmentation and classification of images. It is a type of processing that relies on automatic and accurate identification for quantifying disease. The significant growth of India’s economy has been partially based on maize-related industries. To maintain the prosperity of the maize industry, it is important to address disease control, labour cost, and global market concerns. In recent years, Leaf Blight, Leaf Spot, and Common Rust have become severe threats to maize plants in India. These diseases can result in plant death, loss of yield, and marketability loss This research proposes three new compute-intensive approaches, namely Improved Deep Multiscale Convolution Neural Network (IDMCNN), Enhanced Bacterial Foraging Optimized Recurrent Neural Network (EBFORNN), and Improved Gaussian Particle Swarm Optimized Convolution Neural Network (IGPSOCNN).The above approaches, IDMCNN, EBFORNN, and IGPSOCNN, consist of three major phases: Image processing, Segmentation, and Classification. In the first part of the proposed work, the Improved Deep Multiscale Convolutional Neural Network (IDMSCNN) uses Sparse Principal Component Analysis (SPCA) and Affinity Propagation (AP) for image preprocessing. Deep Multiscaling is employed for maize disease segmentation, and classifications are performed using pooling, activation functions, and a saliency map. In the second part of the work, the Enhanced Bacterial Foraging Optimized Recurrent Neural Network (EBFORNN) segments maize plant diseases using Bacterial Foraging (BF) and classifies them using an optimized Recurrent Neural Network (RNN). The Recurrent Neural Networks of EBFORNN have higher recognition accuracy than IDMSCNN. The third work, the IGPSOCNN, handles segmentation and classification using Gaussian particles with a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). These concepts are engaged to improve segmentation and offer better classification in the network. Initially, Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE) is used for preprocessing. The Color Concurrence Matrix (CCM) is emphasised to generate optimal features through feature extraction.
Molecular Identification, Antagonistic Assay and Enzyme Profiling of Selected Trichoderma Isolates
Authors: Rathore Utkarsh Singh , Singh Rudra Pratap , Pandey Sonika , Mishra R. K.
Published: September 2024

The aim of this study was to find and characterize Trichoderma isolates by antagonistic and enzymatic activity to evaluate their potential as biocontrol agents against Dry root rot (DRR). Trichoderma isolates were isolated from thepulses rhizosphere of different districts of Uttar Pradesh. Twenty one Trichoderma isolates were identified using ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1). In addition, enzymatic profiling of Trichoderma isolates was done indicated strong cell wall degrading enzyme activities and plant growth promoting traits of Trichoderma isolates. Overall, our results suggested that the isolated Trichoderma spp. have prodigious potential for plant growth promotion and can be used as biocontrol agents against dry root rot.
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Induced Rash and Mucositis (Mirm): in the Differential Diagnosis of Drug Allergy
Authors: Polat Sinem , Ertoy Karagöl Hacer İlbilge , Koken Gizem , Tapisiz A , Bakırtaş Arzu
Published: September 2024

Mucocutaneous eruptions associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection has been newly termed ‘MP-induced rash and mucositis (MIRM)’. A 17-year-old male developed a rash, bilateral purulent conjunctivitis, and oral and genital ulcers after the first dose of amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, initially considered as a drug allergy. Following hospitalization under a preliminary diagnosis of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and initiation of systemic steroids, he developed pneumonia. Laboratory tests confirmed MP infection, leading to a refined diagnosis of MIRM. The patient fully recovered within two weeks following treatment with azithromycin and intravenous immunoglobulin. This case underscores the importance of considering MIRM in the differential diagnosis of drug allergies and aims to enhance awareness of this condition.
Translation of verbs that introduce direct speech in British literature (the example of J. Stroud’s «Lockwood & Co.» series of novels)
Authors:   Poltava National Technical Yuri Kondratyuk University, Opanasenko Viktoriia
Published: September 2024

The peculiarities of the Ukrainian translation of verbs that introduce direct speech in the texts of works of British fiction are clarified in the article. The texts of the Ukrainian translations of Jonathan Stroud’s «Lockwood & Co.» series of novels are analyzed by the author. It was found out that the problem of semantic and stylistic interpretation of direct speech and the selection of verbs that introduce direct speech when translating English works of fiction into Ukrainian is a constantly relevant one and causes active discussions among translation experts, linguists and critics. In particular, there are significant differences in the opinions of scientists regarding the expediency and legality of using lexical substitutions to specify verbs when translating into Ukrainian. While some researchers believe that translators do not sufficiently use the synonymous variety of the Ukrainian language in order to diversify it and emphasize the artistic text, other translation experts and critics are convinced that such translation substitutions are unacceptable changes to the original artistic text and demonstrate an incorrect the translator’s approach to their work. Thus, translation techniques, which some scholars consider to be successful and creative tools that help to align the original text with the norms of Ukrainian stylistics, others consider to be a serious violation and unlawful distortion of the original author’s artistic work. It has been proved that the second approach is typical for researchers from Western countries, which is largely caused by the peculiarities of cultures and, as a result, is reflected in the norms of western European languages.
The transformation of contextual substitution in the translation of Julia Quinn's «The Duke and I» into German and Ukrainian: a comparative aspect
Authors:   Mykhailo Tuhan-Baranovskyi Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade, Pokulevska Anna , Nazaryan Anzhelika ,   Mykhailo Tuhan-Baranovskyi Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade
Published: September 2024

The translation of German fiction is an urgent problem in Ukrainian translation studies today. Difficulties that arise in the process of translating German-language literature are primarily related to the ambiguity of German words. The translator should strictly adhere to the general theme of the text, the author’s style, and take into account the fact that there are almost no pure translation analogues. The events of the Bridgertons series of novels take place between 1813 and 1827, a collection of eight novels, each featuring one of the eight children of the Earl of Bridgerton. The first book in the collection is «The Duke and I», a historical romance novel published in 2000. It is the first in a series of Regency novels by Julia Quinn about the Bridgerton siblings. In 2020, the first film adaptation of «The Duke and I» was released on Netflix. This paper is devoted to the study of contextual substitution based on Julia Quinn's novel «The Duke and I» from the Bridgerton series. It compares the translations of the novel by Susanne Schabani into German and Daria Moskvitina into Ukrainian. Only the prologue of the first part of the novel series is considered because of its richness in various lexical and grammatical transformations. In this small excerpt, one can observe not only the use of contextual substitution, sometimes even several times in one sentence, but also the use of such lexico-grammatical translation transformations as synonymous substitution, transcoding, compression, decompression, concretization, and generalization of meanings. However, the focus of this study was on the analysis of contextual substitution along with such transformations as archaization, expressivization, and even single cases of transposition and descriptive translation. It should be noted that contextual substitutions are very often used together with other transformations. Their use with stylistic and lexical substitutions should be emphasized.
The teaching of cultural awareness as a skill
Authors:   State Institution Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Fedicheva Nataliia , Krysalo Olha ,   State Institution Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
Published: September 2024

The article discusses the inseparability of culture and language teaching and explores some problems that teachers of English as a foreign language face. Incorporating culture into language teaching contributes significantly to developing students’ practical English skills, building their awareness and facilitating cross-cultural communication. The article argues in favor of teaching of cultural awareness as a skill, as opposed to teaching cultural information. It also emphasizes the importance of integrating students’ own culture into English language teaching; The data that the authors have collected by conducting surveys among one hundred first and second year students of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University are presented. The authors of the article have suggested a framework for organizing instruction around cultural themes. The framework consists of four objectives and can serve as a useful resource for teachers as they plan cultural instruction and design cultural activities or create their own teaching materials. The article argues that local culture should be taught together with the target one and suggests ways of how cultural goals can be infused into a proficiency-oriented curriculum. The suggested techniques integrate culture with language study and are interesting and enjoyable for students. Ideas on how to infuse cultural goals into language teaching are offered. Explanations of culture capsules, intercultural connections, and critical incidents are given in the article.
How the assistant becomes a hero, and how it affects a text: fantasy trilogy by R. Hobb «Assassin»
Authors:   The National University of Ostroh Academy, Hodunok Zoriana
Published: September 2024

The article analyzes the central character of Robin Hobb’s «Assassin» (originally titled trilogy «Farseer») Fitz Chivalry, according to morphological and functional characteristics, is identified in the monomyth structure of a fantasy text as an assistant / a friend. Introduced by Robin Hobb as a hero, he partially retains his assistant functions, while also being realized as a hero. Among the features that are preserved, the following stand out: a dramatic background and unique superhuman abilities. He is also realized as a defender, but this function is limited: he is not a typical warrior hero, therefore, he is not fearless, he naturally fears for his life. At the same time, there are characteristics, that are not fully realized by the character in the story. The character is not included in the struggle for the throne, does not seek power, is realized mainly in the service of the others and is not the one who directly defeats Evil. These structural changes in the character naturally lead to certain changes in the artistic concept of the «Assassin» fantasy trilogy by Robin Hobb. The author of the scientific article emphasizes that there are changes in the narrative perspective (the motive of self-search is emphasized, not two in a row: self-identification and struggle for power), structure of its key motifs (the importance of the power struggle for the characters is significantly reduced), and the way the hero, who defeats Evil, is interpreted, among other things.
Mysteries of Christmas and Resurrection in the historiosophical visions of Wira Wowk: aspects of interpretation
Authors:   Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the NAS of Ukraine, Hryhorchuk Yuliia
Published: September 2024

The article analyzes the interpretation of the biblical stories of Christmas and Resurrection in the poetic and prose texts of the modern Ukrainian writer Wira Wowk. It is emphasized that the originality of the author’s artistic thinking is an appeal to the Christian foundations of national existence and their modern interpretation, formed on personal spiritual experience. It is indicated that the dominant biblical subjects in the analyzed works are the mysteries of Christ’s Nativity and Resurrection. It is noted that these events of the sacred chronotope are projected onto the current historical context and are objectified in Ukrainian realities. It has been observed that the peculiarity of the interpretation of Christmas and Easter themes in Wira Wowk’s artistic works is the contamination of sacred (biblical) and national (folkloric-ethnographic) layers, as a result of which famous evangelical figures are embodied in Ukrainian history and acquire specific portrait and psychological characteristics. As a result, original pictures of Christmas in a poor Hutsul house, the latest flight of the Holy Family from Mariupol, the modern sacrifice of Christ in the fate of those who in the 20th-21st centuries are created. suffered for the Motherland, and prophetic visions of the resurrection of the native land, based on the Gospel story. It is summarized that the vitaistic symbolism of the Christian mysteries of Christmas and Resurrection in the works of Wira Wowk is consciously projected onto Ukrainian historical reality, affirming the author’s faith in the victory of good over evil, life over death, light over darkness, both in the fate of a specific person and in the fate of the entire nation.
Markers of absurd philosophy in Kobo Abe's novels «The Kangaroo Notebook» and Valery Shevchuk's «Silver Milk»: a comparative aspect
Authors:   State Institution Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Kozlov Anton
Published: September 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the philosophy of absurdity in the works of Japanese writer Kobo Abe and Ukrainian author Valery Shevchuk. The work examines the novels «Kangaroo Notebook» and «Silver Milk» with the aim of identifying common and different markers of absurdity, as well as analyzing their existential basis. The study of absurdity in these works allows a deeper understanding of their uniqueness for their time and relevance for the modern reader. Absurdity in the works of Abe and Shevchuk is presented as a way of reflecting human alienation in a world that has lost its meaning. They address the theme of an individual's search for his place in a world where traditional values and social structures cease to be effective. Existentialism, as the philosophical basis of their works, helps to reveal the inner conflicts of the heroes struggling with their own identity and the absurdity of existence. The novels of Kobo Abe and Valery Shevchuk are unique for their time due to their innovative approach to exposing human nature through the lens of the absurd. Abe's Kangaroo Notebook explores the boundaries between reality and illusion, using symbolism and metaphor to convey an absurd worldview. «Silver Milk» by Shevchuk, in turn, demonstrates the absurdity of human existence through fantastical elements and psychological portraits of heroes searching for meaning in a senseless world. A comparative analysis of these two works allows not only to identify common features in approaches to the topic of absurdity, but also to emphasize the cultural and national features of their expression. Such studies are important for the expansion of the literary base and a deeper understanding of the influence of different cultures on the interpretation of philosophical concepts. The relevance of the works of Kobo Abe and Valery Shevchuk does not diminish over time, because they offer universal answers to questions that remain important for humanity in any era. This article highlights the importance of intercultural dialogue in literature and the potential of such comparative studies to understand global literary processes.
Associative-meaning field of the word-stimulus russia during the Russian-Ukrainian war
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bulyk-Verkhola Sofiia , Tehlivets Yuliia ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: September 2024

The article traces the peculiarities of the images of the linguistic picture of the world and the value orientations of Ukrainian society. The purpose of the study is to analyze the associative field of the word-stimulus russia in the conditions of the current Russian-Ukrainian war, based on the directed associative experiment method. Achieving the specified goal involves the following tasks: to identify associations for the designation of the stimulus word russia that were used by the survey participants; determine the structure of the associative-semantic field of the russia stimulus word; outline the main thematic groups of the stimulus word russia; to determine quantitative indicators of reactions within the associative field. As a result of the survey conducted among the students of the Lviv Polytechnic National University, 685 word-reactions to the russia stimulus word were found and the frequency of the associates use in the core (49%), near (30%) and distant periphery (21%) was determined. The core of the associative field contains the most relevant and stereotyped concepts of the mental lexicon: enemy 78, aggressor 54, swamp 51, bottom 32, rasha (rashka) 18, murderer 16, occupier 14, parasha (parashka) 13, invader 12, moskoviia 12, evil 11, mordor 11, hatred 11. Most of the detected associates have negative meaning, which is the evidence of the disdainful attitude of the informants towards the aggressor country. We can consider only the reactions country, brothers, neighbor, silence to be neutral in meaning. Among the associates, a significant number of expressively marked names was recorded, which indicates the dominance of the emotional level of images of consciousness over the mental one, as well as the maintenance of a certain balance between the objective (logical-conceptual) and subjective (value-motivational) images of consciousness of the speakers. The presence of a significant amount of invective vocabulary among the associates is caused, in our opinion, firstly, by the opportunity to freely express themselves because the questionnaire was anonymous, and, secondly, by negative feelings caused by the word-stimulus. The experimental material confirmed that the generalized perception of Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine shifted from neutral to threatening, and the specific perception made it possible to perceive russia as a real enemy participating in hostilities against our country.
Dispositive modus in B. Shaw’s comedy «Heartseed»
Authors:   Rivne State Humanitarian University, Nesteruk Snizhana
Published: September 2024

The comic «Heart Eater» by B. Shaw serves as a lens through which to view the «modus» dispositive. Various approaches can be used to differentiate the phenomenon under study. These include viewing fashion as a specific system of class differentiation, using fashion to mimic morality and the practice of collective selection, fashion as a means of artificially demanding gender monism, to visualize an environment, fashion as a cultural ritual, and using fashion to undermine marriage as a social institution. According to the analysis, the older generation views the fashion value system as a deliberately created image and a unique quality of living that must be consistently met. This norm covers conduct style, general knowledge, clothing perception and actual appearance, as well as culture. It has been demonstrated that fashion serves as a means of short-term social stabilization by bringing representatives of various socioeconomic classes together through the use of a democratic style. Through clothing, a person conveys their utilitarian viewpoint on the world, which is represented by what is acceptable or unacceptable. Fads often change the nature of occurrences, making serious crises into group games. B. Shaw picks a «dummy» individual apart. Costumes, customs, and ideals propagated by community members-in this case, the Ibsen club-help to concretize the characters’ «mannequin» attributes. Glancing at fashion from an angle that expresses gender monism transforms it into a show and a virtual game. The library space takes on the characteristics of the stylish community’s cultural life. The locus’s comfort axis highlights the concept of gender significance while the library’s visual space creates a new arena for scenic hybridity and semiotic experimentation. In B. Shaw's comedy, going to the theatre is portrayed as a stylish representation of a cultural rite and a momentous occasion that bridges socioeconomic divides. As a gathering place, the theatre brings back memories from sworn adversaries and starts to bring «lost» friendships back to life. Under the influence of fashion trends, friendship, which is impossible between rivals, removes the possibility of past decisions being successful or failed and provides the characters with ready-made, socially acceptable standard patterns of behaviour that they mindlessly copy. Participating in cultural rites also helps to maintain the delusion of personal achievement. Fashion modifies the paradigm of marital stories by undermining societal structures. The dramatist proposes a modernization and rejection of the established patterns of feeling genesis. The dispositive «modus» of (post)Victorian culture in B. Shaw’s comedy has been shown to be diachronically mobile, as the language of fashion reflects various forms of consciousness and actions of individuals belonging to distinct communities.
Artistic implementation of Soviet Ideologemes in Oleksandra Svekla’s novel «Brokenhearted»
Authors:   Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Sokolovska Tetiana
Published: September 2024

The article attempts to analyse the novel «Brokenhearted» in terms of its ideological, thematic, figurative and stylistic dominants in the context of social realism. Social realism as a style was primarily created for political, non-artistic needs, such as the construction of people of the new era, for which art became a tool. That is why in the work of many authors of the period we can observe the development of themes and techniques that meet the objectives of the ruling party. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to examine the elements of Oleksandra Svekla’s textual creation as those that show a strong influence of the ideas of the Soviet era, but are mastered and transformed. The study examines the rejection of the past as a characteristic temporal category for socialist realism works, the separation of private and collective spaces. An attempt is made to describe the types of characters in the story as part of the textual element of a socialist realist work. It is revealed the author’s modelling of the inherent canonical image of the «new man», which is realised through the characters of the Soviet Pantheon of heroes: the warrior hero, the worker hero, the party member hero. Through the image of a new woman, Iryna, who is the centre of the whole story, the author describes the idea of female emancipation, which is realised not only through the rejection of marriage, highly paid female labour, and the desire to raise a child on her own, but also at the plot level: the protagonist’s journey, which is an important part of personality formation. The study revealed a spontaneous ideologisation of the semiosphere. That is, in our opinion, Oleksandra Svekla consciously/unconsciously reproduced ideology in connection with her own political position and an attempt to describe the socio-historical reality.
Compounds as a means of creating expressiveness and their functioning in English language texts
Authors:   Zaporizhzhia National University, Derevianko Yuliia
Published: September 2024

The article is devoted to the consideration and analysis of lexical expressiveness and composites as a means of its actualization. A distinction is made between different approaches to understanding the category of expressiveness, including stylistic, pragmatic, functional, and semantic ones. Among the main types of lexical expressiveness in the English language, inherent and adherent expressiveness were distinguished. Attention is paid to the correlation of neutral and expressively marked vocabulary in the modern English language. The vocabulary selected in the study includes lexical units of different parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs), since the phenomenon of expressiveness is not determined by belonging to a certain part of speech, and almost every unit can acquire an expressive tone. It was determined that the formation of language units with inherent explicit expressiveness is facilitated by composition. Special attention is paid to the model of composition of neutral nouns that is the most productive among expressive composites. The peculiarity of this model realises when compound the bases of words, not their neutral meanings, but their secondary ones, which have historically developed from the main meanings through metaphorization, metonymization, and partial de-semantization, are often realized. That is why compound nouns are characterized by their high stylization, their emotional and expressive character is emphasized. Adherent expressiveness of words is formed on the basis of metaphorization. Expressiveness can vary depending on the area of knowledge and communication situation, as well as depending on the type of text. Adherent expressiveness is predominant in modern English. It is confirmed that the adherent and inherent expressiveness of journalistic and fiction works are clearly expressed with the help of expressively marked lexical units.
Phraseologisation of journalistic and artistic speech as a reaction of Ukrainian society to Russian aggression
Authors:   Donbass State Engineering Academy, Kovalova Hanna , Sushko Oksana ,   SHEE "Donbas State Pedagogical University"
Published: September 2024

In the proposed work, the problem of the functioning of phraseological units in journalistic and artistic texts related to military actions in Ukraine is raised. The views of language researchers on the specificity of phraseological semantics in the conditions of journalistic and artistic styles are analyzed in order to identify the worldview priorities of Ukrainian society during the period of fullscale invasion. The process of phraseologising the thought expressed by a person is considered as a separate spectrum of intellectual creativity based on a personal perception of the surrounding world. Attention is paid to the speech activity of a public person in the context of drawing a picture of the world in the conditions of modern Ukrainian reality. The specifics of the inclusion of figurative language units in the language fabric of journalistic and artistic texts with the aim of expressing the reaction of Ukrainians to the full-scale Russian invasion have been revealed. The opinion is emphasized that in the semantics of the phraseological units included in the analysis, the mental and worldview separateness of the Ukrainian people is encoded through the identification of their moral and spiritual priorities dictated by the war. It is noted that phraseological units play the role of a specific tool, with the help of which the process of self-identification of both an individual and the nation as a whole takes place. It is proven that the semantics of the given phraseological units encodes important information about Ukrainians' reinterpretation of some basic worldview values, which gives grounds for understanding what the end of hostilities in Ukraine should be like. It is concluded that figurative language units that actively function in these texts encode valuable information about how Ukrainians perceive Russian aggression and what spiritual and moral values prevail in modern Ukrainian society.
Lexical level in linguistic (semantic and textual) expertise
Authors:   Donetsk National University named after Vasyl Stus, Krylovska Yuliia
Published: September 2024

The purpose of this article is to define the concept of the lexical level in linguistic (semantic and textual) expertise, to highlight the need for and propose the creation of an explanatory dictionary on a specific topic. Semantic and textual expertise solves the tasks of establishing the content of concepts, the lexical meaning of words or phrases used in the texts or oral communications provided for the study, their stylistic coloring, semantic load, and the nature of the information contained therein. The objects of such examination are the products of speech activity recorded in writing. The subject of this type of research is factual data that have in their structure statements that encourage certain actions (speech constructions). The lexical level is a key element of analysis in linguistic (semantic and textual) expertise, which helps to understand the text and its possible interpretations. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics that studies the word as the basic unit of language and the vocabulary of the language – the lexicon. The lexical meaning of a word is the real, subject-conceptual content of the word, which is expressed by the base or root. The lexical level in linguistic (semantic and textual) expertise is one of the main stages of text analysis to determine its meaning. In connection with the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the demand for linguistic (semantic and textual) expertise has increased in judicial practice. Typical forensic examinations appointed during the investigation of collaboration activities are forensic semantic and textual examinations – in 41 criminal proceedings (27.3% of cases). Therefore, it is important to create a special explanatory dictionary by linguists together with lawyers.
The aesthetic function of associonyms in Yuri Andrukhovych's essays
Authors:   Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Stefurak Roksolana
Published: September 2024

The article is dedicated to the relevant topic of linguistic analysis of lexical-stylistic units, which serve as means of constructing imagery in essay texts. The article provides a description of scientific views on associonyms as a linguistic category, analyzes the structure (one-, two-, three -component and other types), semantics (identifies four lexical-thematic groups of associonyms), and functional potential of associonyms in Yuri Andrukhovych's essays. The aim of the article is to investigate the aesthetic function of associonyms in Yuri Andrukhovych's essay texts. The article proves that the creation of one – component associonyms is based on lexemes from different parts of speech, including nouns (single-root words, compound, substantives), and pronouns. Two – component associonyms usually have different formulas: «Adjective/participle + noun», «Noun + noun», «Numeral + noun», «Adjective + adjective», «Adjective + pronoun», «Pronoun + pronoun». Three – component associonyms have a broader aesthetic potential than two- and one -component ones, but are less frequent in the researched text. The article identifies four lexical-thematic groups (onomatized names of abstract concepts, onomatized names of real objects or phenomena, onomatized names of persons, onomatized names of God). Associonyms serve an aesthetic function, they actualize their own stylistic possibilities, projected onto the expressiveness and tropification of the lexical-semantic level of Yuri Andrukhovych's essay text.
Practice learning facilitators as roaming assessors
Authors: Monaghan Jade , Robertshaw David
Published: September 2024

In the UK, student nurses, nursing associates and midwives are supervised by practice supervisors and practice assessors while completing the placement-based component of their training. Because of increased clinical commitments, staff shortages and rising student numbers, demands for the supervision and assessment of student nurses have increased in recent years and this was exacerbated by COVID-19. The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment separated the roles of practice supervisor and assessor, giving rise to opportunities to assess students in a different way. Some integrated care systems are exploring the new role of roaming assessor. Roaming assessors can fulfil the role of practice assessors while providing additional support for student nurses. This role could be expanded to other health professions. This article explores the use of practice learning facilitators as roaming assessors for student nurses in the UK and evaluates the potential benefits and limitations of this approach. Roaming assessors may provide a useful service to deliver practice assessments, increasing the reliability and availability of assessments.
Statutory reform of the death certification process in England and Wales
Authors: Griffith Richard
Published: September 2024

Richard Griffith, Senior Lecturer in Health Law at Swansea University, considers the reforms to the death certification process and discusses the statutory examination of all deaths not referred to the coroner by a medical examiner
Communication is key: implementing the AMBER care bundle
Authors: Cadwallader Claire
Published: September 2024

Claire Cadwallader, Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care, The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool ( claire.cadwallader@nhs.net ), was the Oncology Nurse of the Year Gold Award winner in the BJN Awards 2024