bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Responsible product design to mitigate excessive gambling: A scoping review and z-curve analysis of replicability
Authors: McAuliffe William H. B. , Edson Timothy C. , Louderback Eric R. , LaRaja Alexander , LaPlante Debi A.
Published: April 2021

Objectives

Systematic mapping of evaluations of tools and interventions that are intended to mitigate risks for gambling harm.

Design

Scoping Review and z-curve analysis (which estimates the average replicability of a body of literature).

Search strategy

We searched 7 databases. We also examined reference lists of included studies, as well as papers that cited included studies. Included studies described a quantitative empirical assessment of a game-based (i.e., intrinsic to a specific gambling product) structural feature, user-directed tool, or regulatory initiative to promote responsible gambling. At least two research assistants independently performed screening and extracted study characteristics (e.g., study design and sample size). One author extracted statistics for the z-curve analysis.

Results

86 studies met inclusion criteria. No tools or interventions had unambiguous evidence of efficacy, but some show promise, such as within-session breaks in play. Pre-registration of research hypotheses, methods, and analytic plans was absent until 2019, reflecting a recent embracement of open science practices. Published studies also inconsistently reported effect sizes and power analyses. The results of z-curve provide some evidence of publication bias, and suggest that the replicability of the responsible product design literature is uncertain but could be low.

Conclusion

Greater transparency and precision are paramount to improving the evidence base for responsible product design to mitigate gambling-related harm.
Health anxiety, coping mechanisms and COVID 19: An Indian community sample at week 1 of lockdown
Authors: Barron Millar Evelyn , Singhal Divya , Vijayaraghavan Padmanabhan , Seshadri Shekhar , Smith Eleanor , Dixon Pauline , Humble Steve , Rodgers Jacqui , Sharma Aditya Narain
Published: April 2021

It is critical to gain an understanding of the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic and the associated lockdown restrictions on the psychological, social and behavioural functioning of the general public, in order to inform public health promotion and future health service resource allocation. This cross-sectional study, completed during week 1 of lockdown in India, reports on data from 234 participants using an online survey. Data regarding health anxiety, coping mechanisms and locus of control was collected. Structural equation modelling was used to assess the relationship between locus of control, coping mechanisms, health anxiety and age. Age related differences in both locus of control and coping strategies were found. Younger people experienced more health-related anxiety and were more likely to engage with social media as a coping mechanism. Mindfulness-based strategies may reduce health anxiety by increasing tolerance of uncertainty experienced during the COVID 19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Pandemic in Italian Digital Media
Authors: Sierra Sánchez Javier , Laferrara Valentina , Díez Bosch Míriam
Published: April 2021

This article studies media behavior and information consumption during the COVID-19 health crisis using quantitative content analysis of the news published by Italian digital media between January 1 and April 27, 2020 (n = 841,786). The data shows a direct relationship between the number of publications and the capacity for engagement and a greater reach with classic, general media and Facebook.
Populismos de direita e autoritarismos
Authors: Guazina Liziane Soares
Published: April 2021

Neste artigo, empreendo uma revisão bibliográfica sobre populismos a partir de trabalhos centrados na ideologia e na comunicação a fim de discutir a relação entre comunicação populista, autoritarismos e os novos populismos de direita que emergiram em anos recentes em diversos países. O objetivo do trabalho é evidenciar a conexão entre comunicação populista e autoritarismos como chave preferencial de interpretação para fenômenos midiático-populistas de direita em países que vivem contextos sociais e políticos diferentes tais como Itália e Brasil. Ao final, discuto as contribuições das diferentes abordagens para compreensão da comunicação populista para fins iliberais e autoritários.
A retórica populista do jornal Extra
Authors: Reis Rodrigo Nascimento , Da Silva Marco Antonio Roxo
Published: April 2021

O Extra, com sede no Rio de Janeiro e fundado em 1998, é um dos jornais populares reconhecidos no Brasil pela linguagem simples, preço acessível e proximidade com a realidade do público.  Nessa direção, o artigo busca verificar como ocorreu a atuação do veículo durante a Copa do Mundo de 2014. Deslocamos, portanto, o conceito de populismo do campo político para estudá-lo apenas na sua forma comunicativa e empreendemos uma análise para entender como o impresso fala em nome do povo e onde estaria o apelo emocional. A coleta, por meio da adjetivação do veículo aos jogadores, partidas, seleções e outros tópicos, atua como chave explicativa para identificar uma discursividade populista. Nesse sentido, encontramos no veículo um apelo retórico, já bastante conhecido nas disputas políticas, que no caso da Copa foi frisado pela linguagem carregada, uso de bordões futebolísticos, narrativas de cunho apelativo e dramático envolvendo o contexto das partidas.
Impeachment! Em nome do povo
Authors: Chicarino Tathiana Senne , Segurado Rosemary , Ronderos Sebastián
Published: April 2021

Pode o populismo ser empregado de uma forma analiticamente produtiva para compreender a incidência dos mídia em complexos processos de disputa política? Ao abordar o papel da revista Veja nos dois processos de impeachment no período pós-democratização brasileiro (Fernando Collor de Mello e Dilma Rousseff), esse artigo demonstra como os atores da mídia se tornam sujeitos centrais na composição discursiva dos antagonismos políticos. A compreensão do populismo como uma categoria analítica, ao invés de uma caracterização meramente descritiva, nos oferece uma nova agenda de pesquisa para compreender o papel de enunciadores-chave nos desafios sociais e políticos contemporâneos.
Interés geoestratégico de las Islas Baleares y actividades de reconocimiento aéreo de la Royal Air Force (1941-1944)
Authors: García Celso , Ginard-Bujosa Antoni , Petrus Joana M.
Published: April 2021

La localización geoestratégica de las Baleares en el centro de la cuenca occidental del Mediterráneo, y su utilidad como base naval y aérea, ayudó a que las islas fueron observadas y vigiladas por las fuerzas del eje y los aliados durante la segunda guerra mundial. Desde octubre de 1941 hasta marzo de 1944 las Baleares fueron objeto de un minucioso seguimiento a través de las fotografías aéreas verticales realizadas por vuelos de reconocimiento de las fuerzas aéreas británicas que salían desde Gibraltar. Estas fotografías eran utilizadas para realizar informes al gabinete de guerra sobre la situación en los puertos y aeródromos de las islas. Además, las diversas imágenes fotográficas, que tenían un grado de resolución muy elevado, fueron utilizadas en los informes especiales de interpretación para cada isla. Estos estudios técnicos de fotointerpretación realizan un análisis territorial exhaustivo, idóneo para una eventual ocupación militar. Las fotografías aéreas descubiertas son de gran interés, porque, mediante la georeferenciación, hacen posible los estudios geomorfológicos, biogeográficos, de usos del suelo, de cultivos, de la red viaria, de las infraestructuras, de la evolución urbana, o, incluso, de las primeras instalaciones turísticas a principios de los años 40 del siglo pasado.
The value of measurement of vaginal fluid creatinine and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin in the diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes
Authors: Bütün Zafer
Published: April 2021

Objective: The purpose of the present study is to evaluate β-human chorionic go- nadotropin (β-hCG) and creatinine levels in the vaginal fluid regarding to diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes (PROM). Material and Methods: This study was conducted on 150 pregnant women in the third trimester (28–40 weeks). The patients were grouped as: (1) PPROM group (75 cases) and (2) intact membranes as control group (75 cases). Three milliliters of ster- ile normal saline were inserted into the posterior fornix of the vagina and then vaginal fluid was aspirated. Creatinine and β-hCG levels in the vaginal fluid were measured β-hCG and creatinine levels were compared between the two groups. Results: The mean vaginal fluid level in Groups 1 and 2 was 0.60±0.72 (0.37) and 0.22±0.11 (0.2) for creatinine and β-hCG which was positive in 411.69±605.65 (146) and 12.71±24.63 (3.9), respectively. There was a statistically significant difference regarding to mean creatinine and β-hCG levels between two groups (p<0.001). Sen- sitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy were all 66.67%, 96%, 94.3%, 74.3%, and 81.3% for creatinine and 94.6%, 82.6%, 84.52%, 93.94%, and 88.67% for β-hCG in detecting PROM with a cutoff value of 0.21 mg/dl for creatinine and 16 mIU/ml for β-hCG. Conclusion: Measuring of β-hCG level in vaginal fluid is accurate, cheap, and simple methods in the diagnosis of PROM. Furthermore, measuring of creatinine level is a simple and accurate method with a lower sensitivity and accuracy than for β-hCG.
The evaluation of children with cerebral palsy admitted to the pediatric neurology outpatient department
Authors: HAKYEMEZ TOPTAN Handan
Published: April 2021

Objective: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological condition that occurs as a result of non-progressive damage in the immature brain and is characterized by impairment of muscle tone and posture. This study aims to evaluate the risk factors and imaging findings of patients with CP. Material and Methods: Medical records of patients with CP at the Pediatric Neu- rology Clinic of Cerrahpasa Medical School were evaluated retrospectively. Demo- graphic and clinical characteristics were collected from medical records: Gestational age, birth weight, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), delivery mode, type of CP, risk factors, accompanying diseases, computed tomography (CT), magnetic reso- nance imaging (MRI), and electroencephalography findings were recorded. Results: A total of 169 patients were enrolled in the study. The mean age at diag- nosis was 27.3±26.1 months. One hundred eight (66.2%) patients were term and 55 (33.7%) were preterm. The delivery mode was vaginal in 99 (58.6%) cases and cesarean section in 70 (40.4%) cases. Ninety-six cases (56.8%) were male and 73 (43.2%) were female. Birth weights were <2500 g in 59 cases (34.9%) and 2500–4500 g in 110 cases (65%). The types of CP were spastic (n=144, 86%), dyskinetic (n=13, 7.7%), mixed (n=6, 3.6%) and ataxic-hypotonic type (n=5, 3%). In subgroup analysis, 65 (38.5%) cases were quadriparetic, 43 (25.6%) cases were diplegic, 35 (20.7%) cases were hemiparetic, and 2 (1.2%) cases were monoparetic. The reasons for CP were asphyxia (n=99, 58.9%), low birth weight (n=61, 36.1%), prematurity (n=55, 32.5%), hyperbilirubinemia (n=16, 9.5%), meningitis (n=7, 4.1%), intracranial vascular processes (n=7, 4.2%), sepsis (n=6, 3.6%), hydrocephalus (n=5, 3%), genetic anom- alies (n=5, 3%), and hypoglycemia (n=1, 0.6%). No risk factors could be determined in eight (4.7%) cases. Imaging techniques (CT and/or MRI) showed encephalomala- cia, which was considered as the main finding of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, in 45 (26.6%) cases. Imaging results of 15 (8.9%) patients were normal. Conclusion: This study results showed that asphyxia, low birth weight, and prema- turity are the main reasons for the development of CP. Encephalomalacia is the most common imaging finding, but imaging may be also normal in some patients with CP.
Recurrent pericarditis caused by familial Mediterranean fever: A case report
Authors: KARAMAN Ali
Published: April 2021

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by clinically recurrent fever at- tacks and inflammation associated with serositis. The Mediterranean fever gene is found in 16p13.3 and its mutations are known to lead to FMF. Here, we present a patient with FMF and recurrent pericarditis who responded to colchicine treatment. Therefore, regular follow-up of FMF patients who are mutation carriers is important in terms of cardiovascular risk.
Post-Tridentine Catholic Piety and Forms of Devotional Practices in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Authors: Kaczor-Scheitler Katarzyna
Published: April 2021

Katarzyna Kaczor-Scheitler, PhD — assistant professor at the Department of Old Literature, Editing and Auxiliary Sciences at the University of Lodz. Author of books: Mistycyzm hiszpański w piśmiennictwie polskich karmelitanek XVII i XVIII wieku (Spanish Mysticism in the Literature of 17th and 18th-Century Polish Carmelites) (2005); Marianna Marchocka a św. Teresa z Avila (Marianna Marchocka and St. Theresa of Avila) (2009); Perswazja w wybranych medytacjach siedemnastowiecznych z klasztoru norbertanek na Zwierzyńcu (Persuasion in Selected 17th-Century Meditations from the Norbertine Monastery in Zwierzyniec) (2016). Co-editor of volumes of collected essays: Piśmiennictwo zakonne w dobie staropolskiej (Religious Writing in Old Poland) (2013) and Piotr Skarga — w czterechsetlecie śmierci (Piotr Skarga — on the 400th Anniversary of His Death) (2013). Author of works published in numerous conference proceedings and special volumes. Publishes her articles in Polish and foreign journals: “Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica”, “Analecta Praemonstratensia”, “Communio. Międzynarodowy Przegląd Teologiczny”, “Czytanie Literatury. Łódzkie Studia Literaturoznawcze”, “Pamiętnik Literacki”, “Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne. Seria Literacka”, “Poznańskie Studia Teologiczne”, “Prace Polonistyczne”, “Przegląd Powszechny”, “Respectus Philologicus”, “Ruch Literacki”, “Studia Monastica”, “Świat i Słowo”, “Świat Tekstów. Rocznik Słupski”, “Tematy i Konteksty”. Main areas of interest: old religious literature, especially occasional, ascetic-mystical and meditative literature.
Conceptualizing knowledge transfer as transformation and attunement
Authors: Dohn Nina Bonderup
Published: April 2021

This article articulates a new theory on the ontology of knowledge transfer. This involves the work of 1) showing that the question “what happens to knowledge in transfer across divergent contexts?” can be made sense of within a situative approach, 2) providing a new conceptualization of situated knowledge, 3) articulating transfer in terms of knowledge transformation and attunement, and 4) putting the issue of learning to transfer knowledge across divergent contexts (back) on the research agenda. The article builds on a view of knowledge as a unity of know-that, know-how, and know-of; which unity forms a practical embodied perspective with which the agent meets the world in interaction. It is argued that knowledge is situatedly realized in attunement to the requirements, possibilities, and restrictions of the concrete situation, as they dynamically unfold. A framework of context levels for analyzing requirements, possibilities, and restrictions (termed “situational characteristics”) is presented. The levels reflect that an activity will always engage with a domain, in a life-setting, taking place within a societal structure, making use of encompassing cultural practices. It is shown how differences in unities of situational characteristics necessitate the transformation of the knowledge perspective in attunement to the situational characteristics of the new context. Towards the end, it is pointed out how this conceptualization of knowledge transfer opens for research into designing and teaching for learning to transfer. Three recent projects are referenced as an illustration of the approach.
Kant on Moral Respect
Authors: Berg Anastasia
Published: April 2021

Kant’s account of the feeling of moral respect has notoriously puzzled interpreters: on the one hand, moral action is supposed to be autonomous and, in particular, free of the mediation of any feeling on the other hand, the subject’s grasp of the law somehow involves the feeling of moral respect. I argue that moral respect for Kant is not, pace both the ‘intellectualists’ and ‘affectivists,’ an effect of the determination of the will by the law – whether it be a mere effect or the motivating cause of action – but is instead identical to it. Drawing on Kant’s general account of feeling as the awareness of how representations and their objects harm or benefit our own powers, I argue that the identity between moral respect and the determination to action contains two elements. Moral respect is, first, a form of practical self-consciousness which constitutes the subject’s recognition of the moral law and thus of herself as intrinsically bound by it, i. e., as a moral agent. Second, respect is a capacity for receptive awareness of particular features of our environment as well as other persons insofar as they benefit and harm us as moral agents. Thereby moral respect affords us awareness in concreto of particular, morally-conditioned ends. In this way moral respect provides the key for a Kantian account of genuinely free practical receptivity.
Structural assessment of St. Charles hyperbolic paraboloid roof
Authors: Schultz Joshua A. , Henriksson Viktoria
Published: April 2021

At the time of completion in 1961, the roof of St. Charles Church became the largest unbalanced hyperbolic paraboloid structure in the United States and the only shell structure in Spokane, WA. Situated on an 8-acre site on the north side of the city, St. Charles is a modernist structure designed through partnership of Funk, Molander & Johnson engineers, architect William C. James and in consultation with Professor T.Y. Lin of the Structural Engineering Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. This asymmetric structure spans over 33.5 m (110 ft) and utilizes folded edge beams that taper from 1067 mm (42 in) at the base to a 76.2 mm (3 in) thickness at the topmost edge using regular strength reinforcing steel and concrete load carrying components. The novelty of the pre-stressed shell structure serves both architectural and structural design criteria by delivering a large, uninterrupted interior sanctuary space in materially and economically efficient manner. This structural assessment summarizes the roof’s historic design and construction according to the original construction documents, newspaper reports and historic photographs. The FEA is completed using UBC 1955 design loads and ACI 334 Concrete Shell Structures provisions.
Folklinguistic perceptions of Global Englishes among German learners of English
Authors: Meer Philipp , Hartmann Johanna , Rumlich Dominik
Published: April 2021

While recent research on English language teaching (ELT) in Germany has called for a more comprehensive representation of the diversity of English worldwide, learners’ perceptions of Global Englishes are currently underresearched despite their importance for a successful implementation of this change in ELT. The present paper analyzes 166 German secondary school students’ perceptions of Global Englishes, underlying cultural associations, and stereotypes. To this end, a perceptual dialect identification task, keyword association, and direct open questions were combined in a folklinguistic study. The results show that the informants consider British and American English as general standards and primarily associate English-speaking countries with Inner Circle varieties: British, American, and Australian English. British English is regarded as the default school reference norm, while American English is associated with dynamism and casualness. Furthermore, the students identify Indian and African English(es) as important Global Englishes. Their perceptions of these varieties are, however, less positive and seem to be influenced by cultural stereotypes, which might prompt them to perceive these varieties as funny or unintelligent. We suggest that learners’ existing knowledge of Global Englishes and explicit metalinguistic discussions of variation can be used as starting points to counteract such stereotypes.
On the regulator problem for linear systems over rings and algebras
Authors: Hermida-Alonso José Ángel , Carriegos Miguel V. , Sáez-Schwedt Andrés , Sánchez-Giralda Tomás
Published: April 2021

The regulator problem is solvable for a linear dynamical system

Σ

\Sigma

if and only if

Σ

\Sigma

is both pole assignable and state estimable. In this case,

Σ

\Sigma

is a canonical system (i.e., reachable and observable). When the ring

R

R

is a field or a Noetherian total ring of fractions the converse is true. Commutative rings which have the property that the regulator problem is solvable for every canonical system (RP-rings) are characterized as the class of rings where every observable system is state estimable (SE-rings), and this class is shown to be equal to the class of rings where every reachable system is pole-assignable (PA-rings) and the dual of a canonical system is also canonical (DP-rings).
On the acoustic transparency of perforated metal plates facing a porous fibrous material
Authors: Borelli Davide , Schenone Corrado
Published: April 2021

Thin impervious layers, cloths or perforated plates are usually utilized with fibrous absorbing materials in order to avoid small particles, coming from deterioration over time or from flow abrasive effect, becoming dislodged and polluting the environment. These protective facings are to be carefully considered and analyzed, since they can affect the acoustical behavior of the “backing” material. This study addresses this issue through an experimental survey and a theoretical analysis using the Transfer Matrix Method (TMM). Experiments have been performed in the frequency range 160–2,500 Hz, analyzing the different behaviors due to multiple combinations of percentage of open area and air gap between perforated facing and absorbing material. Experimental data have shown a marked effect of the percentage of perforation, at least up to a threshold value of 20%, whereas the air gap slightly affected the acoustic behavior of the covered absorbing material. The TMM was applied to the tested faced absorbing system, and experimental and theoretical results were compared, showing the good accuracy of the model. Several geometrical configurations were then modeled through TMM and the possibility of using this method in order to assess the acoustic transparency of perforated metal plates was assessed.
Investigation of Dominant States in Dielectronic Recombination Rates for Fe-Ions
Authors: Ramadan H. , Khazbak A. , Moussa Ali H.
Published: April 2021

Dielectronic recombination (DR) cross sections and rate coefficients are calculated for the isonuclear sequence FeZ+, with Z = 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, and 16, in which L-shell (2p-) excitations are involved during the initial capture. Most of the dominant transitions with Δn ≠ 0, using angular momentum average (AMA) approximation, are considered. It is found that the states 3pnd and 3dnd contribute most to the rate coefficients. In addition, the rates are found to increase with increasing number of electrons in the ion, (i. e. as Z decreases). Moreover, the rate coefficients, αDR, for the studied ions are found to peak around the same energy (kT = 30 Ry). A semi-empirical formula for the total rates α is obtained for the 2p-excitation with Δn ≠ 0 in the case of FeZ+ ions. On comparing both results, the explicit calculations and the results obtained from the semiempirical formula, good agreement is found. The available results for αDR may be considered as a database for future comparison with experimental and theoretical calculations. Comparison of our results with other results show the effect of the empirical rate formula.
First principles study of the structural, electronic, optical and thermodynamic properties of cubic quaternary Al
x
In1−x
P
y
Bi1−y
alloys
Authors: Abdiche Ahmed , Guemou M’hamed , Moussa Rabah , Soyalp Fethi , Khenata Rabah
Published: April 2021

The non-relativistic full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP LAPW) method was applied to investigate the structural, electronic, optical and thermodynamic properties of (ZB)-AlP, AlBi, InP and InBi compounds and their ternary Al
x
In1−x
P, Al
x
In1−x
Bi, AlP
x
Bi1−x
and InP
x
Bi1−x
and the ordered Al
x
In1−x
P
y
Bi1−y
quaternary alloys. For the exchange-correlation potential, the LDA, GGA and WC-GGA have been used to calculate structural parameters. The TB-mBJ approximation was used to compute the band structures. Our results for binary compound agree well with available data found in literature. The lattice constants and the bulk modulus versus compositions x and y deviate from the linearity. All quaternary alloys are semiconductors with direct band gap with the exception for Al0.25In0.75P0.25Bi0.75 and Al0.25In0.75P0.50Bi0.50, which exhibit a half metallic character (the band gap tends to zero). Furthermore, the optical properties such as the dielectric constants, refractive index, absorption, reflectivity and the energy loss have been calculated and analysed in the energy range varying from 0 to 14 eV. At the end, we have investigated some thermodynamic properties, where the lattice constants, the Debye temperature θ
D, the heat capacity C
V and the entropy S were carried out, plotted and discussed.
Fragility and Resilience: Church History and Myth in Nineteenth-Century Ethiopia
Authors: Tegegne Habtamu M.
Published: April 2021

The growth of a myth of ancient origins pertaining to the church and monastery of Märṭulä Maryam and the exploration of its content and context form the central focus of this study. Material related to the church’s apparent ancient origin provides appropriate data through which to illustrate at once the themes of historical fragility and resilience. Märṭulä Maryam consolidated its mythical history by suppressing the memory of its actual founder, thus altering the tradition of the church itself. This study will demonstrate that efforts to completely erase the memory of Märṭulä Maryam’s founder and its original history were wholly in vain. Such acts of suppression inevitably leave indelible traces of the true past, not to mention the fact that its actual history is well secured within the records of other Ethiopian churches, as well as in those of Märṭulä Maryam itself.
Proverbs in Language Teaching: Using the Example of Let’s Speak Tigrinya (2018)
Authors: Busau Filip
Published: April 2021

Proverbs have been used in language teaching for centuries. Nowadays, language learners associate mastery of this traditionally oral genre to a certain level of fluency and regard it as an access key to a deeper understanding of the native speakers’ culture. The recently released Tǝgrǝñña coursebook Let’s Speak Tigrinya (2018) contains almost fifty proverbs, and provides students with an insight into this old and rich tradition. However, owing to the lack of commentary or translation, the paper here seeks to compensate for this deficiency. In comparison with several Tǝgrǝñña proverb collections, it becomes apparent that the expressions listed in the textbook are common in Eritrea as well as in the Tǝgray region, in several alternative variations, some of which have been attested to in earlier European research works. A few examples even have an Amharic equivalent. The proverbs focused on here cover a wide range of both grammatical and everyday life topics and should be implemented in a more effective manner than the textbook provides. However, due to the lack of translations and occasional misprints, their accessibility is radically reduced and of little use for the individual language learner unassisted by a classroom situation.
Henri Médard, Marie-Laure Derat, Thomas Vernet, and Marie Pierre Ballarin, eds, Traites et esclavages en Afrique orientale et dans l’Océan Indien, Esclavages
Authors: Bonacci Giulia
Published: April 2021

Book Review
Tsehai Berhane-SelassieEthiopian Warriorhood: Defence, Land & Society 1800–1941
Authors: Tafla Bairu
Published: April 2021

Book Review
Gərma Awgəččäw Dämmäqä, ቋንቋና ነገድ በኢትዮጵያ, I: የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ ማንነትና ቅድመታሪክ (ከቋንቋ አንፃር)
Authors: Bulakh Maria
Published: April 2021

Book Review
Felix Girke, Sophia Thubauville, and Wolbert Smidt, eds, Anthropology as Homage: Festschrift for Ivo Strecker
Authors: Dohrmann Alke
Published: April 2021

Book Review
Getatchew Haile, The Ethiopian Orthodox Church’s Tradition on the Holy Cross
Authors: Valieva Nafisa
Published: April 2021

Book Review
Ethiopian Refugees in Kenya c.1937–1941: A Note on the Photo Collection at the Kenyan National Archive
Authors: Meckelburg Alexander
Published: April 2021

The Kenya National Archives in Nairobi hosts a large collection of photos of British refugee camps taken during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia. This brief overview of the collection does not endeavour to analyse this little-known aspect of Ethiopian history but to introduce the photo collection as a possible tool to assess the history of migration and refuge in this part of the world.
Michela Gaudiello and Paul A. Yule, eds, Mifsas Baḥri:a Late Aksumite Frontier Community in the Mountains of Southern Tigray, Survey, Excavations and Analysis, 2013–16
Authors: Sernicola Luisa
Published: April 2021

Book Review
In memoriam Rita Pankhurst (1927–2019)
Authors: Bekele Shiferaw
Published: April 2021

Obituary
The north-easternmost record of a Central Asian funnelweb spider, Coelotes turkestanicus Ovtchinnikov, 1999 (Araneae, Agelenidae)
Authors: A. Fomichev Alexander
Published: April 2021

The first record of the funnelweb spider Coelotes turkestanicus Ovtchinnikov, 1999 from the eastern Kazakhstan is presented. This species was previously known from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan, and the Orenburg Oblast of Russia. The new record is located approximately 500 km northeast from the closest known locality of the species in southern Kazakhstan. A redescription, digital photographs, and a distribution map are provided.
Resumen en extenso: Desempeño biológico y utilización de alimento de juveniles de lisa (Mugil cephalus) alimentados con efluentes de cultivo de camarón blanco (L. vannamei)
Authors: Coloquio de Nutrigenómica y Biotecnología Acuícola CONYBA
Published: April 2021

Memorias del 3er Coloquio de Nutrigenómica y Biotecnología Acuícola 2020
Tracks on Repeat
Authors: Williams Britton
Published: April 2021

At the time of this writing, the world is in the throes of a global pandemic. COVID-19 has reached every corner of the world. The impact has been devastating across individual and collective contexts. This autoethnographic poessay is a creative exploration of a Black woman’s experience(s) of living in and through COVID-19 and enduring racial oppression. It weaves between time, space and place recognizing the interconnectedness of the personal, professional, and social-cultural. This piece intentionally amplifies, and grapples with, emergent and conflicting tensions without seeking to resolve them.
Interview Transcript of Black Music Matters and The Black Messiah Album
Authors: Dunn Adrian , Gipson Leah , Norris Marisol
Published: April 2021

In an audio interview, Adrian Dunn, discusses his album, The Black Messiah, with Leah Gipson and Marisol Norris. As a commentary on religious life in the U.S., the music was initially performed the year that Donald Trump was elected president in resistance to dominant, white Christian nationalism and hate speech. Dunn sought to preserve this history in an album. Dunn explains that The Black Messiah affirms Black liberation and justice, and situates responsibility with all persons as the work of a shared humanity. The discussion reflects on American musical traditions, narratives, Black spirituality, and an integral relationship between music and freedom.
Feasibility study of the construction of foundations with a convex upward curved shape of the contact surface
Authors: Tsygankova Maria
Published: April 2021

In the article the comparison of the two technologies of foundations: the traditional technology of cast-in-situ solid slab Foundation and the alternative technology foundations with the upward-convex curved shape of the contact surface. The foundation with an upward curved contact surface is a geometrically complex structure consisting of monolithic belts (support contours), united by flat cylindrical shells convex upwards with respect to the ground, made along the curved surface of the soil mass with an undisturbed natural structure. Due to the joint work of monolithic belts and a reinforced concrete shell located in the span of the foundation, made along the curved contact surface of the ground mass, this foundation structure is an alternative to a solid slab foundation. When the support contours are drained under load, the reinforcement of the shell is tensioned, the soil under the shell is compressed and thus the soil is involved in the work, which allows increasing the strength characteristics of the foundation and reducing the overall draft of the building. The author of the article describes the structural and technological features of this type of foundation. Due to the complex geometric shape of the foundation under study, the total labor costs and the duration of the work increase in the construction practice. As part of the study, two types of foundations were compared according to technological and economic indicators, using the example with the specified geometric parameters. As a result of the obtained data, an increase in labor costs for performing manual molding of the soil mass and the device of a monolithic convex up shell of the foundation in comparison with the traditional technology of the device of a solid slab foundation was revealed. But at the same time, a reduction in direct costs by 30 % was revealed in the construction of a band-shell foundation, due to a reduction in the consumption of steel and concrete, which determines the effectiveness of this type of foundation and expands its scope in the construction of buildings and structures.
COVID-19: comments on official social network of the Ministry of Health about action Brazil Count on Me
Authors: Galindo Neto Nelson Miguel , Sá Guilherme Guarino de Moura , Pereira Juliana de Castro Nunes , Barbosa Luciana Uchôa , Henriques Amanda Haissa Barros , Barros Lívia Moreira
Published: April 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: To unveil the content of comments in official posts calling from the Ministry of Helth, calling for health professionals to confront COVID-19. Method: Qualitative study, carried out with 2823 comments, obtained from the virtual access to the Ministry of Health's social networks on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For textual corpus processing, used or software Interface R analyzes Multidimensional Texts and Questionnaires and performs a multivariate analysis by Descending Hierarchical Classification. Results: Five categories were included: "difficulties in the training stages", "aspects involved in the summons", "working conditions without facing the pandemic", "mandatory capacity x possible summons", "visibility and valorization of dentistry in combating the pandemic” COVID-19". Conclusion: Comments contemplated professionals or access to training, remuneration and working conditions, mandatory training, possibility of calling for action on the front line without fighting COVID-19 and claiming greater appreciation of dentistry.
Пассивные и безличные грамматические конструкции в когнитивно-лингвистическом аспекте
Authors: Савицкая Е. В.
Published: April 2021

В статье рассматривается зависимость между морфосинтаксическими свойствами языка и менталитетом народа. В частности, подвергается критике известный тезис, согласно которому личные конструкции и частое употребление форм активного залога свидетельствуют об активности и инициативности носителей языка, тогда как регулярное использование безличных конструкций и пассивного залога – показатель пассивной жизненной позиции и фатализма носителей языка. Доказывается, что такой корреляции не существует. Отмечается, что на предыдущих этапах развития языкознания грамматические факты объяснялись типологическими свойствами языков, но ныне появилась тенденция искать для них экстралингвистические (этнопсихологические и этнокультурные) причины. Показано: беда этих выводов и культурных параллелей состоит в том, что они имеют слабую доказательную базу. Их обоснование строится на том, что в английском языке существует много личных конструкций с подлежащим в номинативе, и это якобы свидетельствует, что англосаксы активны, ответственны, рациональны и способны контролировать свои ментальные состояния, в отличие от тех народов, в чьих языках есть много конструкций без подлежащего в номинативе. Ошибка состоит в смешении номинатива и общего падежа и в убеждении, что личное подлежащее всегда выражает агенс. Автор опровергает этот тезис и доказывает существование корреляции между строем языка и стратегиями языкового мышления. Исследование проведено на материале английского и русского языков.
Системные отношения в терминологии миротворческой деятельности ООН
Authors: Акимов Д. Л.
Published: April 2021

В статье рассматриваются особенности формирования специальной лексики миротворческой деятельности ООН через призму отношений системы терминов миротворческой деятельности и терминологий других направлений деятельности (военной, дипломатической, юридической и др.). Рассмотрены различные подходы к понятию «термин», на основании которых предпринята попытка сформулировать определение, отражающее специфику конкретного вида профессиональной деятельности. Целью исследования является формирование представления о языке для специальных целей миротворческой деятельности ООН. Предметом исследования является термин как основная лексическая единица языка для специальных целей миротворческой деятельности ООН. Предпринята попытка классификации терминов миротворческой терминосистемы и сравнения их значений с терминами из других терминологий. В статье делается вывод о том, что термины, заимствованные из различных терминологий, включаются в тесные системные отношения внутри языка для специальных целей миротворческой деятельности, при этом принимают значения, необходимые для функционирования в данном виде профессиональной деятельности, тем самым формируют новый понятийный аппарат.
Лингвокультурные реалии и их роль в репрезентации текстовой информации (на материале романа Г. Ш. Яхиной «Дети мои»)
Authors: Арзямова О. В.
Published: April 2021

В статье рассматриваются способы репрезентации различных лингвокультурных реалий в романе Г. Ш. Яхиной «Дети мои». Реалии зависят от контекстуального окружения и связаны с содержательными типами текстовой информации. Основная задача исследования заключается в анализе особенностей и закономерностей специфических языковых единиц, наиболее значимых для адекватного восприятия культурно маркированного текста, и определяется необходимостью разработки концепции художественной реалии. В структуре лексического значения языковых единиц наличие культурной составляющей по-прежнему относится к вопросам дискуссионного характера. Актуальность анализа реалий как средств фиксации этнокультурной памяти определяется необходимостью изучения кода культуры как отражения менталитета, системы понятий и ценностей определенного этноса. Реалии, взаимодействуя с другими языковыми средствами, обогащаясь контекстуальным окружением, могут быть как явными, так и скрытыми носителями специфической информации. Относительные, или скрытые реалии, проявляют свои лингвокультурные возможности только в контексте, они связаны с рядом текстовых ассоциаций, которые помогают расшифровать их культурный код и верно интерпретировать передаваемую информацию. В результате исследования было выявлено, что в романе Г. Ш. Яхиной «Дети мои» активно функционируют природно-географические реалии, антропонимы, бытовые реалии, реалии так называемого «культурного фонда», реалии ведущих национальных концептов, а также исторические и общественно-политические реалии. Культурные элементы лексических единиц анализируются с целью определения типа передаваемой текстовой информации: концептуальной, фактической и эстетической. Концептуальная информация культурного характера напрямую связана с репрезентацией в тексте системообразующего концепта Гнаденталь, который организуется посредством лексем, обозначающих реалии немецкого этноса. Фактическая информация, передаваемая в тексте, прямо и опосредованно связана с историческими реалиями, фактами и событиями, в которых находит отражение художественная картина мира автора, репрезентируется авторская позиция и идеология. Эстетическая информация формируется в результате взаимодействия «культурного кода» текста с реалиями «культурного фонда», представленными в виде литературных и фольклорных персонажей, названий произведений и/или посредством аллюзий и реминисценций, ассоциативной связи с различными прецедентными источниками. Результаты данного исследования могут быть применены в дальнейшей работе с культурно и национально-маркированной лексикой, в том числе и в переводческом аспекте. Перспективным также видится изучение способов и приемов передачи культурно-специфической информации в литературно-художественном дискурсе.
Локализация веб-сайтов в перспективе экокогнитивной транслатологии (на материале сайтов российских компаний)
Authors: Чистова Е. В.
Published: April 2021

Статья посвящена актуальной в современном переводоведении теме –локализации российских веб-сайтов для выхода на международные рынки. В качестве эмпирического материала используются русскоязычные и локализованные на разные языки сайты российских компаний, продвигающих свою продукцию на международные рынки. Целью статьи является описание лингвистических, когнитивных, прагматических, культурологических, технологических и других особенностей адаптации российских сайтов под требования потенциальных потребителей. На этой основе автор устанавливает дифференцирующие признаки понятий локализации и межъязыковой локализации, преломляя тем самым последнюю в плоскость переводоведческих и межкультурных исследований. В статье поднимается проблема теоретического подхода к переводу и локализации веб-сайтов как мультимодальных, или креолизованных, текстов. Поскольку данный вид переводческих услуг выполняется одновременно несколькими специалистами – переводчиками, локализаторами, дизайнерами, маркетологами, программистами и т. д., а также по причине мультимодального представления материала и специфического восприятия контента сайта целевыми реципиентами, автором предлагается новый экокогнитивный подход в переводоведении, базирующийся на идеях теории распределенного познания, когнитивной экологии и китайской экотранслатологии. Данный подход позволяет использовать экохолистическое видение переводчиком ситуации на макроуровне, приводящее к когнитивной гармонии единого коллективного прагматического замысла. В исследовании применяются методы: целевой выборки, сравнительно-сопоставительного анализа, а также комплексный анализ на уровне семантики, стилистики и прагматики рассматриваемых мультимодальных фрагментов. В результате исследования были установлены основные принципы успешной локализации, начиная с изменений структурного элемента хедера сайта, пересмотра рубрикации основных разделов и заканчивая непосредственно репрезентацией контента для иноязычных пользователей. В описываемом контексте автором также вводится новое понятие конвертирования контента, определяющееся переводческим приемом модификации как формально-графической структуры текста, так и его смысловой составляющей с учетом требований конечного потребителя.
Исследование корреляции между акцентными характеристиками и морфемным составом русского глагола
Authors: Стародубцева Ю. А.
Published: April 2021

В статье рассматриваются акцентологические характеристики морфем русских глаголов. Цель работы заключается в проверке гипотезы совпадения предсказуемого места ударения с реальным. Источником для анализа материала послужил Большой русский морфемный словарь А. А. Кретова объемом более 165 000 слов. Выбор объекта исследования объясняется концепцией словаря. БРуМС – это словарь морфемного членения, базирующегося на принципах этимологической транскрипции. С помощью «Грамматического словаря русского языка» описаны схемы ударения и наиболее значимые морфемы с маркировками 16 789 глаголов русского языка. В работе показано, что 77 схем ударения из предложенных А. А. Зализняком используется для описания глаголов русского языка. Из них лишь 14 схем ударения обладают высокой активностью, а 63 схемы ударения описывают минимальное количество морфем русского глагола. Данные, полученные в работе, позволяют исследовать корреляцию между акцентными характеристиками и морфемным составом глагола. Такой анализ эффективен для работы с такими переменными, как морфемы и схемы ударения глаголов. В работе получен высокий коэффициент корреляции, который составляет приблизительно 93 %. В статье делается вывод о том, что техника акцентных маркировок действительно является продуктивной и применимой для морфем, представленных этимологической транскрипцией в БРуМСе.
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Authors: Харченко В. К.
Published: April 2021

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Teachers’ Perception about English as a Medium of Instructions: Evidence from the Government Higher Secondary Schools of Sindh, Pakistan
Authors: Mukhtar Abul Ala , Sahito Zafarullah , Siddiqui Abida
Published: April 2021

This case study inquires the perceptions and experiences of teachers about the English as a medium of instructions at government higher secondary schools of Warah city of Sindh, Pakistan. It witnesses that a large chunk of the population is diversified to use their provincial or regional languages as destined by socio-political heritage. Because English was remained a paramount part of educational context in Pakistan during British rule. In Sindh, students learn English from their teachers at their schools, who by no means really acquire the required proficiency in the English language. The research design undertaken was qualitative in nature and revolved around the semi structured interviews. English as a medium of instruction has a daunting and remarkable role to set to be set up across the globe. The mother tongue has the supreme role to play in the organized system of social institutions, which has massive resources of linguistics pouring down to the common people in the forms of superb streams of dialects with definite code of syntax, semantics and pragmatism. The extra reading materials with the support of technology, the English lessons can play a pivotal role to give internalization and adaptation of English language as a medium of instruction.
Linguistic Features and Patterns of Texting: Results of a Case Study at an Indian University
Authors: Ali Jamal Kaid Mohammed , Hasnain S. Imtiaz , Beg M. Salim
Published: April 2021

The main objective of the present study is to explore the linguistic features which characterize English used by texters. It also aims to investigate if texting follows any specific pattern. As this study aimed to investigate the linguistic features of texting and their impact on the structure of Standard English, the data of the study were collected from a sample of ninety students. The morphosyntactic elements, phonological elements and code mixing elements were linguistically analyzed separately, providing some examples from the data collected for the study. Although punctuation has been discussed under both morphosyntax and phonology, its significant presence in the data prompted us to look into the pragma-semantic elements in the use of punctuation by the texters. Five sent emails, five sent SMS and five sent Facebook chats from each of the respondents were collected to test the linguistic features of texting. SMS are more deviated from Standard English than Facebook chat texts in some cases such as deletion of subject and deletion of punctuation. It is found out that email texts were less deviated from Standard English than SMS and Facebook chat texts. It was found out that the respondents deviated from the Standard English in all the aspects which were examined, i.e. in morphosyntactic and phonological structures, which indicated that it could be a threat to Standard English. This study proved that texting followed some patterns in some cases but it was randomly used in other cases and it is difficult to control and find fixed patterns followed.