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Legalitas Penggunaan Tanda Tangan Digital Dalam Akta Notaris Berdasarkan Hukum Positif di Indonesia
Authors: Salsabila Praptika Nurul Tsany , Patras Graciella
Published: February 2023

Kemajuan teknologi meningkatkan inovasi dalam menggunakan teknologi untuk mempermudah mobilitas berbagai aspek kehidupan, khususnya bagi para praktisi hukum dalam hal ini notaris untuk memanfaatkan kemajuan teknologi yang ada dalam melaksanakan perannya pada pembuatan akta notaris dan dalam melegalisasi transaksi elektronik. Hal ini dikenal dengan istilah cyber notary. Pembuatan akta notaris berpedoman pada Undang - Undang Nomor 30 Tahun 2004 jo Undang – Undang Nomor 2 Tahun 2014 tentang Jabatan Notaris , namun peraturan mengenai Cyber notary secara khusus belum diatur dalam Undang-Undang. Cyber notary memungkinkan pembuatan akta secara konvensional menjadi digital melalui media elektronik, termasuk juga dalam hal tanda tangan untuk legalisasi hukum. Ketentuan dan keabsahan penggunaan tanda tangan elektronik tercantum dalam Undang - Undang Nomor11 tahun 2008 yang kemudian diubah menjadi Undang-Undang Nomor 19 Tahun 2016 tentang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik (UU ITE). Pengaturan mengenai tanda tangan elektronik sebelum berlakunya Undang - Undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik (UU ITE) dapat ditemukan di dalam Pasal 10 ayat (6) Undang - Undang Nomor 40 Tahun 2007 tentang Perseroan Terbatas (UUPT). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui legalitas dari penggunaan tanda tangan digital dalam pembuatan akta notaris, di mana akta notaris tersebut harus memiliki kekuatan pembuktian yang kuat sesuai dengan peraturan yang berlaku. Dalam penelitian ini, metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian yuridis normatif yang dilakukan menggunakan pendekatan konseptual dan pendekatan Undang-Undang sebagai upaya dalam mengumpulkan data yang dibutuhkan terkait dengan legalitas penggunaan tanda tangan digital pada akta notaris. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa peraturan tentang tanda tangan digital pada UUPT bertentangan dengan peraturan dalam UU ITE dan UUJN, sehingga penggunaan tanda tangan digital dalam pembuatan akta dinilai belum memberikan suatu kepastian hukum.
Nabi Muhammad Sebagai Figur Teladan Para Pendidik
Authors: Sulistyani Anjar , Triyoga Bambang
Published: February 2023

Para sahabat utama menempatkan Nabi Muhammad tidak hanya sebagai Nabi dan Utusan Allah tetapi juga pemimpin sekaligus guru kehidupan mereka yang harus ditaati dan diikuti sepanjang hayatnya. Abu Bakar as-Shiddiq, sahabat terdekatnya, mengatakan “aku tidak membuang apapun dari semua hal yang telah dilakukan oleh Rasulullah, karena aku khawatir bila aku membuangnya aku akan tersesat.
The Right to Freedom of Expression on Social Media in the Perspective of Human Rights and Islam
Authors: Ahmad Pendi , Anggraeni RR Dewi
Published: February 2023

Freedom of expression is one of the human rights (HAM) that is still often violated. Until now, there are still many people who do not respect and respect one's right to freedom of expression. The purpose of this study is to protect the right to freedom of expression on social media under Law on Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) and the right to freedom of expression on social media from the perspective of human rights (HAM) and Islam. The method used in this research is normative legal research or instructional research. The results of the research obtained are that the protection of freedom of expression has not received adequate protection in Law No. 19 of 2016 amending Law No. 11 of 2008 on Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE). In this ITE Act there is only one article provision related to the right to freedom of expression through internet media, in this case social media, namely Article 27(3). The right to freedom of expression in social media belongs to the first generation of rights from a human rights perspective, which are identical to a person's civil, political and religious rights, save for a personality right that requires their fulfilment and protection.Keywords: Right to Freedom, Opinion, Islam AbstrakKebebasan berpendapat merupakan salah satu Hak Asasi Manusia (HAM) yang masih sering di langgar. Sampai saat ini, masih banyak orang yang belum menghargai dan menghormati hak kebebasan berpendapat seseorang. Tujuan dilakukan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui perlindungan atas hak kebebasan berpendapat di media sosial yang diatur dalam Undang-Undang tentang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik (ITE) dan untuk mengetahui hak kebebasan berpendapat di media sosial dalam perspektif Hak Asasi Manusia (HAM) dan Islam. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian yuridis normatif atau penelitian doktrinal (doctrinal research). Hasil penelitian yang didapatkan yaitu perlindungan kebebasan berpendapat dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 19 Tahun 2016 Tentang Perubahan Atas Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2008 Tentang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik (ITE) belum mendapat perlindungan sebagaimana mestinya. Dalam Undang-Undang ITE ini, hanya terdapat satu ketentuan pasal yang berkaitan dengan hak kebebasan menyatakan pendapat melalui media internet dalam hal ini media sosial, yaitu dalam Pasal 27 ayat (3). Hak kebebasan berpendapat di media sosial dalam perspektif Hak Asasi Manusia, merupakan bagian dari hak generasi pertama yang identik dengan hak sipil, politik, beragama seseorang selain sebagai hak pribadi yang menuntut pemenuhan serta perlindungannya.Kata Kunci: Hak Kebebasan, Berpendapat, Islam
Remote Patient Monitoring for Patients with Heart Failure: Sex- and Race-based Disparities and Opportunities
Authors: Mastoris Ioannis , DeFilippis Ersilia M , Martyn Trejeeve , Morris Alanna A , Van Spall Harriette GC , Sauer Andrew J
Published: February 2023

Remote patient monitoring (RPM), within the larger context of telehealth expansion, has been established as an effective and safe means of care for patients with heart failure (HF) during the recent pandemic. Of the demographic groups, female patients and black patients are under-enrolled relative to disease distribution in clinical trials and are under-referred for RPM, including remote haemodynamic monitoring, cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), wearables and telehealth interventions. The sex- and race-based disparities are multifactorial: stringent clinical trial inclusion criteria, distrust of the medical establishment, poor access to healthcare, socioeconomic inequities, and lack of diversity in clinical trial leadership. Notwithstanding addressing the above factors, RPM has the unique potential to reduce disparities through a combination of implicit bias mitigation and earlier detection and intervention for HF disease progression in disadvantaged groups. This review describes the uptake of remote haemodynamic monitoring, CIEDs and telehealth in female patients and black patients with HF, and discusses aetiologies that may contribute to inequities and strategies to promote health equity.
Attitudes, perceptions, and trends of honey consumption in Portugal
Authors: Mata F. , dos-Santos M.
Published: February 2023

The research aim was to evaluate the Portuguese honey consumers’ profile, their attitudes, perceptions, and trends towards the product, production, and consumption, to allow the development of marketing strategies. With this purpose, a questionnaire was developed in accordance with the Ajzen's Planned Behaviour Theory and was then completed by 784 interviewees to retrieve quantitative and qualitative data. These included demographic, consumption pattern, and behavioural pattern variables collected in a Likert scale. Spearman correlations were performed between ordinal and continuous variables, and chi-squared tests of independency applied to contingency tables between nominal variables. A positive correlation was found between age and frequency of purchasing. Men consume honey more frequently than women. Portuguese honey has a good reputation, and it is preferred in relation to imported honey. The Portuguese consumer is not completely aware of the different floral characteristics of honey, other hive products, and positive externalities associated with beekeeping. By filling the marketing gap identified, production and consumption of honey could be increased in Portugal. Marketing campaigns promoting the health benefits of honey and other hive products, as well as the externalities of beekeeping may be advantageous.
A dama fatal: uma análise sobre narrativas de Bethe Correia na série documental Mulheres na Luta
Authors: Santos Tarcyanie Cajueiro
Published: February 2023

O artigo reflete sobre a representação do gênero feminino na série documental Mulheres na luta. Objetiva compreender a construção dos sentidos sobre os quais a concepção de gênero aparece no documentário. A análise está centrada no modo como as relações de gênero são construídas pelas atletas ao narrarem suas vidas a partir de um esporte de combate. O corpus recai sobre a lutadora brasileira de MMA (sigla em inglês para Artes Marciais Mistas) Bethe Correia, quinto episódio da série. O referencial teórico-metodológico se apoia em análises de narrativas e no conceito de gênero em uma perspectiva pós-estruturalista. O episódio constrói uma narrativa na qual a protagonista – Bethe Correia – desafia fronteiras binárias de gênero; porém, ainda reafirma as convenções de gênero informadas pela matriz heterossexual, buscando se encaixar no padrão hegemônico de beleza feminina.
Physical and biological processes at the Middle Atlantic Bight shelf-break front
Authors:   , Hirzel Andrew
Published: February 2023

The Middle Atlantic Bight (MAB) is a highly productive ecosystem, supporting several economically important commercial fisheries. Chlorophyll enhancement at the MAB shelf-break front has been observed only intermittently, despite numerous studies that suggest persistent upwelling at the front. High resolution cross-frontal transect crossings were collected from three two-week cruises in April 2018, May 2019, and July 2019. Chapter 2 focused on applying a novel method of classifying planktonic images taken by a Video Plankton Recorder to enable processing of the large volumes of data collected with the instrument. Chapter 3 investigated cross-frontal trends by temporally averaging in both Eulerian and frontally-aligned coordinates. For April 2018, transient chlorophyll enhancement was seen at the front in individual transects and within the frontally-aligned mean transect, but not within the Eulerian mean transect. The Eulerian mean for May 2019 showed chlorophyll enhancement as a result of frontal eddies, which were further explored in chapter 4. No frontal enhancement was observed in July 2019. The frontal eddies observed in May 2019 were simulated using an idealized model, which showed that upwelling occurred within both of the frontal eddies, despite having opposite rotational directions. This result was consistent with nutrient enhancement observed within the centers of both eddies. Biological enhancement within each eddy was observed, which may have been a result of advection from source waters and/or a local response to upwelled nutrients. The influence of frontal variability and frontal eddies on nutrients and plankton at the front argues for the necessity for 3-D models to fully explain frontal behavior and its effects on biological responses.
Prevalence of Self-Reported Kidney Disease in Older Adults by Sexual Orientation: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Analysis (2014–2019)
Authors: Chandra Meghana , Hertel Mollie , Cahill Sean , Sakaguchi Kevin , Khanna Saumya , Mitra Shimontini , Luke Jordi , Khau Meagan , Mirabella Jack , Cropper Avareena
Published: February 2023

Significance Statement

Studies discusses CKD disparities by age, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomics. However, despite well-documented disparities in CKD risk factors in LGBT+ adults, limited literature addresses CKD prevalence in this population. This analysis uses Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2014–2019) data to compare self-reported kidney disease prevalence in LGBT+ older adults (older than 50 years) with their heterosexual peers. Our findings indicate that LGBT+ older adults have higher rates of self-reported kidney disease and a higher incidence of CKD risks including smoking, activity limitations, adverse health outcomes, and limited access to health care, housing, and employment. These results support increasing access to screening for CKD risk factors, providing culturally responsive health care, and addressing societal drivers of vulnerability in older LGBT+ adults.

Background

Existing research documents disparities in CKD by age, race and ethnicity, and access to health care. However, research on CKD in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT+) older adults, despite their higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, smoking, and alcohol use, is limited.

Methods

Pooled data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2014–2019) for 22,114 LGBT+ adults and 748,963 heterosexuals aged 50 and older were used to estimate the prevalence of self-reported kidney disease. Logistic regressions were used to compare older adults by sexual orientation.

Results

Older LGBT+ men (adjusted odds ratio=1.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09–1.54) were more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to report kidney disease, after controlling for sociodemographic factors, health behaviors, access to health care, and self-reported coronary heart disease, HIV, and diabetes; LGBT+ men and women also reported higher incidences of known risk factors for CKD. For example, both LGBT+ men (odds ratio [OR]=1.39; [95% CI], 1.26–1.54) and LGBT+ women (OR=1.39; [95% CI], 1.25–1.55) were more likely to be smokers and have a higher incidence of activity limitations, adverse health outcomes, and limited access to health care, housing, and employment.

Conclusion

These results support increasing access to screenings for CKD risk factors, providing preventative education and culturally responsive and affirming care, and addressing other societal drivers of vulnerability in older LGBT+ adults. The findings also support the value of interventions that address the interaction between CKD risk factors and the social marginalization that older LGBT+ adults experience.
Hacia nuevos modelos de atención en centros de larga estancia de personas mayores, reflexiones post pandemia
Authors: Dosil Díaz Carlos , Bugallo Carrera César , Gandoy Crego Manuel
Published: February 2023

Con la llegada de la pandemia de la Covid-19 los modelos de atención residencial a personas en situación de dependencia, en particular en los centros de larga estancia, han estado en el centro del debate. La población mayor, en general, y en particular, los mayores institucionalizados, fueron los más afectados por la pandemia. Estos hechos derivados de la pandemia, conjuntamente con el cambio en el perfil de los usuarios, hacen necesaria la creación de nuevos modelos que sitúen a la persona mayor en el centro de la atención y asistencia. Objetivo: Poner de manifiesto las debilidades y fortalezas de los modelos de atención residenciales y, conocer el grado de preparación que disponen para enfrentarse a la implantación de estos nuevos modelos. Metodología: La metodología es cualitativa a través de recogida de información mediante entrevistas, observación de trabajadores y usuarios de diferentes centros, además de llevar a cabo una revisión bibliográfica. Resultados: Los resultados se estructuran en 4 dimensiones y 22 categorías en las que se recogen las respuestas de los 30 participantes. Conclusiones: Los centros que han sido objeto de estudio tratan de potenciar la autonomía e independencia de los usuarios aun cuando son conscientes de las deficiencias actuales y se esfuerzan por adaptarse a las características de un modelo más centrado en la persona.
Reticências: desenho metodológico de uma ferramenta diagnóstica e pedagógica promoção da segurança na criança
Authors: Lopes Elisabete , Caçador Anastácio Zélia
Published: February 2023

A questão dos abusos infantis são um problema de saúde pública e por isso necessita de ser estudado de forma consciente e ponderada. A literatura especializada, além de definir o tema e os seus constructos, evidencia a importância de se conceberem ferramentas aliadas a políticas públicas de proteção e segurança. Reticências foi projetado em respeito pelo 16. Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável - Paz, Justiça e Instituições Eficazes – e, por isso, é um projeto de inovação social, delineado de forma a dar resposta a necessidades e problemas sociais a propósito desta problemática. Este projeto partiu do problema do abuso infantil, do ponto de vista sistémico, de forma a alcançar o objetivo de criar um instrumento que servisse de diagnóstico e ao mesmo tempo tivesse um caracter pedagógico. Procede-se a uma revisão narrativa da literatura, pelo que o modo de abordagem compreende o método qualitativo. De forma a assegurar a pertinência da construção da ferramenta incorpora-se a análise SWOT. De modo a se atingir o objetivo, conjeturou-se a construção da ferramenta onde se incorporou o termo “abuso” e as tipologias inerentes, os fatores de risco e de proteção, os instrumentos jurídicos e o modelo Bioecológico de desenvolvimento humano também utilizado para compreender a violência e a estratégia de quality circle time, pois é considerada uma poderosa estratégia de intervenção. Desta simbiose resultou a conceção de um jogo queestáem fase de prétestagem, aguardando autorização das entidades competentes para ser testado em escolas junto de crianças de 1. 2.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico. Espera-se demonstrar a coerência da construção e a validade científica de uma ferramenta de diagnóstico para detetar possíveis situações de risco e/ou perigo, assim como de utilidade pedagógica, que capacite as crianças e auxilie os profissionais a detetar possíveis situações abusivas.
Distribution of Xanthoparmelia pulvinaris (Parmeliaceae) in Hungary
Authors: Bauer Norbert , Hüvös-Récsi Annamária , Lőkös László , Matus Gábor , Sinigla Mónika , Farkas Edit
Published: February 2023

A synthesis on the distribution of the protected lichen species Xanthoparmelia pulvinaris in Hungary is provided. In addition to summarising the herbarium and published data, we have significantly increased the number of known occurrences with systematic field mapping and clarified the distribution pattern of the species in Hungary. The species occurs in the sandy areas of the Great Hungarian and the Little Hungarian Plains, in the southern and southeastern margins and sporadically in the inner hilly landscapes of the Transdanubian Mountain Ranges. Xanthoparmelia pulvinaris is a characteristic species of the open steppe habitats, further important evidence of the plant-geography and historical vegetation development relationships between the sandy grasslands of the plains and the limestone and dolomite rocky grasslands of the middle mountains. Its stronger stands persisted on the eastern edge of the Vértes Mts and in some sand steppes of good natural condition of the Great Hungarian Plain. Most of its mapped occurrences represent small, vulnerable populations.
Phonetic information in Russian-German and German-Russian dictionaries compiled in Germany in the 19th century
Authors:   Kazan Federal University, Akhmetsagirova Leysan I.
Published: February 2023

The article presents the results of the study of phonetic information provided in Russian-German and German-Russian dictionaries which were compiled in Germany in the 19th century. The relevance of this research is determined by the lack of metalexicographic works on a detailed analysis of this issue. According to their title pages and prefaces, most of the Russian-German and German-Russian dictionaries were addressed equally to Germanspeaking and Russian-speaking users. The comparative study applied in this research shows how German lexicographers meet the need of both target groups for pronunciation information. In the course of the research, we studied the bilingual Russian-German and German-Russian dictionaries in relation to the formats of presenting phonetic information, the sound composition of Russian and German words, and of recording their prosodic characteristics (stress). The research reveals that German lexicographers of the 19th century paid considerable attention to the elaboration of phonetic information which was presented in the analyzed dictionaries in two formats. Information on pronunciation was either shown in dictionary entries or given separately outside the lemma list in the surrounding text (in phonetic appendices and tables). The most commonly used format is the presentation of the pronunciation directly in dictionary entries. By the end of the century, phonetic information was additionally introduced in the macrostructure of the dictionaries in the form of phonetic appendices/notes or alphabet tables with pronunciation rules. The problem of the accurate representation of the sound composition of words was not acutely posed in the dictionaries. Apparently, the reason is that pronunciation in Russian and German was quite in line with spelling so that why this type of information could be basically left out. Nevertheless, in some dictionaries, this phonetic parameter found some elaboration. In most cases, the sound composition was represented only for Russian words. All Russian-German and German-Russian dictionaries indicated word stress. But in most dictionaries, stress is placed only on Russian words. Only in three dictionaries, lexicographers indicated the position of stress on words of both languages. The analysis shows that information on pronunciation recorded for Russian words was slightly more elaborated than for German ones. It means that the main target group of these dictionaries were still German-speaking users. Based on the results of the research, a conclusion is made that German lexicographers tried in their own way to meet the requirements of the users and to make their dictionaries as user-friendly as possible. This experience is very valuable and of undoubted interest for contemporary lexicography. Therefore, there is a need in further special investigations dealing with these dictionaries. The author declares no conflicts of interests.
On lexicographic description of the toponymic variant Piter
Authors:   St. Petersburg Mining University, Rassadina Sophia A. , Shchukina Daria A. ,   St. Petersburg Mining University, Bondareva Olga N. ,   St. Petersburg Mining University, Dmitrieva Maria N. ,   St. Petersburg Mining University, Potapova Natalia A. ,   St. Petersburg Mining University
Published: February 2023

The article presents arguments for listing the lexeme Piter, an unofficial, yet rather common name for the city of St. Petersburg, in dictionaries. To substantiate their draft dictionary entry, the authors bring in research data, the Russian National Corpus (RNC), contemporary information resources, as well as results of an associative verbal experiment they conducted. Having analyzed linguistic and encyclopedic dictionaries, the authors found the lexeme either missing or marked as a “vulgar”, “vernacular”, or “colloquial” name of St. Petersburg. However, both RNC and new media equally confirm that the toponymic variant Piter is commonly used in the contemporary Russian language. Moreover, it bears certain semantic load in fiction and mass media texts and forms the context. That allows arguing for listing the lexeme Piter in dictionaries for cultural and country studies through linguistics, as well as for developing a dictionary entry that would contain a relevant cultural linguistic commentary (CLC). The authors based the CLC of their draft dictionary entry on the concept of chronotope. It helped reveal some significant differences of the lexeme Piter from other names of the city. For that purpose, the authors conducted an associative verbal experiment. As the stimuli, the experiment participants received four names of the city, St. Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad, Piter. 550 respondents were asked to give an equal amount of associates to each stimulus. 11 percent of those had grown up in St. Petersburg, the rest had come there from other regions of Russia, 200 cities and towns in total. Having sorted the associates received from the respondents into lexico-thematic groups and analyzed those, the authors demonstrated differences between the four variants’ content planes and described the associative verbal plane of the lexeme Piter. Within the system of semantic relations built by the four toponymic variants, the meaning of the nomination Piter is formed by two contrapositions along the axes Past - Present and Formal - Informal. The variant Piter corresponds to actual, personal, emotionally significant experience. As mentioned earlier, that aspect of meaning is missing from the existing dictionaries that cover solely stylistic features of the lexeme and lack semantic peculiarities. As a result of their research, the authors suggest a draft dictionary entry Piter for dictionaries for cultural and country studies through linguistics. The entry’s structure contains the following elements: 1) headword; 2) grammatical labels; 3) definition; 4) examples of derivation; 5) use contexts (based on RNC and the authors’ research); 6) associative potential; 7) cultural linguistic commentary (result of the research). The authors declare no conflicts of interests.
The Dialect of the Northern Village multimedia electronic system as the basis for the creation of dialect dictionaries
Authors:   Vologda State University, Ilyina Elena N. , Ganitcheva Svetlana A. ,   Vologda multidisciplinary lyceum
Published: February 2023

The research is relevant because it is necessary to make a lexicographic description of the local speech content, which is collected on the territory of the historical Belozerye. The materials collected on this territory are available in various dialect dictionaries, but so far they have not been studied as a whole lexico-semantic system. To solve this problem, in 2019-2021, we created an electronic multimedia system: The Dialect of the Northern Village (www.borbushino.vogu35.ru). It presents the results of the study of the dialect of the Borbushino village in Kirillovsky District of Vologda Oblast - one of the rural settlements of this territory. This study lasted for more than thirty years. The key problem solved in the framework of this article is the understanding of the prospects for using the materials of the Dialect of the Northern Village electronic resource in the practice of creating various dialect dictionaries. The aim of the work is to characterize the existing experience of lexicographic descriptions of the dialect system in the format of an electronic resource, as well as to comment on the prospects of including the materials we collected in the format of a morphemic and word-formation dictionary, a dictionary of a language personality, and a thematic ethnolinguistic dictionary. The objectives of the work are: (1) to characterize the local speech content presented in the electronic multimedia system; (2) to describe our experience in creating a differential explanatory dictionary of Cyrillic dialects; (3) to consider the prospects of including the materials we have collected in dialect dictionaries of other purposes, types and structures. The material for the study was more than 250 texts recorded from the words of dialect speakers or presented in their own memoir records, as well as more than 30,000 microtexts illustrating the contextual use of the lexical set we are studying. The material was collected by the method of conversation according to the questionnaire program of the Lexical Atlas of Russian Folk Dialects, as well as according to the authors’ programs focused on the collection, classification and analysis of the derived vocabulary of the dialect. As a result, we have concluded that the collected materials can form the basis of a morphemic and word-formation dictionary, an ethnolinguistic dictionary representing the information of the thematic spheres “Nature”, “Man”, “Material Culture”, “Spiritual Culture”, as well as a dictionary of the language personality of Nikolai Pavlovich Shabrov, a native of the Borbushino village. The Dialect of the Northern Village electronic multimedia system (www.borbushino.vogu35.ru) is already used in the practice of research and educational work, and the creation of various dialect dictionaries based on it will make this work more concrete and effective. The authors declare no conflicts of interests.
The Use of Visual Metonymy in English Textbooks for Young Learners: Evidence From Croatia
Authors: Moritz Ivana , Marinić Ivana
Published: February 2023

Multimodal communication is found in modern discourse types, including textbooks, influencing the attitude and motivation in message interpretation. The paper will explore instances of visual metonymy in English textbooks for young learners (grades 1-4) approved by the Ministry of Science and Education in the Republic of Croatia. Metonymy is qualitatively simpler than conceptual metaphor (Rundblad & Annaz, 2010), requires less cognitive effort to process and is, therefore, more salient in textbooks for children. Previous studies (Guijarro, 2015; Littlemore, 2009) indicated its important role in both these fields of authors' interest. The occurrences of visual metonymy in the approved textbooks will be collected, analysed and grouped according to the metonymic target (actions, emotions, occupations, etc.). The results will show which concepts appear most commonly as metonymic targets in the visual form in the textbooks and attempt to determine their appropriateness for the chronological, mental and cognitive age of children. Also, the functions of visual metonymies will be identified.
A Study on Enhancement of Language Competence Through Pragmatic Practices
Authors: Sk. Rehena. , A Satya Phani Kumari. , Bacchu Mani , A. Rama Devi.
Published: February 2023

English is unquestionably an international tongue, and it is now more significant than ever due to its widespread use. Students must communicate in English both for academic and professional purposes.  To meet the diverse learning demands of Indian students from various age groups, social backgrounds, and cultural backgrounds, a variety of teaching strategies are observed and used. The Grammar Translation method, used up until the 1970s, was teaching linguistic forms and structures with the goal of enhancing grammatical proficiency through memorization of rules, to comprehend the syntax of the second language. However, it disregards the significance of linguistic and socio-cultural factors. Direct utterances hardly ever have room for concealed or suggested meanings when learning linguistic competence, like grammar.  However, in normal conversation, speakers typically convey the majority of communicational material through inference rather than explicit language. Having a conversation without using implicit meaning is actually impossible. As a result, it is important to examine an utterance's pragmatic potential or any context-specific latent meanings. In other words, pragmatics is the study of communicative behavior in a socio-cultural context since every utterance is not isolated and has socio-cultural implications based on the goal and manner of speaking. Conversation, debate, and many forms of discourses are examples of communication actions whereas speech acts are requesting, addressing, inviting, apologizing etc. This paper focuses on students’ self-learning abilities and various methods that enhance their pragma- linguistics.
Trends in Teaching Critical Reading in the Thai Context
Authors: Ratanaruamkarn Siraprapha , Piyanukool Surachai , Nuemaihom Akkarapon
Published: February 2023

This study identifies and reviews recent research on trends in teaching methods and teaching levels for teaching critical reading skills in Thailand. Thirteen relevant studies were analyzed, including academic documents and research published between 2011 and 2022. The data were organized into two categories including the teaching methods and teaching levels. The results revealed eight popular teaching methods for teaching critical reading skills, including literature-based instruction, the group reading strategy (GRS), the QUEST analysis method, the multimodal tasks method, the content and language integrated learning (CLIL) model, the program for international student assessment (PISA) reading literacy assessment method, the applied linguistic-based method, and the survey, question, read, recite, record, react, and review (SQ5R) method. Moreover, critical reading is taught at three levels in Thailand: the university level, secondary school level, and elementary school level. This study is for those interested in finding an appropriate method for teaching critical reading in the Thai context.
Achieving Environmental Harmony: An Analysis Based on the Narratives From Mahabharata
Authors: T Praveena , Raju R. L. N.
Published: February 2023

The amplified development in science and technology has made the lifestyle of human beings fast-paced but much easier at the same time when compared to the previous eras. It is also notable that man has turned the impossible into possible with such advanced technology in various fields such as medicine, education, commerce, and so on. Human beings find it hard to communicate with their family members, friends, and peers because of their hurried mechanical life. Under such circumstances, it is obvious that man does not find time to harmonize with nature. The ancient Hindu writings portray nature as God and emphasize the fact that the worship of nature by humans and treating other living beings with respect maintained the ecological balance. Climate change and the proliferation of numerous pathogens are currently the greatest worries. Such threat-posing viruses not only place human lives in peril but also upset the ecosystem's balance. This paper analyses the select text Mahabharata which is both an ancient literary text and a religious book to highlight the fact that the current ecological imbalance is the result of human indifference to nature. The study throws light on the narratives found in the select text to argue the same and puts forth the measures to attain environmental harmony.
Virtue and Progressive Ideology: Destabilizing Social Class in Richardson’s Pamela and Fielding’s Joseph Andrews
Authors: Alsoud Tariq Jameel
Published: February 2023

This essay investigates Richardson and Fielding’s projection of social mobility and the intrinsic conditionality of virtue and honor that is essential for social transformation. Maintaining a virtuous status among morally corrupt people destabilizes the established stereotypical view of social hierarchy and incites some aristocratic people’s passion for their servants, violating the consolidation of social class boundaries. Pursuant to the principles of the progressive ideology, some members of the upper class authoritatively thwart endeavors for upward mobility, except for social progression coupled with moral standing and good reputation that is propitiously received with communal acceptance and approbation. Therefore, the novels entail that values of good ethics, chastity, and piety become fundamental requirements for maintaining and enhancing social standing regardless of any prospective deterioration in the material situation. Both novels resist the ideology that honor as virtue is an inherited value that is vested in a certain class by ancestry and heredity. Contrary to this supposition, both contexts associate moral corruption with social degradation and document it historically to reform sinful practices and immodesty. Finally, the authors aspire for ideal societies where the holders of virtue and honor should be rewarded for resisting moral corruption, the allure of materialism, and the greed of capitalism.
English for Homestay Tourism: Barriers and Needs of Entrepreneurs in Rural Community of Thailand
Authors: Meunchong Wanwisa
Published: February 2023

Nowadays English language has become a medium of communication and is used as a lingua franca by native and non-native speakers including in homestay tourism. Therefore, this qualitative research investigates the barriers and needs of English for homestay entrepreneurs in a rural community, in Phetchabun province, Thailand. The samples were 15 key informants selected by purposive sampling. They are homestay entrepreneurs in Baan Saliang Haeng 3, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun province that has obtained the Thai homestay standard evaluation. Participant observation and in-depth interviews were employed for data collection and the data were analyzed by thematic analysis. The findings reveal two main issues: i) the limitations and barriers of using English for communication with international visitors and ii) Needs for English skills development for homestay entrepreneurs. The key limitations of the homestay owners are their educational background. Most of them graduated from primary and secondary school as well as they do not use English in their daily life. As a result, they lack knowledge of English vocabulary and are not able to construct English sentences. In terms of the need for English improvement, most homestay entrepreneurs need English learning materials that are in bilingual version (Thai – English) with Thai language reading and meaning such as a booklet with the contents of greetings, room explanation, room rate, room facilities, amenities explanation, and tour itinerary of the community which they can learn by themselves.
Eşzamanlı Kemoradyoterapi ile Tedavi Edilen Evre III Küçük Hücreli Dışı Akciğer Kanserli Hastalarda NQO1’in Prognostik Önemi
Authors: EROĞLU Celalettin , KİRAZ Esin , KONTAŞ Olgun , ÖZTÜRK Ahmet
Published: February 2023

Amaç: Bu çalışmada da eşzamanlı kemoradyoterapi ile tedavi edilen evre III küçük hücreli dışı akciğer kanseri (KHDAK)’li hastalarda NQO1’in prediktif
ve prognostik öneminin tespiti amaçlandı.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya eşzamanlı cisplatin+dosetaksel kemoradyoterapisi ile tedavi edilen evre III 64 KHDAK’li olgu dahil edildi. Hastaların patoloji preparatlarında NQO1 immünohistokimyasal (İHK) boyama yapılarak negatif ve pozitiflik açısından karşılaştırıldı.
Bulgular: Medyan yaş 63 (sınırlar, 35-83) olup olguların %86 (n=55)’sı erkek idi. Olguların %27 (n=17)’si evre IIIA, %56 (n=36)’sı evre IIIB ve %17 (n=11)’si evre IIIC idi. Olgular histopatolojik olarak %47 (n=30) adenokarsinom, %47 (n=47)’si epidermoid karsinom ve %6 (n=4)’sı alt tipi belirlenemeyen KHDAK şeklinde sınıflandı. Medyan takip süresi 20 ay (sınırlar, 3-7 ay) bulundu. NQO1’in İHK boyaması sonucunda olguların 7 (%11)’si negatif, 11 (%17)’i (+) pozitif, 14 (%22)’ü (++) pozitif ve 32 (%50)’si (+++) pozitif olarak bulundu. Olguların NQO1’e göre medyan genel sağkalımı; (-)’lerde 21 ay,
(+)’lerde 19 ay, (++)’lerde 16 ay ve (+++)’lerde 19 ay bulundu. Pozitif NQO1 olan olgularda medyan genel sağkalım sayısal olarak negatif olan olgulardan daha düşük olmasına rağmen istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmadı (p=0.801).
Sonuç: Eşzamanlı kemoradyoterapi ile tedavi edilen evre III KHDAK’li hastalarda NQO1 prognostik faktör olabilir ancak çok hasta sayılı çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.
Camera-based PHM method in rotating machinery equipment micro-action
scenarios
Authors: An Junfeng , liu Jiqiang , Zhen Hao , Lu Mengmeng
Published: February 2023

The health operation of rotating machinery guarantees safety of the
project. To ensure a good operating environment, current subway
equipment inspections frequency is high, resulting in a waste of
resources. Small abnormal changes in mechanical equipment will also
contribute to the development of mechanical component defects, which
will ultimately lead to the failure of the equipment. Therefore,
mechanical equipment defects should be detected and diagnosed as soon
as possible. Through the use of graphic processing and deep learning,
this paper proposes Rmcad Framework with three aspects: condition
monitoring, anomaly detection, defect early warning. Using a network
algorithm, this paper proposes an improved model that has the
characteristics of two-stream and multi-loss functions, which improves
the accuracy of detection. Additionally, a defect warning method is
constructed to improve the perception ability of equipment before failure
occurs and reduce the frequency of frequent maintenance by detecting
anomalies according to the degree of opening.
Operational tests of coating systems in military technology applications
Authors: Radek Norbert , Michalski Marek , Mazurczuk Robert , Szczodrowska Bogusława , Plebankiewicz Ireneusz , Szczepaniak Marcin
Published: February 2023

The paper presents an analysis of the functional operational
properties of multilayer coatings for use in military technology in the
field of masking. The developed coating systems are characterized by
operational innovation due to their small thickness when compared to
those currently used by global defence contractors while maintaining
the re-emission coefficient required for camouflage to be effective in
the optical range. Their service life and durability were assessed in
terms of functional properties based on measurements of attenuation
coefficients, surface geometric structure, adhesion, specular gloss and
colour parameters. The tests were carried out for coating systems
fabricated in five variants: a two-layer paint system (SP1), a threelayer paint system (SP2), a laser-modified three-layer paint system
(SP3) and a four-layer paint system in two variants (SP4 and SP5),
with the former being modified with carbon nanotubes and the later −
with spherical iron. Coating systems are characterized by low
roughness and good adhesion and have appropriate attenuation
coefficients for radar waves. Due to their operational properties, the
developed coating systems can be used on armaments and military
equipment.
Increasing the operational reliability of a ship by using a composite impeller in
the event of hydrophore pump failure
Authors: Jabłońska Monika , Jurczak Wojciech , Ozimina Dariusz , Adamiak Marcin
Published: February 2023

The time-consuming technological process of manufacturing impellers
and the high production costs are the reason for the search for alternative
materials and manufacturing methods. In this paper, based on a literature
analysis, the performance of a pump with an impeller that was
manufactured by an incremental method from polyethylene
terephthalate with an admixture of glycol and carbon fibre (PETG CF)
was selected and studied. Operation tests were conducted on the ship’s
rotodynamic pump test bench. The composite impeller pump was shown
to have an efficiency at the selected printing parameters of 26,23%,
comparable to a tin bronze impeller, which has an efficiency of 27,7%.
The maximum pump useful power with the impellers tested was 337 W
at a flow rate of 4.42 m3
/h. The results confirm that, with a filament layer
height of 0.12 mm and 100% fill in the four print contours, the pump
characteristics obtained are consistent with those of the reference
impeller. This fact ensures continuous operation of the ship’s pump for
48 hours which makes the chosen manufacturing method a reliable
emergency method of impeller repair in offshore operations.
Feasibility study of a rail vehicle damper fault detection by artificial neural Indexed by:
networks
Authors: Melnik Rafał , Koziak Seweryn , Dižo Ján , Kuźmierowski Tomasz , Piotrowska Ewa
Published: February 2023

The aim of the study was to investigate rail vehicle dynamics under
primary suspension dampers faults and explore possibility of its
detection by means of artificial neural networks. For these purposes two
types of analysis were carried out: preliminary analysis of 1 DOF rail
vehicle model and a second one - a passenger coach benchmark model
was tested in multibody simulation software - MSC.Adams with use of
VI-Rail package. Acceleration signals obtained from the latter analysis
served as an input data into the artificial neural network (ANN). ANNs
of different number of hidden layers were capable of detecting faults for
the trained suspension fault cases, however, achieved accuracy was
below 63% at the best. These results can be considered satisfactory
considering the complexity of dynamic phenomena occurring in the
vibration system of a rail vehicle.
Options in Tendon Transfers for Anterior-Superior Rotator Cuff Tears: Review
Authors: Shershnev Andrei M. , Dokolin Sergei Yu. , Kuzmina Vladislava I. , Kutuzov Matvei O. , Yarets Elizaveta V.
Published: February 2023

Background. Irreparable anterior-superior rotator cuff tears can cause significant shoulder dysfunction due to the failure of normal biomechanics of the joint, because of the loss of compressive effect of the rotator cuff on the humeral head. Muscle-tendon transfers are an alternative to standard surgical treatment options: debridement of injured tendons, arthroscopic anchor suture, and reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Currently, several options of muscle-tendon transfers are described in the foreign literature, and there is an active discussion over the results of the already proposed techniques, and their improvements, while these techniques are practically not covered in the domestic literature.
The aim to describe modern surgical technique options of the muscle-tendon transfers for the treatment of patients with anterior-superior rotator cuff tears based on a review of foreign literature sources.
Methods. The search for publications from 1988 to 2022 was carried out in the PubMed/MEDLINE and Google Scholar databases.
Results. Nowadays, the most common muscle-tendon transfers options for patients with anterior-superior rotator cuff tears are the sternocostal portion of the of pectoralis major tendon transfer and the latissimus dorsi tendon transfer. A review of foreign literature showed that muscle-tendon transfers are a well-described alternative to standard methods of treating profile patients with a predictable result.
Conclusion. Currently, there is no consensus on clear indications for certain types of muscle-tendon transfers in case of anterior-superior rotator cuff tears, there is a lack of data on long-term results. This determines the need of study of the long-term clinical results of use of these methods and develop an algorithm for choosing the tactics of surgical treatment of relevant patients.
A prospective study of functional evaluation of distal radius fracture by external fixator using the principle of ligamentotaxis
Authors: Mahadevaiah Pramod Kumar , D. Suhas , Kadiri Venkatesh , Karamala Mohammed Idrees
Published: February 2023

Background: Preservation of the articular congruity is the principal prerequisite for successful recovery following distal radius fractures. The best method of obtaining and maintaining an accurate restoration of articular anatomy however, remains a topic of considerable controversy. External fixation as a method of treatment for distal end of radius fracture has more than 60 years of documented clinical experience. The main aim of the study is to evaluate the results obtained by treatment of distal end radius fractures by external fixation using the principle of ligamentotaxis.
Methods: In a prospective controlled study, 30 cases of distal end radius fractures with intra articular extension were treated with uniplanar bridging type of external fixation using the principle of ligamentotaxis. Mean age of the patients was 40.2 years, external fixator was applied for a mean duration of 6 weeks.
Results: In this study there were 8 patients with excellent results comprising 27%, 14 patients with good results comprising 47%, 7 patients with fair results comprising 23%, 1 patient with poor results comprising 3%.
Conclusions: In a prospective investigation, static external fixators were applied to 30 intra-articular fractures of the distal end of the radius. Fixator was kept up for a total of six weeks. The results were 8 excellent, 14 good, 7 fair, and 1 poor. Only one complication, pin loosening (10%), occurred. This series concludes that ligamentotaxis by external fixation consistently produces a good result in the management of intra-articular distal end of radius fractures in younger age groups (50 years).