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Eksistensi Budaya Malaqbiq Untuk Meingkatkan Moralitas Peserta Didik SMAN 01 Tinambung Kabupaten Polewali Mandar
Authors: Nurlinda Nurlinda , Ahmad M. Ridwan Said
Published: September 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui; 1.Upaya guru dalam penerapan budaya malaqbiq untuk meningkatkan moralitas peserta didik SMAN 01 Tinambung dan 2. Faktor pendorong penerapan budaya malaqbiq dalam meningkatkan moralitas peserta didik SMAN 01 Tinambung. Jenis penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif dengan deskriptif. Jumlah informan pada penelitian ini sebanyak 16 orang yang ditentukan melalui teknik purposive sampling dengan kriteria informan yaitu tenaga pendidik SMAN 01 Tinambung wali kelas 1, 2, 3 IPA dan IPS, dan guru BK. Teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan yaitu observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Teknik pengabsahan data menggunakan member check. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1.Upaya guru dalam penerapan budaya malaqbiq untuk meningkatkan moralitas peserta didik SMAN 01 Tinambung, yaitu: a. Mengajarkan malaqbiq pau, malaqbiq qauq, dan malaqbiq kedo dalam lingkungan sekolah, b.Membina akhlak siswa pada saat pembelajaran. 2. Faktor pendorong penerapan budaya malaqbiq dalam meningkatkan moralitas peserta didik SMAN 01 Tinambung yaitu: a. Domisili siswa, b. Guru kepribadian.
STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CHOICE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BY APPLICANTS AT THE RUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE HUMANITIES
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Shitova Yuliya Yu.
Published: September 2024

The study, which results are presented in the paper, was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and methods of attracting applicants at the Russian State Humanitarian University (RSUH). Based on the analysis of applicant questionnaires, the study identified key insights relating to the perception by the target audience of advertising made by educational institutions and its preferences when choosing a university. Key findings include the lack of visibility of RSUH advertising, considering the university as a fallback option, the importance of clear information on a university website, the reputation of the institution, and the weight of personal recommendations. It is also noted that individualized communication and consideration of specialized educational programs can increase the university’s chances of attracting students. The analysis also revealed shortcomings in working with potential applicants, in particular, the weak activity of university departments responsible for attracting and supporting applicants. Recommendations include strengthening advertising efforts through a variety of channels and formats, including video content and social media, as well as improving the user experience on the university’s official website. The need to work on the reputation of the Russian State University for the Humanities and the active use of successful examples of students and graduates to create a positive image is emphasized. In addition, the focus is made on the importance of holding interesting and memorable events under the RSUH brand to establish contact with applicants. In conclusion, it is proposed to further study the issue with an expanded sample of questionnaires, which will allow obtaining a more extensive and detailed understanding of the preferences and expectations of applicants, as well as more accurately formulate a strategy for attracting students.
Financial literacy, social security, and healthcare cost anxiety in China
Authors: Yan Zhishan , Hu Haiqing
Published: September 2024

This study examines the impact of financial literacy and social security on healthcare cost anxiety in China using data from the 2021 Global Financial Inclusion database. Employing an ordered logit model and its marginal effects, we analyse how these factors influence varying levels of healthcare cost anxiety (worried, somewhat worried, and not worried at all) across total, female-headed and male-headed households. Financial literacy and social security both demonstrate significant negative effects on healthcare cost anxiety across all household types. It implied that individuals who save for old age and those with social security coverage are less likely to experience high levels of healthcare cost anxiety. The ordered logit results show consistent negative coefficients for financial literacy and social security across all household categories. Marginal effects analysis further illustrates how these factors affect the probability of falling into each category of healthcare cost anxiety. These findings underscore the importance of promoting financial literacy and expanding social security coverage as potential strategies to alleviate healthcare cost anxiety in China.
Comparative analysis of healthcare systems in the Horn of Africa and the evaluation of Türkiye’s diplomatic health studies conducted in Somalia
Authors: Yılmaz Fatma K. , Ketenc Pınar G.
Published: September 2024

This study examines the effectiveness of the countries' health systems in the Horn of Africa region. It also investigates the perspectives of actors who have played an active role in health affairs in Somalia carried out by Türkiye. Using the Data Envelopment Analysis and Malmquist Total Factor Efficiency Analysis, we investigated the effectiveness of the health systems and improvements made throughout the years. In the countries of interest, efficiency levels and average total factor productivity showed positive and/or negative trends between 2000 and 2020. Kenya showed a marked performance in achieving improved average total factor productivity thanks to the effective use of current technology in health, success in integrating new technologies into the health system, and a high potential to produce more output despite insufficient existing inputs. The remaining countries lagged behind in improving their production factors. Since 2014, Türkiye has provided health services in Somalia through health diplomacy and conducted medical examinations for numerous patients in a well-equipped hospital.
THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF SELECTED PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS IN INDIA: AN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
Authors: Bhatt Vyomkesh , Arora Mehak
Published: September 2024

Banking Institutions work as a strong catalyst for maintaining a sound financial system in a country. Banking Institutions act as a financial intermediary in the financial system of the country. In India the banking sector comprises of public sector banks, private sector banks, regional rural banks and foreign banks mainly. The present study focuses upon the financial performance of selected private banks – HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Induslnd Bank and Federal Bank for a period of 11 years from 2011 to 2021. The study is based upon secondary data. The financial performance is analyzed from the viewpoint of return ratio, profitability position, efficiency and market prospect. The study depicts that all the selected bank except for Federal Bank and Induslnd Bank performance is at satisfactory level. Descriptive statistics is used along with one way ANOVA test which determined that there is significant difference in the variables of selected private banks.
ISOLATION AND SCREENING OF LEAD-TOLERANT BACTERIA FROM CEMENT CONTAMINATED SOIL FOR POTENTIAL BIOREMEDIATION APPLICATIONS
Authors: Vyas Charu , Waoo Ashwini A.
Published: September 2024

Bioremediation of metallic pollutants using heavy metal-tolerant bacteria is crucial to environmental biotechnology. This biological process involves the removal of heavy metals from contaminated areas. The first step in bioremediation is the screening of metal-tolerant bacteria.In this study, the soil contamination level of a cement plant was investigated by measuring the concentration of certain heavy metals. This study aimed to screen lead-tolerant bacterial strains from contaminated cement soil for use in bioremediation. Sixteen lead-tolerant strains were isolated from the soil of the two cement plant areas. The strains exhibited varying levels of tolerance to lead, with minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) ranging from 15 to 33 mg L-1. The most tolerant strains were selected for further research to assess their potential for bioremediation.The metal tolerance levels of a bacterial community isolated from a cement dust-polluted soil environment were assessed using different methods, including agar dilution, gradient plate, and MIC. The results showed that the bacteria were able to tolerate high concentrations of lead and that the MIC method was the most effective in evaluating their tolerance.For further studies, most tolerant isolates were selected with maximum MIC values, including BCN-B1/5/Pb and BCN-B1/9/Pb from the BCN-B1 sample and PCN-P1/1/Pb from the PCN-P1 sample. These isolates demonstrated high tolerance to lead, with MIC values of 33, 33, and 31 mg L-1, respectively.
‘It’s Caesar [Kaiser/Tsar], Not Mr. King.’ (Mis)understanding a Caesarian Pun (Suet. Iul. 79.2) and Its Ironies
Authors: Krebs Christopher B.
Published: September 2024

Caesar’s ambiguous riposte Caesarem se, non Regem esse allowed for various interpretations at the time but was most likely intended and received as a name pun—or so the comparison with Caesar Strabo’s discourse on iocus et facetiae suggests (Cic. De or. 2.216–91); Caesar may even have hoped for his words to take wing. Even if—just as humorously, but now rather ironically—he momentarily turned his name into a title, to interpret such an irony as the declaration that his cognomen was a title superior to rex represents just another instance of the teleological fallacy; then again, that an ironic joke should anticipate the name’s later titular function is itself a historical irony.
Enoch Powell’s The History of Herodotus and Three Letters from Felix Jacoby: A Rude Preface, Nazi Germany, and Antisemitism
Authors: Matijašić Ivan
Published: September 2024

This paper discusses three unpublished letters from Felix Jacoby (1876–1959) to J. Enoch Powell (1912–98). They met in Germany in December 1938 and corresponded in 1939. Jacoby took offence at the way Powell treated him in his book The History of Herodotus. The conversation veered quickly from scholarship to antisemitism. In the third letter Jacoby questioned Powell on his ‘strong antisemitic bias’ and declared himself ‘no friend of the Jews on the whole’, which raises questions about his own self-identification as a non-Jewish baptised German and his nationalistic views. It also allows to reconsider the long-standing issue of his alleged support of Nazism in a lecture in spring 1933 reported by Georg Picht in a controversial article published in 1977. Finally, Jacoby’s personal tragedies and political opinions come out in his discussion of Pericles’ citizenship law in the commentary on the fragments of Philochorus published in English in 1954.
Quintilian on Sallust and Livy
Authors: Woodman A. J.
Published: September 2024

The argument of a famous passage of Quintilian (2.5.19) on Sallust and Livy has been misinterpreted and does not mean that Livy is an easier read than Sallust.
Observation of Leukocyte Differential in Macaca fascicularis
Authors: Novia Verent
Published: September 2024

Leukocytes play a crucial role in immune defense mechanisms. The differential leukocyte count and morphological examination are commonly used in laboratory test to identify anomalies in leukocytes distribution and detect morphological irregularities. This study aimed to performed a differential leukocyte count using peripheral blood smear samples obtained from 5 Cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) bloods. Staining of peripheral blood smears was followed by observation under a light microscope to perform differential leukocyte counts and morphological examination. The differential leukocyte count results showed signs of lymphocytosis and neutropenia in samples AJ400, AB924, and AJ150, which may suggest infections, such as viral or bacterial infections. Additionally, signs of monocytosis showed in samples AB924 and AJ150, possibly attributed to bacteremia or endocarditis. However, the morphological examination showed no abnormalities or immature cells.
Producción de especies forrajeras leguminosas en diferentes tiempos de corte en Tolima, Colombia
Authors: Perez Almario Nelson , Mejia Salazar Julian R. , Meneses Buitrago Diego H.
Published: September 2024

Diferentes investigaciones realizadas les han conferido a las especies leguminosas forrajeras un alto impacto y valor dentro los sistemas silvopastoriles en términos del aporte que representan para la alimentación ganadera, en función del aumento tanto en el potencial de los suelos, como en producción de carne para la ganadería. El objetivo fue determinar el potencial productivo en términos de materia seca en dos épocas contrastantes seca, húmeda, para las especies leguminosas Albizia guachapele (Kunth) Dugand, Albizia niopoides (Benth.) Burkart, Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr. y Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit. Este estudio fue realizado en el Centro de Investigación Nataima de la Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, ubicado en el municipio del Espinal-Tolima, Colombia entre los meses de marzo a agosto de 2018. Se utilizó un diseño de medidas repetidas en el tiempo y arreglo de bloques completos al azar, un total de cuatro tratamientos y dos épocas de evaluación, se trabajaron ocho interacciones entre los factores especies y épocas de lluvias. La especie A. guchapele presentó el mejor potencial productivo con relación a las demás, existieron diferencias estadísticas para momentos de corte en las especies evaluadas y se observó un efecto de alta variabilidad debido al factor tiempo. A Saman correspondió a la especie menos productiva, a su vez que se demostró una estabilización de la producción para todas las evaluadas en el tiempo. No hubo interacción bidireccional significativa para el factor época y el mejor comportamiento correspondió a los realizados en la época seca. Esto permitió una mayor expresión del potencial productivo como alternativa alimenticia para zonas de baja precipitación.
Recovery of banana seedlings from waterlogging stress with pseudostem residue
Authors: Lima Juliana Domingues , Passos da Conceição Mariana , Rozane Danilo Eduardo , Modenese Gorla da Silva Sílvia Helena , Nardini Gomes Eduardo , Da Silva Baldinotti Heloisa
Published: September 2024

Floods are increasing worldwide because of the climate change. On the other hand, it is necessary to provide an adequate destination for the large amount of residue produced after banana harvesting. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of pseudostem residue on the recovery of banana seedlings subjected to waterlogging. The experiment was carried out in Registry, SP, Brazil, in a greenhouse, in the autumn and spring in 2021, using a design in divided plots with two factors and six repetitions. Waterlogging treatment was carried maintaining a layer of water in pots for three days (72 h). After drainage, pseudostem residue was added to half of the pots. seven days after the start of recovery, detected reduction of 20.3% in height and 28.7% in leaf area, accumulation of soluble carbohydrates in roots and leaves in autumn, reduction in chlorophyll, N, Mg and Zn contents, as well as the activity of POD, SOD and APX enzymes in roots and leaves. The residue proved to be beneficial after stress due to a 37.8% increase in the root area, recovery of Mg and Zn levels in root and leaf, prevention of elevation of activity of POD and SOD enzymes in leaves, APX in root. In the absence of stress, it reduced the activity of antioxidant enzymes; therefore, it should be used regardless of crop area be subject waterlogging.
Violência na infância e suas consequências para o desenvolvimento
Authors: Campos Patrícia Romualdo Braga de , Bueno Flaviana Néias
Published: September 2024

A violência infantil é um sério problema social que pode deixar marcas a longo prazo, como consequências mentais, emocionais e físicas que se arrastam até a vida adulta e que pode provocar grande impa
Post-laser hair removal folliculitis: A case report
Authors: Juhong Jakkrit , Tawanwongsri Weeratian
Published: September 2024

Depilation through laser hair removal has gained popularity due to its long-lasting effects, which can last for several months and, in some cases, be considered permanent. This method also improves quality of life. However, common complications include blistering, pigmentary changes, and scabbing. Folliculitis is rare, with most cases being mild and transient. We hereby report on a 33-year-old healthy Thai male who rapidly developed severe folliculitis one day after undergoing diode laser treatment, which combined three wavelengths (755 nm, 810 nm, and 1,064 nm) into a single pulse. The condition improved significantly following a short course of prednisolone and topical benzoyl peroxide. At the 4-week follow-up, the lesions had nearly resolved, with only a few erythematous papules and hyperpigmented follicular macules remaining and no scarring. Further studies are needed to clarify the mechanism of folliculitis after hair removal laser treatment, enabling more effective prevention and management for patients.
IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: CASE STUDY IN CIRUAS CITY PARK, SERANG REGENCY
Authors: Leniken Diska , Arazi Shabilah , Juliani Nurul Hikmah , Pratama Diva Putra , Gulo Edison Kurniawan
Published: September 2024

One important component of a city is green open space, which serves to balance the ecological conditions of an area so that the development of modern development can be balanced with the ecosystem. The Ciruas City Park Green Open Space Program in Serang Regency is needed because several sub-districts in Serang Regency are industrial areas, which cause a lot of air pollution and the need for greening. This research method uses a qualitative approach and a literature review approach. In this study, the theory used, the policy implementation model proposed by G. Shabbir Cheema and Dennis A. Rondinelli, includes four factors: environmental conditions, inter-organizational relationships, resources, and the characteristics and abilities of implementing agents. The objectives to be achieved in this study are: (i) To find out how the implementation of the Ciruas City Park Green Open Space Program in Serang Regency is carried out, and (ii) What factors influence the implementation of the Ciruas City Park Green Open Space Planning Program in Serang Regency. Based on the studies that have been conducted, the research concludes that the Ciruas City Park Green Open Space Program in Serang Regency has not been maximized. This is due to many influencing factors such as the bad habits of the community and the lack of government attention to facilities.
THE ROLE OF THE SUB-DISTRICT HEAD'S LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SERVICES AT THE LEIHITU SUB-DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL MALUKU REGENCY
Authors: Armisa Suci , Sahetapy Petronella , Pattimukay Hengky V. R.
Published: September 2024

This research was conducted at the Leihitu Sub-District Office, Central Maluku Regency, with the aim of understanding how the leadership role of the Sub-District Head affects public services at the office. To achieve this objective, data analysis was carried out quantitatively using the Spearman Rank correlation formula as the measurement tool. The results of the analysis using Spearman Rho or Spearman Rank correlation showed a positive correlation between the Sub-District Head's leadership role and the quality of public services, with a correlation coefficient of 0.601. This figure indicates that the relationship between these two variables is strong, as it falls within the coefficient value range of 0.60-0.799. The strength of this relationship suggests that the better the leadership role performed by the Sub-District Head, the higher the quality of public services at the Leihitu Sub-District Office.  Furthermore, the hypothesis test on the correlation coefficient revealed that the ρ-calculated value of 0.601 is greater than the ρ-table value of 0.388. This result indicates that the null hypothesis (Ho), which states that there is no relationship between the Sub-District Head's leadership role and public services, is rejected, while the alternative hypothesis (Ha), which asserts that there is a relationship between the two variables, is accepted. Thus, this study concludes that there is a significant and meaningful relationship between the Sub-District Head's leadership role and public services at the Leihitu Sub-District Office, Central Maluku Regency. This highlights the importance of effective leadership in improving the quality of public services at the sub-district government level.
The rewriting of the urban palimpsest through an “evocative building renewal” of two Milanese architectures
Authors: Di Donato Danilo , Abita Matteo , Tosone Alessandra
Published: September 2024

The topic of urban regeneration consistently involves a reflection on the relationship between pre-existence and transformation, between permanence and the research for an image renovation of the buildings that participate in the construction of the urban palimpsest. A contemporary architectural narrative cannot overlook the fundamental coherence between what it was - and now what is lost - and what remains. That point is symbolic of what happened in some industrial districts, which were subject to a functional conversion that is still in progress. As a result, these industrial archaeologies appear as silent buildings without any function. Otherwise, a building could still be used and play a leading role in the urban setting as an integral part of the contemporary urban story. In this instance, the conservation requests frequently prevail over the transformation requirements. However, this does not preclude design strategies that can also encompass the partial or complete renovation of the building, solely focusing on the functional and technological enhancement of the exterior envelope or even the reorganization of the interior spaces. Two significant examples of these directions - namely the first pertaining to the recuperation of industrial archaeology heritage that has been incorporated into the urban fabric, and the second aimed at reshaping buildings that necessitate urgent technological and formal renovation - were executed by Park Associati in the past decade.
THE USE OF INSTAGRAM IN LEARNING TO WRITE RECOUNT TEXT: A CASE STUDY OF THE TENTH GRADE OF MAN 3 MEDAN
Authors: Balqis Fadhila
Published: September 2024

Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) has populary known as language teaching approach in the last decades. This present study aimed to investigate students‟ engagements on Instagram and their perceptions of its utilization in learning to write recount text. Qualitative research method in the form of case study was employed to conduct this study. The data were collected by using questionnaire, interview, and observation and later analyzed by using thematic analysis. Thirty-five students of MAN 3 Medan were recruited as the participants of this study while three students voluntarily participated in the interview session employed to further dig their perceptions on the use of Instagram in learning to write recount text. The results revealed that, first; most of the students had already used Instagram for personal purposes before the teacher introduced it to them. Second, the students towards its utilization, 1) in terms of positive perceptions, they found Instagram beneficial in exploring more ideas and imagination, encouraging to write better, improving confidence, acquiring other proficient language skills, and discovering online learning tool; 2) for the negative perceptions, the students found some drawbacks which may or may not related to the application itself, such as internet connection issues, violence of privacy, and focus distraction. From those findings, this study concludes that the use of Instagram in learning to write recount text may provide the students with great experiences, however if it is not well prepared, it may as well give negative learning experiences. This study suggests that with some efforts to minimize technical issues, Instagram can be used as an online language learning tool in English classroom during the pandemic.
Genre transformations in A. V. Tchaikovsky’s musical-dramatic illustrations (2023) to M. Yu. Lermontov’s poem “The Tambov Treasurer’s Wife”
Authors: Romashkova Olga Nikolaevna , Sorokina Ekaterina Aleksandrovna
Published: September 2024

The aim of the study is to identify the genre specificity in A. V. Tchaikovsky’s musical-dramatic illustrations (2023) to M. Yu. Lermontov’s poem “The Tambov Treasurer’s Wife”. The article analyzes the genre origins of this work. The study focuses on such genre phenomena as musical-dramatic illustrations, vaudeville, comedy, and also examines the influence of the opera genre. The modern composer’s work becomes the object of study for the first time, which accounts for its scientific novelty. As a result, the influence of the literary source, M. Yu. Lermontov’s poem, on A. V. Tchaikovsky’s work is determined. However, the emphasis on humorous discourse, manifested primarily through various allusions, especially of a musical nature, leads to genre transformations in the musical-dramatic illustrations: the dramatic essence of the main artistic image of the work gradually emerges through comic characteristics.
Evolution of educational standards for designer training in Russian higher education during the late 20th and early 21st centuries
Authors: Kuvshinova Galina Anatolievna
Published: September 2024

The author sees the aim of the article in creating a holistic picture of the formation and development of design education as exemplified by changes in educational standards in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The article provides a retrospective analysis of educational standards, which will help to form and scientifically substantiate the goal and objectives, clarify the methods and technologies of designer training at the stage of transition to the new Russian higher education system. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that the article, against the background of the democratization of public life in the historical period under consideration, provides a complex and comparative analysis of the evolution of educational standards for designer training in higher education in terms of considering their structure and content reflecting socio-economic transformations in the Russian Federation. As a result of the study, having conducted a comparative analysis of previous and current educational standards, the author concluded that it is necessary to take into account the established experience of developing standards in designer training in higher education institutions and be able to analyze the current geopolitical situation in the country and in the design industry in particular to correctly identify the key tasks facing the higher education system and understand how to prepare students in modern conditions.
Flipped classroom technology in the contextual teaching of mathematics to university students
Authors: Leskovchenko Oksana Mikhailovna , Nizhnikov Alexander Ivanovich
Published: September 2024

The study aims to identify the alignment of the flipped classroom technology with the principles of the contextual approach to teaching mathematics to university students. The article examines the existing practical experience of using flipped classroom in the Russian educational process and reveals the absence of its implementation within the framework of contextual learning, analyzes the main ideas of the flipped classroom technology in terms of its conformity with the principles of contextual learning, demonstrates the consistency of the semiotic, imitative, and social contextual learning models and the flipped classroom technology, and outlines the main stages of the flipped classroom technology in the contextual teaching of mathematics to university students, indicating the specifics that are important to consider when planning and implementing the learning process. The scientific novelty of the study lies in identifying the specifics of integrating the flipped classroom technology into the contextual learning process for university students and the methodological potential of the technology for designing and implementing the teaching of mathematics at the university.
Methodological foundations for teaching students to use the WEATHER concept in the process of foreign language communication (by the example of a language university)
Authors: Fatueva Iuliia Nailevna
Published: September 2024

The paper focuses on integrating knowledge and skills related to concept manipulation into the foreign language training process for students specializing in languages. The work provides a definition of the notion of “concept” and examines the linguocultural concept WEATHER, reflecting the national specificity of the English people. This concept plays a significant role in people’s lives and is part of the national-cultural component of communication. The research aims to provide theoretical justification for the inclusion of concepts in the language training process for students specializing in languages (using the example of the English linguocultural concept WEATHER). The scientific novelty of the research lies in proving the necessity of using concepts in preparing students for adequate intercultural communication and in developing stages for introducing students specializing in languages to concepts in foreign language practice classes. As a result of the research, 4 stages of practical work with concepts in foreign language classes with students specializing in languages were developed and described, using the example of the WEATHER concept. The significance of the concept in linguodidactics was demonstrated in connection with the possibility of using it to introduce students to foreign culture and to foster a tolerant attitude towards cultural differences through understanding cultural features and their linguistic explication.
Image of Crimea in the poetry of the second half of the 20th century (based on the anthology “Crimean Pages of Russian Poetry” (1975-2015))
Authors: Gudkova Svetlana Petrovna , Sheyanova Elizaveta Olegovna
Published: September 2024

The article is devoted to studying the image of Crimea in modern Russian poetry. The aim of the research is to determine the specifics of the embodiment of the “Crimean text” using the material of the anthology “Crimean Pages of Russian Poetry” (1975-2015). The scientific novelty of the work is determined by the fact that it contains a monographic interpretation of the image of Crimea and considers the ways and techniques of its representation in Russian poetry in the second half of the 20th century. As a result, it was found that the image of Crimea in the poetry of the second half of the 20th century is created through the diverse invariants of the Crimean myth: the “Christian” myth, the “Eastern” myth, and the “Resort” myth. At the same time, poets do not so much use biblical images and motifs when creating the “Christian” myth, as they convey moral values and ideals of a religious worldview (works by K. Kedrin, M. Amelin). The “Eastern” myth is realized through the recreation of the Muslim past of the peninsula, the depiction of exotic views and unusual details (poetry by B. Chichibabin, T. Sinitsyna). The ambivalent image of Crimea as a place of relaxation and a cult of food for tourists, on the one hand, and outer space striving for eternity from the coastal bustle and vulgarity, on the other hand, is realized in the “Resort” myth (lyrical poetry by I. Evsa and N. Arishinа).
Automatic extraction of named entities in the Chinese-Russian corpus of parallel and comparable texts on political topics
Authors: Zhu Hui , Mitrofanova Olga Aleksandrovna
Published: September 2024

The aim of the research is to experimentally identify and interpret standard and nested named entities in Chinese and Russian political texts, common and specific to the compared languages, using HanLP and SpaСy libraries. During the study, a Chinese-Russian corpus of parallel and comparable political texts was created. The scientific novelty of the research lies in presenting the results of recognizing various named entities and systematizing the types of errors in the Chinese-Russian corpus of parallel and comparable political texts. The study found that the most frequent named entities in original Chinese and Russian political texts are location names, followed by organization names, with person names being the least frequent. Most high-frequency named entities in original Chinese and translated texts generally correspond to each other, proving that translators often use literal translation when rendering named entities from Chinese into Russian in political texts. Our research systematizes and summarizes information on nested named entities in political texts, identifying and analyzing the following types: [[location]LOCATION], [[location]ORGANIZATION], [[number]ORGANIZATION], [[location]OBJECT], [[location]PROJECT].
Concept of magical education in D. W. Jones’s novel “Year of the Griffin”
Authors: Naumchik Olga Sergeevna
Published: September 2024

The study aims to identify the principles of magical education as presented by D. W. Jones in the novel “Year of the Griffin”, a sequel to the work “Dark Lord of Derkholm”. The paper examines the concept of a magical university in a secondary fantasy world, in a state of crisis following the so-called “tours” described in the first novel of the duology, which globally affects the system of wizard education. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that the novel “Year of the Griffin” remains outside the scientific interests of fantasy scholars, as it is recognized by readers as not the most successful work by D. W. Jones, but, nevertheless, it is indicative in terms of embodying the concept of magical education and allows us not only to systematize for the first time the principles of depicting a university for wizards in the stated novel, but also to highlight the intersections with the problems of modern education. As a result, it was found that D. W. Jones, unlike many other authors who address the stated problem, rejects the principle of hierarchy and complex structuring of the magical education institution, but focuses on the general problems of education in a society that is going through a period of economic and worldview crisis.
Representation of V. A. Zhukovsky’s creative work in the “History of Russian Poetry” (2002) by Xu Zhifang
Authors: Wu Wanying , Poplavskaya Irina Anatolievna
Published: September 2024

The aim of the research is to determine the position of V. A. Zhukovsky’s personality and creative work in Chinese cultural reception using the material of the textbook “History of Russian Poetry” by Professor Xu Zhifang of the Peking University. The article focuses on the issues of Russian-Chinese literary interrelations as the most important component of the national and world literary process. The main attention is devoted to the representation of Zhukovsky’s lyrics in China in the early 21st century through the analysis of its thematic and genre composition, comprehension of the peculiarities of the Russian romantic poet’s psychology, highlighting the main stages of his creative evolution. The research is novel in that it is the first in Russian literary studies to present the integral creative work of Zhukovsky as a poet and translator in Chinese critical reception. In addition, the article identifies the place of Zhukovsky’s poem “Flower”, rendered in Chinese by the translator and researcher of Russian poetry Zhang Xuezheng, in the system of the poet’s lyrical works in Chinese. The research findings determined the significance of Zhukovsky’s lyrics for the reconstruction of the history of Russian poetry of the first third of the 19th century in China, revealed the peculiarity of Zhang Xuezheng’s translation principles in the perception and interpretation of Zhukovsky’s poetry in a foreign-language environment, and compared the images of flowers in Russian and classical Chinese poetry.
Linguocultural approach to the inner form and actual meaning of phraseological units with a gastronomic component (based on English, Russian, and Chechen)
Authors: Usmanova Markha Timurovna , Tasueva Seda Isaevna
Published: September 2024

The study aims to identify common and distinctive (specific to culture and language) features of gastronomic phraseological units in Chechen, Russian, and English using parallel corpus data within the linguocultural paradigm. We analyzed each selected actual meaning of phraseological units, their inner form, and cultural connotation. Based on the data, we identified universal and cultural characteristics and selected interlingual equivalents. The research methodology was revealed by the analysis of phraseological units with the gastronomic component “bread”. For the first time, the actual meaning and inner form of Chechen phraseological units were explored in a comparative aspect within the framework of linguoculturology, which constitutes the scientific novelty of the work. The study results show that the most productive gastronomic components of phraseological units, the cultural sources of idioms, and the structure of idioms are universal. Unique features include the presence of composite idioms in the Chechen language; the presence of idioms whose inner form is based on rhyme in the Russian language; and the conceptualization of material and spiritual values through gastronomic images in English, Russian, and Chechen.
Expository translation as a tool employed to compensate for the loss of meaning while rendering terminological units of the football sphere from English into Russian
Authors: Spiridovsky Oleg Vladimirovich
Published: September 2024

The article aims to determine the specifics of the application of the expository translation strategy as a way to compensate for the loss of meaning while rendering terminological units of the football sphere from English into Russian. The article studies 3 thematic groups of such units and suggests translation decisions which help to avoid the loss of meaning in the process of translation. The scientific novelty of the research is proved by the fact that it for the first time presents and summarizes the outcomes of the use of expository translation regarding such thematic groups as “types of football players”, “statistical parameters of individual and team actions”, and “styles of playing football”. As a result, it is estimated that the employment of the expository translation strategy is the most admissible translation tool in case of the absence of direct translation equivalents in the Russian language in such a specialized sports sphere as the football sphere.
“Fu on Whistling” by the Chinese poet Chenggong Sui (231-273)
Authors: Semenenko Ivan Ivanovich
Published: September 2024

The research aims to determine the main features of the poetics and musical-aesthetic concept of the “Fu on Whistling” by Chenggong Sui, a renowned Chinese poet of the 3rd century CE. This work, considered a classic among Chinese fu on music, is the first and most in-depth exploration of the philosophy
of artistic whistling, which played a significant role in classical Chinese culture and literature. The paper examines Chenggong Sui’s biography and literary legacy, provides a categorized translation of the fu with introductory omments and textual annotations, analyzes its poetics in comparison to other fu on music, and identifies the main sources and tenets of the concept of whistling art developed by the author. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that this fu by Chenggong Sui for the first time serves as the subject of a separate and comprehensive study that covers various aspects of its structure and content. The work is also translated into Russian for the first time. As a result of the research, the features of the fu’s poetics are revealed,
the archaic-mythological, Daoist, and Confucian sources of the concept of whistling and its main functions are identified: achieving unity with the Dao, moral education, and providing aesthetic pleasure.
Hybrid Sliding Mode Control with Gain Scheduling Proportional Integral Derivative Controller for Water Tank System
Authors:   Multimedia University, Ghazali Anith Khairunnisa , Ab Aziz Nor Azlina ,   Multimedia University, Wan Ismail Wan Zakiah ,   Universiti Sains Islam
Published: September 2024

Water storage tank is important in many industries. A tank's water level must be kept at a particular desired level in order for the process to run as designed in manufacturing industry, efficient farming management in agriculture sector and many other reasons. An important issue of water level management in storage tanks is the control issue in closed-loop. The proportional integral derivative (PID) controllers are popularly applied for controlling liquid level. The limitation of PID controllers is that they are feedback-type controllers, where control action is only taken when the output is affected by error. However, conventional PID controllers are unable to effectively maintain liquid level, so the need for performance improvement in the current liquid level regulators is crucial. This research implement hybrid sliding mode controller with PID tuning gain scheduling (SMC-GSPID) controller to improves the robustness of the system. In addition, the conventional PID has been tested using three control methods of tuning which is Ziegler Nichols, Tyreus Luyben and Cohen Coon for comparison with the proposed method. All the results are validated using MatlabSimulink. The performance is evaluated using overshoot and steady state error for each controller. Based on the simulations, the suggested approach offers superior level position tracking performance with high precision compared to other PID control method with minimum overshoot of 2.9%, zero steady state error and shortest rise time which is 1.9 sec
Freestanding Triboelectric-layer Mode Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) via Rotating Circle
Authors:   Multimedia University, Abd Alnabi Khaled Jalal Mustafa , Lee L. ,   Multimedia University
Published: September 2024

In a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), electricity can be harvested by utilizing an electrostatic charge between two triboelectric materials. This project focused on optimizing the output power of a TENG using mini lathe beads machine for a freestanding triboelectric-layer mode via rotating circle. The TENG is constructed using aluminum electrodes, adhered to teflon (PTFE) on one side while the other rotational side is constructed using different triboelectric layers. The materials used on the rotational side include teflon, silicone rubber, fiberglass, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and neoprene rubber. These materials are prepared in a circular shape, with a diameter of 50 mm and thickness that varied from0.13 mm to 2 mm depending on the material employed. These materials are shown to be able to produce voltages ranged from 2.5 V to 18 V, while neoprene rubber showed the highest output at 35.02 V. Based on the experimental work, there are several factors that canaffect the performance of the TENG, including temperature, size,material durability, rotating speed, and force as well as alignment of thetwo layers. This project can be implemented to harvest energy from a moving object like the rotation disc structure, such as a moving automobile or a train.
Atmospheric Cloud Image Detection with Convolutional Neural Network (CNN
Authors:   Multimedia University, Lo Pei Yong , Lim Sin Liang ,   Multimedia University
Published: September 2024

Cloud is an aerosol consisting of visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystal, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere. The study of atmospheric clouds is crucial for us to better understand and predict the behaviors of clouds, which has implications for climate, weather, aviation safety, agriculture, and energy production. Convolutional neural network (CNN) method is applied to train an atmospheric cloud image detection model to identify the presence of cloud and classify them. Supervised learning method is applied to train the model such that the machine is given labeled cloud image dataset to learn how to classify and predict the presence of cloud. U-Net architecture is used to train the atmospheric cloud image detection model because the architecture has the highest performance in image segmentation especially object detection in satellite images. The 38-Cloud Dataset which is used to train the model, is obtained from Landsat 8 Earth observation satellite. The dataset is randomly divided into training set (75% of the total images) and validation set (25% of the total images). Following this, the dataset is preprocessed and transformed into tensors to train the model. The training has been carried out for 50 epochs. Apart from the U-Net architecture proposed, the architecture is further modified with ResNet34 and VGG16 and the performance of each model is studied. The recognition accuracy obtained for atmospheric cloud image detection trained with the dataset achieved 97%. With this accuracy, U-Net architecture can be justified as a powerful and suitable convolutional neural network in performing atmospheric cloud image detection
A Systematic Review of The Causes and Effects of Variation Orders in Sustainable Construction in Developing Countries
Authors:   Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Amzafi Nur Hadirah , Ishak Siti Aisyah ,   Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Abdul Rahim Mustaqqim ,   Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Harith Amlus Muhammad ,   Universiti Malaysia Perlis, A. Rani Hafnidar ,   Universitas Muhammadiyah Aceh, Syammaun Tamakhani ,   Universitas Muhammadiyah Aceh, Mokhtar Hamizah ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, Ayob Afizah ,   Universiti Malaysia Perlis
Published: September 2024

Variation orders are a frequent occurrence in construction. It is inevitable, but it can be controlled to minimise the cost, time overrun, and enhance the quality of work. This systemic review compiles more than 80 articles of various constructions between period of 2009 to 2022, with a focus on the similarities and differences in variation orders between developing and developed countries' insight towards sustainable construction projects. A review of the existing literature identified that the common cause of variation order from twelve countries is the owner originated variations, change in design by consultant, error and omission in design, and lack of coordination between consultant and contractor. Out of the listed thirty causes of variation order the effects lead to affected work progress, increase in project cost, and delay in payment. The developing countries face different challenges due to economic and political instability and lack of resources, skills and experience. Even though the unbalance ratio betweenstakeholders could bring biased to overall findings, this review provides useful directions to construction professionals and policymakers. These findings not only will reduce the unfavourable effects but also by suggesting the intention of restoring factors of environment, economic and social sustainability in the construction industry.