bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ash Stories: A Spell against Forgetting
Authors: Collie Madeleine
Published: November 2021

This paper will explore The Ash Project (2016-2019), which worked to commission a memorial sculpture and a series of walks, talks, workshops and exhibitions to create closer relationships between ash trees and the local puow trade in plants has created increased risks to plant health, and the way in which plants can perform complex relationships to a collective sense of national and colonial identity, through an exploration of ash migrations to the colonies via acclimatisatioblics. This paper will situate the concerns of the ash within broader thinking about capitalism's intensifying impact on nature. It explores hn societies in Australia and New Zealand. Finally, the paper thinks about how we might perform memorial acts to curate love or care while acknowledging our complex shared histories in multi-species entanglements.
Becoming Entangled: Queer Attachments with Hemiparasites
Authors: Instone Lesley , D'Costa Rhett
Published: November 2021

What is that queer plant that drapes itself chaotically over the top of trees and bushes? You know the one along the road on the way into town?

Ah yes! You mean the one with no leaves, that looks like tangled yarn caught up in the branches? 

Yes, it looks like its floating airborne on top of the canopy, smothering and embracing at the same time.

Well, that's the one with the common name of snotty gobble or Dodder-Laurel!!! Dodder may look chaotic but that only demands on how you view it.

I can’t stop thinking about it, Let’s find out what it’s doing.

‘Learning to be affected’ says Bruno Latour is to be 'moved, put into motion by other entities, humans or non-humans’(2004). And this is what happened to Down the Road Projects when we became intrigued with local plant parasites where we live in central Victoria, Australia. 

This paper explores how we became ensnared by planty agencies. By charting our multispecies and human interactions in the course of developing the art project, Becoming Differently (2018), we trace how parasites came to be an important theme of the art, how they infiltrated the art works, how they changed our understanding of parasites, how they enticed us into the bush and developed our style of collaboration.

We ‘queery’ what it means to be ‘drawn towards’ particular plants, we wonder who or what is ‘drawing’, and how these particular plants inflected our art and writing. We consider how we were moved towards different ways of figuring identity and belonging, and how we grappled with practices and modes of engagement with complex issues of identity, belonging and nature in a settler-colonial situation, and how this led to us to become differently entangled in the place where we live.
Research Structure, and Quality of Academic Research in the Public Universities of the Republic of South Sudan
Authors: Jongroor Aquila Hakim M
Published: November 2021

The purpose of the research is to evaluate the quality of academic research in public universities in the Republic of South Sudan with the objectives of establishing the relationship between research structure and quality of academic research. Descriptive and cross-sectional designs using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The study was carried out in the five Universities. Both random and purposive sampling methods were used to identify 23 heads of departments, 65 teaching staff, and 205 dissertations reviewed with an average response rate of 91%. Three tools were deployed to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. These include interview guide, observation checklist, and questionnaire. Participants consented before they participated in the study, and approvals were sought at the different levels. Utilized computation of research aggregates using the SPSS V 2. Descriptive statistical analysis was used for demographic information, and correlation analysis was used to determine relationships between variables and factors that may predict the quality of academic research. There is a positive correlation between independents variables (research procedure r = 0.672, structure r = 0.698, format r = 0.8311 with p < 0.01). This implies that academic research structure contributes to good academic research. In conclusion, the structure of the academic research is not consistent between the five public universities in South Sudan, between the faculties and departments of the same public university. Academic research structure is positively correlated with the quality of the academic research in public universities of the Republic of South Sudan. There is consistency in the general structure of the academic research.
Article Review – Short Communication on Probiotic Claim Substantiation
Authors: Tanaka Tsukasa Jonathan
Published: November 2021

This article review focused on the analysis of the journal article “More Information Needed on Probiotic Supplement Product Labels” by Merenstein et al., 2019, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The aim of such a review was to communicate a short critique as well as highlighting the need for fieldwork in regulatory compliance. Here, the review started with a general summary of the article, but also in conjunction with the literature review that the authors established. This was necessary to understand the article in its field of expertise whilst giving a clearer purpose on the need for more fieldwork of this kind. Without such understanding, it would have been difficult to understand the regulatory compliance of dietary supplement label regulations in the US. Then, a thorough analysis and deconstruction of the articles structure, as well as article critique, were established. The authority of the paper and other topics such as authority, accuracy, relevance, etc., were examined for effectiveness in conveying the research question that the authors were concerned with; that more information may be needed for product labels in probiotic supplements in the US. Lastly, the graphs, tables, and figures were evaluated to make a conclusion about the study as well as a discussion on the recent advances related to the label compliance of probiotic supplements. The paper, albeit was on the shorter side, was effective and was also simple in establishing a need for more information on the label. Thus, more transparency on clinical substantiation is needed.
Training and Supervision as Predictors of Business Teachers’ Job Performance for Policy and Practice in Nigerian Secondary Schools
Authors: Adebayo Tijani, Abdulganiyu
Published: November 2021

This study investigated training and supervision as predictors of Business Teachers' Job Performance in Nigerian Public Secondary Schools. A Descriptive research design of correlation types was adopted for the study. The population consisted of the entire 1,500 Business related subject teachers from four states in the North Central Geo-Political Zone of Nigeria. 550 samples were purposely selected as the respondents from 20 schools using proportional sampling techniques. A Structured questionnaire was purposely used to collect relevant data from the respondents. However, the checklist was used to collect WAEC/SSCE results of the sampled schools. The validity of the instrument was done by three experts from the Department of Business Education, Kwara State University. The reliability coefficient of 0.71 was obtained through a split-half method. The two research questions stated were answered using percentages and cumulative frequency statistical method, while the three hypotheses generated were tested using multiple regression analysis. The finding of the study revealed the poor performance of a student in Business-related subjects. However, there was a moderate level of Business Teacher job performance. Also, both training and supervision were discovered to be the predictors of Business Teacher Job Performance in Nigeria Public Secondary Schools. Regular capacity building such as workshops and conferences were recommended for the Teachers in addition to the regular external and internal supervision. The Government should also supply the necessary teaching facilities to help the teachers improve on teaching and learning.
Exploring the Non-Uniform Memory Access Parallel Architecture Applied to the Protein Structure Prediction Problem
Authors: Marchi Felipe , Parpinelli Rafael Stubs
Published: November 2021

Proteins are base molecules present in live organisms. The study of their structures and functions is of considerable importance for many application fields, particularly for the pharmaceutical area. However, predict the structure of a protein is considered a complex problem. As optimizing methods for this problem have high execution time, a parallel algorithm was proposed. However, just employing parallelization is not enough to guarantee the efficient use of the available computational resources. In this work, the proposed PSP optimizer was executed in a system with NUMA architecture. To demonstrate the effects of this architecture on the execution of an algorithm with simple parallel model, experiments were carried. Results shows that the that the improper execution of a parallel algorithm in this architecture may lead to performance loss.
Performance of PSO and GWO Algorithms Applied in Text-Independent Speaker Identification
Authors: Schulze Lucas , Sebem Renan , Bertol Douglas Wildgrube
Published: November 2021

In this paper, we analyze the performance of two bio-inspired algorithms applied in text-independent speaker recognition through voice signal. The analyzed algorithms are particle swarm optimization and grey wolf optimization. The complete methodology described in this paper was specifically developed in the context of this work. First, a widely known model of the speaker is determined based on discrete transfer functions. Then a method of estimation of the input signal is determined. The bio-inspired algorithms are custom-developed and applied to parameterize the transfer functions based on the models. The proposed method is composed by three major parts, first the fitness used in the bio-inspired algorithms is created based on the cross-correlation. Second, a method to create a database with speakers’ identities is proposed, and third, a method to compare the characteristics of the speaker is proposed, to identify or distinguish two different speakers. Finally, experiments were made considering 4 speakers with 2 speech each, a representation of the identity of each speaker was created through both algorithms, totalizing 16 entries on the database. The experiment had a total of 240 runs, comparing the entries to each other. Results show that all comparison results were accurate. The algorithms identify the speaker even when two different speeches were compared, and, as expected, distinguish when two different speakers were compared.
Enseñar la vida de los otros. La diversidad ética y estética en la fotografía social y humanista.
Authors: Montiel Alvarez Teresa
Published: November 2021

La forma de contar y comunicar por medio de la fotografía ha evolucionado a lo largo de la historia tanto en la forma de hacerlo como en la estética utilizada. Se estudia en este texto el hecho informativo enfocándolo desde tres puntos distintos de actuación: la documentación fotográfica, el ensayo fotográfico y la fotografía de prensa. Estas tres formas de comunicar/enseñar/denunciar se han utilizado de diversas maneras tanto por parte del fotógrafo como del medio que las ha dado a conocer, pocas veces de manera imparcial, otras de una forma partidista y en ocasiones bordeando la ética informativa traspasando muchas veces la frontera deontológica que incluye también en este caso la veracidad estética de la imagen.
Validation of a Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry Assay for the Quantification of Plasma Dihydroartemisinin
Authors: Arlinda Dona , Oktoberia Intan Sari , Karyana Muhammad
Published: November 2021

Background: Insufficient plasma level of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) can select resistance and will further hinder malaria elimination program. We investigated clinical applicability of a validated liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) assay to quantify plasma concentration of DHA in healthy subjects from a single oral administration of fixed dose combination of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine.Materials and Methods: Micro-elution solid-phase extraction in a 96-well plate format was used to prepare the samples. DHA separation happened in Acquity UPLCTM BEH C18 column (50 × 2.1 mm, 1.7 µm). Mobile phase was a mixture of acetonitrile-ammonium acetate 10 mM pH 3.5 (50:50, v/v) at 0.3 mL/minute flow rate. Waters Acquity UPLC™ H-Class system coupled with triple quadruple mass spectrometry in positive electrospray ionization mode was used for detection. The internal standard was a stable isotope labelled DHA.Results: Calibration curve was linear with a correlation coefficient >0.995 over a concentration range of 1–1,000 ng/mL. Bias and variation for accuracy and precision were in the range of 15% (20% at the lower limit of quantification). Using 5 µL sample, lower limit of quantification was 1 ng. Matrix effect was less than 15%. The method was successfully applied to investigate the pharmacokinetics of DHA from five healthy subjects, although carry over and the role of anticoagulants were not tested.Conclusion: The LC-MS/MS assay for the quantification of plasma DHA was validated for selectivity, linearity, lower limit of quantitation, accuracy, precision, matrix effect and stability. Although clinical applicability was demonstrated, this method was to be improved to address the not-tested validation parameters.Keywords: dihydroartemisinin, liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry assay (LC-MS/MS), malaria, Indonesia
The Stem Infusate and Ethanol Extract of Physalis angulata Inhibitory Activities against a-Glucosidase and Xanthine Oxidase
Authors: Tjajaindra Anthony , Sari Anna Karmila , Simamora Adelina , Timotius Kris Herawan
Published: November 2021

Background: Infusate of the whole plant of Physalis angulata is used traditionally for the remedy of various diseases including diabetes and gout. This study focused on the stem of P. angulata. The objectives of this study were to investigate the potential of the stem infusate (INPA) and ethanol extract (EEPA) of P. angulata as inhibitors of α-glucosidase and xanthine oxidase.Materials and Methods: INPA and EEPA were determined for their α-glucosidase and xanthine oxidase inhibition activities in vitro, whereas antioxidant activity was determined by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate (DPPH) assay. Reference inhibitors were used for comparison. The total phenolic compounds were also estimated.Results: EEPA had more concentrated phenolic than INPA which were 7.96 and 0.08 mgGAE/g dried biomass, respectively. INPA and EEPA inhibited α-glucosidase considerably, with IC50 of 149.11 and 409.86 µg/mL, respectively (acarbose was 130.66 µg/mL). However, they inhibited xanthine oxidase weakly, with IC50 of 0.546 and 2.643 mg/mL, respectively, compared with allopurinol 0.005 mg/mL. EEPA scavenged DPPH radicals very weakly (16.04 mg/mL) compared to BHT (0.021 mg/mL), whereas no activity was observed for INPA.Conclusion: The stem infusate and ethanol extract of P. angulata are able to inhibit the activity of α-glucosidase, thus can be further explored for sources of bioactive compounds with α-glucosidase inhibition activity.Keywords: α-glucosidase, infusate, ethanol extract, Physalis angulata, stem, xanthine oxidase
Alteration in 11 Beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type-2 (HSD11B2) Gene as A Potential Candidate Parameter for Early Detection of Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) Events
Authors: Jusni Louis Fabio Jonathan , Patricia Patricia , Rosadi Brigitte Leonie
Published: November 2021

Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) incidence in Indonesia ranks in the top 10 of the highest in Asia. It is the main perinatal death cause. IUGR also impairs fetal neurodevelopment, which can affect the development of children until later ages. Lack of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-2 (11β-HSD2) enzyme is influenced by changes in the coding gene, HSD11B2, one of IUGR's causes. The main diagnostic method of IUGR at this time is by using Doppler ultrasound. However, Doppler ultrasound has several limitations as many cases are not detected. Its clinical predictive value in various women is poor, as Doppler ultrasound is not recommended for use in the first trimester, detection of abnormalities in the second trimester seems to be too late for helpful interventions. The study aim is to present an overview concerning HSD11B2 gene alteration in an non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) as a possible diagnostic parameter for early detection in IUGR infants. This literature review is based on selected articles and studies taken from the Pubmed, Proquest, and EBSCO databases. A total of 4 studies reported the tendency for DNA methylation and decreased expression of the HSD11B2 gene in IUGR cases. Changes in the HSD11B2 gene have the potential to become a diagnostic parameter in the early detection of infants with IUGR. Further study and investigation of this possibility are needed.Keywords: intrauterine growth restriction, HSD11B2, early detection, diagnostic, non-invasive prenatal testing
Innate Immune Response to House Dust Mite Allergens in Allergic Asthma
Authors: Soleha Winna , Iswanti Febriana Catur
Published: November 2021

Asthma is a major health problem and one of the leading causes of death in the world. The prevalence of asthma in Indonesia is high, with a recurrence >50%. Allergic sensitization in asthma is mainly caused by house dust mite (HDM) allergens, both from the mite’s body and its contaminants (e.g., lipopolysaccharides). HDM allergens stimulate several pathways in the innate immune response based on the HDM allergen groups that sensitize them. The innate immune response to HDM allergen exposure occurs when pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) recognizes the allergen, thereby stimulating respiratory epithelial cells to release cytokines, namely, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), interleukin-25 (IL -25), and IL-33. The release of IL-25 and IL-33 activates group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) to release Th2-type cytokines (i.e., IL-5 and IL-13), resulting in allergic airway inflammation via IgE secretion by B cells, recruitment of eosinophils, and respiratory tract remodeling. Dendritic cells induce an adaptive immune response through Th2 activation in the sensitization and effector phases. Other mediators that contributed to the innate immune response include C-C motif chemokine ligand 20 (CCL-20) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). A deeper understanding of the components and mechanisms involved in innate immunity against HDM allergens creates the potential to develop alternative therapeutic targets for allergic asthma treatment.Keywords: house dust mite allergens, innate immunity, allergic asthma, respiratory epithelium, inflammatory cytokines
Association of Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease in Population Aged ≥18 Years Old
Authors: Ramadhanti Rizka , Helda Helda
Published: November 2021

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem, due to the increasing prevalence and incidence of kidney failure, poor prognosis, and required high costs for its treatment. Hypertension as the dominant risk factor for CKD also has a high prevalence which keep increasing in DKI Jakarta. This study aimed to determine the association between hypertension and the incidence of CKD in people aged ≥18 years old in DKI Jakarta Province.Materials and method: This was a quantitative research with an analytic cross-sectional study design. The data source used was secondary data obtained from Basic Health Research (Riset Kesehatan Dasar/Riskesdas) 2018. There were 7,141 samples that matched the inclusion and exclusion criteria.Results: The proportion of CKD and hypertension in people aged ≥18 years old in DKI Jakarta Province were 0.5% and 16.6%, respectively. There was a significant association between hypertension and CKD with a prevalence odds ratio (POR) of 3.140 (95% CI: 1.527-6.453) after being adjusted by the age variable. Several other characteristics such as age (POR = 3.912; 95% CI: 1.932-7.918), diabetes mellitus (POR = 3.412; 95% CI: 1.405-8.285), heart disease (POR = 7.323; 95% CI: 3.158- 16.982), and physical activity (POR = 2.324; 95% CI: 1.148-4.703) were also significantly associated with the incidence of CKD.Conclusion: Someone who has hypertension has 3.14 times (95% CI: 1.527-6.453; p-value = 0.002) chance of suffering from CKD compared to someone who does not have hypertension after being controlled by the confounding variable, age.Keywords: chronic kidney disease, hypertension, DKI Jakarta, Basic Health Research 2018
Structural Proteomics: Detection of Neurodegenerative Protein Modifications
Authors: Khurana Mallika , Rahman Syed Obaidur , Agarwal Shivani , Akhtar Md. Sayeed , Aldughaim Mohammed S. , Pottoo Faheem Hyder , Najmi Abul Kalam
Published: November 2021

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For decades now, neurodegenerative disorders have been explored, but their prompt detection
is still very strenuous due to the complexity of the brain. This entails the demand for identification
and development of clinical biomarkers in order to comply with the criteria of precision,
specificity and repeatability. The use of rapidly evolving technologies such as Mass Spectrometry
(MS) in proteomics has opened new ways to speed up the discovery of biomarkers, both for diagnostic
and prognostic purposes. The wide range of possibilities for the detection of differentially expressed
proteins in specific diseases has been opened by several novel proteomic techniques such
as cross-linking mass spectrometry, hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry, protein foot
printing and more. Still, much research is required to give a deep insight into the complex system
of the brain and its related disorders for unraveling prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers, which
can be used to either enhance a certain function of our brain or to cure a particular disease/disorder.
This review summarizes the latest developments in neuroproteomics and analyzes existing and potential
directions for the discovery of biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases.
Kimura Disease: A Rare Cause of Head and Neck Tumour in Children- A Case Report
Authors: Mumin Nazimah Ab , Hanafiah Mohammad , Misni Mohd Nadzri
Published: November 2021

Background:

Kimura disease is a rare inflammatory condition classically manifested as
painless subcutaneous nodules in the head and neck region and associated with regional cervical
lymphadenopathy and salivary gland involvement.

Objective:

The purpose of this report is to illustrate the diagnostic difficulty due to its rarity and
non-specific clinical presentation.

Case Presentation:

We present a case of Kimura disease with bilateral eyelid swelling, parotid involvement,
and cervical lymphadenopathy in a young boy. Computed Tomography (CT) showed ill-
defined enhancing masses in both upper eyelids with lacrimal gland infiltration, multiple nodular
lesions in both parotid glands, and bilateral enlargement of cervical nodes. After several multidisciplinary
discussions and trials of medications, Kimura's disease was finally confirmed by histology
examination.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, a rare disease such as Kimura must be considered earlier if the patient
is not responding to the treatment.
Multi-criteria Decision Making: A Systematic Review
Authors: Azhar Nayli Adriana , Radzi Nurul Asyikin Mohamed , Wan Ahmad Wan Siti Halimatul Munirah
Published: November 2021

Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) helps decision makers (DMs) solve highly
complex problems. Accordingly, MCDM has been widely used by DMs from various fields as an
effective and reliable tool for solving various problems, such as in site and supplier selection, ranking
and assessment. This work presents an in-depth survey of past and recent MCDM techniques
cited in the literature. These techniques are mainly categorised into pairwise comparison, outranking
and distance-based approaches. Some well-known MCDM methods include the Analytical Hierarchy
Process (AHP), Analytical Network Process (ANP), Elimination et Choix Traduisant la Realité
(ELECTRE), Preference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment of Evaluations (PROMETHEE),
Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and VIseKriterijumska
Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR). Each of these methods is unique and has
been used in a vast field of interest to support DMs in solving complex problems. For a complete
survey, discussions related to previous issues and challenges and the current implementation of
MCDM are also presented.
Culture value on community life behavior of the phonetic and phonology
Authors: Brandberg Anna , Amzel Irvine A.
Published: November 2021

The research aimed to describe the culture value on community life behavior of the phonetic and phonology. The processes through on the values of cultural forms are formulated, maintained and communicated across social populations. A focus is the emergence and spread of a prestige register of spoken British English. It was called ‘Received Pronunciation’. The number of characterological discourses of speech and accent that articulate the values of the register and bring them into circulation before particular audiences. The historical spread of the register was linked to the circulation of such discourses. We propose specific models for understanding the circulation of discourse across social populations and the means by which these values are recognized, maintained, and transformed.
Stylistics on the linguistics text applied in a social approach to get a certain goal
Authors: Vowel Georgia Elizabeth , Gorray David Koon , Audrey Nora
Published: November 2021

The stylistics on the linguistics has an important role in the text applied. The social approach is one way how to get a certain goal. In this case, the brilliant solution to solve the problem based on the new method and procedure that can we did. For the public person in the word, the common way can not be avoided a social behavior as well as the community interaction. The current paper explained and explore how it can be done based on a certain way. Of course, the basic concept should be maintained, therefore, in solving the problem those are two principle concept must be had. The first is a success and the second is study.
Linguistic and cognitive ability of children before five years old on their effort to communicate action
Authors: Keohin Hillian Catharine , Graw Norra Jean
Published: November 2021

We here described on the ability of children before their old five years old. They have a special power in learning their life to able to do something. Of course, they have a difficult thing regarding how to communicate each other. To make a communication, an action should be done, therefore, the cognition is a very important thing that must be sharpened. As it is discussed, linguistics is a study can be entered to all subcategory aspects. The linguistics has significant value on its contribution based on the effort of the children to obtain the communication action. Many phenomena can be described in the present study. The result showed all normal children can do communication with their mother in a unique way.
The linguistic politeness having seen on the current study issue
Authors: Borris Decca , Zecho Charles
Published: November 2021

The current issue is overviewed in this paper about the linguistics politeness. Positive politeness strategies seek to minimize the threat to the hearer's positive face. These strategies are used to make the hearer feel good about themselves, their interests or possessions, and are most usually used in situations where the audience knows each other fairly well. In sociolinguistics and conversation analysis (CA), politeness strategies are speech acts that express concern for others and minimize threats to self-esteem ("face") in particular social contexts. Being polite means being aware of and respecting the feelings of other people. Politeness can and will improve your relationships with others, help to build respect and rapport, boost your self-esteem and confidence, and improve your communication skills. Importance of Politeness in Life. Politeness is a great virtue. But a polite person will always please others with his polite behavior and good manners. Politeness means consideration for the feelings of others. Politeness is one of the central features of human communication. It is a human phenomenon, yet expressed differently in different cultures. Positive politeness refers to an atmosphere of inclusion and mutuality created by linguistic means such as compliments, encouragement, joking, even the use of "white lies."
American culture: A sociological perspectives
Authors: Woods Andrew
Published: November 2021

The culture of the United States of America is primarily of Western origin but is influenced by a multicultural ethos that includes African, Native American, Asian, Pacific Island, and Latin American people and their cultures. American culture encompasses the customs and traditions of the United States. The United States is sometimes described as a "melting pot" in which different cultures have contributed their own distinct "flavors" to American culture. The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world's most dominant economic and military power. Likewise, its cultural imprint spans the world, led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music, movies and television. The culture of the United States of America is primarily of Western culture (European) origin and form but is influenced by a multicultural ethos that includes African, Native American, Asian, Polynesian, and Latin American people and their cultures. The American way of life or simply the American way is the unique lifestyle of the people of the United States of America. It refers to a nationalist ethos that adheres to the principle of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Learning from the historical culture of American people for the current society
Authors: Liu Siyung , Alley Fatihiya
Published: November 2021

We learned more about the contribution of cultural history towards the current society for the American people. In the most general sense, historical culture is a holistic meta-historical concept that opens the investigation of how people deal with the past. The term “historical” refers to past events, including thoughts and ideas. The term “culture” comprises shared attitudes, values, and perceptions of a group of people. Cultural history is not simply the study of high culture or alternatively of peoples' past rituals. It is best characterized as an approach which considers the domain of representation and the struggle over meaning as the most fruitful areas for the pursuit of historical understanding. history is the aggregate of past events while culture is the arts, customs, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation. Cultural history brings to life a past time and place. In this search, cultural historians study beliefs and ideas, much as intellectual historians do. These are reflected in the products of deliberately artistic culture, but also include the objects and experiences of everyday life, such as clothing or cuisine.
role of linguistics studies on the political debate
Authors: Collins Lee , Jisum Chang
Published: November 2021

The paper is to find out the linguistics role contribution towards the political debate event at the election party. The presidential debate's primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice-presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. A leaders' debate or presidential debate is a public debate held during a general election campaign, where the candidates expose their political opinions and public policy proposals, and criticism of them, to potential voters. They are normally broadcast live on radio, television and the internet. Increasing learners' confidence, poise, and self-esteem. Providing an engaging, active, learner-centered activity. Improving rigorous higher-order and critical thinking skills. Enhancing the ability to structure and organize thoughts.
Experiential metafunction: representing environmental degradation
Authors: Maledo Richard Oliseyenum , Edhere Joyce Uzezi
Published: November 2021

The constant exploration and exploitation of crude oil in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria had had a negative consequential effect on the entire ecosystem of the region. This has been a source of national and international concern and has attracted the attention of scholars from several disciplines, within and outside the region. Creative writers were not left out and this had given birth to which poetry was one of its most prolific genres. Though regional, the literature in general and poetry, in particular, had attracted myriads of attention from eco-literary criticism while the language of the poems had been understudied. Therefore, this study is a linguistic analysis of Niger Delta environmental poetry. Seven poems were purposefully selected from Tanure Ojaide’s Songs of Myself: Quartet (2015) and Nnimo Bassey’s We Thought It Was Oil but It Was Blood (2002).  The Hallidayan Transitivity system of the Experiential meaning of the clause was adopted as a linguistic framework to show how the ecological realities of the region were encoded in the structure of the clause. The study revealed that the nature of the processes and the participants’ roles aptly encoded ecological degradation in the structure of the clause.
Impoliteness in only drunks and children tell the truth by drew Hayden Taylor
Authors: Alawawda Mariam , Hassan Ahdi
Published: November 2021

The present study attempts to examine (im) politeness in Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth, a drama play written by Drew Hayden Taylor. Politeness and impoliteness have received a great amount of attention from many scholars in recent years. The study applied a classification developed by Culpeper in his latest book entitled Impoliteness: Using Language to Cause Offence. The classification mainly focuses on conventionalized and implicational impoliteness in literary texts. Drew Heyden through his characters’ conversational dialogues presents numerous (im) polite expressions to both entertain and make actors and audiences think critically. This study applied the previously mentioned classification to examine impoliteness in characters’ expressions. The findings revealed that impoliteness is a common phenomenon in the language used especially by women characters in the play. The main reason behind this is the emotional pain the characters experienced in their life. Impoliteness was used by both females and males, but it was found that women used more impoliteness strategies than men.
Peculiar feminine ideal in the culture of Galicia-Volhynia state
Authors: Chuyko Oleg , Makogin Anna , Kalynovska Iryna , Maruschyk Tetyana , Zhadeyko Oleksiy
Published: November 2021

Based on artifacts discovered in Western Ukraine, in this paper, we attempt to trace back the pattern of feminine ideal in the culture of Galicia-Volhynia State. Our study reveals peculiar social and cultural relations between males and females in the society of medieval Ukraine-Rus at the then material culture and mythological mentality level. We study the things that surrounded Ruthenian women, namely, items of clothing and accessories which were conceived as expressions of the world-building concept where the preference is given to the categories of orderliness and habitability, wisdom, family, and community. Given its sign and symbolic affiliation with the cultural significance area, the ornamental component of the medieval costume complex was put to semiotic analysis. We applied the cultural approach with its specific axiological interpretation of any instances of human social and cultural life-sustaining activity.
Axiological density of the linguocultural concept
Authors: Bondarenko Alla , Semashko Tetiana , Moroz Oksana
Published: November 2021

The article is devoted to determining the factors of axiological features of cognitive forms. The main approaches related to the evaluation specification of linguistic and cultural concepts (structural and semantic) are outlined and analyzed. It is explained that the structural features of the linguo-cultural concept (historical and actual layers, domains and modular parts, nuclear and near-nuclear zone) determine its axiological features. The structure of the representation of knowledge is evaluative specified by the characteristics of its name (internal form, in equivalence, denotation and connotation, etc.). It is argued that the axiological characteristics of the concept are determined by external factors: belonging to one or different cultures, a particular subculture, the amount of collective historical, subjective emotional, and concrete-sensory experience, position on other concepts, rooted in the system of background knowledge, carrier mentality, stereotypes, as well as subjects of material and spiritual culture, etc. The term “axiological density of linguistic and cultural concept” was introduced into scientific circulation and an algorithm for its definition was proposed with the help of an integrative approach. Based on this algorithm, the modal (axiological) component of the linguistic and cultural concept of “time” in the poetic discourse of the 20th-21st centuries is analyzed.
Balinese verbs related to water : metalanguage approach
Authors: Sudipa I Nengah , Kusuma I Nyoman Weda , Sudipa Made Henra Dwikarmawan , Candra Komang Dian Puspita
Published: November 2021

This article aims at displaying the way how to map the meaning of Balinese verbs related to water. The data are oral and written forms collected by observation, interview, and taking-note. The oral language was collected from the key-informant in three villages within two regencies in Bali, namely Klungkung and Buleleng. The written data was observed from the 4 novels using the modern Balinese language. The collected data was furthermore analyzed by the Metalanguage approach which manages to map all the meaning in the form of language description. Metalanguage approach based upon entity, process, instrument, and result is able to detect the subtle meaning difference among the verbs having a similar semantic field. From the scale of time-stability, the result shows that the mapping of action verbs: anyud, ngelangi, mandus, silem, mambuh imply the time reference change rapidly. The mapping of process verbs:  aad, tiis, éncéh, and beku carry the time reference is less stable. The mapping of state verbs:  bedak, belus, and tuduh is considered to imply the time reference is very stable.
intertextualistic phenomenon in preeti shenoy's life is what you make it, it happens for a reason and a hundred little flames
Authors: Pandeeswari D. , Hariharasudan A. , Nawaz Nishad
Published: November 2021

Postmodern intertextuality abbreviates the relation between the texts that has related to incidents, quotes, allusions, translation and so on. The aim of the study accolades on the postmodern tendency of intertextuality in Preeti Shenoy’s selected texts, Life is What You Make It, It Happens for a Reason and A Hundred Little Flames. Preeti Shenoy is a multifarious postmodern writer. The term intertextuality has linked with other texts. The features of intertextuality are quotation, scenes, characters, narration, allusion etc. The notable theorists of intertextuality are Julia Kristeva, Roland Barthes and Mikhail Bakhtin, and the present study has adopted the intertextual concepts from the considered theorists. The methodology of the study splits into four intertextual concepts -- description of a word, different circumstances link, language and dialogue. The first two concepts, proposed by Julia Kristeva, are description of a word and different circumstances link. Roland Barthes has proposed the intertextual concepts of language and dialogue. Mikhail Bakhtin also has proposed the intertextual concept of language. These intertextual concepts are adopted in the present study, and the authors have investigated the intertextual elements in the select texts of Shenoy.
Understanding of the role of digitalization to business model and innovation: economics and business review studies
Authors: Hendriarto Prasetyono
Published: November 2021

This paper analyzed the role of the digitalization approach in innovating business operating models in Indonesia. We chose a review research approach on the findings of economic and business journals that we searched electronically based on Google application data. We focus on findings from international journals that discuss how digitalization plays a role in innovation models of profitable and sustainable business operations. We reviewed papers published in the last ten years (2010 to 2020) using data analysis, critical evaluation, and in-depth interpretation methods to find valid and reliable data. Our analysis focuses on business innovation models operating with digital services; production, distribution, and sales. We found that the role, implementation, and activities of digital applications in business are proven to overcome obstacles to business operations in the current multi-crisis and pandemic era. In other words, the digitalization trend has proven to be very helpful for operational business processes that follow an adaptation approach to the demands of technological convenience by companies and consumers. Furthermore, we believe that business innovation with a digitalization approach is an effort to improve services in all operational lines to achieve profitable and sustainable business goals.
Speech act analysis of President Jalal Talabani’s address at the UN general assembly on September 25, 2008
Authors: Ahmed Hazhar , Mohammad Othman Saleh , Arcelus Juana , Amir Shamaila , Mansoor Ali
Published: November 2021

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani addressed the United Nations General Assembly (henceforth UNGA) on September 25, 2008. In his address, he spoke about Iraqi legislative elections, long-term security concerns in the country and region, and called on the international community to authorize an international probe into attacks in Iraq which he said could not have been carried out without outside support. He said terrorist attacks that killed dozens of people, have reached the level of genocide and crimes against humanity. This paper aimed to highlight the speech acts used by President Jalal Talibani in this address using qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis. This paper also analyzed the direct and indirect speech acts employing the framework  of Austin and Searle. The findings revealed that his address includes a balanced use of direct and indirect speech acts while maximum use of representative acts is evident. The paper concludes that the speech act analysis highlights the informative and supportive nature of President Talabani as he was able to highlight the problems of the country and at the same time ensuring every possible effort and support for the sake of raising the country to international community standards.
Investigating pragma-rhetorical strategies utilized by American commencement speakers to motivate graduates for managing future opportunities and challenges
Authors: Mubarak Ahmed Sahib , Rhaif Kadhim Ketab
Published: November 2021

Motivating emotions is a critical factor in empowering students to manage the troubles they might face. Educational organizations pay great efforts to employ all the available means that can motivate their students for better learning from early stages until universities or institutes levels. The administrations of some universities and institutes, especially in the United States of America, do not stop there and pay more attention on motivating their students at the graduation parties on how to manage future businesses and challenges. This study explores how commencement speakers utilize success stories pragma-rhetorically to motivate the graduates to behave wisely to take future decisions. It investigates the pragmatic-rhetorical strategies in the motivational storytelling that is delivered within commencement speeches at American universities and institutes. It aims to recognize and analyze these strategies that commencement speakers employ as strategic strategies in presenting their stories to achieve their motivational purposes.  More specifically, it explores how speech acts, rhetorical tropes, conversational implicatures, and rhetorical appeals are used and distributed in the storytelling discourse. To this end, the researchers selected ten commencement speeches delivered by American commencement speaker.
Analyzing multimedia tools and language teaching
Authors: Kumar Tribhuwan , Malabar Sayama , Benyo Ahmed , Amal Bakhrul Khair
Published: November 2021

This study analyzes the use of multimedia tools to teach English in non-English speaking nations and highlights the issues that teachers and English students confront. A better instrument for the exploration of a novel teaching approach has been the increasingly growing scientific tools and techniques such as multimedia technology. Multimedia technology, in particular, in non-native language contexts, plays an essential role in English language education. It also intends to raise awareness of the strategies to effectively deploy non-mutual English speakers as language teachers. The study presents a detailed analysis of the role of multimedia tools and technology. Advantages and disadvantages of multimedia tools and technology are described at length, recommendations are made and conclusion is drawn.  It is believed that the use of multimedia technology can ensure effective language teaching and enhance learners’ linguistic abilities.
Economics of education and prospects for its development
Authors: Sabodash Olga Aleksandrovna , Kalyakina Inessa Makedonovna , Kosnikov Sergey Nikolaevich , Elizarova Nadezda Sergeevna , Borisov Egor Aleksandrovich , Sorgutov Ilya Valerievich
Published: November 2021

The article considers the prospects for the development of the education economy in modern market conditions. The main reason for considering this topic is that in the modern period, this science is immature, since it does not demonstrate the ability to offer effective, efficient, socially feasible and economically viable solutions to educational problems. Accordingly, the main direction of the development of this science should be considered the development of scientific fundamental and technological approaches to solving existing problems in education. One of the tools in this regard should be called educational projects that contribute to the dynamic development of both pedagogy in general and this science in particular. To be recognized as an integrated field of research, the economics of education should assign to pedagogy the role of helping scientists to create formative solutions to the criticisms identified in the course of economic research. Indeed, within the framework of the role that pedagogy can assume, planning in the field of education, the formation of various aspects of personality (economic, financial, social and human) can be developed.