bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La investigación contable en Colombia: de la institucionalización formal al conocimiento y la transformación contextual
Authors: Gómez-Villegas Mauricio , Ospina-Zapata Carlos Mario
Published: October 2022

En las últimas décadas, la investigación contable se ha venido institucionalizando en Colombia. Aunque se han realizado trabajos para caracterizar los indicadores más importantes de las actividades y los resultados formales de la investigación contable en el país, aún se requiere de un marco contextual, sociológico e institucional que nos permita comprender críticamente las implicaciones de dicha institucionalización. Por ello, este trabajo busca caracterizar y comprender la situación de la investigación contable en Colombia durante los últimos 20 años, con un énfasis sociológico e institucional crítico. El trabajo sintetiza las características y cambios más relevantes de la universidad y la investigación académica en la ‘sociedad del conocimiento’. Muestra cómo, la investigación organizada como un mercado, impacta en los indicadores, pero, a la vez, afecta la consolidación de las comunidades académicas nacionales y el habitus de los investigadores. El marco comprensivo construido resalta la importancia de la investigación comprometida con la transformación contextual y la formación integral en contabilidad.
Scope and Perspectives of Neuroimaging and Neurostimulation to Develop the Theory of Systemic and Dynamic Localization of Higher Mental Functions
Authors: Panikratova Y.R. , Vlasova R.M. , Lebedeva I.S. , Sinitsyn V.E. , Pechenkova E.V.
Published: October 2022

The theory of systemic and dynamic localization of higher mental functions by Lev Vygotsky and Alexander Luria was based on the data obtained via an original method, syndrome analysis of deficits of higher mental functions in patients with local brain injury. When this theory was being constructed, technical methods for brain investigation were only in their early stages. Although in later years Luria and his disciples pointed out that such methods were prominent for further development of Soviet/Russian neuropsychology, they are still rarely used by the followers of these scientists. In this article, we focus on neuroimaging and neurostimulation methods that are both noninvasive and the most accessible in Russia: structural, diffusion-weighted, and functional magnetic resonance imaging, as well as transcranial magnetic stimulation. We discuss their scope and perspectives for addressing research questions in neuropsychology and describe possible designs for neu­ropsychological studies in patients with local brain injury and healthy individuals.
Dissociation of Syntax and Vocabulary Development in Junior Schoolchildren with Different Neuropsychological Profile
Authors: Akhutina T.V. , Oshchepkova E.S.
Published: October 2022

This study aims to examine the features of text construction in terms of vocabulary and grammar in children with a weakness in the auditory verbal information processing (AV-group) and with a weakness in executive functions (programming and control of voluntary activity, EF-group). The participants were 71 second grade children from Moscow schools (mean age 8.8 years old, SD 0.29 years; 36 girls, 35 boys). Four groups were selected: children with good and weak development of AV and children with good and weak development of EF. The main hypothesis of the study, following A.R. Luria, was that in children with the weakness of AV, first of all, the paradigmatic mechanisms of word choice will suffer, and in children with the weakness of EF, the syntagmatic mechanisms for constructing a phrase and text. The use of non-parametric statistical analysis (Mann-Whitney test) showed the validity of the hypothesis and revealed the main errors in the narrative construction by children with both the weakness of AV and EF. The discussion of the results included consideration of the arguments in favor of a single or dual mechanism for the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar in children.
Long-Term Care in the United States: History, Financing, and Directions for Reform
Authors: Mackenzie George A. (Sandy)
Published: October 2022

This book describes the evolution of long-term care in the United States and points to six weaknesses in the system, whether center- or home-based, and offers solutions to aimed at strengthening the system. Particular attention is placed on how long-term care is financed in the U.S. and lessons are gleaned from Canada and two European nations that, if applied, would improve the lots of those in long-term care and their caregivers.
Revised Earthquake Geology Inputs for the Central and Eastern United States and Southeast Canada for the 2023 National Seismic Hazard Model
Authors: Thompson Jobe Jessica , Hatem Alexandra , Gold Ryan , DuRoss Christopher , Reitman Nadine , Briggs Richard , Collett Camille
Published: October 2022

It has been about a decade since updates to seismic and fault sources in the central and eastern United States (CEUS) were last assessed for the 2012 Central and Eastern United States Seismic Source Characterization for nuclear facilities (CEUS-SSCn) and 2014 U.S. Geological Survey National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM) for the conterminous United States. In advance of the 2023 NSHM update, we created three related geospatial databases to summarize and characterize new fault source information for the CEUS. These include fault section, fault-zone polygon, and earthquake geology (fault slip rate, earthquake recurrence intervals) databases that document updates to fault parameters used in the prior seismic hazard models in this region. The 2012 CEUS-SSCn and 2014 NSHM fault models served as a foundation, as we revised and added fault sources where new published studies documented significant changes to our understanding of fault location, geometry, or activity. We added nine new fault sections that meet the criteria of (1) a length ≥7 km, (2) evidence of recurrent Quaternary tectonic activity, and (3) documentation that is publicly available in a peer-reviewed source. The prior CEUS models only included six fault sections (sources) and 10 fault-zone polygons (previously called repeating large-magnitude earthquake [RLME] polygons). The revised databases include 15 fault sections and 12 fault-zone polygons. Updates to the faults constitute a 150% increase in fault sections, and two additional fault-zone polygons, although some fault-zone polygons differ from RLME polygons used in the prior models. No faults were removed from the past models. Several seismic zones and suspected faults were evaluated but not included in this update due to a lack of information about fault location, geometry, or recurrent Quaternary activity. These updates to the fault sections, fault-zone polygons, and earthquake geology databases will inform fault geometry and activity rates of CEUS sources during the 2023 NSHM implementation.
Site effects in the city of Thessaloniki (Greece) estimated from acceleration data and 1D local soil profiles
Authors: Triantafyllidis Petros , Hatzidimitriou Panagiotis M. , Theodulidis Nikos , Suhadolc Peter , Papazachos Costas , Raptakis Dimitris , Lontzetidis Kostas
Published: October 2022

In this study, the site effects on seismic ground motion in the city of Thessaloniki (Greece) are estimated by applying experimental methods on acceleration data and theoretical modeling. The technique of standard spectral ratio (SSR) is applied to a reference station located on rock, while the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) technique is applied to earthquake records (entire record length including P and S waves) as well as on noise recordings. In addition, the SSR method is also applied to the vertical components. The results from all methods are compared in terms of resonant frequencies and amplification levels. The fundamental resonant frequency is identified by all methods, while the average amplification level is generally underestimated when the HVSR technique is used. An attempt is made to correlate the site amplifications computed in this study with the observed macroseismic intensities reported at the same sites for the 20 June 1978 earthquake. A relation of the form, δI=α+b⋅log[SSℛ¯(f)] is derived, where δI is the intensity increment with respect to the intensity of the reference station and SSR(ƒ) is the mean amplification factor obtained at each station using the SSR technique for a certain frequency band. In the numerical approach, we construct complete strong-motion synthetics using the modal summation method for the P-SV waves up to frequencies of 10 Hz. As input, four point sources are used, located at different distances and azimuths from the stations. Ratios of response spectra of the local 1D over the regional 1D synthetic seismograms are calculated. The obtained mean spectral amplifications are compared with those derived from experimental data, and the two sets are found to be consistent at most stations.
LINGUISTIC EDUCATION IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY
Authors: Кокорина Е.А.
Published: October 2022

Расширение возможностей доступа к информации и обмена ею предъявляет совершенно новые требования к владению иностранным языком, а соответственно, и к его преподаванию. Так, со стороны обучающихся иллюзия постоянной доступности необходимой информации часто снижает мотивацию к активному получению и осмыслению знаний, определению собственных образовательных потребностей. Со стороны преподавателей появляются различные новые возможности стратегии и тактики учебного процесса, но это требует от них повышенной компетентности в  области использования современных информационных технологий и  созданных на их основе ресурсов. Социальный запрос со стороны общества определяется современной компетентностной парадигмой образования, но именно поэтому в конечном счете приоритет принадлежит формам образования, сочетающим организованные занятия с самостоятельной работой.

The expansion of the possibility of access to information and the exchange of it also imposes completely new requirements for proficiency in a foreign language, and, accordingly, for its teaching. So, on the part of students, the illusion of constant availability of the necessary information often reduces the motivation to actively obtain and comprehend knowledge, determine their own educational needs. on the part of teachers, various new possibilities of strategy and tactics of the educational process appear, but this also requires from them increased competence in the use of modern information technologies and resources created on their basis. The social demand on the part of society is determined by the modern competence paradigm of education, but that is why, ultimately, priority belongs to forms of education that combine organized classes with independent work.
“LOVE” CONCEPT IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN LINGUISTIC REPRESENTATIONS
Authors: Кожевникова М.А. , Варфоломеева Н.С.
Published: October 2022

Осуществлен сравнительный анализ английских и русских языковых репрезентаций понятия «любовь», отражающих концептуальное понимание рассматриваемого понятия. Исследование показало, что при общем понимании этого фундаментального понятия в  русской и западной культурных традициях существуют национальные особенности его восприятия и различные образы в языковых репрезентациях.

The article provides a comparative analysis of English and Russian linguistic representations of the concept «love» reflecting the conceptual understanding of the concept under discussion. The study has showed that along with a general understanding of this fundamental concept in Russian and  Western cultural traditions there are  national peculiarities of  its perception and  various images in linguistic representations.
FUNCTIONAL AND PRA GMATIC ASPECT OF GENDER ASYMMETRY IN MODERN MEDIA SPHERE
Authors: Акай О.М. , Хашхожева З.Т. , Камбачоков А.М. , Шарданова М.А.
Published: October 2022

Социальный аспект имеет мощное отражение в языке, что проявляется не только на вариативном лексическом, но и на более стабильном грамматическом уровне. Рассматривается прагматический потенциал феминитивов как гендерная асимметрия в языке на актуальном материале современных медийных источников. Выявлены закономерности, определяющие использование феминитивов в современной медиасфере. Использован ряд аналитических методов: контекстуально-прагматический анализ лексем, метод логического сопоставления, метод интерпретации. Предпринята попытка прогнозирования дальнейшей ситуации развития оформления и  использования феминитивов в  русском языке с  учетом социально-общественных трансформаций и  их влияния на язык.

Social aspect has a powerful reflection in the language, which is manifested not only in the variable lexical, but also in a more stable grammatical level. The authors examine pragmatic potential of feminitives as gender asymmetry in the language on the actual material of modern media sources. The aim of the paper is to reveal the patterns determining the use of feminitives in modern media sphere. Th e authors have used a number of analytical methods to achieve this goal: contextual and pragmatic analysis of the lexemes, logical comparison method, and interpretation method. in The article an attempt is made to forecast the further development of feminitive formation and their use in the Russian language, taking into account social transformations and their impact on the language.
COMPARA TIVE STUDY OF CHINESE AND RUSSIAN ANIMAL FOLK TALES
Authors: Шанхэ Ч.
Published: October 2022

Сказка является способом сохранения культурной памяти народа, трансляции национальных ценностей. Народная сказка отличается глубиной национальных идей. В сказках двух народов образы животных являются важной частью повествования, что отражает определенную общность их культур. Ценность сказок о  животных, как русских, так и  китайских, заключается в том, что в них демонстрируются лучшие качества народа: добро, справедливость, настойчивость, упорство, трудолюбие.

Fairy tale is a way of preserving people’s cultural memory and transmitting national values. Folk tales are distinguished by the depth of national ideas. in the fairy tales of the two countries the images of  animals are  an important part of  the  narrative, which reflects a  certain commonality of  their cultures. The value of animal tales, both Russian and Chinese, is that they demonstrate the best qualities of the people: goodness, justice, perseverance, diligence.
Anti-viral activity of suramin against influenza A virus in A549 cells
Authors: Khanna Madhu , Nandi Tanusri
Published: October 2022

Influenza A virus (IAV) is highly contagious global factor of causing pandemics and epidemics occasionally. Suramin, an anti-trypanosomal drug, also under evaluation as anti-cancer and anti-viral agent. However, inhibitory effect of suramin against influenza A virus have not yet been explored. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-viral activity of suramin against IAV.

Cytotoxicity assay (IC) of suramin and oseltamivir was determined using MTT assay in A549 cells. The anti-viral effect of suramin was determined by RT-qPCR, western blot and CPE (Cytopathic effect). Oseltamivir, an antiviral drug that has established anti influenza activity was used as positive control drug.

Half-maximal toxic concentration of suramin was found to be at 269.2 µg/ml (Log IC=2.43 µg/ml) and IC for oseltamivir was 145.4 µg/ml (Log IC=2.16 µg/ml) in A549 cells at 24hr. Suramin exhibited anti-viral activity at all the concentration, however at 250 µg/ml and 125 µg/ml demonstrated significant down regulation of viral RNA and protein in A549 cells. Oseltamivir, a positive control drug also showed significant viral inhibition at 200 and 100 µg/ml at 24hr.

: Suramin is effective in inhibiting influenza A virus replication in A549 cells at lower concentration.
Assessing awareness and execution of “Bio medical waste management rules 2016” among health care providers and grade 4 workers in a tertiary care hospital of Bhubaneswar
Authors: Singh Snigdha , Panda Nishant , Wasfi Imran
Published: October 2022

Hospital waste has always been a concern for the society. Recently the government has changed the BMW handling rules in 2016. However, mere introduction of laws is not sufficient for proper disposal of BMW. Awareness of these laws is also essential. Hence, this study was conducted with the objectives to assess the Knowledge, awareness, attitude & practice (KAP) towards biomedical waste management in Health care providers (HCP) and prevalence of needle-stick injury (NSI) in them.

This was a cross-sectional study done from August 2018 to January 2019 in KIMS among 400 participants. A pre-tested, close ended questionnaire was used with few added questions related to new rules.

An overall average level of KAP among HCP and grade 4 workers regarding BMW Rules and management 2016 with 86.49% doctors, 91.04% dentists, 79.55% nurses and 80% grade 4 workers securing average marks in the assessment. Moreover, 14 (20 .59%) doctors, 10 (14 .71%) dentists, 30 (44 .12%) nurses and 14 (20.59%) grade 4 workers reported that they had experienced NSI in the past 12 months. Overall prevalence of NSI is found to be 17%.

We found an average level of knowledge, attitude and practice among HCP and grade 4 workers regarding BMW management. It is recommended that regular monitoring and training are required at all levels of Health Care System and the rules should be sincerely followed and practiced.
Microbiological hazard identification in selective food products and their association with food safety practices in Hyderabad, India
Authors: Kumar R Naveen , Kumar P Uday , V Bhaskar , R V Sudershan , Polasa Kalpagam , R Hemalatha , Ghosh Sudip
Published: October 2022

Microbiological risk assessment (MRA) is an emerging tool for evaluating the safety of food and water supplies. In this study, identification of microbial hazards in selected samples and their association with food safety practices were seen.

Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) through the General Linear Models (GLM) procedure of the statistical analysis system software (SPSS version-11.5, 2003). The least significant differences were used to test means at p<0.05. Odds ratio (OR) values with 95% CI were computed to obtain the risk of the presence of the foodborne pathogen in a particular food.

Analysis of 600 food samples indicated that (50%) was high in raw chicken samples followed by carrot salad (41%). The other emerging foodborne pathogens like (MRSA), , and were not detected in any of the food samples. Pathogens like (73.5%) in khoa, (45%) and (62.7%) in paneer were detected. A total of (n=143) cultures were analyzed for enterotoxin and coagulase enzyme. Nine cultures (6.3%) showed a positive result for enterotoxin production. For the risk assessment of contamination in foods, coagulase test and toxin production of isolates have to be evaluated. A significant association was found between the type of storage and log concentration of in khoa, whereas, with water for washing hands, the status of nails, and cleaning cloth were contributing to foodborne pathogens in other products.

There is a need to provide food safety training to food handlers to improve food safety.
Análisis costo-beneficio de las opciones para alcanzar cero emisiones netas en Colombia
Authors: Arguello Ricardo , Delgado Ricardo , Espinosa Mónica , Gonzalez Tomás , Sandoval Jose Manuel
Published: October 2022

Este documento presenta un escenario de transformaciones sectoriales que permitiría a Colombia alcanzar la carbono neutralidad en el 2050 y cuantifica los costos asociados y los beneficios económicos derivados de implementar estas transformaciones. Las alternativas presentadas no pretenden ser prescriptivas, reconociendo que existen múltiples opciones disponibles para lograr las metas climáticas definidas por el país. La contribución más relevante de este análisis tiene que ver con estimar el nivel de cambios requeridos y los costos y beneficios asociados. Se evaluaron los siguientes sectores: agricultura, energía, transporte y gestión de residuos. Se identificó que los primeros tres sectores logran beneficios netos al implementar trayectorias de descarbonización si no solo se contabilizan los costos de implementación sino también los ahorros asociados a, por ejemplo, menores costos operativos, mayor productividad, ahorros en daños a la salud o costos evitados por el cambio climático en la economía. El análisis de costo-beneficio se realizó utilizando tres niveles diferentes de la tasa de descuento, y en todos los casos, la neutralidad de carbono se alcanza con beneficios económicos netos (superando los costos asociados).
Ensino Remoto Emergencial: Percepções e Desafios na Visão Discente
Authors: Uen Lin Shr , Macedo Francine dos Santos , Gonçalves Leidyanne Ferreira , Fernandes-Santos Caroline
Published: October 2022

Em 2020, o distanciamento social imposto pela pandemia do novo coronavírus culminou no Ensino Remoto Emergencial (ERE) como estratégia de continuidade dos estudos em meio à adversidade sanitária vigente. Neste cenário, o objetivo deste artigo é relatar as percepções de estudantes de graduação em saúde sobre o ERE em uma Universidade Pública Federal do Rio de Janeiro e compreender as características deste modelo sob a visão dos estudantes. Para tanto, foi realizada a análise de conteúdo de postagens realizadas em murais digitais de três disciplinas conduzidas nos semestres letivos de 2020/1 e 2020/2. Como resultado, notou-se grande exaustão e sobrecarga diante o atendimento às aulas on-line síncronas e a grande quantidade de atividades e provas. Adicionalmente, foi relatada a falta de preparo docente, uma dificuldade em organizar o tempo de estudo e a vida pessoal, assim como dificuldade de acesso digital e no uso de Tecnologias Digitais de Informação e Comunicação (TDICs) e a relação professor-aluno. Diante os relatos, percebe-se que o ERE implementado caracterizou-se pela transposição de práticas presenciais para o ambiente virtual, se distanciando em muitos casos das práticas de Educação On-line. Por outro lado, salienta-se a importância dos relatos discentes ao se planejar cursos e disciplinas híbridas ou integralmente on-line, de forma que as TDICs possam ser utilizadas na promoção de uma Educação On-line de qualidade, acessível, interativa e colaborativa.

Palavras-chave: Ensino remoto emergencial. Tecnologias digitais de informação e comunicação. Saúde mental.
Trabajo colaborativo entre academia y autoridades de salud en tiempos de COVID-19: experiencia en Santander, Colombia
Authors: Ruiz-Rodríguez Myriam , Linares-García Johana , Rodríguez-Villamizar Laura Andrea
Published: October 2022

Introducción: Colombia es uno de los países con mayor número de casos de COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe. En una crisis sanitaria de gran intensidad los gobiernos no pueden trabajar solos por lo que las alianzas y la colaboración entre Gobierno-Academia toman un valor preponderante. Objetivo: sistematizar la experiencia del trabajo colaborativo que se realizó entre actores académicos de la región y las autoridades de salud del Departamento de Santander, Colombia en el marco de la emergencia sanitaria por COVID-19 durante 2020-2021. Metodología: a partir de la sistematización de experiencias y desde el enfoque crítico social se realizó un abordaje cualitativo con ocho actores clave del sector académico y de la autoridad en salud que participaron activamente en la alianza. Se hizo una revisión documental y se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas. Resultados: una vez declarada la emergencia sanitaria, de manera rápida se conformaron dos grupos de trabajo colaborativo, uno entre academia y actores gubernamentales del municipio de Bucaramanga y otro entre academia y actores gubernamentales departamentales; ambos grupos se conformaron de manera voluntaria, pero se diferenciaron en su forma de organización. El trabajo colaborativo y voluntario brindó apoyo a las autoridades en salud, principalmente en la fase de preparación para afrontar la pandemia; la traducción y difusión del conocimiento, la vigilancia epidemiológica y en actividades de fortalecimiento de la capacidad de respuesta. Conclusiones: el apoyo brindado por el equipo colaborativo fue muy proliferativo en actividades e intervenciones, no obstante, se presentaron dificultades y una de ellas fue que un número importante de sus recomendaciones no fueron atendidas por las autoridades sanitarias. Las dificultades presentadas no son diferentes a las ya reportadas en otras emergencias de salud pública, por lo que se requiere continuar fortaleciendo las relaciones entre Gobierno-Academia para que de manera proactiva se puedan trazar una agenda que contribuya a superar las limitaciones que se reportan en este trabajo.
Transcriptome Analysis of Hong Yang Kiwifruit in Response to Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) Larval Feeding
Authors: Guo Li-na , Chen Zhi-xia , Zhao Xin-xia
Published: October 2022

The Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a major pest of Hong Yang kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch cv. chinensis) grown in China. Our transcriptome analysis of the interaction between Hong Yang kiwifruit and B. dorsalis revealed numerous changes in gene expression level attributable to Oriental fruit fly feeding, resulting in the down-regulation of 112 genes and the up-regulation of 226 genes. Gene ontology analysis revealed that differential expression genes (DEGs) were mainly involved in biological processes (4,568; 56.28%), molecular function (2,297; 28.30%), and cellular components (1,251; 15.41%). By searching against the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes Pathway database (KEGG), 258 DEGs were assigned to 51 KEGG pathways belonging to five main categories: metabolism (239, 92.64%), genetic information processing (10, 3.88%), organismal systems (5, 1.94%), cellular processes (3, 1.16%), and environmental information processing (1, 0.39%). The numbers of DEGs up-regulated were much higher than those down-regulated. Expression of genes involved in the secondary metabolism was detected, and several key genes showed differential expression. Our results suggest that B. dorsalis induced defense response of Hong Yang kiwifruit, including hypersensitive response and immunity triggered by either pathogen/microbe-associated molecular patterns or immunity effectors. Metabolic process was also adjusted to adapt to these responses. Our results provide extensive transcriptome information for A. chinensis and valuable clues for elucidating the mechanism of interaction between Hong Yang kiwifruit and B. dorsalis, and will facilitate molecular breeding for Actinidia crop plants.
Comparison of Monitoring Systems and Temporal Activity Patterns for Spotted-Wing Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae): Implications for Integrated Pest Management
Authors: Ebbenga Dominique N. , Wold-Burkness Suzanne J. , Wold Wayne H. , Burkness Eric C. , Hutchison William D.
Published: October 2022

Spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), is a significant, global invasive species first confirmed in the United States in 2008. Since the first detection in Minnesota in 2012, D. suzukii rapidly became a major economic pest of berry crops in the state. Effective monitoring of adult D. suzukii populations is a crucial aspect of developing integrated pest management (IPM) programs for at-risk crops. Drosophila suzukii monitoring research was conducted in 2016 and 2017 to better understand the effectiveness of two commercially available trapping systems for early detection of adults in spring and how mean trap catches compared over time. In addition, using the Scentry trap, we assessed the impact of lure age on trap performance. Finally, a study was conducted to better understand the diurnal activity pattern for adult D. suzukii under Minnesota summer conditions. Results comparing the trapping systems indicated each system varied in its ability to detect first catch of D. suzukii but that both commercial traps/lures were effective. The lure age study showed that lures can be changed less frequently than initially suggested. Temporal activity studies, as measured by trap catch via Scentry traps, indicated that adult D. suzukii demonstrated a crepuscular activity pattern in raspberry and blueberry. The results of these studies should benefit growers as they continue to fine-tune fruit IPM programs for D. suzukii.
Seasons in Ancient Indian Medicine
Authors: Angermeier Vitus
Published: October 2022

Most notions of the seasons in works of ancient Indian medicine list frost, spring, summer, rainy season, autumn and winter as the particular times of the year. However, in some contexts, the hibernal season frost (śiśira) is left out and replaced by a second rainy season, called beginning of the rain (prāvṛṣ) and placed between summer and the actual rainy season. In this paper, I firstly introduce the concept of the seasons and the division of the year into two halves. Secondly, I examine the dichotomy of two seasonal schemes inside one scientific corpus, which varies regarding the included seasons. Concerning this matter, I follow the investigations of Francis Zimmermann in order to prove that the two schemes are utilized both intentionally and systematically in specific contexts. The two seasonal schemes serve diverse cases, being of use for the physician in different aspects of his work.
Ideology behind the Naming: On the Origin of Basil II’s Appellation ‘Scythicus’
Authors: Panov Mitko B.
Published: October 2022

The paper examines the terminology used by the Byzantine authors of the 10th and 11th century as regards the Samuel’s State, which was largely shaped by the Byzantine ideology and momentary aim of the political propaganda. The analysis of the Byzantine sources shows that by the end of the 10th century Basil II became known as “Scythicus”, because of his military achievements against Samuel’s State. The same context derives from Basil II’s verse Epitaph which contains ideological message about the accomplished mission given to Basil II by Christ himself in defeating the “Scythians”. Hence, Basil II was known and wanted to be remembered, among other, as the victor over the Scythians, thus designating the enemies coming from the Samuel’s State. Following this notion, in his narrative Michael Psellos portrayed Basil II as the vanquisher of the Scythians. Psellos even provided ideological context of the subjugation of the Samuel’s State, remarking that by this Basil II actually converted these people and turned them towards God.
Reception of John V. A. Fine Jr.’s The Bosnian Church: A New Interpretation: Interesting Sleeve of a Never Ending Historiographical Debate
Authors: Dautović Dženan
Published: October 2022

Historiography about the medieval Bosnian Church is a vast and complicated labyrinth, with many different sections and subsections regarding its teachings, where authors are least likely to find a compromise, or some common ground. Very often, the ruling ideologies have intertwined their interests and influences in this field of medieval study, causing the emergence of very intense emotions in wider circles of population. One remarkable episode in history of research and study of the Bosnian Church is the occurrence of medievalist from United States of America, John V. A. Fine Jr., who arrived in Bosnia and Yugoslavia at the peak of the Cold War. Fine proved to be a very meticulous researcher, who produced a book under the title: The Bosnian Church: A New Interpretation. A Study of the Bosnian Church and its Place in State and Society from the 13th to the 15th Centuries which immediately caused disturbance and wide range of reactions. With his aligning with the historiographical stream which doesn’t see the Bosnian Church as a dualistic heretical institution, rather a monastic community independent from both of the big churches of the time, Fine gave additional fuel to this theory, a theory somewhat weakened in that period as its main protagonist Jaroslav Šidak had a change of mind. The main goal of this paper is to study the immediate reactions on Fine’s thesis, in forms of reviews of his book, as well its influence in the subsequent decades of the historiographical studies of the Bosnian Church.
Hare in Sauce According to Anthimus’ Recipe: Meat
Authors: Rzeźnicka Zofia
Published: October 2022

The present article examines the beginning of the recipe for hare meat (leporis vero si novellae […]) preserved in Chapter 13 of the dietetic treatise De observatione ciborum written in the first half of the 6th cent. by the Byzantine physician Anthimus. In the initial part of the study, the author briefly discusses key events in the doctor’s life, explaining the circumstances which brought him to the royal court of the Frankish ruler, Theuderic. Next, the author analyses Anthimus’ competence in the field of dietetics and proves that he composed his treatise in line with ancient and Byzantine materia medica. The key part of the article scrutinises the most popular methods of preparing hare meat according to ancient gastronomical literature (Ἡδυπάθεια by Archestratus of Gela, De re coquinaria) and compares them with Anthimus’ recommendations. This allows the author to reconstruct the culinary techniques that Anthimus most probably proposed be applied in the preparation of hare meat. The author concludes that Anthimus’ treatise is a clear example of the practical application of both dietetics and materia medica in culinary practices performed in the physician’s lifetime.
Two Byzantine Seals from the Excavation of the Medieval Fortress “Malkoto kale” (Yambol Region, Bulgaria)
Authors: Kanev Nikolay
Published: October 2022

The present article aims to put into scholarly circulation two new unpublished Byzantine lead seals from the medieval fortress in the area of the village of Voden (municipality of Bolyarovo, Yambol region, Bulgaria). They were handed to the Regional Historical Museum in the town of Yambol as a result of the regular archaeological excavations of the site near the village of Voden, conducted in the period 2012–2019. The first seal dates from the last quarter of the 11th century and has a bust of the Holy Virgin with a halo and a round medallion with the image of the Infant Jesus Christ who blesses with both hands. From the legend on the reverse, it is clear that the bulla belonged to a Byzantine dignitary named Michael Tzitas, who advertises himself with the title of (proto)kouropalates and the position of doux. The second seal dates from the end of the 11th – the beginning of the 12th century and has an interesting and relatively rare iconographic plot depicting three military saints on the obverse, and an invocation to them on the reverse. The seal belongs to a clergyman – a metropolitan bishop of Athens, named Nicetas (Νικήτας).
Evaluation des Doses Variables du Miel Local de Apis Mellifera Adansonii Latr. 1789 dans les Rations des Poulets de Chair
Authors: B.B. Mabanza–Mbanza , J.B. Bati , P.P. Adzona , J.R. Guembo , M.V. Ntsoumou , A. J. Saboukoulou , H. Banga Mboko
Published: October 2022

Le miel est un produit renfermant des propriétés nutritives susceptibles de stimuler les performances zootechniques des volailles. L’objectif de cette étude était de déterminer le taux d’incorporation optimal du miel dans les rations des poulets de chair. Un échantillon de 105 poussins de chair a été réparti en trois lots de 35 sujets et chaque lot subdivisé en 5 répétitions de 7 sujets. Les lots traités 1 et le traité 2 ont reçu des doses du miel dans la ration alimentaire respectivement au démarrage 0,5% et 1%, en croissance 1% et 2% et en finition 1% et 4%. Le premier lot a servi de témoin. Les lots ont été comparés sur les variables de croissance pondérale. Les résultats ont montré au cours de la phase de démarrage une amélioration significative (P < 0,05) sur la consommation volontaire des aliments (30,5g contre 34,8g), du GMQ (22,7 g/jour contre 23,4g/ jour), l’IC (1,3 contre 1,4)et le poids vif à 14 jours (359g contre 377g).Par contre au cours de là phase de croissance, aucune différence significative n’a été notée dans la ration contenant 1% de miel. En revanche pendant la phase de finition, une amélioration significative a été observée sur tous les paramètres étudiés. Cette étude suggère l’utilisation du miel à la dose de 0,5% pendant les phases de démarrage et de croissance et à 1% au cours de la phase de finition.
Imact de L’orpaillage sur le Mileu Physique des Ecosystemes Forestiers du Secteur de Souanke, Republique du Congo
Authors: Watha-Ndoudy Noël , Mélaine Dipakama Claude , Nzila Jean de Dieu , Nguelet-Moukaha Isidore , Kimpouni Victor
Published: October 2022

Ce travail a pour objet de contribuer à la connaissance de l’orpaillage et de ses impacts dans l’environnement forestier du secteur de Souanké au Nord-Ouest de la République du Congo. La méthodologie est basée sur l’inventaire des types et des caractéristiques des exploitations, et sur une évaluation des impacts environnementaux observés à l’aide de la grille de Fecteau et des analyses au spectrophotomètre. La télédétection a servi à l’évaluation de la dégradation forestière. Occupant 18 sites sur les 20 identifiés, l’exploitation artisanale reste dominante (soit 90%) par rapport à celle semi-industrielle. L’exploitation artisanale est pratiquée par des Congolais et certains étrangers (Camerounais, Tchadiens, Ouest africains, Congolais de la RDC) organisés en équipes légères tandis que l’exploitation semi-industrielle est pratiquée par des sociétés chinoises. Les impacts négatifs relevés sur l’environnement du secteur sont : dégradation du couvert végétal, perturbation du milieu, excavations, stagnation des eaux et asphyxie des plantes, éboulements, modification du paysage, tas de graviers et morts terrains abandonnés, augmentation de la turbidité des eaux, perturbation du régime d’écoulement des cours d’eau, risques d’accident. Les impacts identifiés pour l’orpaillage semi-industriel et l’orpaillage artisanal sont respectivement : majeurs (50% vs 31%), moyens (29% vs 15%), mineurs (21% vs 54%). La turbidité est supérieure à 500 NTU du point de lavage jusqu’à 1000 m en aval dans les sites mécanisés alors qu’elle décroit rapidement en aval des sites traditionnels. La superficie forestière dégradée par les activités d’orpaillage est évaluée à 934 ha sur 13.912 ha, soit un taux de 6.7%.
Una relación discursiva inusual: la influencia de Buddha and the Chocolate Box de Cat Stevens en Buddha y los chocolates envenenados de Enrique Lafourcade
Authors: Fuentes Retamal Pablo
Published: October 2022

Este artículo estudia la novela Buddha y los chocolates envenenados (1977) del escritor chileno Enrique Lafourcade, a partir de las referencias discursivas que dispuso el narrador respecto del álbum musical Buddha and the Chocolate Box (1974) del cantautor británico Cat Stevens. La metodología de trabajo identifica, en primer lugar, los recursos literarios que escogió el narrador para establecer vínculos discursivos con el trabajo artístico de Stevens, luego, explica cómo operan estos procedimientos estilísticos en la diégesis. Este plan de trabajo permite evidenciar cómo, y, en qué medida, influyó la producción artística de Stevens en la escritura de la novela chilena. El aporte de este estudio de caso es abrir una línea de investigación que, hasta ahora, la crítica literaria no había advertido. Finalmente, se sugieren algunas proyecciones investigativas cuya ejecución permitiría determinar la relevancia del imaginario musical de Enrique Lafourcade en su obra narrativa.
Socio-Psychological Problems of the Protagonist in Kavita Kane’s Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen. An Analytical Study
Authors: Srinivas Sarakanam , Bakyaraj R.
Published: October 2022

This paper explores the socio-psychological problems of the protagonist in Kavita Kane’s Karna’s Wife: The Outcast’s Queen, discoursing the causes for the socio-psychological problems that the marginalised were subjected to in the epic era. This research aims to study the-then social conditions and analyse how they cause the trauma in the psyche of the protagonist. While the Freudian psychological approach interprets that the causes for the psychological distress are to be searched for in the unconscious minds, the Marxist approach asserts that they are to be seen in the then-material conditions of social life. So, the Marxist literary critical approach is necessary for carrying out this research, tracing the dialectical relationship between the human psyche and the then-contemporary social relations. It is asserted that the social discriminations would adversely cause socio-psychological problems among individuals and it was true in the case of Karna, too.
¿Cómo, cuándo, dónde, ante quién contar el abuso sexual? Formas de la demora en ¿Por qué volvías cada verano?, de Belén López Peiró
Authors: De Leone Lucía
Published: October 2022

El propósito de este artículo es analizar las formas discursivas, las apuestas textuales y las estrategias narrativas “demoradas” que la escritora argentina Belén López Peiró despliega en ¿Por qué volvías cada verano? El análisis se realiza desde una perspectiva feminista que propone desarmar las lecturas heteronormativas sobre el abuso sexual. Se inserta a este libro en una serie literaria propagada hacia atrás y hacia delante para analizar continuidades y rupturas en los modos de narrar las violencias. El libro conforma un archivo expandido que involucra una narrativa vivencial con la historia de un pueblo, de un comisario y los pasos obturados de un proceso judicial sobre un caso de abuso intrafamiliar. Este libro funciona también como una intervención política en el tejido sociocultural del presente argentino donde el relato de la propia vida pone en juego valores (éticos, cotidianos, literarios) y traspasa en su capacidad archivista de lo privado a lo público.
“La naturaleza vencida por el hombre suscita dioses”: Eco-espiritualidad en el pensamiento ecológico de Luis Oyarzún
Authors: Donoso Aceituno Arnaldo Enrique
Published: October 2022

En este artículo reflexiono sobre los vínculos entre pensamiento ecológico y espiritualidad en la escritura del intelectual chileno Luis Oyarzún (1920-1972). Parte de la prosa del autor exhibe las tensiones entre lo espiritual y lo secular en un contexto de crisis medioambiental. Propongo el término eco-espiritualidad para describir el ensamblaje de los dominios de lo ecológico y lo espiritual. El sujeto del diario y los ensayos de Oyarzún percibe la naturaleza material como sagrada y al ser humano como custodio o parte ínfima que puede fundirse con el todo. Examino dos prácticas tematizadas en la escritura de Oyarzún, el peregrinaje y el silencio, consumaciones de la experiencia eco-espiritual.
La soledad contigo (1960), de Pilar Paz Pasamar: crónica de un confinamiento femenino
Authors: Medina Puerta Carmen
Published: October 2022

El presente artículo de reflexión tiene como propósito acercarse al universo íntimo y doméstico de La soledad contigo (1960), libro que Pilar Paz Pasamar consagró a su vida conyugal. La metodología empleada es interdisciplinar. Por un lado, se recrea el contexto de esta autora a partir de fuentes de la Historia, la Sociología y los Estudios de Género. Por otro lado, se analiza este poemario a la luz de las declaraciones y entrevistas que la escritora concedió a lo largo de su vida. Además, este estudio establece una comparativa con las obras poéticas de escritoras coetáneas en las que también aparece el tema de la maternidad como tópico literario. En síntesis, este ensayo examina el rol femenino, ligado al trabajo reproductivo, en la sociedad franquista, a través del testimonio poético de Pilar Paz Pasamar.
Analysis of Trends in Research on Children’s and Young Adult Literature/Literature Education
Authors:   The Korean Society For Teaching English Literature, Yoo Hyun-Joo
Published: October 2022

Since the Korean Society for Teaching English Literature (KSTEL) was founded in 1992, it has grown into an academic organization representing English literature-related research and education in Korea through various active academic activities, including biannual academic conferences and the publication of the Journal of Teaching English Literature (JTEL) three times a year. JTEL is a vital source of information on children’s and young adult literature and literature education by featuring analyses of poetry, fiction, drama, film, and non-fictional materials and providing ideas for teaching children’s and young adult literature in the classroom.
To celebrate KSTEL’s 30th anniversary, this paper reviews and draws the trajectory of the kinds of writers, literary works, and research topics that scholars have been interested in. In this paper, I comprehensively examine and analyze the changes in goals, methodology, topics, themes, perspectives, and contents of research papers related to children’s and young adult literature criticism and literature education over the past three decades. I also make some suggestions regarding the journal’s direction for the future based on personal opinions and beliefs.
Education and Marriage Culture: Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park as an Anti-Romantic Novel
Authors:   The Korean Society For Teaching English Literature, Shin Yangsook
Published: October 2022

The article argues at the center of Mansfield Park is the “mental superiority” of its heroin. Her intellectual education is what makes her a woman of mental superiority and, as its natural consequence, good taste and correct moral judgment. She as such is presented as an ideal spouse for the so-called rational man. As a way of promoting her as an ideal spouse, the novel adopts a negative approach. Instead of a romantic story involving its protagonists, the novel develops two romantic stories, each constructed around an “elegant” “alluring” woman and a young man with pleasant but essentially false “gallantry”. Both of them, not the protagonists, are trashed away in the end as embodiments of the ‘wrong’ traditional education for women and the courtship culture closely related to it. Together with the negative approach, the novel adopts the retrograde storytelling technique for conveying its main message for women’s education, imparting an anti-romantic nature to the novel.
Childhood Imagination in Anne of Green Gables
Authors:   The Korean Society For Teaching English Literature, Yang Yunjeong
Published: October 2022

This paper intends to study the pastoral world of childhood in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables (1908). The work has a vivid childhood imagination that expresses the writer’s own experiences, such as a deficiency in childhood and wish-fulfillment, a satire of religious practice, and awareness of a national important issue regarding the preservation of rural Canada in a literary way. Anne, an 11-year-old orphan girl and main character, was a hopeless, skinny child who was initially exposed to all kinds of excesses. However, she slowly grows up in a loving home provided by Matthew and Marilla, taming passion and imagination, and learns to live up to Avonlea’s social and behavioral expectations. Anne not only brings Matthew and Marilla a much more fulfilling and happy life than ever before, but she also influences the Avonlea community. Anne never loses her childhood imagination, even though she grows up to be a great member of Avonlea. Anne’s childhood imagination lets her move forward, keeping her and the community’s desperate needs alive in search of a utopia.