bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tecnologia assistiva e atividade física adaptada. Revisão integrativa de literatura
Authors: Pavão Rita de Cássia Almeida , Van Munster Mey de Abreu
Published: March 2023

Tecnologia Assistiva (TA) consiste em um conjunto de recursos e serviços que contribuem para proporcionar ou ampliar habilidades funcionais de pessoas com deficiência (PCD). A utilização de TA na Atividade Física Adaptada (AFA) se configura na democratização de oportunidades de acesso de PCD a programas diversificados de atividades físicas e esportivas. Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a produção científica envolvendo a interface “Tecnologia Assistiva e Atividade Física Adaptada” voltada às pessoas com deficiência. Sob perspectiva qualitativa, foi realizado um estudo exploratório-descritivo, caracterizado como pesquisa bibliográfica. Foi realizada uma revisão integrativa de literatura utilizando-se como expressão de busca “Tecnologia Assistiva” AND “Educação Física” OR “Atividade Física” OR “Esporte”, em quatro bases: Medline, Scopus, SciELO e Web of Science. Como forma de tratamento dos dados recorreu-se à análise de conteúdo, dividindo-se os resultados em três categorias: Recursos e dispositivos auxiliares à locomoção em esportes; Dispositivos e jogos eletrônicos, tecnologias móveis (aplicativos e softwares) e ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem esportiva; Recursos tecnológicos diversificados e aplicados aos esportes. Concluiu-se que a maioria dos recursos em TA está voltada às pessoas com deficiências físicas e dificuldades de locomoção, prevalecendo a ocorrência de recursos tecnológicos de alta sofisticação e pouca acessibilidade econômica.
Promoting Equity and Diversity through the Physical Education Curriculum
Authors: Samalot-Rivera Amaury , Rotich Willy Kipkemboi
Published: March 2023

Physical Education is one of the only subjects where students can be physically active and socialize with their peers. It’s not a secret that when children and youth participate in a Physical Education class, they show many good behaviors but also inappropriate ones, like making fun of others because of how they look, perform, think, dress, communicate, or because of where others come from. Literature has demonstrated that when physical educators take the time to teach and promote social skills, students improve their behaviors and become more socially aware of diversity, equity, and inclusion. For this reason, this article aims to provide Physical Education teachers with a practical idea of promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion by implementing a thematic academic calendar focused on diversity. Also, to clarify some concepts related to social justice and diversity that teachers should be familiar with to implement this idea. Finally, share steps to develop and implement a thematic academic calendar focused on diversity in the Physical Education class.
Sentidos/significados atribuídos à saúde por usuárias de práticas corporais integrativas no Sistema Único de Saúde
Authors: Antunes Priscilla de Cesaro , Pasquim Heitor Martins , Fraga Alex Branco
Published: March 2023

A oferta de práticas corporais integrativas foi institucionalizada no Sistema Único de Saúde brasileiro pela Política Nacional de Práticas Integrativas e Complementares, num contexto de disputas e de necessária mudança dos modos de se compreender e agir em saúde. Este artigo objetivou analisar os sentidos/significados de saúde atribuídos por usuárias de práticas corporais integrativas na Atenção Primária de Florianópolis-SC, Brasil. Os dados foram produzidos por meio de entrevista semiestruturada feita com as 15 praticantes mais antigas de 3 grupos (1 de yoga, 1 de lian gong, 1 de danças circulares). A análise de conteúdo das falas permitiu categorizá-las a partir da associação da saúde a aspectos subjetivos, bem como ao viés comportamental da prática de exercícios e alimentação. Considerando a frequência de respostas, o artigo discute o reposicionamento da subjetividade, silenciada e marginalizada na concepção hegemônica da saúde. Ao indicarem que saúde, doenças e reações físicas podem estar associadas e/ou ter origem subjetiva, as usuárias reconheceram uma relação indissociável entre mente-corpo-emoções com prevalência dos aspectos sutis aos do corpo físico. Os dados da pesquisa, portanto, tensionam pilares historicamente cristalizados no trato com os processos saúde-doença e convidam à reflexão sobre a valorização do componente subjetivo na atenção à saúde.
Percepción de la capacidad de sufrimiento y disfrute en corredores de maratón
Authors: Aguilar Gómez Antonio
Published: March 2023

El objetivo de esta investigación fue conocer la relación entre la percepción de la capacidad de sufrimiento y el disfrute en corredores de maratón, así como la relación con otras variables psicológicas como el enfoque, la motivación, el perfeccionismo y la satisfacción. Para ello, 76 corredores participantes en la XXXVII edición del Maratón de Sevilla en 2022 (65 hombres y 11 mujeres; media de edad M=45; DT=9.03), completaron la escala de disfrute en la actividad física (PACES), el inventario de perfeccionismo multidimensional en el deporte en competición (MIPS), el cuestionario de percepción de éxito (POSQ), la escala de motivación para maratonianos (MOMS-34) y el cuestionario sobre la percepción de la capacidad de sufrimiento en corredores, además de los cuestionarios ad-hoc sobre satisfacción con el rendimiento-resultado y el disfrute-preocupación en las carreras; y el cuestionario ad-hoc sobre la competitividad en entrenamientos grupales. También se registraron datos del corredor. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos, comparativos, correlacionales y discriminantes. Los resultados mostraron que los deportistas sin experiencia y aquellos con marcas sub 2:30 horas informaban de una mayor percepción en la capacidad de sufrimiento. Además, se encontró que un mayor número de días de entrenamiento presentaba correlación positiva con la percepción de mayor capacidad de sufrimiento (p<.05). Por último, se encontró que el factor de satisfacción-rendimiento presentaba correlación positiva con la percepción de mayor capacidad de sufrimiento (p<.001).
Cómo financiar el Acuerdo de París: Un Manual Sobre Opciones Gubernamentales Para Financiar las Contribuciones Nacionalmente Determinadas
Authors: Caldwell Molly , Alayza Natalia , Larsen Gaia
Published: March 2023

Las contribuciones nacionalmente determinadas (NDC, por sus siglas en inglés) son fundamentales para los esfuerzos globales de limitar el calentamiento global a 1,5 °C y mejorar la resiliencia climática, pero el actual financiamiento para la implementación de las NDCs es inadecuado, lamentablemente. En conjunto, los gobiernos deberán tomar una variedad de medidas para orientar el financiamiento y recaudar billones de dólares para alcanzar los objetivos de la NDC para 2030. En este informe se describen las herramientas e instrumentos disponibles para los gobiernos que buscan cumplir esta tarea.
PRECISELY LOCATED 0.5 CM LESION IN THE LEFT VENTRICLE OF A VICTIM OF SUICIDE BY TABLE KNIFE: CASE REPORT
Authors: dos Santos Junior Jairo Joaquim , Prado Gomes Luciana Maria , Guimarães Siqueira Danilo
Published: March 2023

Between 2010 and 2019, there were 112,230 deaths by suicide in Brazil, with a 43% increase in the annual number of deaths, from 9,454 in 2010 to 13,523 in 2019 (1). In this paper, a case of a victim of self-harm by a sharp instrument will be reported, which caused cardiac tamponade and evolved to death, on the spot, with cause of death: cardiogenic shock. Reviewing the cadaveric report, obtained at the Instituto Médico Legal de Sergipe, in order to understand the mechanism of the cardiac trauma and its severity, which caused 600ml of hemorrhagic contente to fill in the pericardium. What draws attention would be the precision of the wound, as it is a self-inflicted injury, with ruptures of several anatomical physical barriers, reaching the heart with a 0.5 cm lesion, in the left ventricle, with a single blow and a malleable object, a table serrated knife, with characteristics of low resistance and low piercing power, when compared to other sharp instruments of greater lethality. There is a high prevalence in victims of penetrating cardiac injury who die before receiving advanced life support. Among those who arrive at the hospital, a small part may be hemodynamically stable and without clinical signs suggestive of cardiac injury. Exsanguination is responsible for most deaths from cardiac trauma and cardiac tamponade was present in second place. Keywords: Cardiogenic shock, cardiac tamponade, sharp injury, pericardium.
The Indispensability of Truth
Authors: Culler Jonathan D.
Published: March 2023

Humanities scholars often hesitate to declare something true, but truth is indispensable. This essay surveys possible accounts of truth in analytic philosophy, before looking at the functioning of truth in everyday life and the place of truth in the work of two leading theorists often thought to question or deny truth. Jacques Derrida critiques assumptions about truth but embraces a drive towards truth and Bruno Latour’s work is devoted to showing how truth is produced through complex systems. Truth is not simple but functions as both foundation and a goal.
Assessment of individual hematopoietic stem cell response to gamma exposure using humanized mice
Authors: Atamanyuk NI , Pryakhin EA , Styazhkina EV , Obvintseva NA , Tryapitsyna GA , Peretykin AA , Andreev SS , Aldibekova AE , Akleyev AV
Published: March 2023

Assessment of individual responses of cells, tissues and the whole body to radiation exposure is an important challenge for radiobiology and radiation safety. The study was aimed to develop the method for estimation of the human hematopietic stem cell (HSC) individual response in the humanized mouse model. The cord blood or peripheral blood HSCs were administered to the NOD SCID immunodeficient mice. The number of maturing HSCs (CD34+ cells) and mature CD45+ leukocytes was assesed after the acute gamma exposure to the doses of 0.5 Gy, 1 Gy, and 1.5 Gy, along with the HSC share among all CD45low/+ cells within three days (period of maximum mortality) and 14 days (period of active restoration) after exposure. The relationship between the indicato values and the exposure dose was calculated by regression analysis. There was exponential relationship between the human HSC survival rate in humanized mice and the dose on day three after exposure (R2 = 0.93; F = 211; p < 0.01), while the relationship between the number of HSCs and the dose on day 14 after exposure was linear (R2 = 0.65; F = 12.9; p = 0.01). The C14/3 coefficient calculated as a ratio of the HSC share among all human CD45low/+ cells on day 14 after exposure to the same parameter on day three after exposure was proposed as an indicator of HSC mortality and HSC number restoration. C14/3 negatively correlated with the exposure dose (R2 = 0.57; F = 13.3; p = 0.004), it was higher in radioresistant mice and the model of cysteamine-induced radioresistance in humanized mice. The model mice humanized using the peripheral blood HSCs can be used to assess individual HSC response to acute external gamma exposure based on C14/3 and the data on the HSC survival and restoration.
Comparative Performance of Distribution Channels of Public and Private Life Insurers in India
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Govt. College, Sampla District Rohtak, Haryana, India, Lal Rohilla Dr. Roshan
Published: March 2023

Selling products through an intermediary has always been advantageous for the manufacturer of goods or service providers. This becomes more relevant when you are selling services and particularly a financial service. The selling of insurance products is in the ambit of financial services. Therefore, the relevance of intermediary channels has increased to the highest, because selling insurance product is a subject of persuasion, so personal contact to increase market efficiency become relevant. In the present study, an emphasis has been made to study the marketing channels exhausted by the life insurance industry for selling their products, further, a comparison has been made between the public and private sector companies concerning to channels these two companies are using to sell their insurance products. The span of the study is 2016-17 to 2021-22 because during this period a few new marketing channels came into existence in the insurance market. The performance of these channels has been measured in terms of first-year individual premiums collected and policies issued by these commonly used distribution channels. At last, it is found that in the case of Life Insurance Corporation of India, the channel ‘Individual Agent’ is more significant as compared to other channels; whereas Corporate Agent-bank is significant for private life insurance companies. To conclude two way ANOVA and Tukey Post Hoc test have been applied to the data.
The Use of Vildagliptin-Dapagliflozin Fixed Dose Combination in Different Patient Profiles in Indian Settings: An Opinion-Based Consensus
Authors:   Head, Endocrinology Department, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Garg Dr. Umesh Kumar , Agrawala Dr. Ritesh Kumar ,   Senior Consultant AMRI Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Akbar Dr. SS ,   Consultant Physician and Diabetologist, Diabetes Care Clinic, Aligarh, Biswas Dr. Kaushik ,   Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Medica Super specialty Hospital, Kolkata, Modhugu Dr. Nithin Reddy ,   Consultant Endocrinologist, AIG hospital, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Warrier Dr. Sona ,   Scientific Services, USV Private Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Prasad Dr. Ashish ,   Scientific Services, USV Private Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Birla Dr. Ashish ,   Scientific Services, USV Private Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Published: March 2023

Objective: To evaluate the opinions of Indian clinical experts and aid in clinical choices for the optimal use of vildagliptin-dapagliflozin fixed-dose combination (FDC) for treating type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Indian patients. Methods: The virtual round table meetings (RTMs) were conducted with healthcare professionals (HCPs) across India. A questionnaire that highlighted the role of vildagliptin-dapagliflozin FDC in treating T2D and determining the correct patient profile was created. The experts held the questionnaire discussion, and their comments were documented. The collected data were evaluated and categorized into four grades: Level A, very strong (≥80% responses); Level B, strong (≥50-79% responses); Level C, moderate (25-49% responses); Level D, neutral/no consensus (<25% responses). Results: More than 200 HCPs participated in 15 RTMs held between July 15 and October 22, 2022. With a consensus level A (Very strong), HCPs believed that vildagliptin-dapagliflozin FDC is an attractive option and suitable for a wide range of Indian T2D patient profiles, including those with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), those with a history of heart failure, older and obese individuals. The experts regarded vildagliptin-dapagliflozin FDC as the first-line treatment for T2D patients who were obese and hypertensive, with a consensus level of C (Moderate). Vildagliptin-dapagliflozin FDC was recommended as second-line treatment for obese and hypertensive T2D patients who are uncontrolled on metformin by experts with consensus level B (Strong). The clinical experts at consensus level B (Strong) agreed that T2D patients taking two oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs) and uncontrolled if HbA1c > 8% might be suitable candidates for initiating vildagliptin-dapagliflozin FDCs. Conclusion: Based on the present expert opinion-based consensus, most clinical experts believe that vildagliptin – dapagliflozin FDC is an appealing treatment option for a broad range of Indian T2D patients. Nevertheless, more multicentric studies are needed to support these recommendations.
Multicultural Education Patterns in Elementary Schools in Banyumas District
Authors:   Doctoral Program UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto, Indonesia, Saridin Saridin , Sunhaji Sunhaji ,   Doctoral Program UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto, Indonesia, Mawardi Kholid ,   Doctoral Program UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

This paper aims to explore multicultural education in elementary schools in Banyumas district. This research raises a socio-cultural portrait in the context of learning. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative. The research method used is a naturalistic inquiry approach case study. There were three elementary schools that were sampled in this study, namely SD Negeri Sidamulya Kemranjen, SD Negeri 3 Banjarpanepen, and SD Mulia Bhakti Purwokerto. The data collection uses observations, interviews, and documentation. The validity of the data is carried out by confirming the results of observations, interviews, documentation. Data credibility tests are carried out by extending observations, increasing persistence, data triangulation, member checks, and references. Data analysis using the Miles & Huberman interactive model. The results show that the application of multicultural education in elementary schools in Banyumas Regency is divided into three patterns, namely the application of multicultural education in learning activities, the application of multicultural education in learning content, and the application of multicultural education in intracurricular/ extracurricular schools.
Absolute Competence of Religious Jurisdiction in Deciding Cases of Zakat Violation through the Sharia Court in Aceh Indonesia
Authors:   Faculty of Law, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Indonesia, Wahyuningsih Sri Endah , Valevi Muhammad Redha ,   Doctoral Program, Faculty of Law, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Indonesia, Mashdurohatun Anis ,   Faculty of Law, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Indonesia
Published: March 2023

The Law on Religious Courts regulates zakat for the needs of Muslims who are Muslim. However, in an area which is a special region of Aceh Province which has a special territory in implementing Islamic syariyah, the area has a qanun to regulate zakat. The deficiencies in this qanun do not specifically regulate Zakat Corruption Crime Cases. The purpose of this research is to analyze and find the absolute competency regulations of the religious courts in deciding criminal cases against the misappropriation of zakat managers through the Shari'ah Court in Aceh Province which have not been based on the value of justice; And to analyze and find weaknesses in the regulation of the absolute competence of the religious courts in deciding criminal cases against the misappropriation of zakat managers through the Sharia Court in Aceh Province at this time; This type of empirical juridical research is more suitable for social-legal studies regarding Islamic law applied in Aceh. The approach used is a qualitative approach using Field Research. Based on the results of the juridical analysis: First, the absolute competency regulation of the religious courts in Aceh, known as the Syari'ah Court, still does not have the authority to decide criminal cases against the misappropriation of zakat managers. According to the researcher, it is necessary to add letters to the articles contained in the relevant laws and qanuns regarding cases of zakat corruption, because their understanding comes from the Al-Quran, Sunnah, and the opinion of Ulama. Weaknesses in the regulation of the absolute competence of the religious courts in proposing that criminal cases against misappropriation of zakat managers can be handed over to the Sharia Court, because it can be seen from the website that there is still a lack of openness of the Baitul Mal Institution to report finances in the form of income, expenditure and these funds will be channeled to the right person , so that the Sharia Court is needed in resolving the zakat problem if there is an abuse of the distribution of zakat
GONDOLATOK FENNTARTHATÓSÁGI SZÁMVITELRŐL ÉS TÁRSADALMI FENNTARTHATÓSÁGRÓL
Authors: Gácsér Norbert György , Szóka Károly
Published: March 2023

A fenntarthatóság eszményének politikai, a fenntarthatósági számvitelnek pedig tudományos térnyerése közel 40 évre tekint vissza.  Amíg kezdetben a fenntartható működés (vállalati, állami és globális szinten) lehetőséget jelentett, napjainkban az egyes nemzetállamoknak és nemzetek közösségének kötelező jogi aktusai folyamatosan gyarapodnak, kényszerítve a polgárokat és a vállalatokat ebben az irányban lépéseket tenni. Jelen cikk egy lépést tesz hátra és az alapvető összefüggésekben rejlő ellentmondásokat, problémákat és korlátokat szeretné érzékeltetni ezen a területen. A tanulmányban a téma általános bemutatása után a fókusz a társadalmi fenntarthatóság aspektusára, azon belül pedig az esélyegyenlőség kérdésére helyeződik.
Diglossia and Local Identity: Swiss German in the Linguistic Landscape of Kleinbasel (Asian Perspectives)
Authors:   Schaffhausen University of Teacher Education, Krompák Edina
Published: March 2023

The city of Basel is situated in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, in the geographic triangle of three countries: France, Germany and Switzerland. Everyday urban life is characterised by the presence of Standard German and Swiss German as well as diverse migrant languages. Swiss German is ‘an umbrella term for several Alemannic dialects’ (Stepkowska 2012, 202) which differ from Standard German in terms of phonetics, semantics, lexis, and grammar and has no standard written form. Swiss German is predominantly used in oral forms, and Standard German in written communication. Furthermore, an amalgamation of bilingualism and diglossia (Stepkowska 2012, 208) distinguishes the specific linguistic situation, which indicates amongst other things the high prestige of Swiss German in everyday life. To explore the visibility and vitality of Swiss German in the public display of written language, we examined the linguistic landscape of a superdiverse neighbourhood of Basel, and investigated language power and the story beyond the sign – ‘stories about the cultural, historical, political and social backgrounds of a certain space’ (Blommaert 2013, 41). Our exploration was guided by the question: How do linguistic artefacts – such as official, commercial, and private signs – represent the diglossic situation and the relation between language and identity in Kleinbasel? Based on a longitudinal ethnographic study, a corpus was compiled comprising 300 digital images of written artefacts in Kleinbasel. Participant observation and focus group discussions about particular images were conducted and analysed using grounded theory (Charmaz 2006) and visual ethnography (Pink 2006). In our paper, we focus on signs in Swiss German and focus group discussions on these images. Initial analyses have produced two surprising findings; firstly, the visibility and the perception of Swiss German as a marker of local identity; secondly, the specific context of their display.
Television in the Tay-Nung Language in Vietnam
Authors:   Thai Nguyen University, Nguyen Thi Nhung
Published: March 2023

Broadcasting and television are two popular types of media, with more audience than other types of media in Viet Nam today. Tay-Nung is a common language of two ethnic groups with the largest population of ethnic minorities in Viet Nam. Research on broadcasting and television in the Tay-Nung language is importance research, involving both journalism and the science of language. On the basis of surveys on the state of broadcasting in Tay-Nung language and the attitude, needs and aspirations of the Tay and Nung ethnicity on this activity, this article aims to describe and evaluate the current status of broadcasting in the Tay-Nung language, thereby proposing ways and means to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of broadcasting in Tay- Nung language. The main methods used in this study are a scientific observation method, a sociological survey method (interviews, discussions, investigation by questionnaires), method of description (analytical, statistical, classification, systematization) and a comparison method. Research data is collected from relevant documents and from the use of sociological survey methods. The subject of the article is the broadcast in Tay-Nung language activities in Viet Nam at present. This subject is considered in the following aspects: The places, the levels of broadcasting and television; the choice and use of language / dialect; attitude, needs and aspirations of the recipients, and some ways and solutions to be implemented. Research results of the project will help the Ministry of Information and Communication, in radio and television, to develop specificsuggestions on the choice of type and level of communication. At the same time, the Viet Nam has also suggested the development of policies related to communication in ethnic minority languages. Raising the effectiveness of broadcasting in the Tay-Nung language will contribute to the preservation of language and culture; will improve quality of life for the Tay and Nung ethnicity and will contribute to sustainable development of nations in the renewal period. The work will inform work by the State, the Ministry of Information and Communication, should the State and the Ministry of Information and Communications pay attention to this timely guidance. Results will contribute to studies on communication in ethnic minority languages in Viet Nam or on communication in Tày Nùng in Southeast Asia.
Devising an Orthography for the Cak Language by Using the Cak Script
Authors:   The Hakubi Centre for Advanced Research, Huziwara Keisuke
Published: March 2023

Cak (ISO 639-3 ckh) represents a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. The language is known as Sak in Rakhaing State, Burma. The total number of native speakers of the language is estimated at approximately 3,000 in Bangladesh and 1,000 in Burma (Simons and Fennig eds. 2017). Although Cak and Sak are mutually understandable where native words are concerned, comprehensibility becomes arduous with Bangla loan words in Cak, and with Arakanese/Burmese loan words in Sak. Until recently, Cak/Sak did not have a script of its own. However, by the beginning of the 21st century, the Cak script was developed and finally published as Ong Khyaing Cak (2013), in which its fundamental system is described. Although well designed overall, the current Cak writing system found in Ong Khyaing Cak (2013) has several shortcomings. Huziwara (2015) discusses the following five instances: (a) No independent letter for /v/, (b) unnecessary letters for the non-phonemic elements such as the voiced aspirated stops and the retroflexes, (c) the arbitrary use of short and long vowel signs, (d) a frequent omission of high tone marks in checked syllables, and (e) multiple ways to denote coda consonants. In this paper, Huziwara (2015) will first be reviewed. Then, the basic phonetic correspondences between Cak in Bangladesh and Sak in Burma will be examined. Finally, based on these two discussions, an orthography to be employed in the forthcoming Cak-English-Bangla-Burmese dictionary, a revised version of Huziwara (2016), will be demonstrated.
The Three-Tiered World of the Tay People in Vietnam through the Performance of Then Rituals
Authors:   Vietnammese Academy of Social Sciences, Nguyen Thi Yen
Published: March 2023

The Tay people represent an ethnic minority in the mountainous north of Vietnam. As do Shaman rituals in all regions, the Shaman of the Tay people in Vietnam exhibit uniqueness in their languages and accommodation of their society’s world view through their ‘Then’ rituals. The Then rituals require an integration of many artistically positioned and framed elements, including language (poetry, vows, chanting, the dialogue in the ritual), music (singing, accompaniment), and dance. This paper investigates The Art of Speaking of the Tay Shaman, through their Then rituals, which include use of language to describe the imaginary journey of the Shaman into the three- tiered world (Muong fa - Heaven region (Thien phu); Muong Din - Mountain region (Nhac phu); Muong Nam - Water region (combination of Thuy phu and Dia phu) to describe dealings with deities and demons, and to describe the phenomenon of possession. The methodic framework of the paper thus includes discussions of in the comparison between the concept of the three-storey world in the Then ritual of the Tay people with the concept of Tam Tu phu in the Len dong ceremony of the Kinh in Vietnam. Thereby, it clearly shows the concept of Tay people of the universe, the world of gods, demons, the existence of the soul and the body, and theexistence of human soul after death. The study contributes to Linguistics and Anthropology in that it observes and describes the world views of a Northern Vietnamese ethnicity, and their negotiation with spirituality, through languages of both a spiritualistic medium and society.
New Tools for Old Tasks: A Digital Approach to the Investigation of the Malay Language
Authors:   Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Mohd Don Zuraidah , Knowles Gerry
Published: March 2023

Digital tools designed for linguistic analysis offer new ways of approaching old tasks, and they now routinely enable tasks which were formerly impossible. The work for this paper is based on MaLex, which is a collection of data tables and procedures designed to represent the intuitive knowledge of speakers of Malay, and provides the infrastructure for the solution of problems in linguistic analysis. This paper reports the use of the MaLex parser to investigate the adjectival system of Malay, including superlatives and the formation of manner adverbials. Although linguists have always been able to identify possible syntactic rules and try them out on small datasets, the automatic parser is able to extract examples from a large corpus, and it is much more effective than a linguist in ascertaining the ordering of rules, and tracing their interaction. Since the examples in this paper are also syntactic constituents, they are the appropriate units for translation, and in this case they are translated into English. The phonological component concatenates the phonological representations of constituents to form higher level structures, and an extension to Malex which is planned but not yet completed is intended to increase the range of waveform annotations that can be used as input for linguistic analysis. Malay is a suitable language for this research, because although it is under-investigated in relation to its importance as one of the main languages of ASEAN, it has extensive written records which make it possible to compile large corpora for research. A human linguist can get started on a very small amount of data, and the same is true of the approach pioneered by MaLex. For this reason, MaLex could prove to be a suitable model for the digital investigation of insufficiently researched languages.
The Steppes, Anatolia, India? Migration, Archaeology, Genomes, and Indo-European
Authors:   University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Hock Hans Heinrich
Published: March 2023

Around 1000 BC, Indo-European languages were distributed over a wide area, from Xinjiang and India to Ireland and Anatolia (Map 1). Historical-comparative linguists generally assume that the original homeland of the languages must have been smaller and that the later distribution must have resulted from migrations. Early hypotheses, placing the original home in Southwest, South or Central Asia, were based on Bible-based historical perspectives that place the post-deluge cradle near the Iranian high plateau, or on preconceived notions such as the idea that Sanskrit was the ancestor of other Indo-European languages. From the mid 19th century, racial considerations led to a shift farther west, which culminated in the ’Nordic’ homeland proposed by people like Penka, Kossinna and Childe. The association of the Nordic homeland hypothesis with Nazi ideology was a factor in anthropologists’ questioning migration accounts in general, and some archaeologists have proposed that languages can spread through stimulus diffusion, just like various artifacts. Historical comparative linguists and archaeologists with linguistic training, by contrast, have continued to their quest for determining the Indo-European homeland. At present, two major theories compete with each other: The Eurasian Steppe hypothesis and the Anatolian hypothesis. Neither of these hypotheses, however, is acceptable to Indian/Hindu nationalists, who argue for a homeland in India (modern South Asia).
Language, Gender, and Ideology: Media-induced Linguistic Innovation in Female Address Terms in China
Authors:   State University of New York, Lei Jing , Yufang Rao ,   Wuhan University of Technology
Published: March 2023

As we enter the 21st century, we find ourselves living in intensified globalization, characterized by global cultural flows of people, technologies, money, images, and ideas (Appadurai 2020). Language is evolving in response to socio-cultural changes. As such, linguistic innovations via mass media offer a particularly interesting locus to track such global flows. This paper aims to study how popular lexicons in female address terms have emerged out of digital communication and have been widely used and interpreted by different communities interacting with mass media in contemporary China. As China is increasingly integrated into the global economy, the widespread of media networks, such as WeChat, QQ and Microblogs, has increasingly provided Chinese citizens with access to new words and new ways of using old forms. The study thus enquires as to the origin of these linguistic innovations, the linguistic resources required to bring about such changes, the motives for developing such online resources, and the responses by Chinese citizens to these media-induced language changes. By addressing these issues, this paper is oriented toward exploring the role of mass media in language change as well as the relationship between language, identity and ideology, in China, in the context of globalization. Our findings suggest that Chinese female address terms have emerged via mass media, by coining, borrowing, reapprorpiating older forms for new meanings, and by employing multimodality. These media-induced language innovations are not simple responses to the broader socio-cultural changes occurring inside and outside of China. Instead, Chinese citizens, through creating, using, or promulgating new popular lexicons, are able to construct, negotiate, and make sense of multiple selves across those digital spaces. Therefore, Chinese mass media has generated a network of “figured worlds”, within which individuals' identities and agencies form dialectically and dialogically in global cultural processes (Holland et al. 1998). In particular, the circulation of certain female address terms across digital spaces involves the enregisterment of words as part of a sexist register, which has perpetuated the ideologies of male dominance in contemporary China. Both individual and institutional efforts have been made to respond to such sexism and reconstruct gender images and identities.
The Role of Dating Site Design in Gendered Self-Representation and Self-Animation in Online Japan
Authors:   Nazarbayev University, Alpert Erika
Published: March 2023

In this paper, I discuss self presentation in online dating, specifically, online dating in Japan. I give particular attention to the question of how the design affordances of particular online dating apps help to partially structure how users construct their own profiles. Profile construction depends in part on what sort of fields have been provided for the user to fill in, as well as on which are mandatory, and which are optional. To some extent, norms of what a dating site is, or can be, or should be, structures the kinds of fields that designers add to the app, so that some are universal and inevitable (a name, age), while others are specific to particular sites and apps, and flexibility in filling out these fields varies. Profile construction also depends on what kinds of guidance are given to users when they create their profiles, upload pictures, or write profile text, whether in the form of rules or suggestions. Guidelines for acceptable pictures or measures of profile completion have an effect on the extent to which users fill out profiles, and what they put in them when they do. We can fruitfully analyze this as a kind of social “animation,” (Silvio 2010), wherein multiple parties collaborate to produce the illusion of a single person or character. Here, users fill out profiles in collaboration with the site and its different constraints, affordances, and display options; the technology mediates and animates the users’ self-presentations.
Foreigners, Brahmins, Poets, or What? The Sociolinguistics of the Sanskrit Renaissance
Authors:   University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Hock Hans Henrich
Published: March 2023

A puzzle in Sanskrit’s sociolinguistic history is that texts with authenticated dates first appear in the 2nd century CE, after five centuries of exclusively Prakrit inscriptions. Various hypotheses have tried to account for this fact. Senart (1886) proposed that Sanskrit gained wider currency through Buddhists and Jains. Franke (1902) claimed that Sanskrit died out in India and was artificially reintroduced. Lévi (1902) argued for usurpation of Sanskrit by the Kshatrapas, foreign rulers who employed brahmins in administrative positions. Pisani (1955) viewed the ‘Sanskrit Renaissance’ as a brahmins’ attempt to combat these invaders. Ostler (2005) attributed Sanskrit victory to its ‘cultivated, self-conscious charm’; his acknowledgment of prior Sanskrit use by brahmins and kshatriyas suggests that he did not consider the victory a sudden event. The early-CE public appearance of Sanskrit as a sudden event hypothesis is revived by Pollock (1996, 2006). He argues that Sanskrit was originally confined to ‘sacerdotal’ contexts; that it never was a natural spoken language, shown by its inability to communicate childhood experiences; and that ‘the epigraphic record (thin though admittedly it is) suggests ... that [tribal chiefs] help[ed] create’ a new political civilization, the “Sanskrit Cosmopolis,” ‘by employing Sanskrit in a hitherto unprecedented way’. Crucial is his claim that kāvya literature was foundational to this new civilization and that kāvya has no significant antecedents. I show that Pollock’s arguments are problematic, as he ignores evidence for a continuous non-sacerdotal use of Sanskrit, as in the epics and fables. The employment of nursery words like tāta ‘daddy’/tata ‘sonny’ (also used as general terms of endearment), or ambā/ambikā ‘mommy; mother’ attest to Sanskrit’s ability to communicate childhood experiences. Kāvya, the foundation of Pollock’s “Sanskrit Cosmopolis”, has antecedents in earlier Sanskrit (and Pali). Most importantly, Pollock fails to show how his powerful political-poetic kāvya tradition could have arisen ex nihilo. To produce their poetry, the poets would have had to draw on a living, spoken language with all its different uses, and that language must have been current in a larger linguistic community beyond the poets, whether that community was restricted to brahmins (as commonly assumed) or also included kshatriyas (as suggested by Ostler). I conclude by considering implications for the “Sanskritization” of Southeast Asia and the possible parallel of modern “Indian English” literature.
Gender, Ethnicity, and Leadership in the Narratives of Meranao Women in the Philippines
Authors:   Iligan Institute of Techonology, Genon Lynrose Jane
Published: March 2023

The study focuses on site-specific narratives about leadership and how these narratives are influenced by gender and ethnicity. It explores the intersections of gender and ethnicity as a point of inquiry in the emerging roles of Meranao women in the field of leadership. Drawing on qualitative interviews with seven Meranao women leaders in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, in The Philippines, this paper examines the multilayered issues and challenges the women face in the field of leadership as they leap into higher decision-making positions. The study seeks to identify the factors that shape the leadership experiences of Meranao women leaders and their performative repertoire. The women choose these actions to create and maintain the commitment of the constituents around them. The study also seeks to examine how women leaders are able to perform their leadership roles given the opportunities and constraints. Finally, the study articulates the ways in which Meranao women are etching leadership in Meranao politics and development. Results show that intersectional approaches to investigating leadership, taking into account the interconnected and overlapping factors of gender and ethnicity, can not only reveal the issues and challenges Meranao women leaders face, but also the individual agencies and strategies they use to overcome such constraints. The intersectionality approach challenges the essentialist framing of leadership and emphasizes the individual’s social location, as reflected in the intersecting identities of these women. This intersectionality, as I reveal, allows for the emergence of a negotiated form of leadership among Meranao women, which requires a delicate balance between meeting social expectations as women and fulfilling their roles as leaders.
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Authors:   Associate Professor of Economics Department of Economics, The British University in Egypt, Miniesy Rania
Published: March 2023

Purpose: This study examines the determinants of engaging in digital entrepreneurship (DE), focusing on women and youth male entrepreneurs who are owners of informal MSEs in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach: The study combines the theory of planned behaviour with the diffusion of innovation theory as a conceptual framework. It tests whether an entrepreneur’s characteristics, attitudes, goals, and the innovation attributes of social media, in terms of perceived relative advantage, trialability, and observability, have resulted in DE adoption. Data were collected through telephone interviews with 408 Egyptian women and youth male entrepreneurs who are residents of Greater Cairo and who own informal MSEs that only operate online. Findings: Results of the statistical analysis reveal the significantly negative impact of self-confidence and boredom on DE adoption. In contrast, making money, connectivity, self-actualisation, and minimising direct costs positively affect DE adoption. Practical implications: The findings will be useful to future entrepreneurs and educators. They should also benefit policy-makers that target economic development through MSE creation and the inclusion and empowerment of women and youths. Originality/value: This research contributes to the scant literature by providing a modified theoretical framework for future academic studies.
Heritage-based Entertainment: Empirical Evidence from Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
Authors:   Associate Professor of Economics College of Tourism and Archaeology King Saud University Saudi Arabia, Aliraqi Ali
Published: March 2023

Purpose: This study investigates the demand profile for Diriyah as a heritage-based entertainment destination to assess demand’s characteristics, limitations and preferences. Design/methodology: The study is based on primary data collected through questionnaires circulated electronically. An independent samples test and one way Anova were used to assess demand' s characteristics. Findings: The preliminary findings suggest that the symbolic value of Diriyah is very high. Despite diverse events, children and the elderly are not considered as market segments. Data confirm the gathering pattern of visiting the area. Implications: The study suggests that the destination' s portfolio must be enriched to achieve loyalty of segments. Sustaining the Diriyah brand needs a creative approach, such as playing competitions. In addition, making Diriyah a regional hub for film production could strengthen the creative mix. Originality/value: Assessment of demand’s profile over world heritage sites; Demonstrate how entertainment could manage simultaneously with heritage; and Providing policies and action plans that contribute a brand for Diriyah.
Global Climate Change and Health Concerns
Authors: Muthoni Maryann
Published: March 2023

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the global climate change and its implication to health.

Methodology: The study adopted a desktop methodology. This study used secondary data from which include review of existing literature from already published studies and reports that was easily accessed through online journals and libraries.

Findings: The study concluded that weather-related disasters and related health effects, may cripple the already inadequate public health infrastructure in the country. Hence, there is an urgent need to respond to the situation. 

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study used the agro-economic models and ricardian model for climate change assessment. The study recommends that physicians and the broader health care community throughout the world engage in environmentally sustainable practices that reduce carbon emissions; support efforts to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change; and educate the public, their colleagues, their community, and lawmakers about the health risks posed by climate change.
Factors Influencing Students Attitudes towards Learning English as a Foreign Language in Tertiary Institutions in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Authors: M Musa
Published: March 2023

Purpose: This study aimed at investigating the factors influencing students’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language in tertiary institutions in Zanzibar.

Methodology: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library.

Findings: The results revealed that there exist conceptual and contextual gaps relating to the study on the factors influencing students’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language in tertiary institutions in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Preliminary empirical review reveals that these attitudinal factors are divided into two main domains, that is, internal and external factors. Internal factors included students’ interest, self-confidence, lexicon knowledge, anxiety, risk-taking willingness, curiosity, and awareness of the English role.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The Affective Filter hypothesis, Cognitive theory and the Social learning theory may be used to anchor future studies in the acquisition of second foreign language in tertiary institutions. The study will be beneficial to Foreign Language teachers in these tertiary institutions, the school administration and policymakers in establishing strategies that will create a conducive environment for learners to be able to adjust and easily comprehend the foreign language being delivered.