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Ancient Beliefs and Traditional Singing of Ukrainians: Gender Differentiation
Authors: Koropnichenko Hanna
Published: December 2021

Gender differentiation in the Ukrainian song tradition is most consistently manifested in the ritual system, and partly – in the epic tradition and lyrical song tradition. The primary attention in the article is paid to the ritual sphere, first of all to the calendar cycle. The paper highlights in detail the traditional distribution of functions between men and women in pre-Christian rituals, during which, according to ancient ideas and beliefs, there was some contact between «that» (sacred) and «this» («profane») worlds.

Males, or more precisely, boys who were members of the so-called «parubotchi gromady» (young men communities) took an active part in the rites only once a year – at the beginning of the calendar-time cycle that is, in winter (in ancient times this happened in the spring) during the rituals of the yards circumambulation. The main purpose of these actions was to wish good for each family from the dead ancestors for the coming year (verbal magic), and in return, the ancestors received gifts – sacrificial food from representatives of the living world to appease them for the next year.

Women, as representatives of «this» world, maintained contact with otherworldly forces throughout the entire agrarian period from sowing to harvest, as well as in ceremonies associated with the birth of a child, a wedding, or escorting the deceased to the afterlife. In times of crisis in the development of nature and human life, they turned to their deceased ancestors for help. The magical instrument of this connection was the voice, which filled the ritual texts with specific ritual timbre-intonation.

The gender distribution in other genres of Ukrainian traditional song is somewhat different. Thus, if in the epic songs the prerogative belongs to men, then the lyric song system is characterized by the joint and almost equal participation of men and women. However, it should be noted that the performers of social songs were predominantly men, and women sang family lyric songs. But the most common was a mixed lineup of singing groups. Even more this property is inherent in the late layer of lyrical song performance.

The author also draws attention to the age aspect of the performance of ritual and non-ritual songs in the Ukrainian tradition
Femininity and Masculinity in Arabic Words: Gender Marking in Muslim Cosmology
Authors: Muassomah Muassomah , Wargadinata Wildana , Rohmah Galuh Nur , Indah Rohmani Nur , Masitoh Siti , Istiadah Istiadah , Abdullah Irwan
Published: December 2021

The Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) language strongly indicates the sociolinguistic phenomenon as it reflects gender marking in language use. This study aims to explore how the Arabic letters attributed to specific gender identities, how the gender ideology of Arab culture create gender biases, and how the biases influence Arab social structure. It uses aspects of masculinity and femininity of Arabic letters that affect gender inequality and order of values on language, tradition and culture. Masculine letters are letters that have the property of being able to hold and entail other letters, while feminine letters that have the nature can be attached with other letters but cannot be attached. In this study, Arabic letters were mapped by observing their use in written and oral interaction in the contexts of Arab as first and second language. This research is a qualitative in nature. The data on ideology's influence on social structure were collected through interviews with three key informants representing their areas of expertise on language anthropology, sociolinguistic, and applied linguistic. The morphological analysis was carried out to identify the internal structure of the words. The sociolinguistic analysis explored the linguistic construction that to social construction. The finding showed that their internal structures, these letters were classified as masculine or feminine. From the sociolinguistic point of view, gender issues following social construction that has already formed gender relations. In other words, Arabic letters affect the order of values that tend to be gender-biased in the Arabic context.
Microwave-assisted one-pot multicomponent synthesis of indole derived fluorometric probe for detection of Co2+ ions
Authors: Rizana Azees  , Asitha T. Cooray  , K.G.U.R. Kumarasinghe
Published: December 2021

Cobalt (Co2+) is an essential constituent in the human body while excessive exposure leads to severe systemic toxic reactions which highlight the importance of developing effective methods to detect Co2+ ions. A simple and highly efficient fluorescence enhanced turn OFF-ON chemosensor was synthesized to detect the paramagnetic Co2+. The ligand, N-((1H-indol-3-yl)(phenyl)methyl)aniline (L), was synthesized in 92% yield by means of hydrated ferric chloride catalyzed one -pot multicomponent microwave irradiation in the presence of Indole, benzaldehyde, and aniline as reactants. The major green principles of waste prevention, high atom economy (94.3%), green solvent, higher energy efficiency, and catalysis were the highlights of the ligand synthesis. The ligand exhibited remarkable fluorescence enhancement with Co2+ and a turn ON ratio of over 160-fold in MeOH/H2O (at pH 3.5) solution at an excitation wavelength of 369 nm in the Ultra-Violet range. The detection limit of L- Co2+ was 2.2 μM. The excitation and the emission spectra indicated stoke’s shift of 93 nm which supports the fluorescence enhancement observed in L- Co2+ with respect to the free ligand. The Job’s plot indicated fluorometric sensing of Co2+ ascribed to the complex formation with a stoichiometric ratio of 2:1 (L- Co2+). Furthermore, the high linearity (r2 =0.992) observed in the Benesi Hildebrand plot in a wide concentration range of 0.5−80 μM confirmed the above stoichiometric ratio. The association constant (Ka) for the L-Co2+ was determined to be 8.382 ×1 04 M−1 ± 5.8 ×103M−1.The prepared Co2+ fluorometric probe indicated long-term stability in −18 ℃ up to 45 days. Furthermore, the presence of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in the medium with Co2+ exhibited an interference effect in the fluorescence intensities. Upon further concentration studies, it was evident that the interference of Fe2+ and Fe3+ starts around 10.00 μM and rises exponentially.

Keywords: MCR, Green synthesis, Fluorescent Chemo-sensor, Turn OFF-ON, Cobalt (II), indole derivatives
Evaluation of salt content and effectiveness of excessive salt reduction methods in selected commercially available dried fish types in Sri Lanka
Authors: D. P. Lakmini  , Helani Munasinghe  , A. Buddhika G. Silva  , P.G.S.M. De Silva  , Renuka Jayatissa
Published: December 2021

High salt intake elevates the risk of non-communicable diseases such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases and stroke worldwide. Sri Lanka has recorded in 2010 as the country with highest average fish & fish products consumption in South Asia. In the current study, salt in ten types of commonly available dried fish namely; sprats, prawns, smoothbelly sardinella, queen fish, cat fish, sail fish, shark, skipjack tuna, Bombay duck and trenched sardinella was analyzed and determined salt reduction methods with minimal protein loss. Four salt reduction methods were tested; Method 1: washed with water at Room Temperature (RT) for five times; Method 2: washed with water for five times at RT and kept in hot water for 5min; Method 3: washed with water for five times at RT and boiled for 5min; Method 4: washed with water for five times at RT and kept in coconut water for 5min. Using Volhard method, sodium chloride was analyzed while protein was determined using Kjeldahl method. All four methods showed significant reduction of salt level in tested dried fish (p < 0.05). Among the tested salt reduction methods, Method 3 showed the highest salt reduction for all types of dried fish except smoothbelly sardinella and cat fish.The highest salt mean value of 28.8% was recorded in queen fish and the lowest mean value of 12.8% was recorded in smoothbelly sardinella. The highest protein loss was recorded in Method 3. To reduce considerable amount of salt, the easiest and fairly effective method is method 1 except for prawns and Shark. Although higher salt reduction showed in method 2 and 3, they are not recommended due to high protein loss, high energy expenditure and reduction of freshness of dried fish. Method 4 can be applied for all dried fish types because it is economical and reduces considerable amount of salt, removes less amount of protein comparatively. The results revealed that all tested dried fish except smoothbelly sardinella contain significantly high amount of salt (p < 0.05) than the standard value specified (12%) by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI).Keywords: Dried fish, protein loss, salt-intake, salt reduction, non-communicable diseases
Lithium content in the population of the Aktobe region of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the relationship with mental illness: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Batyrova G. A. , Umarova G. A. , Umarov E. A. , Aitmaganbet P. Z. , Tlegenova Z. S. , Kononets V. I.
Published: December 2021

The article presents data on the study of the content of lithium in the hair of the adult population of the Aktobe region of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the relationship with mental illness. The aim of the study is to assess the content of lithium in the biosubstrates of the adult population and its relationship with the morbidity of the population of the Aktobe region.Materials and methods: A one-stage cross-sectional study was carried out on the territory of the Aktobe region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The study included 340 residents aged 18-60 years permanently residing in the study area using the method of simple random sampling. The lithium content in hair was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry on a NexION 300D spectrometer (PerkinElmer Inc., USA) equipped with an ESI SC-2 DX4 sampler (Elemental Scientific Inc., USA). The morbidity rates were studied according to the ICD-10 classes per 100 thousand population. To assess the relationship between the Li content in the hair and the morbidity rates, the Spearman rank correlation coefficient was calculated.Results: According to the results of the study, significant deviations from the reference values were observed for the lithium content in the Aktobe region. There is an excess of lithium for 80.59% (CI: 76.38; 84.79) of the subjects, the norm is 19.41% (CI: 15.21; 23.62). Excess lithium is more common in men than in women (χ2  =11.07 df=1; p=0.001). Considering the districts of the Aktobe region, the highest content of Li (Me (q25-q75)) was found in the Aitekebi district (0.084 (0.022 -0.134)) mcg/g, in the Kobda district 0.069 (0.060- 0.076) mcg/g, in the Mugalzhar district 0.046 (0.019-0.066) mcg/g, in the Oiyl district 0.044 (0.021-0.0762) mcg/g, in the Alga district 0.040 (0.024-0.090) mcg/g. Spearman’s correlation rank analysis showed a weak positive association of Li content with age (r=0.20, p =0.0001), no association with body mass index was found (r=0.10, p =0.06). The correlation analysis established a direct inverse average relationship between the content of Li and morbidity in the class of diseases “Mental disorders and behavioral disorders” (r=-0.62; p= 0.044).Conclusions: The high prevalence of excess lithium content in the hair of the population and its relationship with mental illness requires further research. The study of the bioelement status of the population can serve as an indicator of environmental pollution, and also aims at monitoring the ecological situation in the region.
NEW DATA ABOUT THE HOARDS OF ROMAN COINS FROM THE HRODNA REGION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Authors: Sidarovich Vital
Published: December 2021

The article provides information on five new locations of Roman coins from the Hrodna region of the Republic of Belarus: three hoards, as well as two collective finds that can be interpreted as parts of hoards. All of them are represented by denarii of the Roman Empire. Only in one of the deposits – from the village of Bačancy – there is a hybrid barbarian imitation of the imperial denarius. Another of the hoards, found near the village of Varanki, contains, in addition to denarii, fragments of cut silver items, which dates to the beginning of the Migration Period, which makes it possible to determine the date of hiding of this complex in the 5th century.

All these finds were made in the course of illegal searches and, unfortunately, only one hoard (Bačancy) almost entirely ended up in the museum collection. The rest of the deposits went to private collections, which hinders their detailed study.

Along with new finds in the Hrodna region, there are from 9 to 13 hoards of antique coins. Most of them consist of denarii of the Roman Empire (sometimes along with barbarian imitations). Of the other deposits, the most interesting are the hoard of Roman Republican denarii from under the village of Luckaŭliany, a complex of bronze Alexandrian tetradrachms from under the village of Turec and a hoard (?) of perforated aurei from under the village of Ambileŭcy.

Most of the hoards of Roman coins from the Hrodna region can be associated with the East Germans (Pszeworsk and Wielbark archaeological cultures), who penetrated into the Neman River basin inhabited by Baltic tribes in the first half of the 1st millennium AD. It is with the Germans that the vast majority of the hoards of Roman Imperial denarii found on the territory of Barbaricum are associated. It is also possible that some of the hoards could have been deposited by the Balts, which are under powerful East German influence.
UNKNOWN SEAL OF EMPEROR JUSTIN I (518-527) FROM SERDICA
Authors: Vladimirova-Aladzhova Dochka
Published: December 2021

The paper examines a seal of Emperor Justin I (518-527). It has the following description:

Obverse: Beardless bust with a nimbus of Emperor Justin I, opposite, with a helmet and chlamys. Around the image an inscription in clockwise direction:

N IVSТI NVSPPAVG = D(ominus) n(oster Justinus p(er)petus Aug(ustus)

Reverse: Victoria standing across with a wreath in each hand, in the bottom left field a small So far there is not known bulla of this ruler from Bulgaria and because of that some questions arise when identifying the specimen from Serdica. The inscription on the newly discovered seal showed that the bulla belonged to Justin, but it is not clear if it is Justin I (518-527) or Justin II (565-578). The image on the obverse differs from the known images of Justin I and Justin II. It is smaller and occupies part of the nucleus, while in the published so far the size of the bullotirium is larger than the nucleus itself. The inscription of the copy from Serdica is clearly legible, but the letters and the image are small, which distinguishes this seal from the known so far. The difference is obvious also in the reverse, in which Victoria does not follow the model of the image from the molybdenums of Justinian I and Justin II, but her image is close to that of the seals of Anastasius I, and even could be said that it completely copies it. The characteristics of the seal, its inscription and images are different from the ones of the copies of Justin II, which is a serious reason to attribute it to the time of Emperor Justin I, which makes it currently unique of this type.

Other evidence of life in Serdica from the time of Emperor Justin I (518 - 527) are the coins discovered. In Serdica the most numerous are the coins of 40 nummi, followed by those of 20 nummi, which are almost two times less than the large denomination. The number of the specimens of 10 and 5 nummi is equal, but is less than the number of the large denominations. As mints, the coins from Constantinople predominated, followed by coins from Nicomedia, Antioch and Cyzicus. Among the regular coins were found two imitations of folles of Justin I, which imitate the production of the mint of Constantinople from this period. These coins, found together with the official ones used in the Byzantine state, show that they were accepted by the financial authorities as a regular payment tool. Two gold coins of Justin I are discovered in Serdica I - a solidus found at the eastern fortress wall and a tremis from the excavations at the northeastern tower.

The new seal of Emperor Justin I presented in the article and the coins discovered by this ruler in Serdica show the significant role of the city during this period.
COINAGE OF THE INDO-GREEKS CHALLENGES OF THE ANCIENTS AND THE SOLUTIONS IN THE MODERN WORLD
Authors: Trivedi Bimal
Published: December 2021

When Alexander had to leave his conquest of India midway, some of his generals stayed back to rule the conquered north-west India the part which was known as Bactria. These Kings and generals held sway and minted their coins with pure Hellenistic motifs, scripts/legends, and styles. By the middle of the 2nd century BCE, by the inclusion of the Indian script Kharoshthi, Indian elements started appearing and became mainstream. Not only the legend but the weight standard was changed and the Indian standard was adopted. This was the most important change. Problems: The vast sum of Indo-Greek coinage has been unearthed so far but had remained under-studied for more than one reason. As it remains, the problem areas have remained unaddressed and unanswered. This has mainly happened due to the study of coinage in isolation far away from the find spots and devoid of stratigraphy and ignoring local knowledge of the subject. This situation has been aggravated by political turmoil and insulating archaeological finds and records by limiting the access combined with poor local scholarly work or absence of scientific approach due to poor economic conditions and access to modern methods and technology to approach, enhance, and understand the historically very important Indo-Greek coinage. Unfortunately, Indo-Greek coinage study is clubbed with Hellenistic outlook and mostly aggravated by vogue historicity. Scope of Study: This paper highlights challenges in studying Indo-Greek coinage and other factors that have not been addressed and difficulties in the way of scholarly pursuit. A modern tech-driven approach is recommended for addressing the challenges. Scientific Evaluation: A more technology-driven approach to study the Indo- Greek coinage will unravel the mysteries and remove the historical blind spots. Exclusively treating the subject of Indo-Greek coinage and thus providing recognition it deserves as unique, de-bracketed from Hellenistic coinage. Conclusions: The modern technology-driven data management scientifically adopted archaeological exploration and excavation paired with the latest Information Technology tools including the use of social media platforms can be networked effectively to build up a fresh modern repository of findings that will help historians, archaeologists, scholars, students, and numismatists/collectors.
LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR BASIC CONCEPTS OF MECHANICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAMS. MEXICAN EXPERIENCE
Authors: Beltrán Zhizhko Gali Aleksandra
Published: December 2021

У цій статті представлені результати педагогічного дослідження, метою якого було встановлення обсягу концептуальних карт, здійснених за допомогою CMapTools під час вивчення основних понять класичної механіки студентами-металургійними інженерами в Національному політехнічному інституті Мексики та визначення шляху як такі поняття засвоюються. Автор виявив, що студенти, створивши концептуальні карти з основними поняттями механіки за допомогою CMapTools з гарною якістю контенту, оціненого за допомогою рубрики семантичної оцінки, покращили своє розуміння цих понять згідно з опитувальником Force Concept Inventory (FCI) та підвищили свою мотивацію. вивчати ці аспекти механіки. Тому створення концептуальних карт за допомогою CMapTools позитивно впливає на значне вивчення основних понять класичної механіки.
NEW TENDENCIES OF EFL TEACHER TRAINING AT UKRAINIAN UNIVERSITIES: BRITISH COUNCIL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Authors: Kolisnichenko Anhelina , Koliada Nataliia , Gembaruk Alla
Published: December 2021

У статті розглядаються заходи реформування освіти в Україні з акцентом на нові тенденції формальної освіти вчителів іноземної мови. Розглядаються новітні документи та визначаються перспективи їх впровадження в українську вищу педагогічну освіту. Велика увага приділяється положенням, та іншим документам, затвердженим Міністерством освіти і науки України. У статті описано програму «Шкільний вчитель нового покоління», яка впроваджується в кількох українських університетах. Аналіз вимог до кваліфікації майбутніх вчителів іноземних мов та огляд останніх проєктів, програм і планів дозволили вказати тенденції розвитку педагогічної освіти та окреслити їх вплив на підвищення якості підготовки майбутніх учителів іноземних мов. У цій статті визначено наступний перелік: впровадження нових підходів; державний моніторинг і підтримка; підтримка нових у професії вчителів; підвищення кваліфікації вчителів; широка співпраця освіти і науки; співпраця між освітянами різних етапів навчального процесу. Запропоновані авторкою нові тенденцій у навчанні майбутніх учителів іноземних мов узагальнюють академічні зусилля українських освітян, демонструють прогресивний досвід та можуть бути корисними для визначення подальших перспектив формальної освіти вчителів іноземних мов в Україні.
Maklena Grasa by Serhiy Danchenko in the Context of Communicative Practices of the Theatrical Process in the 1960s–1970s’ Ukraine
Authors: Veselovska Hanna
Published: December 2021

Using the theoretical methodology by the modern German philosopher and sociologist Jurgen Habermas, the article ex-amines the specifics of the theatrical process in Ukraine during the 1960s and 1970s. The research focuses on the works of stage di-rector Serhiy Danchenko and in particular on his stage production Maklena Grasa at the the Lviv Maria Zankovetska Theatre based on the namesake play by Mykola Kulish. In line with the understanding of theatre as a communicative system and the concept of rationalism by Habermas, as well as the latter’s theory of communicative action, the author analyses Danchenko’s directorial idea and the ways he chose to implement it on stage.
In order to fully identify a tolerant and politically balanced artistic directorial decision, Maklena Grasa staged by Les Kurbas in 1933 is compared to Serhiy Danchenko’s staging some thirty years later. Danchenko’s work is also considered in connection with stage per-formances of Kulish plays as presented by other directors in Ukraine in the 1960s and 1970s. The paper suggests that Danchenko’s stage production, thanks to its original directorial, musical (composer Bohdan-Yuri Yanivskyj), and stage-design (artist Myron Kypriyan) solutions, was substantively and aesthetically related to the realities of Lviv urban life of the 1920s and 1930s.
Overall, the author suggests that a proper study of the Ukrainian theatrical process of the 1960s and 1970s would be impossible with-out taking into account all the political circumstances of the so-called post-Thaw period. Therefore, the focus on communicative pro-cesses of that social and artistic reality may be considered a priority for understanding Serhiy Danchenko’s creative motivations as well as for revealing his directorial concept and social message.
Intellectual Traits of the Pianism of Valentyna Steshenko-Kuftina Based on Her 1924–1953 Diaries
Authors: Stepaniuk Olena
Published: December 2021

The paper focuses on the concept of intellectual pianism that is a feature of the Ukrainian piano culture of the twentieth century. Rethinking the system of methodological and pedagogical values in the foundation of piano performing enables to understand the tendencies of development of the modern piano school; thus, a historical outline is required in order to analyze and grasp the specifics of its links to the previous cultural and historical traditions. Intellectual pianism is interpreted through the creative realization of the philosophical and aesthetic worldview narratives of the performer in the terms of fulfillment of performer’s design in the process of on-stage interpretation of the musical piece.
This conscious, intellectual process of on-stage piano performance was studied on the basis of Valentyna Steshenko-Kuftina’s diaries. The famed pianist (1904–1953) significantly influenced the development of Ukrainian piano culture. Her manuscript legacy encompasses philosophy, theosophy, history, psychology, and aesthetics and is extremely diverse in regard to the genre: correspondence, diaries, lectures, reviews, etc. It enables to draw a picture of evolution of piano performing in twentieth-century art, with the focus on the creative individual and development one’s spiritual side.
After a period of oblivion, the creative heritage and manuscript legacy of Valentyna Steshenko-Kuftina enable us to identify her creativity as intellectual self-expression.
The Unpublished Apocalypse of Peter Mohyla: Work of Art and Visual Exegesis
Authors: Olianina Svitlana , Shalinskyi Ihor
Published: December 2021

The article covers the unrealized plan of Metropolitan bishop Peter Mohyla to publish the illuminated Apocalypse. He saw this an effective tool for spiritual growth of his congregation. This book should have been presenting the ideas of Revelation in a simplified visualized, readily understandable form. This idea is a part of a large-scale project of the Metropolitan to reform the Kyiv Church, in the context of the paradigm of Kyivv as the Second Jerusalem and the eschatological concerns that here high during the first half of the 17th century in the Metropolitanate of Kyiv. According to the plan by Petro Mohyla, the process of instilling certain order in church life was not possible without caring about the personal piety of his flock. Therefore, in the atmosphere of anticipation of the rapid approach of the end of the world, he plans to publish the illuminated Apocalypse emerged. The project of the metropolitan was not fulfilled by his successors. They did not support the particular interpretation of the Holy Scripture as raising piety that was the ultimate aim of Petro Mohyla’s reforms.
The simultaneous existence of modernist and neo-avant-garde tendencies in nonconformist art of Ukraine in the 1980s
Authors: VYSHESLAVSKY Glib
Published: December 2021

In the early 1980s, the nonconformist art movement in Odesa, which had been developing since the mid-1950s, was widened by a new generation of artists. Their art searches differed significantly from their senior colleagues, which led to the formation of a separate movement within nonconformism, which later became known as APTART. The differences were mainly in the worldview of artists, aesthetics, themes, artistic techniques. The art of the new generation was closer to the Western neo-avant-garde, while their older colleagues tended toward modernism.
The presence of two different well-defined movements within the nonconformism, a phenomenon in itself countercultural to official culture, distinguished the artistic process in Odesa in the 1980s from other cities in Ukraine. It is these features of the artistic life of that time, still insufficiently covered and analysed.
The text considers the part of the work of the Odesa APTART artists, which the most clearly displays the elements of neo-avant-garde aesthetics, that, accordingly, affected the artistic means: acts, performances happenings; the differences between the two groups of artists belonging to the nonconformist subculture were analysed. Specific acts, works of the APTART artists opposed to the background of creative activity of their colleagues are considered. The stages of the APTART artists’ creativity development are traced. Within the disclosure of the research theme, the text highlights the processes of nonconformist artistic life in the main cities of Ukraine, traces parallels to similar phenomena in world art.
Due to the experience of recent researches, the terms that directly affect the subject of the paper are specified: nonconformism, informal art, avant-garde, modernism, neo-avant-garde.
Artificial intelligence in artistic practices
Authors: Chibalashvili Asmati
Published: December 2021

The article considers methods of involving artificial intelligence in artistic practices. Based on the analysis of ways to use this technology in visual arts and music, the basic principles of working with artificial intelligence technology are identified, including: imitation of historical art, implemented in projects The Next Rembrandt and Choral; generative art, which is found in the works “Hyperbolic Composition І” and “Hyperbolic Composition ІІ” of S. Eaton and also in the AIVA program (Artificial Intelligence Virtual Artist). The importance of the mechanisms of neurobiology in the process of working with artificial intelligence on the example of the project “Neural Zoo” of S. Crespo, Iamus program, in which the development of musical material is based on the principle of evolution, is stated. In the application Endel and in the opera “Emotionally intelligent” Artificially Intelligent Brainwave Opera» of E. Perlman, a neural network is used to read information about the human condition and its further processing for modification into a sound landscape or image. The development of artificial intelligence and its use in artistic practices opens up new opportunities, expanding both the field of authors of artistic content and attracting new audience. This phenomenon provokes many issues, including: the ability to think artificially of artificial intelligence, the ability to create works of art without human intervention, as well as issues related to copyright.
Changes in the themes, aesthetics and functions of public images in Kyiv due to the influence of socio-cultural processes in the society of 1990-2010
Authors: Ospishcheva-Pavlyshyn Mariia
Published: December 2021

On the back of the rapid development in public art in recent decades, and in particular graffiti and muralism, interest in them has grown significantly among cultural studies scholars, art critics, architects, sociologists, and urban planners. Numerous works that have appeared in the West and in Ukraine are devoted to various aspects of the visual public art existence. This theme continues to be one of the most relevant for contemporary visual art.
This article complements the bunch of acquired knowledge with a detailed study of the impact of socio-cultural processes in society on the changes that took place in monumental painting, graffiti and muralism in Kyiv during 1990–2010, i.e. during the most important changes in politics and society in recent decades. The peculiarities of each historical stage of this influence are analysed and outlined in the study, and the theoretical analysis is displayed by the description of the most characteristic works. Most of them are researched in detail.
In addition, the process of decline of monumental painting in the late 1980s and early 1990s is analysed, the factors of graffiti flourishing in the 1990s are identified and highlighted, and the origins of the rapid development of muralism after 2004 and especially after 2014 are explored. At each stage, changes in the themes, aesthetics and functions of public images are traced.
The definitions, such as muralism and graffiti, are updated in this paper, taking into account changes in art and the latest achievements in its analysis. The manifestations of the national-patriotic themes in the contemporary art of muralism are considered in detail, the classification of art work on this subject is given, the corresponding examples are given. Such concepts as public art, synthesis of arts, monumental painting, graffiti, muralism are attentively aligned.
The study of the nature of the socio-cultural processes and visual arts correlations is promising for further scientific and theoretical developments and the practical aspect for better understanding of the specific works
Pengembangan Modul Analisis Penggunaan Bahasa Indonesia Mahasiswa Semester VI Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia di STKIP PGRI Lubuklinggau
Authors: Lazuardi Dian Ramadan , Murti Sri , Rohman Adi , Sari Sintiyah Permata
Published: December 2021

Ketersediaan buku-buku yang berkaitan dengan Mata Kuliah Analisis Penggunaan Bahasa Indonesia di tingkat perguruan tinggi masih sangat sedikit. Hal ini terbukti peredaran buku terkait Mata Kuliah Analisis Penggunaan Bahasa Indonesia tidak tersedia di pasaran maupun buku-buku yang berbasis e-book di internet. Untuk itu, diperlukan pemahaman materi yang lebih untuk dapat menguasai capaian pembelajaran. Untuk mencapai hal tersebut tidak bisa hanya mengandalkan dari penjelasan dosen saja. Diperlukan dukungan dari sumber belajar yang dapat digunakan untuk belajar secara mandiri. Terlebih setiap siswa memiliki kecepatan dan daya tangkap berbeda-beda, namun, bahan ajar yang dapat digunakan mandiri oleh mahasiswa belum tersedia. Agar tujuan akhir dari perkuliahan ini tercapai, maka diperlukan bahan ajar yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia STKIP PGRI Lubuklinggau. Bahan ajar yang diperlukan diharapkan berdasarkan gejala-gejala kebahasaan yang ditemukan dalam penelitian. Hasil uji validitas yang dilakukan pada tiga orang ahli menunjukkan bahwa modul Analisis Penggunaan Bahasa Indonesia valid dengan ciri khas modul adalah modul yang dikembangkan dengan penyajian interaksi (stimulus dan respon). Hasil uji kepraktisan berdasarkan uji protipe yang meliputi evaluasi one to one, evaluasi kelompok kecil, dan evaluasi kelompok besar dapat disimpulkan bahwa modul Analisis Penggunaan Bahasa Indonesia efektif digunakan dalam proses perkuliahan. Pada tahap uji formatif dapat disimpulkan bahwa mahasiswa dapat memahami materi dengan baik setelah menggunakan modul Analisis Penggunaan Bahasa Indonesia.
Features of formation of parks-monuments of lanscape art of the second half of the XX century of Ukrainian Polissia
Authors: Dzyba А. А.
Published: December 2021

The formation of park-monuments of landscape art was analyzed from a historical perspective. In the second half of the twentieth century, two national and nine local park-monuments of landscape art were created in Ukrainian Polissya. The purpose of PMLA is the protection and the preservation of the most prominent and valuable examples of park construction in order to use them for aesthetic, educational, scientific, environmental and health purposes. By the placement in the planning structure of inhabited localities are defined city, village and district parks. The motivation for the creation of parks was the preservation, reproduction and enrichment of tree diversity in the conditions of the Ukrainian Polissya. In the parks were planted technical, fast-growing, rare species, and species of woody plants valuable for forestry and landscape gardening with their subsequent use for scientific and economic purposes. Some of the plantations in the parks were memorable, anniversary, or dedicated to significant events (the anniversary of the October Revolution and the birthday of V.I. Lenin). In Ukrainian Polissya, there are three parks created on the basis of existing oak plantations “Klevanskyi Park”, “Park Antonivka”, “Bondaretskyi”); one - on the basis of man-made plantations with Acer platanoides L., Carpinus betulus L., Fraxinus excelsior L., Tilia cordata Mill. (“Ovrutskyi”); three parks of culture and recreation (“Horodnianskyi”, “Vysokivskyi”, “Slovianskyi”) including a meadow park (“Slovianskyi”), a children's park (“Bondaretskyi”), three arboretums (“Dubechnenskyi”, “Bairak”, “Novostavskyi dendropark”, “Zhornivskyi”), which were transformed over time, or which were granted the status of PMLA. By the size, PMLA were small, medium, and large with star, axial, fan, loop, cross-shaped and combined planning structures. In four PMLA, there were man-made and natural reservoirs, and a fountain. Five parks were combined (memorial and park of culture and rest); there were concentrated memorial complexes, monuments, and an obelisk. Plantings of parks are represented by groups, solitairs, alleys, ordinary plantings, hedges, and sometimes by groves and massifs. On the territory of 11 PMLA grew 178 species of woody plants, with 121 of them being included to the IUCN Red List. In 4 parks, since their creation the number of species increased by 75–129%; in 6 parks tree diversity decreased, with 29 to 87% of tree plant species remaining, among them 66–94% of trees were rare. 11 PMLA are valuable centers of tree diversity and unique plantings of Ukrainian Polissya; and an example of the formation of didactic, ethnographic, memorial, children's, culture and recreation, and combined parks that need further protection and expansion of the area and collection. Some parks are in need of planting reconstruction.
Primary morphogenesis of Sorbus Torminalis L. (Grantz) into in vitro culture
Authors: Bilous S. Yu. , Matiashuk R. K.
Published: December 2021

Nowadays in vitro methods, combined with ex situ and becoming an increasingly important means of preserving and maintaining the level of phytodiversity stability. Sorbus torminalis L. is a tree of the Rosaceae family, which grows on the territory of Ukraine, belongs to rare, valuable aboriginal species and is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine, with its protection status - endangered. The peculiarities of introduction of in vitro culture of perennial representatives of S. torminalis with the use of different types of explants, sterilizing substances, cultivation conditions and nutrient medium composition are presented in the paper. For in vitro culture of S. torminalis, annual shoots with apical and lateral buds 15-25 cm long are optimal. The influence of different sterilization options on the development of primary microshoots has been studied. For sterilization of artificially awakened and young shoots it is most effective to use 0.1% solution of AgNO3 (7 min) and 15% solution of H2O2 (10 min). The developed method of sterilization of S. torminalis explants provided 80-90% yield of aseptic plant material. It was found that the sterilization regime did not significantly affect the primary morphogenesis of explants and was uniform. The optimal components of nutrient media at the stage of introduction into vitro culture and primary morphogenesis of S. torminalis have been established. For the cultivation of different types of explants of S. torminalis, used WPM nutrient media with the addition of synthetic plant growth regulators 6-benzylaminopurine, thidiazuron, kinetin 0,5-1,5 mg mg∙l-1 and α-naphthylacetic acid 0,01-0,05 mg∙l-1 both alone and in combination with each other. In particular, for the regeneration of plants from the lateral and apical buds of explants is effective WPM medium with the addition of BAP 1,5 mg∙l-1 + 0,5 mg∙l-1 NAA and WPM + TDZ medium 0,5 mg∙l-1 with adding PVP 200 mg∙l-1. To induce the laying of additional buds and shoots on the explant from the apical meristems in the medium should be added 4,0 mg∙l-1 BAP + 0,01 mg∙l-1 NAA with the addition of PVP 200 mg∙l-1.
RESEARCH OF LOCALLY SOURCED STONE USAGE IN THE SCOPE OF SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS BASED ON EXAMPLES
Authors: DEMİRKOL Rabia Sevda , ALGUR MARŞOĞLU Hülya , İLERİ Gözde
Published: December 2021

There are many reasons for today’s environmental problems of today, the most important of them are the rise of construction industry based on population growth and and the increase of the waste that is generated by the growth of this sector. In particular, the amount of energy used in the production and application of the materials in constructions is one of the most important causes of the climate crisis that threatens our world. On the other hand, the emergence of designs compatible with nature to reduce the negative impact on nature has brought sustainability to the agenda. Ensuring the effective use of sustainable materials is one of the most important steps in this way. In the context of sustainable materials, stone material, which is frequently used in our traditional architecture has been addressed. Within the scope of this study, modern buildings which include locally sourced stone materials, were examined. The preference of local materials as building materials allows elimination of the energy which is consumed during material transportation and the carbon emission it creates. It is also valuable in terms of efficient use of energy and contributing to the local economy. A literature review has been made on sustainable architecture, sustainable use of materials and stone materials discussed within the scope of the study. According to that; "B2 House" and "Gökçeada High School Campus" buildings were examined in terms of local material usage. These structures are built with the support of the stone material offered by the geography, respectful to the traditional structure, and at the same time accommodating the requirements of modern life. The aim of this study is to reduce the energy consumption by encouraging the use of local materials in buildings in rural areas and to enable these structures to set a precedent for other buildings. With the development of technology, many unsustainable construction methods have emerged. As an alternative to these methods, it is aimed to increase the use of architectural methods compatible with nature. Acting in this direction, sustainability will provide gains in many areas. It is predicted that it will contribute to the local economy as well as adapting to nature. Key Words: Sustainable Architecture, Sustainable Material, Local Resource Usage, Local Stone Material Usage.
AN ANALYSIS ON THE REPRODUCTION OF GENDER RELATIONS IN THE YOUTH SECTION OF THE REPUBLICAN PEOPLE’S PARTY
Authors: YILMAZ Ahmet Kerem
Published: December 2021

The objective of this article is to explain the gender regime that dominates two district youth organizations (Bakırköy and Üsküdar Branches) of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), and thus, to assert whether an organizational structure and functioning based on the principle of gender equality exist in these organizations. To begin with, relations between the “civil feminism” represented by women’s movement that gained momentum in the early years of the Republic, first under the leadership of the Women People’s Party and then, under the leadership of the Turkish Women’s Union and the “state feminism” that emerged as a consequence of the Republican People’s Party’s will to represent the whole society, are discussed and it is tried to be summarized the historical development of the “gender-blindness” and gender inequality related to it, which emerged as a result of the Republican People’s Party’s rulers’ seeing the “woman problem” and “gender inequality” as problems within the scope of national development, westernization, modernization projects since its establishment. Subsequently, the most important data of the field work conducted within the scope of the master’s thesis, which is the basis of this article, is analyzed. The gender regime of the two district youth organizations is interpreted in the axis of following 5 main reproductive elements: Gender-based task sharing, members’ gender equality perceptions and discourses, actions and activities aimed at these issues, their discourses on sex quota and perceptions of feminism allegedly perpetuated under a certain influence of the ominous historical relations between left movements and feminist movements. Keywords: Republican People’s Party, Republican People’s Party’s Youth Section, Gender Inequality, Gender-Blindness
Effect of Ultrasound Guided Bilateral Greater Occipital Nerve Block on Serum Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide (CGRP) in Chronic Migraine
Authors: Atef Abdelrahman , Haroun Mahmoud , Soliman Ali , Mostafa Ramez , Elsadek Ahmed , Mohamed Randa , Mohamed Shahenaz
Published: December 2021

Background: The trigeminal ganglion plays a key role in primary headache pathophysiology. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and CGRP receptors are expressed in trigeminal neurons that form C-fibers and A-fibers, respectively. In migraine attacks, there is release of CGRP into the cranial venous outflow, in refractory headache to conventional pharmacologic management, minimally invasive techniques such as greater occipital nerve block (GONB) are feasible for pain relief, and help to decrease the frequency of the attacks, Studies on the ultrasound (US) guided GON injection technique have emphasized that this technique has a higher success rate and should allow for a more precise block of the nerve. Our study will be concerned by correlation of CGRP level as a biomarker for effectiveness and responders of us guided GON block in chronic migraine (CM). Methods: twenty patients diagnosed with chronic migraine were recruited in this study. All participants underwent ultrasound-guided bilat. GONB by 40 mg triamcinolone and 1 cc leidocaine using a portable ultrasound system with a 7 – 13 MHz multifrequency transducer, blood samples were collected from antecubital vein immediately before and three to five weeks after injection clinical response was evaluated using headache diaries Results: CGRP levels after ultrasound guided GONB (median, 40 pg/mL; range, 25-60) were significantly lower as compared with CGRP levels obtained before GONB (median, 145 pg/mL; range, 60-380; P =0.001). Pretreatment CGRP levels in non-responders (310 pg/mL) were significantly higher than those seen in responders being in poor responders less than 50% improvement (135 pg/ml) and good responders (140 pg/mL; P = 0.003). One month after treatment. A number of demographic factors, clinical features, and comorbidities were not different in responders as compared with those of nonresponders. Conclusion: These results suggests that interictal CGRP levels can be of help in predicting the response to GONB and suggest that the mechanism of action of GONB in CM is the reversal of sensitization as a result of the inhibition of CGRP release still more studies needed to highlight CGRP role with GONB
Subjective and Objective Assessments of Executive Functioning among Persons 10 years after Stroke Onset
Authors: Elgh Eva , Hu Xiaolei
Published: December 2021

Aim: This study aimed to investigate executive functioning (EF) among patients 10 years after stroke onset through comparing subjective patients’ and informants’ perceptions as well as objective neuropsychological assessments (NPAs). Materials and Method: One month prior to the neuropsychological assessment, 36 patients and their informants completed the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Adult Version (Brief-A) around 10 years after stroke onset. The patients’ EF was assessed with verbal fluency (FAS), backward Digit span backward and Trail making test (TMT)-B. Results: We found no significant differences between patient and informant ratings on EF on a group level, but more patients reported clinically significant executive dysfunctions (T > 65) than their informants. Only poor to slight agreements were observed between the patient and informant ratings of the BRIEF-A. Digit span backward was the only executive test that demonstrated significant improvement of EF 10 years post-stroke in the cohort. Neither patient nor informant ratings on EF showed any significant association with objective EF test performance. Conclusions: Mismatch patient-informant agreement on perceived executive dysfunction showed no clear association with EF test performance in this study. This may indicate the complexity of EF among persons with stroke at chronic phase.