bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adherence Does Not Guarantee the Outcome of Iron Supplementation for Reproductive-Age Women With Anemia in West Papua Province, Indonesia: A Quasi-experimental Study
Authors: Rakanita Yasinta , Sinuraya Rano Kurnia , Alfian Sofa Dewi , Suradji Eka Widrian , Suwantika Auliya Abdurrohim , Syamsunarno Mas Rizky Anggun Adipurna , Abdulah Rizky
Published: February 2023

Objectives: Monitoring iron supplementation effectiveness in the affected populations is important in assuring its success. The research objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of iron supplementation and its related factors in increasing the hemoglobin levels of women with anemia that reside in the area of Teluk Bintuni Regency in West Papua Province, Indonesia. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental study was performed to determine the changes in hemoglobin levels and the adherence between two supplementation groups (before and after supplementation). From the initial screening of hemoglobin levels of 875 reproductive-age women, 110 women with moderate and severe anemia were enrolled for a month-long iron supplementation therapy. This study was conducted from September 2018 until November 2019 at Teluk Bintuni Regency, West Papua, Indonesia. The changes in hemoglobin levels were measured after 30 days of iron supplementation. The associated factors, including participants’ characteristics, chronic energy deficiency (CED) levels, adherence to supplementation programs, and knowledge of anemia, were also assessed. The adherence level to the supplementation was measured using the Medication Adherence Rating Scale (MARS) questionnaires and the pill counting method. Results: The mean hemoglobin level significantly increased from 9.12±1.70 before supplementation to 10.15±1.65 after 30 days (P<0.001). Interestingly, results from the MARS questionnaires and pill counting method suggested that only 76% and 66% of participants adhered to the supplementation program, respectively. Further univariate analysis showed that adherence, ethnicity, and type of supplementation were factors that may influence the success of the iron supplementation therapy. Conclusions: Based on this study findings, it can be concluded that anemia is related to various factors, and its implementation should be carefully monitored, not solely depending on individual adherence.
Women’s Reproductive Health Literacy: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Bakht Rafat , Dolatian Mahrokh , Hajian Sepideh , Montazeri Ali , Alavi Majd Hamid , Zare Elham
Published: February 2023

Objectives: Considering the importance of reproductive health and the major role of health literacy in health promotion, this study was conducted to explore the concepts and dimensions of women’s reproductive health literacy. Materials and Methods: This is a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews with 13 married women of reproductive age residing in Tehran, Iran, and 9 Ph.D.-educated health professionals. Results: 4 themes emerged: 1) knowledge about sexual and reproductive health consisted of knowledge about physical and mental aspects of reproductive health, especially in pregnancy and sexual matters, 2) obtaining and understanding information about reproductive health, including the ability to obtain information, acquiring information, and understanding information from different sources, 3) evaluating the information about reproductive health (by assessing the validity of information sources, consulting informed people about information accuracy, and concluding from the information), and 4) using the information to improve reproductive health behaviors: by making informed decisions, general health self-care behaviors, having desirable sex by talking about their needs and desires and trying to solve sexual issues. Conclusions: Reproductive health literacy, from the view of the participants, consisted of having knowledge and obtaining an understanding of correct information about reproductive health and using them as behaviors that lead to the promotion of reproductive health. Therefore, the attention of health policymakers and stakeholders to these concepts and dimensions can increase the reproductive health literacy of women in society through effective planning and strategies.
Is There any Effect of COVID-19 on Follicular Environment in Women Underwent ART?
Authors: Yılmaz Nafiye , Kurdoglu Zehra , Özer Caner , Aydogan Sibel , Moraloglu Tekin Özlem
Published: February 2023

There is insufficient data on the impact of severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) on the reproductive tissues, its possible risk of cross-contamination, transmission and adverse effect on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome. Until today, there is no report associated with viral RNA in both follicular fluid and embryo culture medium from SARS-COV-2 positive women. In this case report, a 24-year-old woman with SARS-CoV-2 was presented. We investigated the SARS-COV-2 positivity in the follicular fluid and embryo culture medium of mildly symptomatic woman on oocyte pick up (OPU) day. We could not detect viral RNA in neither the follicular fluid nor the embryo culture medium. In addition, although the response of ovarian stimulation was normal, the number and maturity of the retrieved oocytes were low.
False-positive 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy in a patient with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor presenting as a left adrenal incidentaloma
Authors: Sugito Erika , Tanabe Akiyo , Maruyama Koji , Nohara Kyoko , Enomoto Naoki , Bouchi Ryotaro , Ohsugi Mitsuru , Ueki Kohjiro , Yamada Kazuhiko , Kajio Hiroshi
Published: February 2023

A 47-year-old man was diagnosed with a left adrenal incidentaloma at 40 years of age. The tumor had irregular margins and grew from 18 mm to 30 mm in maximum diameter over 7 years. On computed tomography scan, the mass appeared to localize within the tip of the lateral limb of the left adrenal gland, and between the left adrenal gland and the posterior wall of the stomach. The plasma corticotropin and cortisol concentrations and the 24-h urine fractionated metanephrine levels were normal. 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy showed tumor avidity consistent with a hormonally inactive pheochromocytoma. A laparoscopic left adrenalectomy was performed; however, no tumor was present in the resected specimen. Abdominal computed tomography postoperatively showed that the tumor remained intact and appeared to connect to the posterior wall of the stomach. A laparotomy was performed and the tumor was removed. The tumor was localized to the intraperitoneal space and isolated from the posterior wall of the stomach. The pathological diagnosis was a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Clinicians need to be aware of the limitations of diagnostic imaging studies in diagnosing non-functioning adrenal incidentalomas, which require a pathological analysis for the final diagnosis. Moreover, clinicians need to provide patients with sufficient informed consent when deciding on treatment strategies.

Learning points

Anatomic structures and tumors that develop in neighboring tissues to the adrenal glands may be confused with primary adrenal tumors.

123I- metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy is specific for diagnosing pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas; however, it has been reported that 123I-MIBG may accumulate in neuroendocrine tumors as well as other tumors.

Clinicians should recognize the limitations of imaging studies and the uncertainty of an imaging-based preoperative diagnosis.
X-ray diffractometric study of HDPE/GaAs and HDPE/GaAs composites
Authors: Gadzhieva N.N. , Ahmadova G.B. , Melikova S.Z. , Asadov F.G.
Published: February 2023

High-density polyethylene sheets (HDPE), HDPE/GaAs and HDPE/ GaAs  composites with GaAs and GaAs semiconductor fillers were studied by X-ray diffractometry at room temperature. The degree of crystallization of these samples was calculated and it was determined that the inclusion of fillers in the polymer matrix (x=1-10% composite) leads to an increase in the degree of crystallization by 1.3-1.4 times. The obtained results are explained by the change of the upper molecular structure of the polymer.
Prooxidant-antioxidant profile in tissues of rats under the action of thiosulfonate esters
Authors:   Institute of Animal Biology, NAAS of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine, Liubas N. M. , Iskra R. Ya. ,   Ivan Franko Lviv National University, Lviv, Ukraine;, Kotyk B. І. ,   Institute of Animal Biology, NAAS of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine;, Monka N. Ya. ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine;, Lubenets V. I. ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine;
Published: February 2023

Thiosulfonates are characterized by a wide spectrum of biological activity and have effective antimicrobial, antithrombotic, antitumor and antiparasitic effects. However, the use of synthetic sulfur-containing compounds for therapeutic and preventive purposes requires the study of their effect on the protective mechanisms of maintaining homeostasis, the antioxidant status of the body in particular. The aim of the study was to estimate lipid peroxidation process and the state of the antioxidant system in the kidneys, spleen, brain, and muscles of rats under the influence of newly synthesized sulfur-containing compounds of S-alkyl esters of thiosulfonic acids S-ethyl-4-aminobenzenethiosulfonate (ETS), S-allyl-4-aminobenzenethiosulfonate (ATS) and S-allyl-4-acetylaminobenzenethiosulfonate (AATS). Male Wistar rats kept on a standard diet were divided into four groups of 5 animals each: I (control), II, III, IV (experimental). The animals of the control group received additional 0.5 ml of oil and the animals of the experimental groups 0.5 ml of oil solution of thiosulfonate esters once a day. The animals of II, III and IV groups were given ETS, ATS, AATS at the rate of 100 mg per kg of body weight. The lipid hydroperoxides (LPH), TBA-active products, GSH content and activity of SOD, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase in tissue homogenates were determined. The multidirectional changes of the studied indicators after consumption of S-alkyl esters of thiosulfonic acids for 21 days have been identified and characterized indicating on different degree of inhibition or activation of LPO processes depending on the type of tissue and the structure of thiosulfonate ester. Keywords: antioxidant system, rat tissues, S-allyl-4-acetylaminobenzenethiosulfonate, S-allyl-4-aminobenzenethiosulfonate, S-ethyl-4-aminobenzenethiosulfonate
Influence of NF-κB on the development of oxidative-nitrosative stress in the liver of rats under conditions of chronic alcohol intoxication
Authors:   Department of Bioorganic and Biological Chemistry,Poltava State Medical University, Poltava, Ukraine, Mykytenko A. O. , Akimov O. Ye. ,   Department of Pathophysiology, Poltava State Medical University, Poltava, Ukraine;, Yeroshenko G. A. ,   Department of Medical Biology, Poltava State Medical University, Poltava, Ukraine;, Neporada K. S. ,   Department of Bioorganic and Biological Chemistry,Poltava State Medical University, Poltava, Ukraine;
Published: February 2023

Alcohol-related liver disease is the most common cause of liver disease worldwide. The purpose of this work is the establishment of the influence of the transcription factor κB on the development of oxidative-nitrosative stress in the liver of rats under conditions of chronic alcohol intoxication. The experiments were performed on 24 male Wistar rats weighing 180-220 g. The animals were divided into 4 groups of 6 animals: control; animals, which were administered NF-κB inhibitor, namely ammonium pyrrolidinedithio­carbamate (PDTC) at a dose of 76 mg/kg 3 times a week; animals, on which we simulated alcoholic hepatitis and group of combination of alcoholic hepatitis and NF-κB inhibitor. We determined in rat liver homogenate the following biochemical parameters: the activi­ty of NO synthase isoforms, superoxide dismutase and catalase activity, the concentration of malonic dialdehyde, the concentration of peroxynitrite, nitrites and nitrosothiols, concentration of sulfide anion and superoxide anion radical production. Chronic alcohol intoxication led to increased production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species on the background of decreased antioxidant activity, thus intensifying lipid peroxidation in the liver. Blockade of the transcription factor κB during chronic alcohol intoxication despite an increase in antioxidant activity and decrease of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species production did not ameliorate oxidative damage to the liver. Blockade of activation of nuclear transcription factor κB in rat liver by PDTC reduced the risk of oxidative damage to hepatocytes, but did not reduce the risk of developing nitrosative damage to hepatocytes. Keywords: chronic alcohol intoxication, NF-κB, oxidative-nitrosative stress, PDTC, rat liver
Ultrasonography-guided sialolithotomy and stricture dilations of the major salivary glands: a preliminary study
Authors:   Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Turkey, Orhan Kaan ,   Medical Design Application and Research Center (MEDITAM), Ankara University, Turkey, Bozkurt Poyzan ,   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Turkey, Serap Berktaş Zeynep ,   Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Turkey, Hakan Kurt Mehmet ,   Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Turkey
Published: February 2023

Aim of the study: The present preliminary study aims to evaluate the possible positive outco- mes of ultrasonography-guided sialolithotomies and duct stricture dilations utilizing stone retrieval baskets and guide wires. Case description: A total of 6 cases in an ongoing study (4 cases of sialolithiasis and 2 cases of duct strictures with intraluminal adhesion) were analyzed. All sialoliths were <5 mm in diameter. Stone removals and duct dilations were performed under ultrasonography guidance with two different types of linear probes. Edema measurements were carried out, and the area of edema was evaluated via the echogenicity changes. Patient satisfaction was also evaluated by the patients themselves using a Visual Analog Scale questionnaire on postoperative day 0, and on days 1, 2, and 3. Conclusions: There were no postoperative complications, and mouth openings returned to normal at 7-day follow-up. The pain scores decreased after 6 hours, and pain subsided completely after 12 hours in all the patients. Edema also resolved gradually after the operation. The patient satisfaction levels were high.
Relationship between 2d:4d ratio, handgrip strength, and hamstring muscle length in different sports: a study of volleyball, football and basketball branches
Authors: Kurtoğlu Ahmet , Çiftçi Rukiye
Published: February 2023

Background and Study Aim. The relationship between the 2nd digit (2D) and the 4th digit (4D) provides much preliminary information about the physiological, psychological, and psychomotor characteristics of individuals. Although there are many studies on the 2D:4D ratio, the number of studies investigating the ratio in different sports is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the 2D:4D ratio, posterior thigh muscle length, and handgrip strength in different sports.
Material and Methods. 63 athletes aged 18-29 years from football, volleyball and basketball participated in this study (nFutbol=20, nVoleybol=21, nBasketbol=22). Right and left hand width and length, 2D, 4D, 2D:4D ratio, grip strength, and hamstring muscle length of the participants were determined. When examining the relationship between the parameters, hand grip strength and hamstring muscle length, Pearson correlation analysis was performed.
Results. In the study, there was a high correlation between right and left hand width, length, 2D, and 4D measurements and handgrip strength of volleyball and basketball players (p<.05). There was also a high correlation between left 2D:4D ratio in basketball players and handgrip strength (p<.05). There was a moderate correlation between football players’ 2D length of the football players and the length of the hamstring muscle (p<.05). In volleyball and basketball branches, no parameter was associated with hamstring muscle length in volleyball and basketball players. Sport age and right hand 2D:4D ratio were associated in football (p<.05). For volleyball, athletic age was associated with left hand width and length and 2D and 4D measures (p<.05). In basketball, athletic age was associated with left hand width and length.
Conclusions. The results of the study suggest that some of the right and left hand measurements can be used to predict performance indicators such as hand grip and hamstring muscle length in the sports of football, volleyball, and basketball.
The Nexus between individual interest and school engagement in bolstering Physical Culture for a habitual healthy régime: a case of a state university
Authors: Bautista Clarenz , De Dios Don Al , Lobo Joseph
Published: February 2023

Background and Study Aim. A worldwide consensus exists that students' levels of interest strongly predict and trigger their engagement in various activities, particularly those that promote physical culture. Academic works in the field of Physical Education have demonstrated that students can be extremely engaged when they are exposed to situations that pique their interest. However, the relationship and influence of students’ individual interests on their engagement in school have not yet been documented further. Hence, conducting an investigation should be performed.

Materials and Methods. The current research endeavors to identify any discernible gender differences in students' individual interests and school engagement levels. In addition, the initiative intends to use an analysis of the relationship between individual interest and school engagement as a foundation for promoting a healthy and active campus community. Undergraduate students in their 1st- and 2nd-year who are enrolled in Physical Education 1 and Physical Education 3 courses during the 1st Semester of the Academic year 2022-2023 are the participants in the study. Participants were selected via Purposive and Convenience Sampling Techniques. The data for this study was collected through a Google forms-based online survey. Additionally, the published English version of the Students’ Individual Interest in Physical Education questionnaire and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale for Students (UWES-9S) were adopted to gather data from the respondents. In order to examine the difference between individual interest and school engagement according to gender, Independent Samples T-Test was performed. Spearman Rho’s and Multiple Regression Analysis examined the relationship between the two variables.

Results. After obtaining data from 1072 university students [(Nmale = 456(42.5%), Nfemale = 616(57.5%)], it was found that no significant variance was observed concerning individual interest and school engagement based on gender. Additionally, a positive and significant association was observed between individual interest and school engagement. Lastly, it was also found that individual interest, alongside its three factors, predicts school engagement.

Conclusions. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that students’ individual interests have a direct and beneficial influence on their level of school engagement. This investigation was conducted to fully communicate physical culture to students in order to improve their overall well-being. Based on the findings, recommendations for the future research direction and physical education teachers have been produced as a result of this investigation.
The effects of massed and distributed drills, muscle strength, and intelligence quotients towards tennis groundstroke skills of sport students
Authors: Nugroho Djoko , Hidayatullah Mohammad F. , Doewes Muchsin , Purnama Sapta K.
Published: February 2023

Background and Study Aim. Basic forehand and backhand technical skills are the main requirements that must be mastered in playing tennis. Physical condition and intellectual intelligence were found to be the factors that affect the quality of tennis. On the other hand, limited learning time, and the number of teaching staff and facilities are classic challenges in the implementation of learning. This study describes the different effects of massed and distributed exercise, arm strength, and intellectual on the forehand and backhand skills of sports students.

Material and Methods. A quasi-experimental method with two group pretest and posttest design approached the 64 volunteers of male sports students (age 19.3±1.7, BMI 20.17±1.47), who had attended the tennis course. The sample is divided into 2 groups of Massed Practices (MP) and Distributed Practices (DP) according to the score of the upper-arm strength and intelligence test. The anthropometrics were evaluated through digital microtome stature, the arm strength was evaluated with a push-up test and the kinesthetic perception was confirmed with the intelligence quotient (IQ) test. The prerequisite test employed Kolmogorov-Smirnov, while Bivariate analysis utilized the Independent Sample T-test and Paired Sample T-test of the SPSS 20.0 version.

Results. The study showed that MP and DP had different positive contribution values to the tennis drive (p=0.003, p<0.05), while distributed gave a better contribution to the tennis drive with a significant value (p=0.001, p<0.05). The high arm muscle strength provides high accuracy in groundstroke (p=0.003, p<0.05), also for the high score on the intelligence test significantly affect the accuracy of tennis strokes (p=0.000, p<0.05).

Conclusions.  The results showed that there are differences in exercise methods, arm muscle strength, and intelligence quotient against tennis drive punches.
Validity and reliability of an assessment instrument of track start in swimming
Authors: Madureira Fabrício , Gomes Thábata V.B. , Oliveira Thiago A.C. , Freudenheim Andrea M. , Corrêa Umberto C.
Published: February 2023

Background and Study Aim. The development and validation of assessment instruments are essential procedures for any professional intervention, including in physical education and sports contexts. This study aimed to provide a component-based assessment instrument for track start in swimming. It refers to the act of starting the competitive swim by diving into the water from a raised block (platform) at the edge of the pool.

Material and Methods. The content validity involved the participation of sixty-three experienced swimming coaches. They completed a questionnaire about their degree of agreement (Likert scale) with the initial position, impulsion, flight, and entry into the water as the track start's components. Reliability and construct validity involved the participation of seven experienced swimming coaches. The first was verified through test-retest (intrarater) and reproducibility (interrater) procedures. The latter was tested by considering the instrument's ability to assess different track start performances.

Results. The concordant answers (strongly agree and agree) ranged from 63% to 95%, with most components above 80%. The Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) results show from good to excellent interrater and intrarater reliabilities. Specifically, the interrater correlations in the test and intrarater correlations in track start 1 were revealed excellent. In addition, the interrater correlations in the retest and intrarater correlations in track start 2 were revealed good.

Conclusions. The obtained validities and reliabilities made possible a component-based assessment instrument that allows: (i) a clear and standardized structure of track start in swimming involving the initial position, impulsion, flight, and entry into the water; (ii) accessing to the practitioners’ states in relation to desired start performance; and (iii) a reference for coaches and teachers to provide instruction and feedback for learning and performance improvement.
Cognitive functions and special working capacity in elite boxers
Authors: Korobeynikov Georgiy , Korobeinikova Lesia , Raab Markus , Baić Mario , Borysova Olga , Korobeinikova Ivanna , Shengpeng Gou , Khmelnitska Irene
Published: February 2023

Background and Study Aim. In the basis of the boxer's power qualities is the ability to perceive and process external information. Therefore, in order to ensure the proper training of qualified boxers, there is a need to monitor the functional state of the boxer’s organism. The relationship between cognitive functions and special working capacity of elite boxers were studied.

Material and Methods. The level of special working capacity was studied by the test of punching a boxer for 8 s at maximum speed. Cognitive functions (verbal and nonverbal intelligence, and word memory) were studied using the "Multipsychometer-05" hardware-software. 26 elite boxers, aged 18-24, were tested.

Results. The research results showed that groups of boxers with different levels of special working capacity differ in terms of accuracy and efficiency when performing a cognitive task with verbal stimuli. The resulted that the high level of special working capacity of elite boxers is provided by the manifestation of verbal intelligence. Besides, the special working capacity is related with activation of mental functions of attention, speed of visual perception, operational and logical thinking. At the same time, significantly higher values of decision latency in this group of boxers indicate a slowdown in the processing of nonverbal information in boxers with a high level of special working capacity to work. It can be noted that the special working capacity of boxers has a direct relationship with quality and inverse relationship with the speed of information processing. The speed of memorizing verbal information is better in boxers with a high level of special working capacity. This fact indicates the importance of the verbal factor for the assimilation of special information in the training of boxers. The best values of accuracy and efficiency indicate the relationship of special working capacity in skilled boxers with the quality and volume of memorized verbal information.

Conclusions. The special working capacity of elite boxers has a direct relationship with quality and inverse relationship with the speed of information processing. The elite boxers with a high level of special working capacity have a better speed of verbal information memorizing.
Optical modeling of a radioisotope atmospheric chamber
Authors: Hubbard Lance , Ritzmann Andrew , Wahl Jon , Shilling John E. , Soderquist Chuck , Abrecht David , Smith Nathaniel
Published: February 2023

Volatile radioisotopes represent a substantial health risk when released into the environment. To better understand the environmental fate of radioisotopes, the authors constructed a cylindrical steel-walled chamber to simulate the atmospheric processing of volatile radioactive gases. Optical modeling was performed for the properties of simulated sunlight in the chamber to better characterize atmospheric reaction studies. Optical simulations were performed using two wall materials (steel and thin-film silica) and validated against experimental measurements. This optical analysis methodology can be used to improve the fidelity of atmospheric models by accounting for optical inhomogeneities enabling a firmer grasp of radioisotopes’ environmental fate.

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EFFICACY OF POROUS MEDIA ON FLUID-INDUCED VIBRATION OF A FLUCTUATING CYLINDER
Authors: Farahani Somayeh Davoodabadi , Majd Behnam Kazemi , Abadeh Abazar
Published: February 2023

In this research, the numerical simulation of the vibrations caused by the release of the vortex from the surface of the two-degrees-of-freedom circular cylinder, under the elastic support with the porous cover, has been done. The laminar flow around the cylinder is considered and the Reynolds number is < 250. The effect of the porous layer is investigated by considering its different thicknesses. In order to solve continuity and momentum equations for incompressible, unsteady, and two-dimensional flow, the finite volume numerical method based on the SIMPLE algorithm has been used. In addition, to simulate the fluid-structure interaction, the solver of the equations of motion of the rigid body in the flow direction and perpendicular to it is coupled with the computational fluid dynamics solver. The efficacy of the porous coat on the locking zone was investigated by comparing the transverse-longitudinal displacement diagrams and aerodynamic coefficients. The results show that, by adding the porous layer, the amplitude of transverse and longitudinal oscillations, the length of vortices, the drag and lift force are reduced. Up to 97% reduction of transverse vibrations in the porous state has been observed.
How Water Makes Us Human: Engagements with the Materiality of Water
Authors: Attala Luci
Published: February 2023

This book is about how water becomes people – or, put another way, how people and water flow together and shape each other. While the focus of the book is on the relationships held between water and people, it also has a broader message about human relationships with the environment generally – a message that illustrates not only that people are existentially entangled with the material world, but that the materials of the world shape, determine and enable humans to be ‘humans’ in the ways that they are. Offering a selection of anthropological examples from Kenya, Wales and Spain to illustrate how water’s materiality coproductively generates the way people are able to engage with water, this book uses cross-disciplinary perspectives to provide and promote a new analytic – one that encourages ethical, holistic and sustainable relationships with the world around us. This approach challenges representations that ignore, sidestep or are blind to the fleshy materiality of being human, and aims to encourage a re-imagining of the world that acknowledges humanity as intrinsically active-with and part of the fabric of the collection of materials we call planet Earth.
Common Grounds: Life and Ethnography on the Möbius Strip
Authors: Ana Ruxandra
Published: February 2023

This snapshot is a reflection on the nature of mobile ethnographic research where the ethnographer herself is a (hyper)mobile subject, with multiple, at times conflicted, belongings. It explores the role of wavering intimacies in establishing new relationships in the field especially during the early stages of new research, as it emerges from the legacies of previously conducted fieldwork. By introducing the metaphor of the Möbius strip, this snapshot reconsiders the meanings of home and field, and argues for the continuity between fieldwork life and other lives, with the line between them increasingly blurred. The ethnographic material for this piece is the result of research conducted for the past two years among Cuban dancers in Italy and Germany. 
Suomalaisen urheilujournalismin bibliografia
Authors: Laine Antti , Särkivuori Joakim
Published: February 2023

Tässä Jyväskylän yliopiston liikuntatieteellisen tiedekunnan tutkimushankkeessa on tuotettu kaikille avoin suomenkielinen verkkobibliografia, johon on koottu tematisoidusti suomalaista urheilujournalismia käsittelevät kirjalliset julkaisut. Bibliografian lisäksi sivustolla esitellään tiiviisti keskeisiä käsitteitä, urheilujournalismin ominaispiirteitä ja suomalaisen urheilujournalismin historiaa. Sivuston tavoitteena on tarjoilla helposti tavoitettavaa tutkimustietoa laajalle käyttäjäkunnalle.
Bibliografian sisältämät julkaisut on jäsennetty aiheittain kahdeksaan pääteemaan, jotka puolestaan jakautuvat kahdesta neljään alateemaan. Pääteemat ovat Urheilujournalismi ihmis- ja mielikuvien luojana; Urheilujournalismin historia ja kirja-arvostelut; Urheilujournalismin pelikentällä; Urheilukieli ja -selostukset; Urheilulehdistö; Urheilulähetykset ja niiden kuluttajat; Urheilun sankarit ja konnat; sekä Urheilutoimittajat ja heidän työnsä. Pääteemoista on laadittu niiden keskeisiä piirteitä ja tutkimustuloksia esittelevät kirjoitukset, jotka ovat luettavissa teemasivuilla.
Aiheittain teemoittelun lisäksi bibliografian aineisto on luokiteltu julkaisutyypeittäin. Tyypittelyssä on noudatettu opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön määrittelemää julkaisutyyppiluokittelua. Pääluokkia on kahdeksan: Vertaisarvioidut tieteelliset artikkelit; Vertaisarvioimattomat tieteelliset artikkelit; Ammattiyhteisölle suunnatut artikkelit; Ammattiyhteisölle suunnatut teokset; Yleistajuiset artikkelit; Yleistajuiset teokset; Väitöskirjat ja lisensiaatintyöt sekä pro gradu -tutkielmat.
Aineiston keruu on rajautunut suomalaista urheilujournalismia käsitteleviin kirjallisiin lähteisiin, jotka sijoittuvat johonkin bibliografiaan sisällytetyistä julkaisutyypeistä. Yleistajuisista artikkeleista bibliografiaan on sisällytetty ammatti- ja aikakauslehdissä julkaistut jutut, mutta sanomalehdet on rajattu tarkastelun ulkopuolelle. Julkaisuja on koottu bibliografiaan useista eri tietokannoista ja hakupalveluista. Hakusanoja ovat olleet urheilu-alkuisesti muun muassa journalismi, media, lähetys, kieli, toimittaja ja selostaja erilaisine sijapäätteineen. Tavoitteena on ollut paikantaa kattavasti alaa ja sen tekijöitä tarkastelevat tekstit. Bibliografia päivitetään kerran vuodessa. Tällä hetkellä se sisältää vuoden 2022 loppuun mennessä ilmestyneet julkaisut.
Monument to the Khanty script of L. P. Vologodski “Matveĭ elta jemyń aĭkol-jastypsa” (1868): nominal morphology
Authors:   Ob-Ugric Institute of Applied Researches and Development, Moldanova Irina M. ,   Ivannikov Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: February 2023

The missionary stage of the Khanty script has not been considered in Khanty linguistics. Of particular interest is the dialect belonging to the Khanty script monument of the Vologodski priest “The Evangel of Matthew” (“Matveĭ elta jemyń aĭkol-jastypsa”, London, 1868). The Obdorsky dialect is marked on the title page of this publication, but researchers note that “Obdorsky dialect of Vologodski” is a mixed idiom with birch features. This paper considers the grammatical indicators of the noun and the paradigm of personal pronouns compared with materials on western dialects of the Khanty language and the monument of the Khanty script “Sacred history” (Tobolsk, 1900). The analysis of grammatical indicators of the noun has not found any anomalous deviations in the category of number: the text contains both dual and plural forms; the case system has the nominative, illative, and locative; the values of the illative and locative coincide with the data of published works. However, additional values not identified in previous works were found: temporary semantics for the illative and translative, onomasiative for the locative. Also, the locative has a static and dynamic value, which is typical for the Priuralsky (obdorsky) dialect, and the comitative, marked in the monument, is inherent in the Sredneobsky dialect. The personal pronoun declension system has forms corresponding to the markers of the Priuralsky, Shuryshkarsky, and middle Ob dialects. Thus, the monument concerned was found to have formal indicators typical for the Sherkal Sredneobsky and Nizyamsky dialects and some features inherent in the Priuralsky (obdorsky) dialect.
German dialects of Altai: recent expedition findings
Authors:   Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Liebert Ekaterina A.
Published: February 2023

The paper presents the results of a linguistic expedition to the settlements of the German National Region in Altai. The German language dialectal forms identified can be attributed to the Low German and High German language areas. High German forms are of a mixed nature, including the dialects of both the Middle and South German types. Despite sharing common phonetic features, each of the Upper German dialects in Altai has its own set of features, with some features identified for the first time, for example, nasalization in the Kamyshi village dialect. All Middle German dialects are characterized by incomplete consonant movement and grammatical features. South German dialects also have some peculiarities: full movement of consonants, “hissing” consonant combinations, pronoun mer (we). The High German dialects of the Altai show the features of the original mother dialects and new features acquired due to mixing and leveling processes. A conclusion is made about the impossibility of identifying the dialectal forms precisely. The Low German language substratum is found to be represented by the dialects of the Mennonite Germans. The analysis of the linguistic features has found the speech of the Mennonite Plautdietsch speakers in Altai to be significantly similar to the speech of the Low German Mennonite dialect speakers of the Novosibirsk region. Also, some sociolinguistic components identified during a survey of speakers of different German language dialects were analyzed: self-identification, linguistic competence, attitude towards native dialect.
Language of the General Regulations of 1720 (on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of its first edition)
Authors:   Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Rudnev Dmitriy V. ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: February 2023

The paper presents a comprehensive description of the language of the General Regulations. The content of the text is embodied with the help of a modernized language of documents, with a synthesis of Russian, Slavic, and foreign language elements carried out at different levels. The morphological basis is formed by the colloquial forms of names and verbs, including a small number of old forms. The syntax features a tendency to transform the colloquial structure of the phrase of pre-Petrine documents to make it more bookish. The lexical basis comprises Russian words, with the inclusion of Church Slavonicisms and numerous European borrowings. Church Slavonicisms are represented mainly by service vocabulary (conjunctions, particles, pronouns, adverbs). Of the Europeanisms, three groups of words are especially frequent: names of collegiate positions, names of documents and forms of work with them, and words of the behavioral sphere. Also, the paper provides a detailed description of the ways of expressing imperativeness in the text of the General Regulations in comparison with document texts of the pre-Petrine era. In addition to infinitive sentences traditionally used to express the command, the text of the General Regulations includes many new means, both borrowed and Russian in origin. In order to enhance the imperativeness, a wide range of various intensifiers was used. The language of the General Regulations reflects the results of its creators’ searching for the means of expression that could be adequate to a new genre and a new era.
Expression of rational and irrational understanding in the Buryat language
Authors:   Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Badmaeva Lyubov D.
Published: February 2023

We consider the vocabulary of the Buryat language, expressing a rational and irrational understanding of a man. The actual material semantically close to the understanding model in the Buryat language is a lexical group covering more than 20 units identified from the dictionary, corpus, and contextual data. The participation of sensory perception through vision, hearing, and smell is determined to express rational understanding. Different types of expressions of irrational understanding are revealed: 1) through premonition, 2) through direct clairvoyance, 3) by clairvoyance through dream, 4) through premonition by heart, 5) through feeling like love, affection. In the contextual language material, additional “organs” of the understanding such as heart, liver, and soul in the Buryat linguistic picture of the world are highlighted, in addition to the mind/intelligence. The activity of Buryat verbs in the intensive aspect for both types of understanding is revealed, with the lexeme zүgnekhe (to anticipate) defined as a verb of irrational understanding in its pure form. The factual material of the Buryat language indicates that sensory perception (seeing, hearing, and smelling) contributes to rational understanding. The perception in question is not found in the expression of the irrational understanding. According to the contexts considered that express both explicitly and implicitly (e.g., cases of presupposition) a certain sense perception in connection with understanding, it is clear that all these contexts describe situations of rational understanding.
Problematic aspects of the standardization of Altai toponyms in Russian
Authors:   Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dambuev Igor A.
Published: February 2023

The paper deals with problematic aspects of the standardization of Altai toponyms of the Altai Republic in Russian. The State Catalogue of Geographical Names, legislative acts, topographical maps, and three guidelines for rendering Altai geographical names into Russian were used as research materials. The author considers revisions in different guidelines for rendering Altai geographical names into Russian, namely, the length of Altai vowel sounds, iotated vowels, and compound Altai toponyms. Different considerations are given with regard to the necessity of preserving the length of Altai vowels and on methods of transcribing the iotated vowels. It is noted that the spelling of compound Altai toponyms in Russian was closely connected for a long time with the problem of rendering compound Turkic toponyms into Russian in general. It is also noted that the spelling of compound Altai toponyms in the modern Altai language needs to be clarified. In addition, the author raises a question of the fused spelling of compound toponyms in the Altai language. The paper presents quantitative information about the Russian spelling of Altai toponyms with the phenomena in question. The study of guidelines mentioned above revealed a strong tendency to render linguistic specificity of Altai toponyms in Russian by means of practical transcription. The modern toponymy of the Altai Republic includes numerous geographical names non-compliant with the guideline in force. The spelling of these names reflects the evolving views on practical transcription, the evolution of the Altai alphabet and orthography.
Songs of Maslenitsa in Belarusian traditions of Siberian existence: structural and rhythmic typology
Authors:   Institute of Philology of Siberian branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Dayneko Tatyana V.
Published: February 2023

This paper presents the results of the author’s typological study of the tunes of the ritual songs of Maslenitsa of Belarusian settlers of Siberia and the Far East. The study material includes archival and published recordings of songs of Maslenitsa made in the main regions of the settlement of Belarusians (Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Omsk regions, Krasnoyarsk and Primorsky territories). The focus is on the most important aspect for calendar songs - the structural and rhythmic organization of tunes. The results of studying the song tunes of the resettlement tradition were found to correlate with the tunes of Maslenitsa songs of the metropolis presented in the classifications of Belarusian ethnomusicologists Z. Ya. Mozheiko and V. M. Pribylova. The analysis of the resettlement Belarusian tradition of Siberia and the Far East allowed identifying the groups of Maslenitsa songs correlating structurally with tunes identified by Belarusian researchers. It was revealed that despite there being a relatively small number of songs, the Siberian tradition features the tunes of type IV ves.-masl. (according to Z. Ya. Mozheiko; = IIb according to V. M. Pribylova), as well as tunes not only of the main types I, III, and IV according to classification of V. M. Pribylova, but also ones of their local varieties. In addition, a number of tunes of Siberian songs prove to have a non-typical structure.
Adversative passive from motion verbs in Kazym Khanty
Authors:   National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Muravyev Nikita A.
Published: February 2023

Passive voice in Northern Khanty is a productive inflectional verbal category which marks re-arrangement in communicative roles of core event participants. A special feature of Khanty passive is its compatibility not only with transitive but also with intransitive verbs and, in particular, with verbs of motion. This study examines the passive voice construction with intransitive motion verbs in the Kazym dialect of Northern Khanty, with the data source being a survey of the speakers living in Kazym village, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russian Federation (20192020). The aim was to describe the mechanism of motion passivization and to explain the properties underlying the motion and its participants compared with the standard passive construction. It has been revealed that the passive construction of motion verbs is compatible only with goal-oriented motion verbs, i.e. verbs with the meaning of ‘arrival’, ‘coming in’, ‘coming out’ and ‘falling’ and not with other path verbs denoting ‘going’, ‘coming down’ or manner verbs meaning ‘flying’, ‘running’. Syntactically, this construction promotes the goal participant to subject position. Semantically, it raises the animate possessor of the goal which is affected by the motion event and demotes the subject of motion, which is an overtly expressed indefinite or non-referential entity and the source of the effect produced on the possessor of the goal. Typologically Khanty motion passive is similar to adversative passive constructions in Even and Japanese. However, it is less grammaticalized and more lexically restricted and, thus, might be regarded as an intermediate stage of development of such categories.
Semantics and pragmatics of statements with psych verbs
Authors:   Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Nikitina Elena N. , Onipenko Nadezhda K. ,   Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: February 2023

The paper considers Russian causative (transitive) psych verbs with semantics of state and action, such as udivlyat’ - udivit’ (to surprise), ogorchat’ - ogorchit’ (to upset). Also, the authors discuss how the speech of Internet communication and traditional dialogue influences the addressee by means of the statements comprising the verbs concerned. An analysis was made of such statements as: (1) advertising slogans (imperative mood); (2) active Internet links-headlines (past perfect tense with the 3rd person causer); (3) prospective rhetorical strategy (the simple future form with the 1st person causer and 2nd person causer); (4) a retrospective speech strategy (the present tense with 2nd person causer and the 1st person causer). Being used in special illocutionary acts, the statements in question feature different aspects of action and state depending on communicative conditions. The study has revealed a distinct perfect meaning in the actual present tense of causative psych verbs. Expressing non-descriptive (non-ascertaining) meaning, the statements are similar to speech acts. Emotive component of the psych verbs under study combined with inherent agentive one of speech acts has a manipulative potential on addressee that is realized in: (1) the urge to buy through the promise of a pleasant emotion; (2) the urge to click links through the implicit promise of emotion; (3) the speaker’s mental control of the addressee’s emotions; (4) the declarative-emotional influence on the addressee to induce him/her to change his/her behavior. Causative psych verbs function as a powerful argument allowing the speaker to appeal to the emotional sphere of addressee.