bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nutritional Status and Dietary Practices of Elderly People Living In Community Dwelling and Old Age Home In Tanahun District, Nepal
Authors: Dhakal Dijson , Yadav Dipendra Kumar , Pokhrel Amritraj , Banstola Binayak , Koirala Monika
Published: May 2023

Background: The main objective of the study was to access the nutritional status and dietary practice of elderly population living in community dwelling and old age home of Tanahun district, Nepal.
Methods: Community-based cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in Tanahun district. The Mini-Nutritional Assessment tool was used to investigate the nutritional status and dietary practices. It was identified by using weekly food consumption and 24 hours dietary recall questionnaires. Data were entered in Epi-Data (version 3.1) and analyzed by SPSS (version 20).
Result: Among 202 respondents (101 each from community dwellings and old age home), 44.5% were at risk of malnutrition, 5.9% were malnourished and 49.5% had normal nutrition status in community dwelling. Similarly, 55.4% were at risk of malnutrition, 17.8% were malnourished and 26.7% had normal nutrition status in old age home. In both settings, consumption of protein is low and consumption of vegetables is high. There was a significant association between socio-demographic variables such as living settings, age and education with nutritional status of elderly population. Age (AOR =0.0.186, p= 0.01) and education (AOR = 5.419, p= 0.006) shows significant association with nutritional status.
Conclusion: Overall half of them were at risk of malnutrition in both settings due to poor dietary practices, loss of appetite, weight loss, morbidity, neuropsychological problems among senior people. Cardinal focus should be given to improve the consumption of protein in dietary practices. Further longitudinal research studies should be conducted to determine factor associated with malnutrition to prevent malnutrition at regional and national level.
Cervical Margin Relocation for Indirect Bonded Restorations: A Literature Review
Authors: Ayari Naima , Grira Ibtissem , Moussa Anissa Ben
Published: May 2023

Large posterior defects located beneath the gingival tissues complicate the use of indirect bonded restorations. It probably invades the biological width, during rubber dam isolation, impression taking and adhesive procedures. This article proposes a literature review of a new minimally invasive technique known as cervical margin relocation which allows to relocate subgingival margin to supragingival level using an appropriate material. A literature search was conducted in the Medline/PubMed database following the main key words: “cervical margin relocation», «deep margin elevation”, “proximal box elevation”, “indirect restorations”, “adhesion”, “marginal adaptation”, “subgingival margin”. A total number of 44 articles were included.
Based on the reviewed literature, it can be concluded that cervical margin relocation technique emerged as an interesting alternative to surgical crown lengthening. However, further research, scientific evidence and randomized clinical trials with longer follow-up results are needed to clarify essentially the longevity of this technique and its compatibility with periodontal tissues.
Technology as a Catalyst for Tourism Entrepreneurship: A Critical Insight
Authors: Khan Shahzar Ali , Khan Verda , Khan Mohd. Asif
Published: May 2023

The purpose of the present article is to highlight the importance of technological advancement and the role of travel technology providers in the tourism industry. The present study also highlighted the current technological changes and trends in the tourism and hospitality industry. A systematic study of the existing and emerging technologies in the tourism sector and how travel technology providers help entrepreneurs to organize and automate the travel business is presented in the form of a viewpoint. Travel technology providers help tourism enterprises by providing services like API integration, customer relationship management (CRM), portal and website designing, and more. Covid-19 has scaled up the technological changes and boosted digital entrepreneurship worldwide, bringing various technological trends to the tourism and hospitality industry. To meet the needs of modern-day travelers, travel agents and tour operators are considering taking their travel business online and opting for innovative travel technologies. The present study contributes to the existing literature and helps tourism practitioners to remain competitive and cater to the ever-changing demands of today’s travelers.
Date of Transplanting and Integrated Weed Management Effects on Growth and Yield of Black Rice (Oryza sativa L.) under SRI
Authors: Dolie Sibino , Nongmaithem D. , Jamir Moatoshi , Mohan Gauri , Tzudir Lanunola , Singh A.P.
Published: May 2023

Background: The date of transplanting which is related to the climatic condition is one of the major factor affecting the growth and yield of black rice. Weeds also pose serious threat to rice in SRI condition if not controlled during critical period of weed competition. Therefore, efficient integrated weed management practices are required in SRI. The experiment was carried out to assess the effect of date of transplanting and integrated weed management on black rice. Methods: The experiment was conducted in the experimental farm of SASRD, NU, Medziphema campus during kharif season of 2019 and 2020. The experiment was laid out in split plot design with three dates of transplanting in the main plots and five integrated weed management treatments in the sub-plots with 15 treatment combinations and three replications. Result: Minimum weed population and dry weight were recorded with transplanting black rice on 15th June. It also gave significantly highest growth attributes and yield of black rice. Among the integrated weed management, Pretilachlor 0.75 kg/ha t 3 DAT fb handweeding at 40 DAT recorded significantly lowest weed population and dry weight and highest plant height, number of green leaves plant-1, dry matter accumulation and yield of black rice.
Cryptocurrency Abuse for the Purposes of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing: Policies and Practical Aspects in the European Union and North Macedonia
Authors: Ilijevski Ice , Ilik Goran , Babanoski Kire
Published: May 2023

The number of countries that express concern for the danger of using cryptocurrencies for illegal activities among which are money laundering and terrorism financing is increasing. Cryptocurrencies are virtual assets created and managed through advanced computer encryption and operate on a decentralized network known as a blockchain. The key issue of concern and attention in the world is the anonymity and pseudonymity of cryptocurrencies, which prevents proper monitoring of transactions by state institutions and allows the completion of suspicious transactions outside the regulated systems. The paper provides an overview and elaborates the existing European legal framework and the measures and activities undertaken by the Republic of North Macedonia, harmonized with the European ones, in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in the crypto sector. For that purpose, the legal documents adopted at EU level, as well as those adopted by North Macedonia are analyzed and discussed. At the end, the paper clearly brings out a major way in which the abuse on the use of crypto-currency can be stopped at the international level.
A Study on the Calligraphy Spirit of Palha in 『Pilgam』
Authors:   The Korean Society of Calligraphy, Jeong Ji-Hoon
Published: May 2023

This paper examines Pal Ha's calligraphy theory and calligraphic spirit as portrayed in his work featured in 『Pilgam』. I would like to replace the conclusion by synthesizing what was discussed in the main body.
First of all, as a professional calligrapher who worked in the Daegu calligraphy circle, he learned calligraphy from Changam in his youth, and was also an early teacher of Seokjae Seo Byeong-oh who is the renovation of Daegu literary painting, and is considered the origin of Daegu calligraphy in the 20th century.
Pilgam was compiled to convey to his son Gyeong-soon, and is a rare professional calligraphy theory book in the late Joseon Dynasty. It comprehensively covers Palha’s calligraphic theories from basic techniques of one-stroke technique and Eight Principles of Yong (永字八法) to writing method, brushstroke method, letter closing method, ink usage, theory on copying practice with classics, theory on calligraphic font and the like along with appendices of Seobeopwonin (書琺原因), Jegapumpyeong (諸家品評, criticism on calligraphic masters) and his copying practice of 「Jinchocheonmun (眞草千文)」.
The theory on calligraphic technique on 『Pilgam』 classified and examined one-stroke technique, Eight Principles of Yong, writing method, brushstroke method and letter closing method and the gist is as follows. The one-stroke technique and Eight Principles of Yong facilitated studying calligraphy (學書) with illustrations and metaphorical explanations with natural objects. The writing method stressed control of five fingers (指實), space given to the palm (掌虛), lifting the elbow (縣腕) and standing of a brush (管直). The brushstroke method placed much value on hiding of brush tip (藏鋒) and the principles of ‘movement inevitably followed by halt (無垂不縮)’ and ‘coordination of the top and the bottom (承上接下).’ The letter closing method put emphasis on harmony of sparseness and denseness (疏密) and untrimmedness (參差).
The calligraphic view on 『Pilgam』 classified and examined theory on copying practice with classics, theory on calligraphic font and theory on criticism and the gist is as follows. The copying practice with classics emphasized academic attitude of learning strong points and supplementing weak points (取長補短) along with notions that one should establish a system for Lishu by using Zhuanshu; that for Xingshu by using Kaishu and; that for Caoshu through Caoshu written by Zhangzhi.
As demonstrated above, 『Pilgam』 pursued the theory on calligraphic technique based on classical theories for learning calligraphy including one-stroke technique, Eight Principles of Yong and writing method and the calligraphic view of creating new by learning from the past (法古創新) and learning strong points and supplementing weak points (取長補短). Palha’s such calligraphic theory would be a proper guideline for calligraphic researchers as the basis for calligraphic study and creation.
Um quarto critério de avaliação de invenções pelos NITs
Authors: Moura Miranda Douglas , Arantes Camila Naves , Vidal Demian Oliver , Rocha Gleuber Henrique , Rosentino Junior Arnaldo Jose Pereira , Paulo Sobrinho Elder Vicente de
Published: May 2023

Num contexto em que taxa de transferência de tecnologia das universidades brasileiras não tem acompanhado o crescimento do número de pedidos de patentes e cartas-patente, o presente trabalho sugere a inclusão de uma avaliação do potencial comercial de uma invenção pelos Núcleos de Inovação Tecnológica (NITs) em adição à avaliação dos três critérios de patenteabilidade, ou seja, antes que o pedido seja protocolado no Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (INPI). Considerando a carência de métodos de avaliação compatíveis com a realidade de um NIT acadêmico, este trabalho desenvolve um novo método de avaliação de tecnologias projetado para ser integrado às rotinas operacionais desta instituição. O desenvolvimento parte de um grande conjunto de 201 critérios de avaliação obtidos na literatura, faz um pré-tratamento para 151 critérios, realiza a priorização com o auxílio de uma comissão, e utilizando-se de métodos de decisão multicritério identifica pesos para os critérios. O trabalho desenvolve quatro conjuntos de critérios (versões de 26 a 59 critérios), para que seja utilizado um deles conforme o estágio do projeto de pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovação. Para ilustrar a utilização do método, ele é aplicado a uma invenção real. O estudo de caso demonstrou que o método pode ser aplicado em aproximadamente 73 minutos sendo, portanto, de fácil utilização.
ANALYSIS OF QRIS USER EXPERIENCE USING THE USER EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE (UEQ) METHOD
Authors: Tira Siya Fajar Rahayu  , Muhammad Fikry Aransyah
Published: May 2023

Digital wallets are the most preferred payment method by Indonesian digital society compared to other payment methods, namely cash payments and bank transfers. Over time, several digital wallet platforms began to create QR codes according to their respective platforms. With each platform having its own QR Code, this can make it difficult for users to make payments. Therefore, Bank Indonesia, which is tasked with regulating and maintaining the smooth running of the payment system, regulates the QR Code to be standardized in accordance with the International Europe Mastercard Visa standard. A product is said to be successful if the product is able to meet user needs to increase user satisfaction. In order for the product to meet the standards, it is necessary to evaluate the quality of the product. One of the evaluations that must be carried out is an evaluation of the User Experience. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling with the criteria that domiciled in Samarinda and has used QRIS as a payment system. Data analysis was carried out using the UEQ Data Analysis Tool. The results of this study are that user experience (attractiveness, perspicuity, efficiency, dependability, stimulation, novelty) has a positive impression on QRIS user satisfaction in Samarinda City.
INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR ZIGBEE-BASED IOT USING DATA ANALYSIS RULES
Authors: Sadikin Fal , Wiranda Nuruddin
Published: May 2023

The market for Internet of Things (IoT) products and services has grown rapidly. It has been predicted that the deployment of these IoT applications will grow exponentially in the near future. However, the rapid growth of IoT brings new security risks and potentially opens new types of attacks for systems and networks. This article outlines various techniques for detecting known attacks in ZigBee-based IoT systems. We introduced an Detection System (IDS) specific for ZigBee using data analytics method, that are used to provide an accurate detection method for known attacks. This article looks at our IDS implementation covering a wide variety of detection techniques to detect known attacks ZigBee IoT systems.
INVESTIGATION AND PENETRATION OF DIGITAL ATTACKS ON ZIGBEE-BASED IOT SYSTEMS
Authors: Sadikin Fal , Wiranda Nuruddin
Published: May 2023

The market for Internet of Things (IoT) products and services has grown rapidly. It has been predicted that the deployment of these IoT applications will grow exponentially in the near future. However, the rapid growth of IoT brings new security risks and potentially opens up new types of attacks for systems and networks. This article outlines various techniques to carry out attacks on ZigBee-based IoT systems. We conducted penetration experiments on various possible attacks on Zigbee-based IoT. The purpose of this experiment’s results is for reference in developing an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) specifically for ZigBee-based IoT.
APPLICATION OF DESIGN THINKING METHOD IN REDESIGNING THE UI/UX OF SIMAK (ACADEMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM) OF SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY BASED ON A MOBILE PLATFORM
Authors: Juansyah Frans , Dwi Rosa Indah
Published: May 2023

Students at Sriwijaya University are having difficulty accessing academic information through SIMAK using their mobile devices due to a user interface that is not optimized for smartphones. In this study, the author used the Design Thinking method because it has stages that are very helpful in creating prototypes, such as the Empathize stage where the author can directly interact with users' personal opinions, up to the testing stage, which helps the author analyze the results of prototype creation so that further development can be more responsive and better. The prototype was tested through Maze, a platform that helps users test product or service prototypes quickly and efficiently. This platform is integrated with various prototype-making applications and allows users to collect qualitative and quantitative data in one place and the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) to analyze data from prototype testing. Based on the results of usability testing, the UEQ scores from 26 SIMAK users were above 1.6, with almost all assessment categories such as "Appeal", "Efficiency", "Accuracy", "Stimulation", "Novelty", and 1.3 in " Perspicuity". Therefore, it can be concluded that the SIMAK prototype design has a good user experience, and the design can be used as a reference for SIMAK mobile-based displays in the future.
Gametocytocidal and Schizonticidal Activity of Methanolic and Hydroethanolic Extracts of Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC. on the in vitro Maturation of Clinical Isolates of Plasmodium falciparum
Authors: Didier Dibi offi Saint , Beourou Sylvain , Bagre Issa , Tuo Karim , Berenger Ako Ako Aristide , Stéphane Yao Serge , N’guessan Tiacoh Landry , Gnondjui Alloh Albert , Lucien Aka N’tayé , Koffi David , André Toure Offianan
Published: May 2023

Effective chemotherapy is an essential component in the fight against malaria. Thus, in the face of the emergence and rapid spread of resistance to artemisinin derivatives, a molecule used as first-line treatment for malaria, it is important to search for new antimalarial molecules. The eradication of malaria requires the research of antimalarial drugs with gametocytocidal effects. The objective of this work was to set up cultures propagating Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes from clinical isolates and to evaluate the gametocytocidal and schizonticidal activity of Entandrophragma angolense extracts. Gametocytes were produced with asexual forms of clinical isolates in culture. The gametocytocidal activity of the extracts was evaluated by microscopy. Schizonticidal activity was evaluated using the SYBR Green method. The formation of gametocytes until maturation was observed. Gametocytocidal activity was evaluated by the percentage of gametocyte inhibition. It ranged from 95.69% to 82.76% and from 93.1% to 63.83% respectively for the hydroethanolic and methanolic extract of Entandrophragma angolense. The inhibitory concentration 50 percent of the extracts was determined. It ranges from 05.73 to 14.76 µg/mL. Generally, the extracts showed significant gametocytocidal and schizonticidal activity. This work is a precursor for the research of gametocytocidal molecules, a source of antimalarial molecules blocking malaria transmission.
Studies on Genetic Variability, Correlation and Path Coefficient in Fennel Germplasm (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.)
Authors: Ramgiry Meenakshi , Verma B. K. , Pandey S. K.
Published: May 2023

Fifteen genotypes were used to studies the genetic variability, heritability, genetic advance, correlation and path coefficient for growth and yield attributing characters in fennel. The highest PCV and GCV were recorded in seed yield per plant, number of secondary branches per plant and number of primary branches per plant. The highest heritability was noticed for seed yield per plant, number of umbelles per plant and number of secondary branches per plant. Plant height, days to 50% flowering and days to first flowering exhibited highest genetic advance as percentage of mean. The seed yield per plant had significant and positive correlation with number of number of secondary branches per plant, plant height, number of umbellates per umbel and test weight. Number of secondary branches per plant, days to 50% flowering, test weight and number of umbellates per umbel had direct effect on seed yield per plant. Therefore, greater emphasis should be given on these characters for genetic improvement of fennel.
Information Materials on Weaning Practices for Rural Women of Dantiwada Taluka, India
Authors: Tejasveeta Bavishi , Shekhar Serene , Sanwal Sarita
Published: May 2023

Using media engages learner’s maximum senses so that they can retain the information. The present study aims to develop and evaluate Information Materials (IM) on weaning practices and to see the variation in awareness about weaning practices, if any, among rural weaning mothers of Dantiwada Taluka after administration of Information Materials (IM). 160 respondents from sixteen Anganwadis were randomly selected for the study. Based on the literature reviewed, three types of Information Materials on recommended weaning practices i.e. Visual, Audio, and Audio-visual Aid was developed for the study and varied combination was administered to find difference in gain in weaning awareness. Data was collected by personal interview technique. Statistical analysis was done by computing, frequency, percentage, standard deviation and correlation co-efficient, paired ‘t’ test, ANOVA. The result before and after administration of varied combinations (visual with audio; audio with video; visual with video and audio, visual and video all together) was found to be extremely statistically significant at less than 0.0001. Thus it can be stated that there was increase in awareness among the respondents regarding weaning practices after administration of varied combination of IM. Audio, visual and video used all together, was ranked first, for increasing awareness level among rural mothers regarding weaning practice. Education (r=0.297) and mass media (r=0.224) showed positive and highly significant correlation with ‘awareness about weaning practices’ and occupation (r=0.176) showed positive and significant correlation with awareness level. It can be concluded from the study that varied combinations of all the three Information material i.e., Audio aid, visual aid and Audio-visual (Video) aid were found to be effective in increasing awareness among rural respondents regarding weaning practices. Thus, maximum number of information materials should be used for enhancing awareness among rural mothers regarding weaning.
Isolation, Screening and Characterization of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Producing Bacteria from Landfill Soil
Authors: Prajapati Nandini , Rami Hetvi , Patel Nimisha
Published: May 2023

Today, environment is polluted with waste which is not degradable. Waste placed at landfill dumping site which contain plastics account about 20% by volume of municipal solid wastes and reduce the capacity of precious landfill sites. Poly hydroxyl butyrate (PHB) which is a biodegradable and biocompatible thermoplastic compound has broadly similar physical properties to poly (propylene). It has many applications in medicine, veterinary practice, tissue engineering materials, food packaging and agriculture due to its biodegradability. In the present study, we focus on screening of bioplastics producing bacterial isolates from the soil sample from dumping site. The bacteria were characterized by their cultural characteristics, morphology and biochemical test. PHB producing bacterial isolate was further detected by using Sudan black- B staining reagent. Attempt was made to produce and extract PHB by using our bacterial isolate. Isolate exhibited significant PHB yields, thus showing a potential for further exploitation. Further analyses are currently ongoing to try to extract and characterize PHB granules.
Pupal Dimorphic Coloration is Sex-Specific in Harmonia axyridis - Kuwait
Authors: Alharbi Jenan Salem , Alhajeri Nadia Abdulaziz
Published: May 2023

This study is the first to use pupal pigmentation of the ladybug H. axyridis, a species from Kuwait, to identify sex prior to adult emergence. Twenty adults were collected from fields and reared under laboratory-controlled measures. Based on preliminary observations, it was hypothesized that orange pupae would develop to females, whereas males would emerge from dark pupae. 100 orange & 100 dark brown were collected from the second generation of the reared colony and each reared under similar laboratory conditions. Ninety-seven orange pupae developed into females, whereas 94 dark brown pupae developed into males. Another two hundred pupae were collected randomly from the field, each in a separate Petri-dish, and were left to grow in the field. Ninety-six percent of orange pupae developed into females, whereas ninety-nine percent of males developed dark brown pupae. For validation, the mean total area of melanin pigmentation present on the dorsal surface of pupae was measured using Image-J software and the results revealed significant variations for both field and laboratory samples of different colors. The overall outcome was consistent with the proposition that the pupal dimorphic colorsare sex-specific and could be applied to identify the sex prior to adult emergences in H. axyridis.
Genetic Analysis for Quantitative Traits in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czern and Cos)
Authors: Evangelin Monika , Pal Yadav Ajay , Olive Blessy
Published: May 2023

The present investigation was carried out with 10 genotypes of Indian mustard for 11 quantitative traits to examine the genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance of per cent of mean at Field Experiment Centre, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, SHUATS, Prayagraj in Randomized Block Design with three replications during Rabi, 2021-22. Phenotypic Coefficient of Variation (PCV) was higher than Genotypic Coefficient of Variation (GCV) indicating that these characters are influenced by environment for all the traits. High estimates of PCV and GCV were observed for number of secondary branches/plant, biological yield/plant and number of siliqua/plant. High heritability was recorded for number of siliqua/plant, number of secondary branches/plant, biological yield/plant, number of seeds/siliqua, number of primary branches/plant, harvest index, seed yield/plant and high genetic advance as percentage of mean for number of secondary branches/plant, number of siliqua/plant, biological yield/plant, number of seeds/siliqua and harvest index. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance in percent of mean was observed for number of siliqua/plant, number of secondary branches/plant, biological yield/plant, number of seeds /siliqua, harvest index and number of primary branches/plant. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance indicated that most likely the heritability is due to additive gene effect and selection directly based on these traits would be effective.
Effect of Organic Manures, Bio fertilizers and Bio stimulants on the Growth and Yield of Multiplier Onion (Allium cepa L. var. aggregatum Don) CO (On) 5
Authors: Raja Joslin Yesuretnaraj , Vethamon P. Irene , Rajappan K. , Chithra L. , Jeeva S.
Published: May 2023

Multiplier onion (Allium cepa L. var. Aggregatum Don.) is an important commercial vegetable crop grown in Ariyalur and Perambalur districts of Tamil Nadu. Inorganic fertilizer inputs are proven to be harmful in long-term impacts. Use of organic manures to meet the nutrient requirement of crop would be an inevitable practice in future as organic manures gradually improve the soil physical, chemical and biological properties along with conserving the moisture holding capacity of soil. Although organic fertilizers are lesser amount of nutrient than that of inorganic fertilizers, presence of growth promoting substances like enzymes and hormones make organic manure vital for improvement of soil fertility and productivity. Present study was carried out to evaluate the response of different organic source of nutrients to multiplier onion CO (On) 5 during 2017-18. The observations were recorded on five randomly selected plants and bulb yield on plot basis in each replication on growth, yield parameters and BCR. The experiment was laid out in a Factorial Randomized Block Design which included 15 treatments each of which was replicated thrice. Among the different levels of treatments, significant increase in yield parameters was found in treatment T9, application of vermicompost 5 t ha-1 along with bio fertilizer (Azospirillum, phosphobacteria, Potash mobilizing bacteria and Sulphur oxidizing bacteria each @ 2 kg ha-1 + VAM @ 12 kg ha-1) and spraying of bio stimulant seaweed extract (0.1%) gave the maximum Bulb weight/ clump (14.22 g), plant height (25.73cm), Number of leaves/plant (11.46 Nos.), equatorial diameter of the bulblet (1.80 cm), polar diameter of the bulblet (2.48cm), bulb yield (9.40 t ha-1). The next best treatment was T14 treatment application of vermicompost 5 t ha-1 along with bio fertilizer (Azospirillum, phosphobacteria, Potash mobilizing bacteria and Sulphur oxidizing bacteria each @ 2 kg ha-1 + VAM @ 12 kg ha-1) and spraying of bio stimulant Panchagavya (3%). The results revealed that the overall performance of Treatment T9 was superior to all the other Treatments and this organic cultivation package is recommended in Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu.
Peptide Phage Display Technology Advancement and Uses in Biomedicine
Authors: Panwar Khushboo , Dutta Satyabrat , Sarkar Richa , Sinha Esha , Arun Ambika , Venu Gorre , Sain Arpita , Prajapati Sudhir Kumar
Published: May 2023

A potent research tool for high-throughput protein interaction screening is a combinatorial phage library. Phage display has established itself as the most widely used molecular display technology. It is possible to find peptides that can bind target molecules and control their function by screening phage- displayed random peptide libraries. B-cell and T-cell epitope mapping, selecting bioactive peptides bound to receptors or proteins, disease-specific antigen mimics, peptides bound to non-protein targets, cell- or organ-specific peptides, and developing peptide-mediated drug delivery systems are all possible uses for phage-displayed peptide libraries. For fundamental science and translational medicine, employing peptides as targets that have been discovered through phage display technology may be helpful. The most recent developments in the use of phage-displayed peptide libraries for applied biomedical sciences are outlined in this review article.
A CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON OF COGNITIVE STYLES USED BY CHINESE AND RUSSIAN UNDERGRADUATES IN COMPREHENSION OF RUSSIAN TEXTS
Authors:   Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xiangfei Ma , Seliverstova E.I. ,   Saint Petersburg State University, Volkova L.B. ,   Saint Petersburg State University
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this paper is to explore the similarities and differences between Russian and Chinese students in their reading comprehension of a Russian-language text as well as in the cognitive strategies used to grasp the contents. The experiment involved 44 Chinese and 30 Russian university students, who were asked to read a text and create questions about it, which provided diagnostic markers of their cognitive styles. The cognitive strategies used by the students were evaluated as analytic / synthetic and abstract / concrete. The statistic processing revealed that the Chinese students tend to rely on the surface structures of the text, to focus on details and to think figuratively. By contrast, the Russian respondents are more likely to rely on the macrostructures of the text, its logic and composition. The results suggest that the cognitive strategies of reading comprehension are influenced by the national practice of teaching reading and culture-related attitudes.
THE IMAGE OF RUSSIAN ECONOMY IN BRITISH MEDIA: USING CORPUS-ASSISTED DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN EXTRACTING NEWS FRAMES
Authors:   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), Izmailyan D.B.
Published: May 2023

The major objective of this case study is to discursively assess the UK press coverage of the economic climate in Russia in the early stages of the geopolitical crisis of 2014-15. The empirical material constituting a 730-thousand-word corpus derives from UK national newspapers and the Financial Times online archive. Applying techniques of corpus-assisted discourse studies, an inductive framing analysis seeks to detect the underlying cultural frames employed by British journalists to construct news content about Russian economy and invite readers to interpret the news in a particular way. The methodological approach consists of successive analytical stages that involve moving back and forth between quantitative and qualitative techniques of analysis that lead to the emergence of conceptual categories, or frames. The analysis produced four dominant frames and two alternative counter-frames, all of which are logically formed in clusters of framing and reasoning devices and integrated in a frame matrix. Each cluster in the matrix conveys a coherent overarching idea that represents the frame. The inventory is represented through a broader cultural scenario of a classic fairy tale in which a villain, victim, hero, friends and foes interact in the context of crime and punishment. The dominant scenario reinforces the negative image of Russian economy by portraying Russia as a villain bearing moral and financial responsibility for its aggressive behavior. The alternative scenario invalidates the dominant frames by crediting Russia with political and economic virtues. It is then suggested that a more resolute use of counter-frames in communication about the Russian case might mitigate the negative image of Russia in the British news media. The findings also demonstrate that corpus linguistic techniques integrated in a qualitative framing analysis can lead to a more reliable identification of loci for both privileged and unprivileged discourses, thereby providing evidence for both popular and unpopular forms of understanding the issue or topic covered in the media.
THE CONCEPT DOSTLUK IN THE TURKISH WORLD VIEW
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Onal I.O.
Published: May 2023

The article aims at studying the concept DOSTLUK (FRIENDSHIP) in the Turkish language world view. Being one of the basic ethical categories in human consciousness, this concept is verbalized through a variety of linguistic means and reflects the spiritual values of the ethnic group. The purpose of the study is to identify the cognitive features of the cultural concept DOSTLUK based on the assumption of its multi-layer structure including semantic, imagery and value constituents. The research material includes Turkish explanatory dictionaries, dictionaries of Turkish proverbs and sayings as well as the data from the Turkish National Corpus (TUD). The diversity of the problem under study determines the choice of various research methods: cognitive analysis of definitions, component analysis, contextual analysis, cognitive interpretation, framing techniques, etc. The semantic component of the concept DOSTLUK is represented as a frame including the subframes “Friendship as an Attitude/Relationship”, “Friendship as a Feeling/State”, “Subject(s) of Friendship”, “The Process of Friendship” and “The Value of Friendship”. The imagery component of the concept DOSTLUK is implemented with the help of metaphors (mainly artifact and natural). The value component of the concept is realized through various linguistic means containing evaluation, as well as the high frequency of use of the concept verbalizers that make up its nominative field. The author concludes that the concept DOSTLUK is a linguocultural ethical mental formation that models the situation and the state of friendship, with a pronounced value component.
GENDER NEUTRALITY IN SCIENTIFIC RUSSIAN DISCOURSE
Authors:   Adyghe State University, Kopot L.V.
Published: May 2023

This article is supposed to prove an assumption that scientific and technical texts in academic discourse are void of gender specificities which get neutralized. The scientific novelty of the study is in survey and description of discursive gender means in scientific and technical articles, identification of gender-neutral language means equally used by both men and women in scientific texts. The proposed study reflects the linguistic features of achieving gender neutrality in scientific texts written by men or women. The study is aimed at more careful thought of gender neutrality and gender markedness of discourse. The data for study is the texts of articles presented in the journal of “ Current Issues of Oil and Gas”( The I.M. Gubkin Institute of Oil and Gas Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences) schedulized in the List of peer-reviewed scientific publications of the Higher Attestation Commission of Russia. The journals publish the scientific achievements in the oil and gas industry. The read out included texts from 2009 till 2022. In total, 60 texts of scientific and technical articles written both by men and women have been analyzed. A comparative method is used to draw an analogy between similar phenomena presented by authors of different genders; a componential analysis ; discourse-analytic approaches for pointing out sustained discursive formulae in scientific discourse. The article presents institutional features of the scientific discourse, articulates the concepts of gender markedness and gender neutrality. The characteristic linguistic properties of the gender neutrality in the scientific discourse are revealed. The discursive and lexico-grammatical analyses of the scientific and technical texts written both by men and women extracted a trend to neutralization of gender in scientific discourse. Gender markedness of the discourse is specified through either implicit or explicit linguistic gender properties. The gender neutrality of the scientific discourse is meant the usage of discursive formulas and lexical units which do not indicate the communicators’ gender parameters. The survey of scientific articles published in technical journals demonstrated zero gender differences in scientific discourse between male and female authors’ texts. Thus, according to research carried out Russian scientific discourse is specified by a consistent trend in gender neutralization which is proved by a lack of gender marked discursive and linguistic means pointing at gender properties of the authors. A scientific article as a genre of scientific discourse contains specific evaluative vocabulary used by both men and women. Although scientific functional style is void of expressive means the research points out a tendency to use colloquial expressions, idiomatic units and also descriptive-representational devices such as metaphors and adjectives in superlative degree. Directions for future research are seen in the development of a universal for different discourses gender model.
SYMBOLISM OF TRANSCULTURAL FICTION AS A MECHANISM TO INTENSIFY READERS’ COGNITIVE ACTIVITY
Authors:   Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Chemodurova Z.M.
Published: May 2023

Using transcultural fiction by V. Nabokov, K. Ishiguro, Lan Cao and Anya Ulinich as its case studies this article examines the role of symbolism in the texts created by bilingual writers. The article proposes to define transcultural symbols as a special type of literary images synergetically representing ideas and themes of at least two cultures and expressing the unique translingual/transcultural authorial modality. The aim of the article is to analyse major functions of transcultural symbols in creating transcultural literary texts and to determine their significance for enhancing readers’ cognitive activity. The article proves the hypothesis that transcultural symbols might be viewed as a creative result of the bilingual authors’ reflection over complex mechanisms of “semiotic condensation” representing cultural memory, contributing to the increased expressivity, emotivity and ludic modality of transcultural fiction and requiring advanced trascultural/translingual competence on the part of its readers. The findings of the research prove that it is the combination of elements of stylistic and linguo-semiotic analyses that might provide an effective methodology for interpreting transcultural fiction and transcultural symbolism of such texts, in particular. The overall outcome testifies to the importance of further research into varied mechanisms of foregrounding transcultural symbols in fiction, and to the relevance of investigating possible ways to develop readers’ transcultural competence
COMMEMORATIVE DISCOURSE IN THE CONTEXT OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University, Besedina E.A. , Burkova T.V. ,   Saint Petersburg State University
Published: May 2023

The subject matter of the article is the content of one of the practices of commemorative discourse, namely memorial plaques put up in the 1920s - early 21st century. The article is aimed at analysing some mechanisms and means of knowledge transfer in commemorative discourse from an interdisciplinary perspective, using the example of memorial plaques. The work is based on the study of 1,500 memorial plaques in various cities of Russia, including national autonomies. Comparative analysis became the main research method. The ideas of cognitive approach made it possible to trace the processes of linguistic interpretation and understand the principles of information representation and knowledge transfer, which is relevant for the study of the informative and communicative function of commemorative discourse. The authors came to the following conclusions: the content of memorial plaques contributes to knowledge transfer; at that, this process is inseparable from the informative and communicative function of commemorative practices. The form of commemorative discourse under study can include all the main mechanisms of knowledge transfer; however, the focusing-defocusing mechanism is of primary importance, which is due to the peculiarities of a small-format text. All parts of the commemorative ensemble are involved in knowledge transfer. At the turn of the 21st century elements of the artistic design of memorial plaques, which expand and intensify verbal information, begin to play an increasingly significant role in this process. The results of the work can be used both in further theoretical research and in the practice of creating memorial plaques aimed at deepening their informative and communicative function.
WORD2VEC- AND SEMANTIC GRAPH MODELING OF EMOTICONS AND EMOJI USE IN INTERNET COMMUNICATION TEXTS
Authors:   Perm State University, Belousov K.I. , Obukhova I.A. ,   Perm State University, Labutin I.A. ,   Perm State University
Published: May 2023

The article deals with emoticons and emoji use in textual computer-mediated communication. The research material is based on comments left by users of the social networking service VK. Using machine learning methods (Word2Vec), we build a model of contextual proximity of emoji use in the comments. This model reveals a closer contextual relationship of negative-tone emoji of different types with each other. The influence of personality’s psychological parameters on the use of icons of different tonality in similar communicative situations is considered as a hypothesis that explains the greater variability in the choice of negative-tone emoji when writing similar contexts. This hypothesis was tested by using a tagged corpus of texts left by users that had passed the psychological test to determine the BFI degree. We collected automatically and analysed the comments in the information system “Semograph”. It was found that variability in the use of negative-tone types of emoticons and emoji (namely the icons with the semantics of sadness, fear, apathy and bewilderment) in the same context is more characteristic of different psychological types of personality. Conversely, positive-toned icons (namely the icons with the semantics of joy, love, thankfulness and approval) are less variable in the same context.
LINGUISTIC CREATIVITY IN SECONDARY DISCOURSE AS MODULATED BY ITS MULTIMODALITY
Authors:   Institute of Linguistics RAS, Kiose M.I. ,   Moscow State Linguistic University
Published: May 2023

The study develops the procedure of linguistic creativity assessment in multimodal secondary discourse with a text component. The procedure exploits the discursive category of linguistic creativity via its formal linguistic markers. To proceed, we address the primary discourse of children’s literature (short stories) and the secondary discourse of slide films based on these short stories. The study employs the method of discursive parametric analysis which explores the absolute and relative values of 52 microparameters of linguistic creativity in all language levels and in the graphics and orthography of text, which further allows to evaluate the discourse potential of linguistic creativity [Zykova 2021]. The contrastive research procedure helped identify the frequency of parameter markers in primary and secondary discourse and to determine the linguistic creativity potential in the text component of the secondary discourse as mediated by its semiotic multimodality. Statistically significant differences were found in the use of tropes and parallel structures which manifested higher values in the primary discourse of short stories. Meanwhile, the linguistic creativity potential of textual component in the secondary discourse of slide films was enhanced by sound effects, deictic organization of communicative situation, register switches (communicative registers), communicative functioning of proper names, phraseological figurativity, and dynamicity in speech (in elliptical sentences).
REPRESENTATION OF THE CLUSTER CLOTHES IN THE RUSSIAN AND CHUVASH LINGUISTIC WORLD VIEW
Authors:   Chuvash State University, Borisova L.V. , Ivanova A.M. ,   Chuvash State University, Chueva E.V. ,   Chuvash State University
Published: May 2023

The authors analyzed Russian and Chuvash words and phraseological units that make up the cluster “clothes” in the Russian and Chuvash linguistic world view in a comparative way. Within the framework of this cluster, the lexical categories “clothing”, “shoes”, “hats”, “accessories”, “jewelry” are considered. The study is carried out on the material of lexicographic and folklore sources. The lexemes that make up the cluster “clothes” are for the first time comprehensively analyzed in a comparative aspect in the context of national and cultural traditions as elements of the cultural code of an ethnic group. In the course of the research, such methods as dictionary definition analysis, distributive analysis, cluster analysis, conceptual analysis, and the comparative method are used. The high informative potential of the names of clothes, shoes, hats, accessories and jewelry in the aspect of national and cultural specificity, the richness of associative-semantic connections, symbolic meanings, a wide range of connotative meanings make this vocabulary an important element of the cultural code of the nation. In the cultural traditions of both peoples, clothing acts as a marker of a person’s belonging to a certain social group, indicates people’s gender, age, marital status, and the level of their material well-being.
Peningkatan Motivasi Belajar Siswa Menggunakan Metode Tutor Sebaya Pada Program Keahlian Teknik Konstruksi Dan Properti SMK Negeri 2 Yogyakarta
Authors: Jaya Daniel Jesayanto
Published: May 2023

This study aims to determine the increase in learning motivation and student learning outcomes using the peer tutoring method. This research was conducted using classroom action research consisting of planning action, observation, and reflection in 3 cycles. Data was collected by class observations and test. The data analysis is descriptive statistics. The results from this research showed that student learning motivaation increase from 75,33 to 0,67. Student learning outcomes increase from 40,63% obtain criteria score 73,75 increased to 84,37% obtain criteria score 87,28 on the third cycle.