bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Word-Formative Specificity of the Objectification of the Concept “Udacha” (“Luck”) in Modern Russian Language
Authors:   N.А. Dobrolubov State Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod, Makshantseva Anna
Published: October 2020

The article presents an attempt at cognitive linguistic analysis of the Russian cultural concept udacha (“luck”). Its primary goal is to describe derivational properties of the concept’s explication in the language through conceptual analysis of derived lexemes that belong to the family of words based on the verb udat’sya (“to succeed”). This will enable us to more precisely specify the concept’s meaning which was identified at the previous stage of the research. The material for the research was taken from basic Russian explanatory and word-formative dictionaries, and its methodological foundations include theoretical principles of language conceptualization of the world, general tenets of the anthropocentric approach to linguistic description, and ideas of reconstruction of culturally significant information through the data of a language. In her work, the author used the method of conceptual analysis developed by research teams and schools of thought in Volgograd, Voronezh, Nizhniy Novgorod, and Tambov, and the method of linguo-culturological interpretation of word-formative phenomena. The findings include verification and a more precise description of ten cognitive characteristics of the concept udacha (“luck”) revealed at the previous stage of the analysis, such as: “a favorable combination of circumstances,” “a desirable result, the right outcome of a case, success,” “a fortunate turn of events,” “happiness”, “one who can do anything, who succeeds in everything”, “creative accomplishment,” “a great achievement in some activities, success,ˮ “realization of a favorable opportunity,ˮ “something good,ˮ and “imparting or inheriting favorable, positive properties or attributes.ˮ Four new normative-evaluative and modal-evaluative cognitive characteristics have also been detected: “compliance with the necessary requirements, conditions,ˮ “something true, right,ˮ “appreciation of actions, deeds, events as accompanied by success, as leading to the desired result,ˮ and “hope for a favorable occasion without any effort, prior thinking or planningˮ. As a result, at the current stage of the research, the aggregate meaning extension of the concept udacha (“luck”) contains the total of fourteen cognitive characteristics. The author has come to the conclusion that the significant volume and complicated semantic organization of the family of words under analysis can be seen as objective language evidence of substantial cultural development of the concept udacha (“luck”) in the Russian language picture of the world.
Current Aspects of Speech Disfluency Research: Scientific Review of the International Workshop DiSS 19 (Budapest) Issues
Authors:   Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod, Sineokova Tatiana
Published: October 2020

Disfluency in spontaneous speech is currently a subject of study of specialists working in different fields of knowledge. Different external manifestations of disfluency (hesitation pauses, sound prolongations, pause fillers, articulatory perseverations and lexico-grammatical repetitions, self-corrections, breaks, nonverbal means of information transfer, etc.) are being investigated. They turn out to be a convenient tool for revealing and monitoring the peculiarities of cognitive processes with the help of explicit clearly registered signals occurring in speech under the influence of a number of extralinguistic factors such as the communicative situation, the type of speech (monologic or dialogic), the language of communication (L1 or L2), the emotional state of the speaker, the age, the social status, the diseases impairing speech and mental activity, and others. Further investigation of disfluency makes it possible to solve both a number of fundamental problems connected with modeling of cognitive coding and decoding speech processes and applied tasks connected with adoption of research findings in such fields as developmental pedagogy, psychology, medicine, foreign language training, translation, automatic recognition of speech signal, etc. Up to now, a sufficient number of empirical investigations have been carried out providing a basis for working out particular models which will make it possible, in the long run, to create the overall model of disfluency in spontaneous speech. Conferences and workshops undoubtedly play an important role in uniting the efforts of specialists in this sphere. One of them is the international workshop “Disfluency in Spontaneous Speech (DiSS)” that was first held in 1999. The current problems that were discussed by the participants of the workshop (production and perception speech models, age and clinical factors of disfluency, special difficulties in foreign speech production, including translation, speech technology) may be a useful reference point for researchers working on the issue.
“Otherˮ in the Genre ‘Letter to the Editor’
Authors:   Nizhny Novgorod Linguistics University, Tyryguina Valentina
Published: October 2020

Scholars see dialogue as the primary natural form of language communication; monologue is recognized as secondary to dialogue. The purpose of this article is to analyze the texts of the genre ‘Letter to the Editor’ (LTE) in terms of material presence in them of “the otherˮ as a signal of the dialogic category manifestation in the monologic text. The hypothesis is that in LTE texts “the other” – the addressee, vis-à-vis of the LTE subject – is not only implied, but actually materially, verbally explicated. The novelty of the study is determined by the choice of the approach, which makes the dialogic category overt at the level of not only the deep, but also of the superficial structure. The choice of research material and methods in this study is conditioned by M. Bakhtin’s understanding of dialogue as a universal property of speech. In monologic speech one is met with dialogue in the broader sense of the word, which may be understood as the mutual relationship, interaction between the position of the addresser and the addressee. The material for the research was taken from the corpus of texts assigned to the LTE genre and published by British daily periodicals, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Independent. LTE is an essential and integral part in the generic system of media discourse as it invites feedback from the recipient. In order to achieve the intended objective of this research project, the author identified dialogic markers in the monologic text at textual, grammatical and lexical levels, extrapolating distinctive linguistic features from the dialogic form of speech into the monologic form of speech. The study has shown that a wide range of endodialogic markers, from pretextual (morphological, syntactical, lexical) to textual (architectonic) levels, manifests the presence of “the otherˮ in the monologic text. The results of the study have theoretical significance for a number of related areas of modern linguistics and, above all, media discourse (in terms of projecting the institutional and role-specific aspects), linguistic genre studies (in relation to the genre-forming specificity of the addressee), linguistic pragmatics (the addressее factor in the light of situational conventions), etc. Practically, these research results may be used in teaching specialized courses of the university curricula.
Some Correlations of Images of Language and Non-Language Consciousness
Authors:   All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Vashunina Irina , Nistratov Alexandr , Tarasov Evgeniy ,   Moscow State University,   Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2020

The article is based on the interpretation of the results of two series of experiments conducted in order to obtain a more precise understanding of how creolized (illustrated) texts are perceived. The authors studied creolized texts made up of verbal texts of different styles and different manner of execution (realistic – unrealistic) and color scheme (black-and-white, natural, minor and major) illustrations. The research was done using the semantic differential method. The article considers the regularities of the ratio of verbal nominations and visual characteristics (for example, 10 scales: cold – warm, dark – light, pale – bright, unpleasant – pleasant, disturbing – calm, simple – complex, heavy – light, ordinary/usual – extraordinary/unusual, solid/hard – soft, weak – strong). Assessment scales correlate with optical parameters: realism of the image, non-triviality of the image; (non)compliance of the color range of the image with the content of the verbal text and the image; presence in the image of content and/or form that provokes hostility; presence of angular/rounded geometric shapes; presence of multiple components; presence of contrasts; usage of the black and white, minor or major color range; lightness and/or brightness of the image. The impact of different visual parameters of the image relates to the characteristics of the verbal text to varying degrees. There are visual parameters that affect the reader depending on the characteristics of the verbal text, and parameters that affect her to some extent autonomously, i.e. do not depend on the characteristics of the verbal text (and, accordingly, have a great pragmatic potential, allowing one to control the perception of any texts). The authors discovered a systematic correlation of verbal and visual characteristics and identified four mechanisms for correlating visual parameters with the meaning of verbal units: impressive, expressive, constructive/cognitive (intellectual and symbolic), and intersemiotic proper. Evaluations on a particular scale may be based on different mechanisms. Switching between mechanisms reflects the actualization of different components of the content of the image of consciousness behind the verbal unit: the name of the scale. The article raises a debatable issue as to whether all correlations of visual image parameters can be considered as the content side of verbal signs. The answer will allow us to determine the boundaries of the area of language consciousness more accurately.
Successful pregnancy and delivery in a woman with achondroplasia
Authors: Nasira Tasnim  , Madeeha Ghani  , Suresh Kumar  , Shumaila Naeem  , Sobia Luqman
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Achondroplasia is a common form of dwarfism occurring in one out of 25,000 of live births. These patients present many problems during pregnancy and at the time of the delivery. The anaesthetist may also face several difficulties for both general and regional anaesthesia. The aim of this case report is to discuss various obstetric and anaesthetic considerations in such patients and ways to manage the difficulties. A 29-year-old woman expecting her first child, with achondroplasia —height of just 3’2’’ (98 centimetres) — at 31 weeks of gestation, presented to our OPD for antenatal visit on May 15, 2018. Her successful elective lower segment caesarean section was performed on June 25, 2018 at 37 weeks in view of contracted pelvis under general anaesthesia. Continuous...
TURİZM SEKTÖRÜNDE DİJİTAL PAZARLAMA: ELAZIĞ İLİ OTELLERİNİN WEB SİTELERİNİN EYE-TRACKİNG İLE ANALİZİ
Authors: YÜCEL Nurcan , İNAN Melek
Published: October 2020

Gelişen ve değişen teknoloji günümüzde her alanda etkin olarak kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Teknolojinin gelişmesi ile birlikte mobil cihazların ve internetin kullanımının artması tüketicilerin satın alma davranışlarını da değiştirmiştir. Tüketici davranışlarındaki değişiklikler işletmelerin pazarlama anlayışlarını da değiştirmiş ve dijital pazarlama kavramının benimsenmesine neden olmuştur. Bu araştırmanın amacı; dijital pazarlamanın turizm sektöründe etkin bir şekilde kullanılma düzeyinin belirlenmesidir. Bu sebeple, Elazığ ilinde faaliyet gösteren 4 yıldız ve üzeri otellerin web sitelerinin görselleri belirlenmiş ve gönüllü katılımcıların belirlenen otel görsellerine ilgi düzeyleri tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada; nöropazarlama analiz yöntemlerinden Eye Tracking Analiz Yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Katılımcılardan elde edilen veriler doğrultusunda gerekli analizler yapılmıştır. Yapılan araştırma kapsamında; Elazığ ilinde faaliyet gösteren 4 yıldız ve üzeri otellere ait web sitelerinde genellikle otel isminin ve logosunun olduğu kısmın daha fazla ilgi çektiği görülmüştür. Diğer taraftan, web sayfalarında yer alan Anasayfa, Hakkımızda, Odalarımız, Tesislerimiz, Galeri, Restoranlarımız, Toplantı Odaları, SPA, Rezervasyon, İletişim (Bize Ulaşın) vb. linklerin ise çok fazla dikkat çekmediği belirlenmiştir.
TÜKETİCİLERİ HEDİYE SATIN ALMAYA YÖNELTEN MOTİVASYONLAR
Authors: ŞEKER Arzu , CÖMERT Yavuz
Published: October 2020

Hediyeleşmenin toplumsal bir kültür haline geldiği günümüz dünyasında insanlar, pek çok durumda ve pek çok sebeple hediye vermektedirler. Dünyada ve Ülkemizde, bebek doğumları, yıldönümleri, mezuniyet, yılbaşı, anneler günü, sevgililer günü, babalar günü ve daha birçok durumda hediye verilmesi olmazsa olmaz bir hal almıştır. Bunun sonucunda, hediyeleşmeyle ortaya çıkan ekonomik büyüklük, toplam tüketim harcamaları içerisinde çok büyük bir paya sahip olmaktadır. Pazarlama araştırmacıları, tüketicilerin hediye satın alma davranışlarını ve onları motive eden unsurları ayrıca ele alarak incelemektedirler. Ülkemizde bu alanda yapılan çalışmaların yetersiz oluşu nedeniyle öncelikle, hediyelerin hangi motivasyonlarla satın alındığına ilişkin, kapsamlı bir literatür taraması yapılarak hediye ve hediye satın alma motivasyonlarına ilişkin teorik bir çerçeve oluşturulmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın bu alana yönelik daha sonra yapılacak teorik ve ampirik çalışmalara öncülük etmesi ve kaynak oluşturması amaçlanmıştır.
SECTORAL COMPOSITION AND TAX REVENUE PERFORMANCE IN ECOWAS COUNTRIES
Authors: Arodoye Nosakhare Liberty , Izevbigie John Norense
Published: October 2020

The study investigates sectoral composition and tax revenue performance in ECOWAS countries. Specifically, the study examines taxable capacity, tax efforts and tax structure of thirteen Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries taking into account three major sectors comprising agriculture, service and industrial sectors for the period 2000 to 2015. This is meant to bridge the gap in the extant literature which mainly focused on tax revenue to gross domestic product without taking into account taxable capacity and tax efforts with respect to specific sectors of the economy. The study employed stochastic frontier, forecast error variance decomposition, vector autoregression and the generalized methods of moment accordingly in the empirical analysis. The result from the analysis shows that the hypothesis of a low taxable capacity and tax efforts in the agricultural, industrial and service sectors in ECOWAS countries should be rejected. Specifically, the result revealed that though the three sectors are yet to be maximally exploited, the taxable capacity of ECOWAS countries is reasonably high. Also, the service and industrial sectors express more favourable responses to the tax revenue performance compared to the agricultural sector. It was recommended among others that on the average the governments of ECOWAS countries should formalize and strengthens tax revenue collections in the agricultural, service and industrial sectors.
DOES CAPITAL ADEQUACY INFLUENCE THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED BANKS IN NIGERIA?
Authors: Ukinamemen Arekhandia Alfred , Ozekhome Hassan O.
Published: October 2020

Capital adequacy is important for the effective operation of any institution, particularly, its sustenance, viability and future growth. Banks as core financial institutions require sufficient capital base for its fund requirement and needs. Against this premise, banks and other financial institutions must keep balance between capital and available risk in its assets in order to reduce the likelihood of systemic crises, financial fragility and thus guarantee stability. This study empirically examines the impact of capital adequacy on the financial performance of banks in Nigeria. A sample of ten (10) listed banks on the basis of size and availability of data were examined over the period 2010 to 2017, using descriptive statistics, and multivariate panel data estimation technique, after conducting the Hausman, test of correlated random samples, wherein the fixed effect model was selected as the appropriate model. The empirical results revealed that banks’ capital adequacy ratio has a positive and significant impact on the financial performance of banks in Nigeria. Other variables found to be significant in the determination of the financial performance of banks in Nigeria are; bank size, bank loans and advances, debt ratio and growth rate of output. Against the backdrop of these findings, we recommend amongst others; sufficient capital base for banks, increased bank size through economies of scale measures, efficient deployment of bank resources, increased economic output (economic productive capacity) that will stimulate bank performance. These, will, in no doubt, reduce banks’ vulnerability to systemic crises and consequently enhance their stability for national growth through efficient financial intermediation.
RESOURCE CURSE AND THE EITI MEMBERSHIP EFFECT ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CORRUPTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: PART I - A THEORETICAL REVIEW
Authors: Geldenhuys Andries Francois , Ajuwon Oluseye Samuel , Graham Michael
Published: October 2020

This study reviews the theoretical literature concerning the resource curse as it pertains to the impact of natural resources upon economic growth and corruption in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and how the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) membership can be of help. The EITI is an international standard promoting open and transparent resource governance through disclosure mechanisms in the resource value chain. Corruption has been associated with less-than-average economic growth in resource-rich countries. This research concludes that the theoretical review found that through the dissemination of disclosures in the natural resource sector, the EITI can potentially reduce the prevalence of corruption in implementing countries in SSA and it can address negative economic growth outcomes associated with resource abundance. However, there is not much evidence empirically needed to suggest this.
TAX REVENUE PERFORMANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COUNTRIES: ARE THERE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES?
Authors: Arodoye Nosakhare , Oriakhi Dickson , Iyoha Milton
Published: October 2020

This study, examines the dynamic effects of macroeconomic factors on the overall tax revenue performance of thirty-three (33) Sub-Saharan African countries for eighteen years that range from 2000-2017 employing the system generalized method of moments methodology. This study provides empirical evidence for the dynamic and significant effects of macroeconomic variables on tax revenue performance in SSA countries. Arising from our empirical findings, the study recommends that, on the average, governments of SSA countries should establish the necessary macroeconomic preconditions for the effective and efficient administration of the countries’ tax systems to further boost her taxable capacity and fiscal surpluses.
THE IMPACT OF TRIPS ON IPRs PROTECTION IN JORDAN, AS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
Authors: Alfaouri Mohammad Abdulmahdi Amin
Published: October 2020

In the last few decades, the developing countries have witnessed a remarkable increase in the infringement of intellectual property rights thus conventions and treaties were held to reduce these infringements, in particular, the TRIPS Treaty (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights).This study attempts to explain the causes of intellectual property rights infringements and the efficient means for intellectual property rights protections by taking Jordan as an example. The study finds that TRIPS Treaty, which is the latest international action to enhance the protection level, consumer's ethical attitude, development expenditure, economic policies, weakness of law enforcement, and low-income in developing countries are important factors to explain the level of IP protection. Because of all of these, the infringements became a phenomenon in developing countries that firstly need amendments in their intellectual property laws to apply the criminal sanctions jointly by civil remedies, owing to the fact of the shock value or general deterrence to enhance the commitment to the law and to remit this phenomenon, furthermore, the state will follow up on the cost of prosecution without involving the owners of the rights personally in many cases. On the other hand, literature revealed that the infringements of IPRs became a phenomenon because the TRIPS Treaty prepared for the benefits of the large companies, thus the developing countries' legislation, economic and consumer's ethical attitude got affected negatively. In addition, the developed countries threatened them by sanctions if they didn't make retroactively amendments on their legislation, which also led to prevent them to adopt the necessary measures that mitigate the negative impact on their economic and social life. Regarding the applied research method, this paper used secondary data sources and applied the descriptive and comparative analytical legal approaches to illustrate the most important points and findings on the topic.
Efficacy and Toxicity Study of Nardostachys Jatamansi DC and Valeriana Wallichii DC in Sleep Disorders
Authors: Jha Sweta , Thakur Nirmla Devi
Published: October 2020

Background: Sleep disorders are common in general population and adversely affects the health related quality of life. Many people do not want to rely upon allopathic drug easily available over the counter because of their side effects. Cases of sleep disorders have exponentially increased during pandemic (Covid -19) and new term Covid-somnia have been coined for the same. Two Perennial herbs from Valerianeaceae family i.e Nardostachys jatamansi DC and Valeriana wallicii DC which are known as high value medicinal plants were selected for the study. Nardostachys jatamansi DC is used in the treatment of epilepsy, hysteria, convulsive ailments whereas rhizome of Valeriana wallicii DC have shown anxiolytic, stress releasing and antidepressant effects.Materials and Methods: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of the selected herbs for Sleep Disorders. A dose dependent Phenobarbitone - induced sleep time measurement study was performed. Further measure the effect of motor coordination, walking assay was performed.Results and Conclusions: Results of acute toxicity study and Irwin test indicated that selected extracts of Nardostachys jatamansi DC and Valeriana wallichii are safe. Further dose dependent Phenobarbitone - induced sleep time measurement study showed significant increase in selected three doses for this study (125, 250, 500 mg/kg body weight compared to control. The result of the study demonstrated that oral administration of extracts produced a dose-dependent decrease in sleep latency and increase in sleep duration in mice treated with extracts. These extracts exhibited a non- significant reduction in the number of foot slips in non-dose dependent manner relative to Phenobarbitone treated group.
New medical technologies influence on the quality of medical care in megalopolises (on the example of Moscow city)
Authors:   State Budgetary Institution “Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department", Aksenova E.I.
Published: October 2020

Background. The effective development of healthcare and, in particular, clinical medicine, increasingly depends on the unique medical technologies and modern equipment used. Therefore, in order to form a competitive healthcare system in a megapolis, it is important to introduce a management mechanism that allows constant monitoring of emerging new technologies and a comprehensive assessment of their impact on changing the quality of medical care, assessing their contribution to public health, that is, creating a “technological funnel” for the healthcare system. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to identify the urgent problems in the analysis and comprehensive assessment of new medical technologies and determine the possible mechanisms for their introduction into clinical practice. Materials and methods. The methodology of this work is to study the literature and research of the most successful practices of introducing new medical technologies (on the example of the capital's healthcare), study the opinions of the population and healthcare professionals based on the analysis of social networks. Results. Based on the systematization of information obtained by the authors in the course of the study, authors identified the most important new medical technologies for the population and health care professionals, which, in their opinion, have changed the landscape of the capital's health care for the better. Authors determined significant criteria for improving the efficiency of the health care system through the search, comprehensive assessment and scaling of innovative practices in clinical medicine. Discussion. The creation of a "technological funnel" in the health care system of the capital makes it possible to conduct comparable research on the quality of medical care provided with many countries of the world. In addition, the constant search and comprehensive assessment of new medical technologies, potentially suitable for implementation in city clinics, can significantly influence the improvement of the quality of medical care provided to the population. Conclusion. Solving the problems associated with the optimization of search processes, comprehensive assessment, unification of the processes of introducing new medical technologies, can significantly improve the quality of medical care, as well as affect the contribution of health care to the health of citizens. At the same time, such studies require careful research and search for approaches that meet modern realities.
O cinema, a imagem indígena e as expedições científicas – o caso König Amazonas
Authors: Mendes Adilson
Published: October 2020

O filme König Amazonas é reconstruído teoricamente para destacar a maneira como ele reproduz características de uma estética colonial, que representa os povos indígenas a partir de tradições iconográficas e literárias europeias. Exemplo paradigmático, o filme condensa uma série de estereótipos e convenções reconhecidas em outras mídias, construindo-se entre o registro etnográfico e o olhar que tende ao pitoresco.
Arquitetura do início do século XX no Instituto Butantan
Authors: Sá Anderson Luiz Félix de
Published: October 2020

Este artigo aborda a importância do campus do Instituto Butantan como patrimônio cultural edificado, sobretudo devido a seus edifícios construídos na primeira metade do século XX seguindo as linguagens da época, entre as quais o Ecletismo, o Art Nouveau, o Art Déco e o Neocolonial. O objetivo é apresentar as características dessas linguagens e o contexto em que foram produzidas. Em seguida, são descritas algumas obras do Instituto Butantan representativas do período, estabelecendo-se relações com outras obras contemporâneas, e mostrando a relevância desse campus como registro de soluções arquitetônicas que abrigaram as ciências no Brasil.
Apontamentos para a questão da modernidade no Instituto Butantan
Authors: Neto Luiz de Lucca
Published: October 2020

Este artigo pretende apontar elementos que introduzam a questão da modernidade e da sua quase invisível presença na arquitetura do Instituto Butantan, evidenciando os anos de 1960 como o período em que se manifestam propostas modernas, não executadas, para a Instituição. Em razão de o tema constituir parte de uma pesquisa em andamento pretende-se, mais que cravar conclusões definitivas, abrir a discussão a respeito da escassez modernista no Butantan num momento em que a arquitetura moderna brasileira encontrava seu auge, seus projetos se concretizavam – a exemplo da inauguração de Brasília – e a euforia pela modernização permeava o imaginário nacional. Para tanto, será traçado um breve histórico dos aspectos culturais e da produção arquitetônica no Brasil pós-guerra, da modernização no Estado de São Paulo e das relações deste período com as propostas modernas elaboradas para o Instituto Butantan em 1960, esboçando hipóteses que fundamentem a razão da não realização destes projetos.
Memórias da Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia para o patrimônio das Ciências Médicas no Brasil
Authors: Martin Adriana Monica , Righi Roberto
Published: October 2020

Este trabalho sintetiza as pesquisas realizadas por Adriana Monica Martin para fundamentação teórica e prática do restauro do conjunto da Escola de Medicina da Bahia e especialmente do Salão Nobre. A metodologia aplicada relaciona estudos teóricos e práticos. Os teóricos envolvemfontes primárias e secundárias. Destacam-se dentre elas as do Instituto Geográfico Histórico da Bahia, os jornais da época, documentos do Memorial da Medicina da Bahia, e entrevistas. Dentre os estudos práticos há detalhados levantamentos arquitetônicos, fotográficos e outros feitos no edifício em Salvador, Bahia, que fundamentam suas conclusões. O artigo inicia-se com um histórico dos principais eventos ocorridos naquele conjunto arquitetônico, seguindo com avaliação dos problemas técnicos envolvidos na recuperação do conjunto. A colaboração do Prof.Dr. Roberto Righi envolve a estruturação, a organização e a revisão do texto.
“A doença dos trabalhadores da estrada de ferro” : uma narrativa histórica e suas potencialidades para explorar aspectos de natureza da ciência
Authors: Azevedo Nathália Helena , Corso Thiago Marinho Del
Published: October 2020

A inclusão da natureza da ciência (NdC) nos currículos de ciências passou a ser uma preocupação, uma vez que a NdC pode contribuir para a formação de indivíduos cientificamente alfabetizados. Apresentamos uma narrativa histórica, que contém episódios associados à descrição da doença de Chagas e que permite explorar aspectos de NdC, além de outros conteúdos científicos. A narrativa histórica foi validada pela leitura crítica por pares e pela sua aplicação em vários contextos educacionais, num esforço para torná-la mais clara e coerente, dada a carência de materiais didáticos com abordagem histórica e investigativa para o ensino médio. Os 13 conjuntos de Questões para pensar presentes na narrativa histórica marcam pontos para o levantamento de hipóteses, discussão e interação, potencializando uma aprendizagem ativa, via engajamento e aprofundamento da compreensão de conceitos científicos e da ciência de um modo mais amplo. A narrativa histórica é apresentada na íntegra, para uso por professores do ensino médio, com indicações de materiais complementares acessíveis no mesmo número desta publicação. Apresentamos, ainda, uma breve reflexão sobre as habilidades presentes na Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BRASIL, 2017) com as quais a narrativa histórica dialoga.
Acervo iconográfico do Instituto Butantan: patrimônio e pesquisa
Authors: Simone Sergio De
Published: October 2020

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The Influence of Product Brand Image on Purchasing Decision on Smartfren Internet Modem: Case Study at Indo Global Mandiri University, Palembang
Authors: Dwiningrum Nurfianita , Marnisah Luis , Handayani Susi
Published: October 2020

This study aims to examine the effect of brand image on purchasing decisions for Smartfren internet modems. Data were collected through questionnaires on 95 students of the Indo Global Mandiri University class of 2018. The statistical analysis method used simple linear regression. The result of the investigation evidences that brand image has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions for Smartfren internet modems. Based on the result, Smartfren should increase the brand image of their internet modems to increase sales. This research was only conducted on students of the Indo Global Mandiri University. Research results may be inapplicable in other research samples.
Evaluasi Sistem Dapodikmen Dengan Pendekatan Utility System Pada Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri Kota Palembang
Authors: Indriansari Raden Ayu , Antoni Darius , Atika Linda
Published: October 2020

Dapodikmen system has not yet reached its accurately and effective utilization.. The results of observation and interview done to school operators in some high schools in Palembang show that  there are different factors which determine the effectiveness of the system, for example, the content of information, ease of access and availability of the system which often has not been in accordance with the users’ needs. One approach used to evaluate the effectiveness of the system is the System Utility. The approach by Kendall & Kendall, 2007 (in Martoyo, 2015:638) review the success of the system implementation from six points of view, namely possession, goal, place, form, time and actualization utility. This approach is included in the category of system effectiveness evaluation viewed from the user's expectations. The results of this study demonstrate that of the aspect of variable utility and value of the Dapodikmen system is 4, 2636. This concludes that the availability of the system in high schools in Palembang city is effective.
Design Simulation and Test of Nano Electro Mechanical Switch Based on On-Line Test through Bias super position
Authors: Alshmmari Maha , Waleed Khalid Kadhim  , Maryam Adnan Al-Ethary
Published: October 2020

In this paper, Nano Electromechanical Switch (NEMS) was designed and simulated by using MATLAB simulation, then was tested by on-line test through bias super-position. This switch has 4.5 nm thickness, offers low power dissipation and permits nonstop observing of all essential jobs. On the other hand, there are some challenges facing this Nano system. One of them is very difficult to resonators collective products with the same characteristics. The fabrication process was also a complex process and much hardness occurred during repetitive operations, which failure and stiction caused problems.

In this work, a comparison between the response of a fault-free system and the system with some failures has been carried out. The test results showed a decrease in pull-in voltage with increasing overlap area as a result of wear failure mechanism in Nano Switch (NS). Creep in (NS) affected the value of the young modules and this increased the output voltage, also the crack in the beam of (NS) increased the effective mass and decreased output signal.
Comorile îngropate și căutătorii lor: istorii, practici magice și mituri
Authors:   Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei, Sălăgean Tudor
Published: October 2020

Analyzing the historical, juridical and ethnographical information about treasures, the author points out at the links between the treasure legends and the mythologies of the Otherworld. The treasures, in their most archaic identifiable aspects, are a part of the Otherworld reality. The access to it is regulated by a system of rules governed by forgotten divinities of the underworld and, also, is a result of a form of initiation. One of the basic rules of treasure finding is that of non-intentionality, of the complete absence of any desire for enrichment. Also, there can be found interesting forms of the coincidence of the opposite, and in this respect, we can quote quite frequent situations in which Vâlva (spirit/deity protecting the treasure) appears to women in the form of a man and to men in the form of a woman. Treasure legends reveal a set of ethical rules and another set of archaic magic practices, all of which representing disparate survivals of ancient belief systems. The magical treasure-seeking rituals are recorded in both the occult / scholar literature and the folk traditions, and the burning of treasures at important dates associated with the great Christian feasts also refer to a belief system in which the treasure mythology plays an important place. The connection between the treasure and the religious holidays is also an indication of the relationship between the opening of treasures and a belief system that has as its central point the communication with the Otherworld.
Folclor literar și istorie. Pe marginea unor studii recente
Authors:   Köln, Germania, Taloș Ion
Published: October 2020

Dans le présent article, nous nous proposons de montrer que les recherches consacrées à l’oralité roumaine représentent une contribution indispensable au patrimoine culturel national, à côté de l’archéologie, de l’histoire ou de la philologie. Proches l’une de l’autre, ces trois disciplines partagent parfois certaines méthodes d’analyse, poursuivant en fin de compte un but commun : l’acquisition d’un savoir approfondi du passé comme du présent des Roumains. Ainsi, dans la ballade Miorița, comme d’ailleurs dans d’autres ballades, plaintes et contes roumains, on retrouve un rite funéraire ignoré par d’autres aires scientifiques : il s’agit du rite des « funérailles suspendues » (à des piliers ou à des plateformes). Grâce à la découverte d’autres rites funéraires, on a pu démontrer qu’il existe en Roumanie deux foyers folkloriques situés dans les régions plus vastes des Carpates, là où la population locale avait fui les invasions des populations migratoires. Toujours dans le folklore roumain, on retrouve soit des informations concernant la conquête romaine de la Dacie, soit des thèmes latins adaptés, comme par exemple le combat d’un jeune homme avec un lion (Virtus Romana), évoquant la passion des empereurs Antonins (96-192) pour la chasse aux lions. On examine également des rapprochements possibles entre la Divine Comédie de Dante et la ballade roumaine Le Soleil et la Lune, de même qu’entre la chanson de geste française La Chanson de Roland et la ballade populaire Miorița. Les résultats de ces recherches justifient pleinement, à notre avis, une collaboration plus étroite entre les spécialistes des trois aires d’expertise mentionnées ci-dessus.
Soarta femeii - în oglindă. Anna. Expoziția temporară a Muzeului „Haáz Rezsö” din Odorheiu Secuiesc la Muzeul Național Maghiar din Budapesta
Authors:   Universitatea „Eötvös Loránd” din Budapesta, Mohay Tamás
Published: October 2020

The article offers the analysis of a temporary exhibition carried out by the "Haáz Rezső" Museum in Odorheiu Secuiesc and itinerated at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest. The joint work of five Hungarian ethnographers from the counties of Harghita, Covasna and Mureş, the exhibition "Anna - Destiny of a Woman in the Twentieth Century" offers the visitor the presentation of a historical stage through the biography of a woman. Biography is not, in this case, a separate reality, metamorphosed in an exhibition, after going through the filter of curatorial conception, but the biography was itself created as an element of this conception. Anna's life is not just an invented, but a created story: it is a story that can be played in the countless colours of reality, a written monologue with an arc extended between 1920 and 1990.
O casă, o poveste. Casă țărănească din satul Sucutard, comuna Geaca, județul Cluj - Parcul Etnografic „Romulus Vuia”
Authors:   Masterand, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai Cluj, Raicu Carmen
Published: October 2020

The aim of describing the house from Sucutard village, exhibited in the The National Ethnographic Park “Romulus Vuia” in Cluj-Napoca, is to better understand the way of living for a peasant family in a Transylvanian village, in the second half of the XIXth century and the first half of the XXth century. In this respect, I interviewed the family descendants, who lived in this house themselves during their childhood and early teenage years. Their personal experience made this research closer to the reality and gave a sense of authenticity. The interviews took place both in the village, on the very ground where the house was originally built and also in the actual place, where it has been moved in 1966. The house is described in close relation with the people that lived in it – moments in which important events with historical figures took place in its yard, the close connection with all the other peasants in the village, their occupations, their day-to-day life inside and outside the house, traditions. Each part of the house and also the surroundings have some story connected to the the way it was used or built. This travel back in time is important in order to see some of the values that were at the core of the peasants’ life in the northern Transylvanian villages and that remained the same, although there were huge changes in the status of the region. In the related period of time, from 1878 up to 1966, the region was part of Hungary during the Austro-Hungarian Dualism up to 1918, part of Romania up to 1940, part of Hungary up to 1944 and again part of Romania afterwords. Of course all this course of events affected the village but in their house and in their yard, the peasants continued to live, in essence, as they always did.
Afacerea artei. Piața de artă în Țările de Jos în sec. al XVII-lea
Authors:   Art House Gallery Cluj-Napoca, Suciu Silvia
Published: October 2020

The art market is a system by which the artwork reaches the public - collectors, museums, public institutions. Thus, the artwork becomes “merchandise” and its journey begins in the artist’s workshop and ends by being shown to the public. During centuries, the art market has registered many changes, according to different factors, such as: political regimes, economical and social crises, artistic tastes of the collectors. Until the 16th century, the public of the artwork was the church, the royal families or the aristocracy; in time, the work of art gained a wider audience. At the beginning, the transactions on the art market were made between the artist-producer and the commissioner-buyer. The market evolved and between the artist and the commissioner have interfered other persons or institutions such as the merchant, the dealer, auction houses, galleries. There are collectors in the history of art that started from the idea of making their own collections, building up powerful empires that promote and sell artists and their works. Depending on centuries or historical moments, the “rules of the game” have changed, and the evolution of the art market has led to the evolution of collective and individual perception of the artwork. As the rules and principles of the actual art market begun in Netherlands, in 16th-17th centuries, this article intends to study the historical context that has led to the evolution of the art market.
Colecțiile Muzeului Etnografic al Transilvaniei, mesagere ale artei populare românești peste hotare (1924-1954)
Authors:   Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei, Toșa Ioan , Rădoiu Leș Gabriela ,   Muzeul Etnografic al Transilvaniei
Published: October 2020

The authors aim to present to the interested public some moments of the valorification activity of the folk heritage by organising some exhibitions abroad in the period 1924-1956. From Brussels to Prague, from London to Vienna, Frankfurt or Geneva, from Paris to Sweden, the collections and artefacts of the Romanian folk culture have crossed and impressed the world. In addition, the article contains brief presentations of the events to which the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography contributed with artefacts of its collections, and also part of the papers, correspondence, briefly minutes, the way of work in the mentioned period. The organisation, the way of cooperation between institutions and the responsibility of the ones involved in the transport of the artefacts are presented in this article. Not least, the paper presents information about the collections and artefacts lost, disappeared or damaged during the period they were abroad. We think that the topic can be an example of good practice nowadays through the interest, concern and seriousness with which the ethnographic collections were treated by the specialists and also the paper is a proof of the fact that the collections and artefacts of the Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography have been recognised abroad.
Stele și mărgele
Authors:   Institutul Astronomic Cluj-Napoca, Szücs-Csillik Iharka , Maxim Zoia ,   Cluj-Napoca
Published: October 2020

The story behind these clothing accessories represented in the Prehistoric Art and in the stars makes that the man to be closer to sky (heaven, deity), the microcosmic Earth merging with the macrocosmic Universe. From the cycle of the clothing’s constellation symbolism we will approach the „Collier-Necklace” constellations. The "necklace (collier)" is meaningful myth-ritualistic clothing accessory and is represented on the sky by cluster of seven (nine) star forming the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus. Denomination of the "Necklace-Collier" is given in Romanian cosmogony for the Lira and Dolphin constellations. Necklace (collar, choker, lei, band, beads) has a rich sacred and ritualistic symbolism, being a sign of belonging to a certain age and social status, symbol of sentimental, or of gratitude and reward civil, or military, sealing the connection between the giver and the receiver. Moreover, it means the order (strings of beads), the respecting of customs, being an element of pomp and display of wealth, some worn daily, others within the sacred ritual ceremonies. Archaeologically, there were identified several statues bearing the "necklace" as "Adonis" from Ruginoasa and the idol of Truşeşti.
Reconstituirea unui brâu țesut în bâte aflat în expoziția permanentă a MET
Authors:   Grădinița cu program prelungit Lumea copiilor Cluj-Napoca, Jurjiu Emilia
Published: October 2020

Sprang is an ancient textile method without knots, worked on a set of threads that have been arranged on a frame. This technique used by people for thousands of years was almost forgotten since the beginning of the industrial revolution. The peculiarity of this type of braiding is that you have a mirror image and for every row of work, you can have two rows of fabric. It is possible to create a variety of interesting patterns and the pieces that are created have sideways that can stretch. Some methods were used and then abandoned, but this one keeps coming back. Sprang is an ideal technique for making human clothing. We tried to create a replica sash that was made in Ţinutul Pădurenilor (Pădureni Land) using a circular warp sprang. There is a center line of symmetry around which on one side we have threads in Z twist and on the other side in S twist. The sash grew out from that middle line. It was done in interlinking technique that gives it a great elasticity.
Ciuma în folclorul maramureșan și românesc
Authors:   Baia Mare, Maramureș, Bilțiu Pamfil
Published: October 2020

Our study, based mainly on field research, aims to address aspects of plague description in the Romanian folklore and, in particular, in the folklore specific to Maramureş area. After placing the plague in the family of anthropomorphized diseases, we recorded the plague epidemics in Maramureş and throughout the country. At the same time, we reproduced the oldest documentary evidence of the plague, belonging to doctor Rufus of Ephesus. The research part of our study is the analysis of the physiognomic details of the plague, as well as its specific features, as they appear in Maramureş folklore and in the universal folklore. We paid proper attention to the way the plague acted, and to the diversity of its evil actions. In our research, we have given a wider space to ritual-magical practices, as well as to other actions meant to improve and combat the plague actions. In analysing these ritual-magical practices of combatting the plague, we emphasized the most complex ones, such as making a ritual furrow around the village with the plough pulled by two black, twin oxen; or going around the village with black oxen. We have given appropriate space to the plague shirt, which is of particular importance due to its rich mythical-magic aspect.