bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
बहुजन साहित्य के उभरते स्वर
Authors: Naimishray Mohandas
Published: April 2023

प्रमोद रंजन 'बहुजन साहित्य की प्रस्तावना' में लिखते हैं, “इस किताब में संकलित लेख इस विमर्श के आरंभिक दौर के हैं। आज यह यात्रा वहां से कई पायदान आगे बढ़ चुकी है। फिर भी ये आरंभिक लेख इस पूरी प्रक्रिया को समझने के लिए आवश्यक हैं।” उन्होंने “बहुजन साहित्य : एक बड़ी छतरी” शीर्षक लेख में बताया है कि, “‘बहुजन साहित्य’ की अवधारणा का जन्म फारवर्ड प्रेस के संपादकीय विभाग में हुआ तथा इसका श्रेय आलोचक व भाषाविज्ञानी राजेंद्र प्रसाद सिंह तथा लेखक प्रेमकुमार मणि को है। यह पिछले लगभग डेढ़ वर्षों में हमारे बीच चले वाद-विवाद और संवाद का नतीजा था। सबसे पहले श्री कोस्का ने, जब मैं फारवर्ड प्रेस में मई, 2011 में संपादक (हिंदी) नियुक्त हुआ, मुझे अपने ‘ओबीसी साहित्य’ संबंधी विचार से परिचित करवाया, बाद में राजेंद्र प्रसाद सिंह भी ‘ओबीसी साहित्य’ की अवधारणा लेकर सामने आए थे, लेकिन प्रेमकुमार मणि ने इस शब्दावली का तीखा विरोध किया था। मैं भी इस शब्दावली से सहमत नहीं था। मैंने उस समय ‘ओबीसी साहित्य’ की जगह ‘शूद्र साहित्य’ कहने का प्रस्ताव रखा था। ‘शूद्र’ शब्द संस्कृति और हिंदू धर्म द्वारा प्रदत्त है तथा शूद्रों तथा अतिशूद्रों की एक लंबी साहित्यिक परंपरा भी हिंदी पट्टी में मौजूद रही है। अंतत: हम ‘बहुजन साहित्य’ नाम की एक बड़ी छतरी के नाम पर सहमत हुए और वर्ष अप्रैल 2012 में, फारवर्ड प्रेस ने पहली ‘बहुजन साहित्य वार्षिकी’ प्रकाशित की।”
The Ketogenic Lifestyle: Transform Your Health with the Power of Keto
Authors: bkhtawer ansar
Published: April 2023

The Ketogenic Lifestyle: Transform Your Health with the Power of Keto
Advancements in Artificial Intelligence for Image Processing and Analysis
Authors: khan bismil wfa
Published: April 2023

Advancements in Artificial Intelligence for Image Processing and Analysis
Immigration Status, Ethnicity, and Attitudes toward Immigration in Britain
Authors: Vasilopoulos Pavlos , McAvay Haley
Published: April 2023

After decades of researching immigration attitudes among the ethnic majority, scholarly interest has shifted into investigating the attitudes of the growing demographic of first- and second-generation immigrants. Extant explanations of individual differences in attitudes toward immigration among immigrants focus on factors related to political incorporation and socioeconomic status. However, an important blindspot of these studies is that they do not account for ethnic and racial heterogeneity within immigrant and native groups. Focusing on the case of Britain, this article investigates the implications of ethnicity among immigrants and natives on attitudes toward immigration. Our findings suggest that ethnicity trumps migration status in shaping tolerance. Compared to White immigrants and natives, Black and Asian minorities are consistently more likely to be supportive of immigration. Moreover, key determinants of immigrant attitudes, such as national identity and socioeconomic status, are more salient predictors of Whites’ attitudes than those of minorities.
Enhancing Image Quality: A Deep Learning Approach for Image Processing
Authors: aska nisami
Published: April 2023

Enhancing Image Quality: A Deep Learning Approach for Image Processing
Double disadvantage: institutional structure and compensatory advantages in Brazilian higher education
Authors: Senkevics Adriano S. , Carvalhaes Flavio , Ribeiro Carlos Costa , Barbosa Rogério J.
Published: April 2023

This paper examines the interaction between family income and academic performance in determining access to public and private higher education in Brazil during the expansionist period since the 1990s. The study aims to answer three questions: (a) how do family income and academic performance affect the likelihood of accessing higher education? (b) to what extent can low income be compensated for by good grades or vice versa? (c) how do these inequalities manifest in the division between public and private higher education? Using administrative data, we constructed a panel of high school graduates in 2012 who were followed for five years after completing secondary education. The results indicate that, for admission to public institutions, which are tuition-free and prestigious, academic performance is the most important predictor, and the advantage of wealthier students depends on their higher chances of obtaining better grades. In contrast, for entering private institutions, the socioeconomic gap is almost independent of grades, and privileged individuals have a higher chance of admission despite poor academic performance. We conclude that the horizontal stratification of Brazilian higher education hinders not only compensatory advantages for more affluent students in the private sector but also academic advantages in the public sector since they tend to have better grades. Higher-income students have advantages for accessing both private and public universities – double advantage.
Fear, Anxiety, and the Error-Related Negativity: A Registered Report of a Multi-Site Replication Study
Authors: Verona Edelyn
Published: April 2023

The error-related negativity (ERN), a scalp-recorded neural index of error monitoring, was directly linked to anxiety in a highly influential paper by Hajcak et al. (2003), which found that individuals high in worry symptoms of anxiety show greater ERN amplitude than those low in worry. This research sparked a flurry of further investigations, with subsequent work proposing the ERN to be a putative neural marker for anxiety. However, almost two decades later, the robustness of the relationship between the ERN amplitude and anxiety has been called into question. As part of the #EEGManyLabs international collaborative (Pavlov et al., 2021), the proposed replication involves the collection of data from three highly-powered samples (n = 234 each) across nine collaborating sites in Germany, Norway, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, and the United States. Participants for the replication will be selected from a larger pool and assigned to the following three groups based on their scores on worry and phobia symptom scales: 1) high worry group, 2) high phobia/low worry group, and 3) low worry/phobia (control) group, with 70-80 participants in each group. All three groups of participants will complete a modified color-word Stroop task, consistent with procedures of Hajcak et al. (2003), while EEG recordings are made. As per Hajcak et al. (2003), we expect a significant main effect of group, with a larger overall ERN in the worry group than in the phobia and control groups, suggesting that enhanced sensitivity to errors is specific to worry vs. phobia. In addition to individual analyses conducted within each replicating lab, we will pool data across study sites and fit a two-stage individual participant data meta-analysis. Replication of this study will help in further characterizing the ERN signal and its link to clinical phenomena.
One ‘C’ to Rule Them All: The Psychology of Creativity Needs to Refocus on Behaviors
Authors: Bonetto Eric , Arciszewski Thomas
Published: April 2023

The 7C’s of creativity (Lubart, 2017) summarize scientific contributions in seven categories as a function of their main object of interest in relation to creativity: Creators, Creating, Collaboration, Context, Creations, Consumption, and Curricula. In its attempt to grasp these different dimensions of the phenomenon of creativity, the psychology of creativity seems to have lost sight of its main object of interest: creative human behavior. This contribution constitutes a short plea to restore ‘Creating’ (i.e., the creative behavior), to its central place in the psychology of creativity. Indeed, the study of the C's of creativity only makes sense in the articulation with the 'why' and the 'how' of creative behavior. This means focusing on behavioral measures, or at least explicitly considering a direct link between the variables under study and actual creative behaviors. Not all C's are equal, and ‘Creating’ should be the main phenomenon of interest for the discipline. This proposition echoes the various calls to refocus on the study of behavior and behavioral measures in psychology. Research in the field of the psychology of creativity, and especially in the Journal of Creative Behavior, cannot ignore the need to focus on creative behavior.
How much is too much? Going beyond video game consumption when considering Internet Gaming Disorder
Authors: Cekic Sezen , Green C. Shawn , Bediou Benoit , Achab Sophia , Rich Michael , Bavelier Daphne
Published: April 2023

This study investigates the relationship between video game playing time and Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), using self-reported and actual game play data from League of Legends players. Two new metrics were derived documenting players' tendencies to come back quickly to play a new game and the sensitivity of this come-back-fast behavior to the reward of winning. Surprisingly, none of nine media consumption variables, whether logged or self-reported, were related to IGD. Rather, mental health factors, such as anxiety and depression, were the best predictors of IGD. In addition, personality factors, such as conscientiousness and need-for-cognition appeared as protective. In all, these results indicate that policies and procedures aimed solely at limiting screen time are unlikely to be effective at reducing IGD prevalence or symptoms, and rather call for mental health factors to be considered to safeguard individuals' well-being.
Active inductive inference in children and adults: A constructivist perspective
Authors: Bramley Neil R , Xu Fei
Published: April 2023

A defining aspect of being human is an ability to reason about the world by generating and adapting ideas and hypotheses. Here we explore how this ability develops by comparing children's and adults' active search and explicit hypothesis generation patterns in a task that mimics the open-ended process of scientific induction. In our experiment, 54 children (aged 8.97+-1.11) and 50 adults performed inductive inferences about a series of causal rules through active testing. Children were more elaborate in their testing behavior and generated substantially more complex guesses about the hidden rules. We take a "computational constructivist" perspective to explaining these patterns, arguing that these inferences are driven by a combination of thinking (generating and modifying symbolic concepts) and exploring (discovering and investigating patterns in the physical world). We show how this framework and rich new dataset speak to questions about developmental differences in hypothesis generation, active learning and inductive generalization. In particular, we find children's learning is driven by less fine-tuned construction mechanisms than adults', resulting in a greater diversity of ideas but less reliable discovery of simple explanations.
Beta Item Factor Analysis for Asymmetric, Bounded, and Continuous Item Response Data
Authors: Martinez Alfonso J.
Published: April 2023

We present the beta item factor analytic (beta IFA) model as a modeling approach for asymmetric, bounded, and continuous item response data. The beta IFA model is based on the mean-precision beta distribution and is capable of directly accommodating asymmetry (skewness) in the response distribution without the need for data transformations while simultaneously respecting the bounds of the response range. An expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm based on marginal maximum likelihood is derived and the performance of the algorithm is investigated across a simulation study. A second simulation study compares the beta IFA model to normal-theory factor analysis under different data generating mechanisms. Results from the first simulation study indicate that the EM algorithm can accurately recovery model parameters in sample sizes as small as 250 with as few as 5 items. The second simulation study revealed that the beta IFA model outperforms normal-theory factor analysis under asymmetric response distributions but performs similar to normal-theory factor analysis under symmetric response distributions. An empirical application of the beta IFA model is presented to demonstrate the use of the model and algorithm with real data.
(Re)conceptualizing Structural Stigma
Authors: Ford Jessie , Dodge Brian , Clark Kirsty A. , Lattanner Micah , Shah Arushi , Hatzenbuehler Mark
Published: April 2023

Over the past decade, the field laid the empirical groundwork providing evidence of the existence of structural stigma and its broad consequences. At the same time, less progress has been made with respect to conceptual development of structural stigma. In fact, in a review of the structural stigma literature, Hatzenbuehler (2016) called for the field to “further refine the current definition of structural stigma as new instantiations of this construct are revealed” (p. 747). Given the growth in the empirical literature on structural stigma, it is an opportune moment to revisit the conceptualization of this construct, for at least three reasons. First, as previously mentioned, one of the primary approaches to operationalizing structural stigma has been via laws and social policies that putatively promulgate and/or reinforce stigmatization of certain groups (e.g., Hatzenbuehler et al. 2009, Raifman et al. 2018). Yet, the field currently lacks conceptual guidelines for determining when structural stigma is present (or absent) in a law or policy (Hemeida et al. 2022). Further refinements of the structural stigma concept, particularly through the delineation of its core components, would aid in the development of such guidelines. Second, and relatedly, the identification of core components of structural stigma has the added potential of uncovering novel measures that are capabale of capturing features of structural stigma that are heretofore under- or mis-recognized. Third, while existing studies have begun to isolate potential psychosocial mechanisms through which structural stigma relates to health, this work has been entirely based on quantitative methods (e.g., Lattanner et al. 2021, Pachankis et al. 2021, Perales and Todd 2018). Missing from this literature is an intensive engagement with participants’ own subjective experiences of structural stigma, which may reveal new mechanisms underlying the negative health effects of structural stigma. Indeed, the identification of mechanisms for patterns observed in quantitative research is an acknowledged strength of qualitative methods (Gerson and Damaske 2020, Neier 2022). To that end, we use qualitative data from 60 in-depth interviews and 385 short survey answers from a sample of gay and bisexual men, obtained from a probability-based panel, who were participating in a longitudinal study of structural stigma and health. Through analysis of these data, we seek to illuminate different elements that need to be in place for structural stigma to be operative. To accomplish that goal, we model our approach on Link and Phelan’s (2001) influential conceptualization of stigma, which sought to define stigma in terms of a series of interrelated components.
Supporting Secondary Teachers’ Critical Disciplinary Literacies
Authors: Dyches Jeanne
Published: April 2023

Co-created with students in the course EDUC 395: Teaching Disciplinary Literacy and supported by CDL experts, this textbook offers accessible, research-based, multidisciplinary CDL strategies ready for implementation in secondary classrooms.
Efisiensi Penggunaan Faktor-Faktor Produksi Pada Usaha Tani Kelapa Sawit Rakyat (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq) (Studi Kasus: Desa Tanjung Medan, Kec. Kampung Rakyat Kab. Labuhanbatu Selatan)
Authors: Apriliyani Kiki , Nasution Myrna Pratiwi
Published: April 2023

One of the steps that can be taken to increase the income of oil palm farmers is to use production inputs as efficiently as possible, in order to maximize the profits obtained by oil palm farmers. An increase in oil palm production can be achieved if the use of production inputs is used efficiently. Efficient oil palm farming will encourage the optimal use of production factors, of course, will determine the achievement of technical efficiency, allocative efficiency/price and economic efficiency in oil palm farming. The purpose of this study was to analyze technical efficiency, allocative efficiency/price and economic efficiency in smallholder oil palm farming in Tanjung Medan Village, Kec. District People's Village. South Labuhanbatu. The data obtained during the research were processed using the stochastic frontier 4.1 production function method and Ms. Excel. The research data were taken from 60 farmer respondents. The results showed that the average level of technical efficiency obtained was 76.66 percent of the maximum productivity. The average value of allocative efficiency/price as a whole is 0.33. The average value of economic efficiency obtained is 0.30 in smallholder oil palm farming in Tanjung Medan Village, Kec. District People's Village. South Labuhanbatu.
Penerapan Teknologi Pembuatan Pakan Ikan Berbahan Baku Ampas Tahu untuk Peningkatan Kualitas Ikan Lele dan Ekonomi Usaha Ikan Lele Rumahan di Kelurahan Asam Kumbang
Authors: Asyiah Nur , Ariani Safitri Sri , Karima Wardani Dwika
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this research is to apply the technology of making fish from tofu dregs to improve the quality of catfish and the economy of home-based catfish business in Asam Village. The tofu dregs used were obtained from the tofu and tempeh Home Industry in the Asam Kumbang Village area. The composition of the raw material for making catfish feed used is 80% tofu dregs + 20% shrimp head. The catfish feed that has been made is then tested for characteristics, namely protein 43.87%, fat 25.04%, carbohydrates 68, 73%. Observations were made for 42 days on catfish that were given fish feed from tofu dregs or those that were not given. The results obtained during 42 days of feeding fish from tofu waste with observations made on days 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42 with the average weight (weight) of each fish (grams): 21, 58 , 92, 147, 193 and 240. Catfish that are ready to harvest have 5-6 tails per kg with the physical characteristics of large/fat fish. The cost of purchasing catfish seeds is Rp. 25 and the cost of making fish feed from tofu dregs for availability for 42 days (harvest mass) is Rp. 12,250. The catfish harvest period per kg is 5 fish and the selling price to the catfish seller is IDR 20,000 / kg. The catfish harvest for 42 days was 5 kg with a total selling price of Rp. 100.00. So the profit obtained from the sale of 4 kg of catfish is Rp. 87,750 or Rp. 3,500/head.Â
Karakteristik Konsumen Nanas Dikabupaten Labuhan Batu Sumatera Utara
Authors: Hernosa Siswa Panjang Hernosa
Published: April 2023

Latar belakang dan tujuan: Pembelian Nanas berhubungan dengan karakteristik konsumen. Beberapa faktor karakteristik yang berhubungan terhadap keputusan membeli yaitu Jenis Kelamin, Umur, Pendidikan, Pekerjaan, Pendapatan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui karakteristik konsumen nanas dikabupaten labuhan batu sumatera utara. Bahan dan Metode: Penentuan daerah penelitian ditentukan secara purposive, Penentuan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode judgement sampling. Jumlah sampel diambil sebanyak 72 sampel konsumen secara representatif yang dapat mewakili masing-masing Kecamatan yang tersebar di Kabupaten Labuhan Batu. Responden dipilih dengan kriteria. Hasil: Responden perempuan yang lebih banyak membeli buah nanas dibandingkan dengan laki-laki. kelompok umur 25-44 tahun merupakan kelompok umur terbanyak yaitu 41 orang. Responden dengan tingkat pendidikannya SMA merupakan konsumen terbanyak yaitu sebanyak 29 orang. Responden buah nanas di Kabupaten Labuhan Batu memiliki pekerjaan yang beragam, tetapi paling banyak adalah konsumen dengan jenis pekerjaan ibu rumah tangga yaitu sebanyak 26 orang responden. Kesimpulan: Jenis Kelamin, Umur, Pendidikan, Pekerjaan, Pendapatan tersebut dapat membantu petani dan pengepul dalam mengetahui golongan umur responden yang terbanyak mengonsumsi buah nanas. Hal tersebut dapat menjadi pertimbangan dalam menentukan pasar sasaran dan strategi dalam memasarkan buah nanas di Kabupaten Labuhan Batu.
Growth models for natural stands of Calabrian pine in the central Mediterranean region of Türkiye
Authors: Kahriman Aydn , Şahin Abdurrahman , Sönmez Turan , Yavuz Mehmet
Published: April 2023

Stand growth models are needed for a variety of forestry practices, primarily management plans and silvicultural studies. The goal of this study was to create stand-level models for natural, pure even-aged stands of Calabrian pine in the central Mediterranean region of Turkey. The study area consists of pure and natural Calabrian pine stands located within the boundaries of the Antalya and Mersin Regional Forestry Directorates in the central Mediterranean region of Turkey. Data was collected from 486 temporary plots scattered throughout the region. Two trees (the dominant tree and the tree representing the quadratic mean diameter of the stand) were measured in each plot, yielding 972 trees. The data showed that the age varied from 6 to 135 years, the site index (SI) from 8.5 to 33.5 m, and the density from 0.3 to 12.4. The density-dependent yield tables were generated using regression equations based on stand age, SI, and stand density with individual, two-factor, and three-factor interaction effects. For SI classes I, II, and III, the optimal rotation period that would result in the highest yields for pure Calabrian pine stands is 60, 65, and 75 years, respectively. The stand growth models developed (i.e., density-dependent yield tables) agreed with the fundamental growth principles and data provided in the literature.
WYBRANE ZAGADNIENIA W PRZEDMIOCIE WYŁĄCZANIA GRUNTÓW Z PRODUKCJI ROLNICZEJ LUB LEŚNEJ NA RZECZ WYDOBYWANIA KOPALIN ZE ZŁÓŻ
Authors: Hasińska Izabela , Murzydło Jacek , Piotrowska Magdalena
Published: April 2023

The paper focuses on selected legal aspects related to taking land out of agricultural or forestry production in order to extract minerals. It presents regulations pertaining to the discussed subject and is an attempt at answering questions about: defining the moment when a decision on permitting the taking of land out of production is required, determining when the taking of land is permanent and when it is temporary, and specifying the area of land that is to be taken out of production.
„Uchwycić przeszłość” – Nałkowska i Ibsen
Authors: Ratuszna Hanna
Published: April 2023

The article discusses artistic relations and “common places” in the works of Zofia Nałkowska and Henrik Ibsen. The basic concept for the analysis of their plays is the gaze that synthesizes events and allows us to capture changes. Nałkowska started writing plays in the third phase of her creative work (Ludwik Fryde) and considered them “little laboratories”. Like Ibsen, the Polish writer was interested in the “naked truth” about man; she wanted to understand his life choices and introduce him to the world of meanings.
ГАЙДЕҐҐЕР ТА СКОВОРОДА: СПРОБА ПОРІВНЯЛЬНОГО АНАЛІЗУ МЕТАФІЗИЧНИХ ВИМІРІВ СВОБОДИ
Authors: Астапова-Вязьміна Олена Ігорівна
Published: April 2023

Метою статті є спроба побудувати діалог двох видатних світових мислителів – М. Гайдеґґера та Г. Сковороди щодо сутності й особливостей розуміння метафізики свободи кожним із мислителів. Якщо М. Гайдеґґер пропонує майже завершену систему поглядів на основні філософські питання, то у Г. Сковороди нічого схожого ми не знайдемо. М. Гайдеґґер розробляє складний мовний ланцюжок формування метафізичних категорій, філософська мова Г. Сковороди насичена образами та символами, які актуалізуються в контексті слов’янської мови. З огляду на зв’язок проблеми свободи з екзистенційними, соціальними, етичними вимірами людського буття, контекст проблематики М. Гайдеґґера та Г. Сковороди артикулюється пізнавальними й аксіологічними аспектами свободи. Будь-який метафізичний спосіб обґрунтування свободи аргументує ставлення суб’єкта до світу. Категорії свободи визначають реальність, яку переживає, екзистує людина. Питання сутності людини, що їх обговорюють і М. Гайдеґґер, і Г. Сковорода, приводять до постулювання субстанції, що пізнає. Свого часу Р. Декарт закликав позбавитись помилок, що шкодять природному світлу розуму, так само М. Гайдеґґер, Г. Сковорода (безумовно, кожний по-своєму) дискурс про свободу виводять на рівень визначення сутності людини. Людина сама шукає завершеності своєї сутності через власний вибір, тим самим констатує універсальну та свобідну людську самість. Імовірно, обидва видатні філософи, уявно дискутуючи про свободу, визначатимуть її як відкритість, тому що саме вона дозволяє теперішньому бути тим, чим воно є. Свобода викриває себе через дозвіл бути, забезпечує відповідальність за себе, за світ, за існування.
МІЖЕТНІЧНА ТОЛЕРАНТНІСТЬ ЯК ЧИННИК СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ КОГЕЗІЇ В ЕТНІЧНО ДИВЕРСИФІКОВАНОМУ СУСПІЛЬСТВІ
Authors: Колесніченко Максим Валентинович
Published: April 2023

У статті аналізується пов’язаність міжетнічної толерантності із соціальною когезією, зокрема їхні взаємовпливи. Представлений стан дослідження цих двох феноменів у зарубіжному та вітчизняному науковому просторах. Виокремлюються основні характеристики міжетнічної толерантності та соціальної когезії з особливим наголосом на їхню взаємодію. Значна увага у статті присячується просторам перетину (взаємодії) міжетнічної толерантності та соціальної когезії, як-от: ареали знаселенням змішаного етнічного (етнокультурного) походження, сфери виробничої діяльності та професійної зайнятості, сфери громадських активностей, сфери організаційно-професійних активностей, простори культурницько-розважального та спортивного характеру, сфери надання населенню послуг, сфери медійних активностей. Підкреслюється, що етнічні áктори, беручи участь у соціальних процесах, ставлять за мету досягнення визначених інтересів, передусім соціального благополуччя, економічної рівності та формування комфортного етнокультурного довкілля свого проживання на рівні громади, регіону, суспільства загалом. Важливе місце у статті відводиться з’ясуванню перспектив взаємодії міжетнічної толерантності та когезії в сучасному українському суспільсті. Окреслення перспектив базується на результатах моніторингу соціальних змін, які мають місце впродовж понад двадцяти років. У статті поданий аналіз стану дослідження в зарубіжній і вітчизняній соціогуманітаристиці на сучасному етапові.
МОВНА КАРТИНА СВІТУ: КУЛЬТУРОЛОГІЧНИЙ АНАЛІЗ
Authors: Осадча Лариса Василівна
Published: April 2023

У статті проаналізовано екстралінгвальні особливості мови, зокрема в ситуації її застосування як інструменту міжнародної комунікації. Філософсько-епістемологічний підхід дозволив проаналізувати когнітивні функції мовлення та вплив мовної картини світу на порозуміння між комунікантами. Здійснено типологізацію мов на висококонтекстні та низькоконтекстні. Перші характеризуються значною ритуалізацією мовлення й інформативним навантаженням невербаліки. А тому під час вивчення таких мов ідеться не лише про засвоєння лексики та граматики, а і про тривалу інкультурацію. Низькоконтекстні мови менш ритуалізовані, тому інтеграція в їх семіосферу є значно простішою й оперативнішою. Саме це виступає їхньою латентною перевагою в міжнародній комунікації. Водночас низькоконтекстні мови характеризуються значною внутрішньою словотворчою динамікою, тому їхні словники кількісно багатші, ніж у висококонтекстних мов. В умовах глобалізації висококонтекстні мови посилюють регіональну значущість і наративність своєї мовної картини світу, натомість низькоконтекстні – зручні як інструмент міжнародної комунікації. В епоху інтенсифікації міжкультурних взаємодій мовне питання стає все більш вагомим: по-перше, з перетворенням мови на інструмент міжнародного спілкування зазнає зміни її внутрішня концептосфера; по-друге, завдяки поширеності мови у процесах глобальної комунікації посилюються політичний вплив і міжнародна суб’єктність народу-носія. Мова зумовлює рівень солідаризації суспільства, глибину його історичної пам’яті, характер соціокультурної ідентичності. Національні мови є базовим культурним надбанням етнічної спільноти чи народу. А засобом збереження культурної різноманітності світу є передусім збереження його мовного розмаїття.
СУЧАСНЕ СТАНОВИЩЕ ТА НАПРЯМИ РОЗВИТКУ КУЛЬТУРИ І МИСТЕЦТВА УКРАЇНИ (РЕАЛІЇ ВОЄННОГО СТАНУ)
Authors: Родінова Наталія Леонідівна , Федорків Оксана Петрівна , Макогончук Наталія Віталіївна
Published: April 2023

Вступ. Питання про українську ідентичність було особливо гострим, коли танки в’їхали на нашу землю, щоб знищити її. Саме вона є однією із цінностей, за які йде війна: окупаційні війська намагаються знищити українську ідентичність на тимчасово окупованих територіях. Водночас мільйони українців змінюють своє ставлення до того, що означає бути українцем, і художники не є винятком. Боротьба на культурному фронті, маніпулювання культурними, мовними та релігійними аспектами етнічної ідентичності з політичних причин не є новою тактикою в розпалюванні етнічної напруженості та веденні війни. Мета роботи полягає в дослідженні сучасного становища та подальших напрямів розвитку культури та мистецтва України в умовах збройного конфлікту. Методологічне підґрунтя сформовано за допомогою загальнонаукових методів пізнання (діалектичний, аналіз, синтез, узагальнення) і спеціальних методів (формальний, метод порівняння, тлумачення). Результати дослідження. Авторами виокремлені основні напрями діяльності, що мають бути спрямовані на захист і збереження української культурної спадщини й артефактів, а саме: етнооцифрування, документування й інвентаризація колекцій; надання захисних матеріалів, пакувальних матеріалів, вогнегасників, мішків із піском; етнокоординація та відстеження поставок; документування збитків і мародерства; обмін передовою практикою та досвідом; онлайн-навчання та вебінари сучасних митців, музикантів і художників, чия місія полягає в забезпеченні безперервності культурного розвитку країни та майбутнього її культурної спадщини. Наукова новизна роботи полягає в тому, що на основі теоретичного та прикладного дослідження проаналізовано сучасне становище та напрями розвитку культури та мистецтва України в умовах воєнного стану. Висновки. Вторгнення російського війська на терени України слугувало каталізатором низки культурних процесів. Безпрецедентне зростання рівня інтересу до історії нашої країни, популяризація української мови та радикальне усвідомлення української ідентичності. З попелу війни виникло і мистецтво. Письменники, музиканти, режисери, дизайнери, скульптори, художники й ілюстратори знаходять натхнення в картинах сучасних героїв, солдатів Збройних сил і територіальної оборони, відображають у своїх творах силу та мужність людей, їхню любов до Батьківщини, віру в перемогу, пекучий біль трагедії, що прийшла на нашу землю.
История южных и западных славян: В 3 т. Т. 1: Средние века и раннее Новое время: Учебник / Под ред. Г.Ф. Матвеева, З.С. Ненашевой, В.Б. Прозорова. – 4-е издание, испр. и доп. – М. : «КДУ», «Университетская книга», 2022. – 408 с.
Authors: Ненашева З.С. , Прозоров В.Б.
Published: April 2023

Первый том учебника по истории южных и западных славян, написанный преподавателями кафедры истории южных и западных славян исторического факультета МГУ им. М.В. Ломоносова и их коллегами, охватывает период средних веков и раннего нового времени, т. е. VI–XVII вв. В нем характеризуется политическая, социально-экономическая и культурная история славянских народов в масштабах центральноевропейского региона и Балканского полуострова. Издание снабжено картами и списком новейшей литературы. Для студентов исторических факультетов вузов и всех интересующихся историей славянских народов и стран.
Impact of Product Line Extension on Parent Brand Image: Case of Unilever Hyderabad, Pakistan
Authors: Kazi Abdul Ghafoor , Shafi Muhammad Shams  , Shaikh Tehreem Shahid , Thebo Shahmeella
Published: April 2023

The main purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of brand extension on the brand image of the company. This was divided into three objectives, evaluating the impact after extension of the parent brand change in customer attitude, assessing the effect of perceived quality on the parent brand after extension, and to determine brand dilution effect on the parent brand after extension. This study is based on 4 variables three are independent variables (customer attitude, perceived quality, brand dilution) and one is dependent variable which is (brand image). Here customer attitude is defined as intellectual awareness of customers about new products and brand extensions, perceived quality is defined as perception of customer about overall quality of a product or service , and brand dilution is when a firm loses its brand association with a new market segment, product area, quality or price. The dependent variable brand image is defined as bundle of associations customers have of a brand. This study includes systematic literature review from different scholars with an empirical analysis of data drawn from users of Unilever products from Hyderabad region. The target population of the study was 220 respondents. Data is collected from respondents through self-administered questionnaires. Sampling technique is purposive sampling which is a non-probability sample. Data analysis was done through reliability test and regression, ANOVA was used and correlation as well used to measure our result.
Determinants of Inbound Tourism in Pakistan: A GMM Based Analysis
Authors: Rani Alia , Zaman Khalid
Published: April 2023

The objective of the study is to examine the different factors that influenced inbound tourism in Pakistan by using a time series data from 1975-2017. The study employed Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator that accounts possible endogeneity in the given set of regressors. The results confirmed the positive relationship between GDP per capita and inbound tourism, which further exhibit in the Granger causality approach where it’s verified the growth -led tourism hypothesis in a country. The results further show the feedback relationship between industrial value added and country’s per capita income while there is unidirectional causality running from industry value added to trade openness and FDI inflows to industrial value added in a country. The study conclude with the fact that country’s economic resources helpful to attract international tourists in order to spend their time in pleasure destinations, which is vital sign for Pakistan’s economy to attract more international tourists that helpful to receipt foreign exchange earnings for the country.
Beyond New Public Management Paradigm: The Public Value Paradigm and Its Implications for Public Sector Managers
Authors: Bojang Malang B.S.
Published: April 2023

It has been well over two decades now when new public management emerged as a management paradigm. As a management doctrine, new public management is centered on private sector practices implemented in the public sector. Although it has registered some success stories but most of the intended objectives were not met. The public value concept emerges as a response to the weaknesses of new public management and to better equip public sector managers to create public value for the society. The purpose of this study is to explore and evaluate public administration paradigms beyond new public management and to assess public value implications for public sector managers. This study employed cross-sectoral scope review of the extant literature and adopted a narrative approach. In-depth data was collected from top database searches of American and Australian Administrative journals.
Institutional Internal Quality Assurance Assessment Practices and Student Satisfaction
Authors: Andleeb Samina , Jusoh Ahmad
Published: April 2023

In Pakistan, all higher education institutions (HEIs) are accredited by the higher education commission and have formed a directorate of quality assurance to accomplish the quality goal and enforce internal quality assurance (IQA) policies through the quality enhancement cells (QECs). Self-assessment of an academic program is a part of the IQA policy. It includes teaching-learning processes, institutional facilities, process control, computer labs, program mission, objectives, and outcomes. In the past, limited research has been done on institutional internal quality assurance practices based on Self-Assessment Report and student satisfaction. The study aims to find the level of student satisfaction, and the relationship between student satisfaction in HEIs of Pakistan. The study used a quantitative method by circulating online questionnaires to 136 top managers and student representatives using proportionate stratified random sampling, in which 112 questionnaires were received for analysis. Statistical Package for Social Science is used in the study to test the hypothesis using regression. The findings showed based on the top manager’s perception in HEIs are at a moderate level. Furthermore, based on the student representative’s perception, the student satisfaction level was also at a moderate level. The study also found a positive relationship between quality practices and student satisfaction. The findings of the study contribute to a new path for future researchers which will contribute towards improvement in the quality of research and teaching. In addition, the study has also provided suggestions for future research.
Global Economic & Tourism After Covid-19 Pandemic: A Review Paper
Authors: Hoque Ashikul , Farzana Afrin Shikha  , Mohammad Waliul Hasanat  , Md. Ikram Hossain  , Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid  , Huam HonTa
Published: April 2023

The current study is going to eradicate several discussions and facts regarding the effects of Covid-19 on the global economy as well as the tourism industry as well. On the basis of the records that have been found out, the global economy is at a terrible position and most of the nations have entered with the recessionary phase. In accordance with the implementation of secondary research methodology data and results regarding the impact of Covid-19 has been collected from different journal articles, research, online articles and necessary readings. Based on the data collected from different sources, the findings can be provided as follows an increase in the per capita GDP annual contraction to 92.9% and the stock markets have crashed and are facing a crucial time at the moment. Due do this major challenges faced as travelling has been restricted due to the widespread of this global pandemic since many countries as well as cities and other locations have closed their borders to avoid transportation facility. Throughout all countries all flights are cancelled and global tourism industry is totally stagnant, which increases the possibility of losing job for employees. It affects normal well-being of people who are directly and indirectly involved within the global tourism sector. Hence, in this pandemic situation, side-effects of the corona virus are tremendous and have massive implications in long run of tourism industry.
Does Internal branding effect on Employee Performance? An Empirical Evidence from Services Sector of Pakistan.
Authors: Sabir Irfan , Husna Agha , Majid Muhammad Bilal , Mahmud Mohd Sadad , Sabir Naila
Published: April 2023

Internal branding with its divergent tools techniques and dimensions is no doubt capable of aligning and changing interests, attitudes, minds and behavior of people inside the organization. However, impact of internal branding vary according to different sectors, this study instigate the impact of internal branding in healthcare sector. Since aftermath are employees, this study investigate employees of private hospitals that are nurses both male and female of all three nursing cadre. This study target total 230 nurses from different private hospitals in Sialkot by employing convenience sample of non-probability. This study uses primary data comprises of quantitative nature and cross sectional, which is collect by the use of self-administered survey questionnaire. Inferential statistics is use on IBM SPSS Statistics 25th version and the data is analyze using Reliability, Durbin Watson, Normality, Regression and Correlation analysis. Findings reveal that internal branding brings positive variation in employee performance although the results did not provide significant affect still the relation between both variables is positive and significant. Discussions, implications and future recommendations are the bases of results this study derive.
Factors that influence users in selecting mobile apps- a study on Facebook and Facebook Lite
Authors: Khadir Fezeena , Vinila Ravindranath  , Rahdhika Sen
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this study is to understand the factors which influence the users in selecting and continuing to use mobile applications. The study aims to find out how novelty and level of convenience influence the users in making a habit of using applications. The methodology adopted for the study was a mixed-method quasi-experimental intervention. The independent variables identified were novelty and level of convenience. Users prefer simplicity-driven technology which results in more number of subscribers and an increase in loyalty. The novelty or newness that an application introduces affects the way in which a user interacts with the mobile application. The dependent variables identified for the study were excessive dependence, attachment and time spent by users. When an application is convenient and easy to use, users tend to depend more on it which indirectly increases the overall time spent by them and levels of attachment exhibited by them. The sample size for the study was 60 male and female participants pursuing an undergraduate and postgraduate course in National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kannur. The group was divided into two consisting of 30 people each. The age range of the sample considered was 18 – 28 years. The current study was conducted on an intervention basis, where one of the two groups selected was to go through a pre and post-test in the beginning and end of the intervention, and the results were compared between both groups and within one group with the help of the t-test. The results proved, with the constant introduction of novelty and lack of convenience there was an increase in the amount of time spent on the app. If there is a lack of convenience and no constant introduction of novelty, it resulted in lesser attachment and dependence on the app.
Analyzing physicians ratings and reviews landscape of a developing country (Pakistan)
Authors: Hussain Atif , Hakeem-ur-Rehman  , Muhammad Usman Awan
Published: April 2023

Studies on online reviews and ratings of physicians by patients have so far been conducted only in the context of developed countries. Therefore, this study aims to identify popular Physicians Rating Websites (PRWs), study their characteristics and report prevalence, nature and distribution of online ratings and reviews in the context of a developing country (Pakistan). Most popular PRWs were identified and ratings and reviews were scraped using Link Klipper extension and Octoparse software. Scrapped data were then analyzed. Websites and their apps were explored and also a psychologist having profiles, ratings and reviews on chosen websites was also interviewed. Two PRWs (marham.pk and oladoc.com) are popular in Pakistan with an Alexa rank of less than 1000 in Pakistan at the time of the study, indicating high popularity. Oladoc has more profiles (15,069) as compared to Marham. However, it has less number of profiles with quantitative and narrative reviews, 23% and 11% as compared to 45% and 30.6% of Marham. Average ratings per rated doctor and average number of reviews per doctor are also greater on oladoc as compared to marham (66.32 and 22.93 as compared to 31.72 and 15.77), respectively. By removing profiles rated on both sites, there are  6,446 unique profiles on both sites which have received at least one rating which has been estimated to be about 3% of the doctors serving the country. It is concluded that online reviews and ratings of physicians is a new but increasing phenomenon. Many of the trends are issues in online ratings and reviews are same as those in the developed countries. As online reviews and ratings increase, the need to ensure objectivity and accuracy as well as user education will also increase, for which government bodies, professional associations of doctors and owners of PRWs will need to collaborate.
Challenges of knowledge sharing within oil & gas sector
Authors: Jawad Ali  , Lodhi Muhammad Saeed , Shafiq Muhammad
Published: April 2023

Purpose: This paper intends to examine the challenges towards knowledge sharing within four sub sectors of Pakistan’s Oil & Gas industry, i.e. E&P Upstream, Field service providers, Midstream and Downstream. It is accomplished by conducting a focused quantitative research & subsequent statistical analysis on the perceptions of O&G professionals towards various challenges of knowledge sharing at organizational level. Research Design/Methodology/Approach: The research employed a questionnaire based quantitative study comprising of 27 closed ended questions for collecting insights of O&G professionals towards challenges of Knowledge sharing. Based upon 286 responses collected from all four subsectors of Pakistan’s O&G industry, correlation and regression analysis were applied to assess the various challenges towards the process of knowledge sharing. Findings: Good level of interpersonal trust among employees, Adequate communication, Knowledge as a power, Low organizational hierarchy, Efficacious rewards & recognition mechanisms and Existence of IT tools have a positive impact on the process of knowledge sharing. Research Limitations/Implications: Research was focused on the O&G sector of Pakistan, and thus it can’t be generalized to any other sector or country. Originality/Value: This study fulfills the insufficiency of research regarding challenges of KS within all sub sectors of Pakistan’s O&G sector. It lists down the key challenges of KS & thus provides an insight for enhancing the culture of KS at organizational level.
Open innovation as mediation between reconstructionist blue ocean strategy and organizational performance, an empirical study using structural equation modeling
Authors: Shafiq Muhammad , Tasmin Rosmaini , Lodhi Muhammad Saeed , Rashid Mehwish , Ahmad Aqeel
Published: April 2023

There have been many researches on the competitive advantage of Blue Ocean Strategy and the benefits it provide to organizations, and there is growing quantitative research on the relationship of Blue Ocean Strategy and Organizational Performance. Furthermore, as innovation is the core element of competitive advantage and organizational performance, so open innovation strategy’s role is important in relationship of BOS and organizational performance. This paper presents the mediating role of inbound and outbound open innovation between the relationship of Blue Ocean Strategy and organizational performance. As there has been some discussion in past literature about the direct relationship of five constructs of BOS and organizational performance, therefore this paper focuses the mediating role of inbound and outbound open innovation between five constructs of BOS and organizational performance. It is a quantitative study. The unit of analysis is organization while a self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection from the senior managers of Malaysian manufacturing industries. Structural Equation modeling (SEM) was applied so PLS3 was used to analyze the data, collected from 116 manufacturing organizations. Results reveal that, in the Malaysian industries, inbound open innovation significantly mediates the relationship of three of the five constructs between BOS and organizational performance. While outbound open innovation does not mediate the relationship between BOS and organizational performance in the Malaysian manufacturing sector.