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MULTI-ASPECT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE POLY-FUNCTIONAL LEXEME “БУДЬ”
Authors: Zav'yalov Viktor Nikolaevich , Ma Zhao
Published: June 2019

In the article, a multi-aspect characteristic of the lexeme “будь” is presented. This lexeme is poly-functional; however, it has been studied, as a rule, only within the framework of certain tasks set before one or another researcher. In the paper, it is described in a comprehensive manner, taking into account its main categorial properties. In addition, the factors related to the frequency of the specified lexeme in the modern Russian language in its various chronological sectors are studied, and some historical aspects of its functioning are considered as well. The result of the work is streamlining and specifying information about the lexeme “будь” for subsequent extended lexicographic portraying.
PECULIARITIES OF THE RUSSIAN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE UNDER CONDITIONS OF VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION (BY THE EXAMPLE OF THE RUSSIAN AND VIETNAMESE BUSINESS PARTNERS’ LETTERS)
Authors: Le Thi Phuong Linh
Published: June 2019

The article examines the peculiarities of business correspondence by analysing commercial letters written under the conditions of virtual communication between the Russian and Vietnamese business partners. The analysis is based on comparing the structural and style specificity of electronic commercial letters and standards of official business letters. The author identifies the peculiarities of the Russian business correspondence and analyses mistakes in communication with the Vietnamese partners. The findings lead to the conclusion that failures in cross-cultural business communication occur as a result of differences in linguistic worldviews.
PECULIARITIES OF COLOUR TERM SEMANTICS IN V. O. PELEVIN’S POST-MODERNISTIC TEXTS
Authors: Lystsova Yuliya Aleksandrovna
Published: June 2019

The article is devoted to analysing the chromatic worldview of the post-modernist writer V. O. Pelevin. Interest in the writer’s language in modern science is associated with impetuous development of the anthropocentric paradigm. The paper examines colour term semantics, describes the structure of the author’s individual chromatic field and concludes that V. O. Pelevin’s chromatic worldview has its own peculiarities. In his fiction texts, the post-modernist writer creates an achromatic unreal-real artistic world with colour fragments.
BOOK PRESENTATION STRATEGY IN CULTURAL-EDUCATIONAL RADIO PROGRAM
Authors: Ju Chuanya
Published: June 2019

The article discusses the communicative strategy of presenting a book in a cultural-educational radio program. The source of the analysed material is the Book Casino program of the Echo of Moscow radio station. The author analyses the key communicative tactics used by the presenters and guests of the studio to implement this strategy. The main means of the linguistic embodiment of the identified communicative tactics are revealed. The conclusion is made about the pragmalinguistic role of the selected units and the social significance of a radio program dedicated to the presentation of books.
COMPOSITIONAL, STYLISTIC AND LEXICAL PECULIARITIES OF INTERNET COMMUNICATION (BY THE MATERIAL OF THE ENGLISH PROFESSIONALLY ORIENTED BLOGS)
Authors: Kislitsyna Natal'ya Nikolaevna , Chernyavskaya Olesya Grigor'evna
Published: June 2019

The article considers the discursive characteristics, structure and special pragmatic orientation of a professional blog, which is a special virtual framework providing an individual with the possibility for self-expression and interaction with the society. Professional blogs of the American blogosphere served as the research material. The study focuses on communicative means, which are tools to achieve the author’s communicative goals. The paper identifies the peculiarities and principles of electronic communication in blogosphere at compositional, stylistic and lexical levels.
HOMONYMY AS A MEANS TO CREATE AMPHIBOLY IN THE BRITISH AND GERMAN LINGUO-CULTURES
Authors: Sereda Polina Vital'evna , Soboleva Elena Igorevna
Published: June 2019

The article considers the linguistic aspect of the comical in the English and German languages. The authors compare the peculiarrities of verbalization of the comical in the appropriate linguo-cultures, analyse the mechanism to create amphiboly by means of homonymy. The analysis of empirical material including anecdotes, prosaic and poetic humorous statements has allowed the authors to reveal the national specificity of the English and German humour. The findings lead to the conclusion that differrences in verbalization of the comical in the British and German linguo-cultures are the result of cultural and historical processes in the mentioned countries.
VERBAL REPRESENTATION OF PROTOTYPICAL GENDER FEATURE IN THE NAKH LANGUAGE
Authors: Tarieva Liliya Uvaisovna
Published: June 2019

The article examines one of the means of verbalization (linguistic expression) of the prototypical gender feature dividing the Nakh community members into categories: a man vs. a woman. It turned out that the first gender feature fixed in the Nakh mentality is not prototypically associated with biological understanding of gender. Language describes gender features, which represent the qualities of male and female fundamentals. They serve as clear cognitive markers for a speech agent and become a social norm, on which a behavioural model is based.
SOUND AND COLOUR ASSOCIATIVITY OF MULTI-CODE TEXT (BY THE MATERIAL OF THE RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH ADVERTISING)
Authors: Tashkinova Viktoriya Anatol'evna
Published: June 2019

The article is devoted to analysing cross-modal correlations in the sphere of sound and colour associativity. It is shown that sound and colour associativity of verbal elements of the Russian and English advertising texts correlates with the average degree of sound and colour associativity in the Russian and English languages. But the most perceivable yellow-green and blue spectra are almost equally represented in the Russian and English texts (60-62%), this can be considered as a universal characteristic of advertising discourse. The analysis of cross-modal correlations has indicated that correlation of verbal and visual modalities in the Russian and English advertising text reaches 65-75%. Insignificant percentage difference according to empirical value φ* allows concluding about universality of cross-modal correlations in advertising discourse of the analysed languages.
FORMATION OF SECONDARY MEANING “ГОВОРЕНИЕ/PAROLE” ACCORDING TO METAPHORICAL COGNITIVE MODEL “SPEAKING SOUNDING” (BY THE MATERIAL OF THE RUSSIAN AND FRENCH LANGUAGES)
Authors: Tolmacheva Viktoriya Andreevna
Published: June 2019

The article considers the process of forming the secondary meaning “говорение”/ “parole” of the Russian and French verbs according to the metaphorical cognitive model SPEAKING sounding. The originality of the study lies in the fact that the process of acquiring the figurative meaning “говорение”/“parole” is analysed from the viewpoint of cognitive linguistics. The concepts constituting the basis of the metaphorical transfer are identified. The author examines possible variants of this model and describes evaluative characteristics acquired by the verbs representing the meanings “говорение” and “parole” as secondary ones.
SEMANTICS OF PRECEDENT PROPER NOUN AND ITS SENSE VARIATION
Authors: Khudaiberdina Marina Uralovna , Mamonova Elena Yur'evna , Permyakova Kristina Valer'evna
Published: June 2019

In the article, the semantics of a precedent noun in the Russian-language works by I. A. Brodsky is analysed. The paper presents a comparison of scientists’ points of view on the problem of an onym’s meaning, as well as researchers’ opinions on the semantics of a precedent noun. A new classification of precedent nouns in I. A. Brodsky’s works is given, depending on whether the nouns have changed their meaning or retained it. In the process of classification, for the first time attention is paid to the author’s and a reader’s cultural encyclopaedias. Sense variation of precedent onyms in I. A. Brodsky’s lyric works is identified and substantiated.
FEATURES OF PERCEPTION OF COMMUNICATIVE CONDITIONS FOR COMPLIMENT IMPLEMENTATION BY THE RUSSIAN AND GERMAN LANGUAGES SPEAKERS
Authors: Shurupova Tat’yana Yur’evna
Published: June 2019

The article discusses the features of the conditions for a compliment implementation in the Russian and German speech cultures. Particular attention is paid to the demonstration of the results of a survey with native speakers of both the languages devoted to the perception of the evaluated features, hierarchical interactions during a compliment expression, as well as a response to this type of evaluation. Compliment as an evaluative category is widespread in different cultures, so the universal and cultural features of its implementation are important for a wide range of scientific research: pragmatic linguistics, sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, psycholinguistics and many others.
Identifikasi Telur dan Larva Nematode Usus Golongan Soil Transmitted Helmint pada Feces Anak Kelompok Bermain Al Kautsar Mojosongo Kecamatan Jebres Surakarta
Authors: Mulyowati Tri
Published: June 2019

Infeksi kecacingan di Indonesia masih menjadi permasalahan terutama di beberapa daerah di pedesaan. Faktor penting untuk penyebaran penyakit adalah kontaminasi tanah dengan tinja. Telur bisa tumbuh di tanah liat, lembab dan teduh, pemakaian tinja sebagai pupuk kebun merupakan sumber infeksi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah anak – anak kelompok Bermain Al Kautsar di Mojosongo Jebres Surakarta terinfeksi telur, larva nematoda usus golongan Soil Transmitted Helmint dan berapa porsentase yang positip telur, larva nematoda usus golongan Soil Transmitted helmint. Metode yang dipakai dalam pemeriksaan ini adalah menggunakan metode langsung yaitu menggunakan reagen lugol atau eosin. Hasil pemeriksaan makroskopis menunjukkan bahwa semua sampel tidak menunjukkan tanda-tanda abnormal dan hasil mikroskopis semua sampel menunjukkan bahwa 13 feces anak – anak Kelompok Bermain Al Kautsar semuanya tidak ada yang ditemukan telur, larva nematoda usus golongan Soil Transmitted Helmint.
Pengaruh Penambahan Ekstrak Cabai Merah (Capsicum annuum L.) terhadap Kadar Nitrit pada Sosis di Kota Surakarta dengan Spektrofotometer UV-Vis
Authors: Wimpy Wimpy , Harningsih Tri
Published: June 2019

Makanan cepat saji sudah menjadi pilihan bagi kebanyakan masyarakat di Indonesia. Fakta menunjukkan lebih dari 33% masyarakat Indonesia setiap hari mengkonsumsi makanan cepat saji karena pelayanan cepat,dan harga murah. Makanan cepat saji tidak dapat dikategorikan sebagai makanan sehat. Konsumen sering memesan makanan ini dengan kandungan lemak, kalori, gula, sodium yang banyak dan sedikit mengandung nutrisi serta vitamin. Nitrit seringkali ditambahkan dalam proses pembuatan sosis sebagai bahan pengawet, bahan tersebut diketahui sebagai penyebab penyakit kanker. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh penambahan ekstrak cabai merah (Capsicum annuum L.) yang optimal untuk menurunkan kadar nitrit pada sosis di kota Surakarta dengan Spektrofotometer UV-Vis. Penelitian ini telah selesai dilakukan di laboratorium Makanan dan Minuman Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Nasional pada bulan Oktober sampai Desember 2016. Terdapat 6 sampel sosis tidak bermerk yang berasal dari 3 pasar di Surakarta dan data diambil menggunakan teknik Quota Sampling. Sampel sosis dengan penambahan ekstrak cabai merah menggunakan variasi konsentrasi 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%. Analisa menggunakan instrument Spektrofotometer AES-80 untuk menentukan kadar nitrit pada sosis. Hasil pengukuran kadar nitrit yaitu pada konsentrasi 0% kadar nitrit sebesar 33,459ppm; konsentrasi 25% sebesar 12,239ppm; konsentrasi 50% sebesar 11,070ppm, konsentrasi 75% sebesar 5,699 ppm dan konsentrasi 100% sebesar 3,935 ppm. Berdasarkan uji regresi linier menunjukkan hasil signifikan 0,044 yang menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan signifikan karena nilai sig. < α (0,05), maka ada pengaruh penambahan vitamin C terhadap kadar nitrit pada sosis di kota Surakarta.
Pengecatan Imunohistokimia HER2 Menggunakan Susu Skim dan Normal Serum
Authors: Iswara Arya , Dewi Sri Sinto , Masruro Yulfa Ariza
Published: June 2019

HER2 (Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2) merupakan suatu reseptor pada permukaan sel yang berpengaruh pada proliferasi jaringan, mutasinya dapat menjadi onkogen. Over ekspresi dari HER2 pada kasus kanker dapat dilihat dengan teknik imunohistokimia (IHC). Protein blocking merupakan salah satu langkah dalam pengecatan IHC yang berfungsi menghalangi ikatan non spesifik pada jaringan dengan menggunakan normal serum dan protein solution (susu skim). Tujuan penelitian mengetahui gambaran hasil pengecatan IHC menggunakan normal serum dan susu skim. Penelitian secara eksperimental dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel penelitian jaringan kanker payudara HER2 positif dengan stadium +2 dari satu organ dan pasien yang sama. Pengecatan IHC menggunakan teknik Strep (Avidin) Biotin Complex. Pengecatan menggunakan normal serum didapatkan hasil +2, menggunakan susu skim 1% didapatkan hasil +3, sedangkan menggunakan susu skim 2% dan 3% didapatkan hasil +2. Terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara normal serum dengan susu skim 1%. Tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara normal serum dengan susu skim 2% dan susu skim 3%. Simpulan adalah normal serum dapat diganti dengan susu skim 2%.
Pengaruh Konsentrasi Glutaraldehida Terhadap Aktivitas Transesterase Enzim Lipase Terimobilisasi pada Proses Pembuatan Biodiesel dari Minyak Goreng Bekas
Authors: Primadevi Susan , Kresnadipayana Dian
Published: June 2019

Penggunaan lipase sebagai biokatalis mempunyai beberapa kelemahan yaitu lipase tidak dapat digunakan kembali karena terlarut dalam media reaksi, struktur lipase sangat tidak stabil terhadap adanya perubahan lingkungan (suhu, pH, kekuatan ionik), sehingga menyebabkan enzim terdenaturasi. Solusi untuk mengatasi kelemahan penggunaan enzim tersebut adalah dengan imobilisasi enzim pada chitosan beads dengan metode crosslinking. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui pengaruh variasi konsentrasi glutaraldehida terhadap aktivitas transesterase enzim lipase terimobilisasi pada proses pembuatan biodiesel .

Penelitian diawali dengan pembuatan kitosan dari limbah cangkang rajungan. Kitosan serbuk kemudian dimodifikasi bentuknya melalui proses swelling menjadi chitosan beads. Tahap kedua adalah pemurnian minyak goreng bekas melalui tahap despicing, netralisasi dan bleaching. Tahap ketiga yaitu imobilisasi enzim lipase pada chitosan beads dengan metode crosslinking dengan menggunakan variasi konsentrasi glutaraldehida. Tahap terakhir adalah pembuatan biodiesel dari minyak goreng bekas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kitosan yang dihasilkan memiliki rendemen sebesar 39,43%, derajat deasetilasi 83,83%, kadar abu 0,73%, kadar air 4,74% dan kadar nitrogen 7,18%. Chitosan beads yang dihasilkan memiliki diameter sebesar 3,55±0,38 mm. Konsentrasi metil ester tertinggi dihasilkan pada saat konsentrasi glutaraldehida 2%.
Uji Aktivitas Antibakteri Salep Ekstrak Kulit Batang Kesambi (Schleichera oleosa Merr) terhadap Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 yang Diinfeksikan pada Kelinci
Authors: Dhego Anastasia P , Susanti Lina , Wibawa D. Andang Arif
Published: June 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui aktivitas antibakteri salep ekstrak etanolik kulit batang kesambi (Scheichera oleosa Merr.) dan konsentrasi yang efektif dari salep ekstraknya pada kulit punggung kelinci yang terinfeksi Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923.

Ekstraksi dilakukan secara maserasi menggunakan pelarut etanol 70%. Formula salep ekstrak kulit batang kesambi dibuat dengan basis hidrokarbon dengan tiga konsentrasi yaitu 6,25%, 12,5% dan 25% dengan salep Gentamicin sebagai kontrol positif. Pengamatan waktu penyembuhan dilakukan dengan cara mengamati lamanya penyembuhan infeksi pada kulit punggung kelinci setelah pemberian salep ekstrak kulit batang kesambi yang ditandai dengan hilangnya eritema dan nanah. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan ANOVA satu jalan (signifikansi p<0,05).

Hasil dari penelitian menunjukan bahwa salep ekstrak kulit batang kesambi memiliki efektivitas pada penyembuhan infeksi bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan terdapat perbedaan efektivitas pada setiap konsentrasi. Konsentrasi salep ekstrak kulit batang kesambi 25% memberikan efek penyembuhan yang lebih efektif dibandingkan dengan konsentrasi 12,5% dan 6,25%.
Modern theories of religion viewed through the prism of the system-communication approach
Authors: Alikberov A. K.
Published: June 2019

The article offers an analysis of the most influential modern theories of religion. The theory of secularization is associated with the classical theory of modernization. The theory of individualization of religion is associated with theories of social action, albeit indirectly. Likewise, it is connected with the theory of communicative action by Jürgen Habermas, and there is also a direct association with theories of individualization and privatization. The theory of the market model of religion is directly associated with the theory of the market for demand and supply, and the theory of post-industrial society is associated with the theory of secularization indirectly. In addition, various theories are gaining recognition. Among them is the postsecularism associated with the theory of postindustrial society, as well as postnonclassical (postmodernist and postpositivist) approach. Modern theories of religion are analysed from the point of view of the emerging system-communication approach, which is based upon the communicative approach theory by Jürgen Habermas, and the theory of self-reference social systems by Niklas Luhmann. The author suggests, while being within the framework of the neoclassical model of scientific rationality, to move away from the theories by Habermas and Luhmann. He suggests a new understanding of religious communication, in terms of its logical interconnection and interdependence with other forms of communication, primarily social, political, ethnic and cultural.
How to successfully implement the results of academic Islamic studies into the modern theological education. A positive experience from Derbent
Authors: Seidova G. N. , Kashaf S. R.
Published: June 2019

The article presents an attempt to look anew at the centuries old richest collection of Oriental manuscripts preserved on the territory of the Northern Caucasus (Derbent) in order to revitalize the Islamic theological education in Modern Russia. The authors express their opinion regarding the directions to build up the Islamic education in Russia. According to them, the modern Islamic education should be based upon a symbiosis of the best traditions in the secular and theological education, to be well-balanced and academically sound. In the future, this should become a key principle to channel various activities of the educational bodies.
Values and adaptation profile of young people involved in combat sport
Authors: Biktagirova A. R. , Sayakhov R. L. , Shurukhina G. A.
Published: June 2019

The article deals with specific features in the process of the socio-psychological formation of young people. It also highlights the age appropriate behavioral patterns and psychological development of the young population. The research task is to study the social values changes as well as the ability to adapt to the ever changing environment This target group consists of the 70 young people who are engaged in combat sport and martial arts, such as “sambo” or Jiu jitsu and at the same time study the humanistic ideas and principles of Islam. It is subdivided into two sub-groups depending on the period of their engagement into these activities: a) for the period of up to 1 year (age 16–25) and b) for 3–5 years (age 21—27). The value profile of this group was investigated using the methods by E. B. Fantalova, such as “free choice of values”, the “‘values and accessibilities’ ratio”, To investigate the “adaptive profile” were used multi-level questionnaires by A. G. Maklakov and S. V. Chermenin. The statistical approach has shown specific trends in the value profile of the two sub-groups. It has also helped to specify the adaptive characteristics, types of behavioral regulators, communicative competence and moral normativity.
Indo-Maritius Muslims: genesis of their Religious Identity
Authors: Vasilyeva L. A.
Published: June 2019

The paper focuses on the Indo-Mauritian Muslim Community, which plays an important role in the social and political life of the island state. The paper deals with the revival of the Urdu language spoken by the Indo-Mauritian Muslims who had almost lost the “ancestral tongue” in the process of adaptation to the Mauritius` multi-ethnic and multi- religious society through the eighteenth – nineteenth century. The study reconstructs a brief history of the Urdu-speaking Indian Muslims` migration to Mauritius and their partial assimilation with the local society. The Muslim migrants accepted the local Creole language and some elements of their culture but remained loyal to their religion and traditional Muslim values. The author makes a special emphasis upon the means of revival and development of Urdu language and the formation of the Mauritian Urdu Literature. The Urdu language today is a tool of self-identification of Indo-Mauritian Muslims and primary marker of their religious identity as well.
Stay-Play-Talk Meta-Analysis
Authors: Ledford Jennifer R. , Pustejovsky James E
Published: June 2019

Stay-play-talk (SPT) is a peer-mediated intervention which involves training peer implementers to stay in proximity to, play with, and talk to a focal child who has disabilities or lower social competence. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the contexts in which SPT interventions have been conducted, the methodological adequacy of the research assessing its effects, and the outcomes for both peer implementers and focal children. Studies have primarily occurred in inclusive preschool settings during free play activities, with researchers serving as facilitators. Average effects were positive for both peer implementers and focal children, although considerable heterogeneity across studies was observed. Additional research is needed to determine what peer implementer and focal child characteristics moderate intervention success, what modifications are needed for children who have complex communication needs, and optimal procedural variations (e.g., group size, training time).
Metric of the Universe: Emergent gravity from a contracting universe
Authors: Arora Sudesh Kumar
Published: June 2019

A new metric is derived using cosmological principle, employing the same method as adopted by many authors but by paying closer attention to few hidden assumptions. When solved in weak field limit for space-time around a central mass, the metric gives Newton's gravitational equation. The complete relativistic equation for gravitational acceleration is little different from the one derived using Schwarzschild metric, still all classical GR phenomena such as perihelion precession of Mercury and bending of star light near the Sun are explained. It is argued that spatial curvature is not absolute but rather depends on the frame of reference. Using this new insight, rotational velocity of a star as a function of galactic mass and distance from the galactic center is calculated. It matches MOND equation at sufficient large distances, reduces to Newtonian equations at close range and charts a non-linear wave function in-between. Key observations of cosmology are discussed and it is shown that new model can explain all those with same accuracy or better than the current model without employing any unknowns like dark matter or dark energy.
Mathematical model to predict the characteristics of polarization in dielectric materials: The concept of piezoelectrcity and electrostriction
Authors: Int Chem
Published: June 2019

Model was developed for the prediction of polarization characteristics in a dielectric material exhibiting piezoelectricity and electrostriction based on mathematical equations and MATLAB computer simulation software. The model was developed based on equations of polarization and piezoelectric constitutive law and the functional coefficient of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) crystal material used was 2.3×10-6 m (thickness), the model further allows the input of basic material and calculation of parameters of applied voltage levels, applied stress, pressure, dielectric material properties and so on, to generate the polarization curve, strain curve and the expected deformation change in the material length charts. The mathematical model revealed that an application of 5 volts across the terminals of a 2.3×10-6 m thick dielectric material (PZT) predicted a 1.95×10-9 m change in length of the material, which indicates piezoelectric properties. Both polarization and electric field curve as well as strain and voltage curve were also generated and the result revealed a linear proportionality of the compared parameters, indicating a resultant increase in the electric field yields higher polarization of the dielectric materials atmosphere.
Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles using flower extract of Piliostigma thonningii and their antibacterial activity evaluation
Authors: Int Chem
Published: June 2019

Iron nanoparticles have gained tremendous attention due to their application in magnetic storage media, ferrofluids, biosensors, catalysts, separation processes, environmental remediation and antibacterial activity. In the present paper, iron nanoparticles were synthesized using aqueous flower extract of Piliostigma thonningii, a natural nontoxic herbal infusion. Iron nanoparticles were generated by reaction of ferrous chloride solution with the flower extract. The reductants present in the flower extract acted as reducing and stabilizing agents. UV-vis analysis of the iron nanoparticles showed continuous absorption in the visible range suggesting the iron nanoparticles were amorphous. This was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis which did not have distinct diffraction peaks. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis revealed that the synthesized iron nanoparticles were aggregated as irregular clusters with rough surfaces. FT-IR studies showed the functional groups that participated in the bio-reduction process to include a C-H stretch (due to alkane CH3, CH2 or CH), C=O stretch (due to aldehydes), O-H bend (due to tert-alcohol or phenol), C-O stretch (due to aldehydes or phenols) and C-O stretch (due to alcohols) corresponding to absorptions at 2929.00, 1721.53, 1405.19, 1266.31 and 1030.02 cm-1 respectively. The iron nanoparticles showed significant antibacterial activity against Escharichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus suggesting potential antibacterial application.
Application of mathematical tools and techniques in monitoring and predicting stainless steel corrosion in river water media environment
Authors: Int Chem
Published: June 2019

The application of mathematical tools and techniques were applied in the process of monitoring and predicting the corrosion rate and weight loss of stainless steel in salt and fresh water environment of Niger Delta region in Nigeria. The functional parameters used in the mathematical demonstration to compute the corrosion rate and weight loss were obtained from the experimental data and these functional coefficients were fitted into the power and quadratic model. The experimental corrosion rate and weight loss value was compared with the theoretical computed value for both model of quadratic and power concept approach and the result obtained demonstrate a good match indicating the reliability of the concepts on monitoring and predicting the process. In this case, the corrosion rate and weight loss was experienced to be more rapid in the salt water environment than the fresh water environment; this can be attributed to the characteristics of the salt water concentration of the physicochemical parameters that is a major contributing factor for increase in corrosion rate and weight of metals in aqueous media.
Theoretical study of the potential energy surface of N-formyl-L-cysteine-amide by using a genetic algorithm multi niche crowding
Authors: Int Chem
Published: June 2019

The generation of molecular structures constituting the conformational space of trans-N-For-L-Cys-NH2 was accomplished using the genetic algorithm MNC coupled to the semi-empirical AM1 method, AM1/GA-MNC. The structural and energy analysis of the obtained conformational space E=E(,ψ) locates 7 regions or minima ɣL, ɣD, L, D, L, ɛD and ɛL. The combination of these folds to structuring modes adopted by the side chain CH2-SH has allowed us to identify 27 stable geometric structures. The regions corresponding to helical folds αD and αL are not favorable for the system that is the subject of current study.
The use of insoluble matter of Moroccan oil shale for removal of dyes from aqueous solution
Authors: Int Chem
Published: June 2019

The study aims to use an adsorbent natural based of Moroccan oil shale of Timahdit area (Y layer) in a physical-chemical adsorption process for treating industrial discharges colorful. The used adsorbent is the insoluble party of the sub-critical extraction of decarbonized oil shale of Timahdit. The tests performed on the methylene blue (MB), showed a strong elimination in the first 10 minutes. The influences of various experimental parameters were studied: mass ratio of adsorbent, time and temperature of thermal treatment, contact time, pH of MB and heating temperature of solution on the parameters of material were studied. The experimental results have shown that the adsorption of methylene blue dye by the adsorbent is more than 90% at initial pH a range 6-7 at room temperature for 30 minutes. The process is simple and the adsorbent produced is a new material with interesting adsorption capacities of moderate cost which does not require an activating agent and can be used as industrial adsorbent for the decontamination of effluents containing organic pollutants.
Use of agro-waste (Musa paradisiaca peels) as a sustainable biosorbent for toxic metal ions removal from contaminated water
Authors: Int Chem
Published: June 2019

A study of removal of heavy metal ions from heavy metal contaminated water using agro-waste was carried out with Musa paradisiaca peels as test adsorbent. The study was carried by adding known quantities of lead (II) ions and cadmium (II) ions each and respectively into specific volume of water and adding specific dose of the test adsorbent into the heavy metal ion solution, and the mixture was agitated for a specific period of time and then the concentration of the metal ion remaining in the solution was determined with Perkin Elmer Atomic absorption spectrophotometer model 2380. The effect of contact time, initial adsorbate concentration, adsorbent dose, pH and temperature were considered. From the effect of contact time results equilibrium concentration was established at 60minutes. The percentage removal of these metal ions studied, were all above 90%. Adsorption and percentage removal of Pb2+ and Cd2+ from their aqueous solutions were affected by change in initial metal ion concentration, adsorbent dose pH and temperature. Adsorption isotherm studies confirmed the adsorption of the metal ions on the test adsorbent with good mathematical fits into Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms. Regression correlation (R2) values of the isotherm plots are all positive (>0.9), which suggests too, that the adsorption fitted into the isotherms considered.
Statistika Matematik untuk Aktuaris
Authors: Erliana Windiani , Siswadi
Published: June 2019

Buku ini merupakan buku teks untuk Mata Kuliah Statistika Matematika untuk 1 semester. Ditujukan khusus untuk menghadapi ujian kualifikasi mata ujian PAI A 20 Probabilitas dan Statistika.
Does practice quality mediate the relationship between practice time and outcome in mindfulness-based stress reduction?
Authors: Goldberg Simon , Knoeppel Cara , Flook Lisa , Davidson Richard J
Published: June 2019

Interventions based on mindfulness meditation are increasingly common and evidence exists supporting their use. However, questions remain regarding treatment mechanisms accounting for beneficial effects. The current study examined one candidate mechanism – mindfulness practice quality – as a mediator of the link between practice time and outcome within mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Participants (n=96) completed measures of mindfulness and psychological symptoms at baseline and post-treatment. A weekly questionnaire assessed practice time and quality over the eight weeks of MBSR. Multilevel models accounted for nesting within participants, MBSR groups, and instructors. Results generally supported the reliability and validity of a weekly single-item practice quality measure. Greater practice time was associated with improved practice quality (r=.48). Increases in practice quality predicted improvements in self-report mindfulness and psychological symptoms (bs=.35, .30, and -.19, ps<.05,), but not behavioral mindfulness (b=-.02, p=.879). In multilevel mediation models, improved practice quality mediated the link between practice time and changes in self-report mindfulness, suggesting improved practice quality functions as a mechanism linking practice time and outcome in MBSR. Future research evaluating practice quality in clinical samples, in tandem with intensive sampling paradigms (e.g., experience sampling) and objective (behavioral, physiological) outcomes may be warranted.
What can we learn from randomized clinical trials about the construct validity of self-report measures of mindfulness? A meta-analysis
Authors: Goldberg Simon , Tucker Raymond P. , Greene Preston A. , Simpson Tracy L. , Hoyt William T. , Kearney David J. , Davidson Richard J
Published: June 2019

Because they provide data on responsiveness to experimental manipulation, clinical trials involving mindfulness-based inter- ventions are a source of evidence for the construct validity of self-report measures of mindfulness. Within-group and between- group changes in mindfulness were examined from randomized clinical trials comparing mindfulness interventions to other bona fide treatment comparison conditions or waitlist control conditions. We also examined changes in clinical outcomes and the magnitude of these changes relative to changes in mindfulness. We included 69 published studies representing 55 unique samples (n = 4743). Self-report mindfulness measures showed relatively larger gains in mindfulness intervention conditions vis-à-vis waitlist comparison conditions at both post-treatment (effect size [ES] = 0.52, 95% CI [0.40, 0.64]) and follow-up (ES = 0.52 [0.20, 0.84]), although the effect at follow-up diminished to non-significance in a trim-and-fill analysis intended to account for publication bias (ES = 0.35 [− 0.03, 0.72]). Measures of mindfulness also showed relatively larger gains in mindfulness inter- vention conditions vis-à-vis bona fide comparison conditions, but only at post-treatment (ES = 0.25 [0.11, 0.38], 0.10 [− 0.08, 0.28], at post-treatment and follow-up, respectively). All three conditions (mindfulness, bona fide, waitlist) showed relatively larger improvements on measures of clinical outcomes than measures of mindfulness, with the exception of waitlist conditions for which this effect was no longer significant at follow-up. Taken together, findings provide partial support for the unique respon- siveness of mindfulness self-report measures to interventions that include promotion of mindfulness meditation practice.
Comparing Social Anxiety in Japanese and European Americans: Integrating Measurement Invariance and Prototype Analyses
Authors: Krieg Alexander , Xu Yiyuan , Cicero David C , Miyamoto Sousuke , Krieg Hanna
Published: June 2019

Objectives: The current studies examined measurement invariance and prototypical symptoms when comparing social anxiety between Japanese and European Americans. Methods: Study 1 investigated configural, metric, and scalar invariance for the Social Phobia Scale (SPS) and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), and their respective short forms (SPS-6 and SISA-6), among 163 Japanese and 193 European Americans. Study 2 examined 20 Japanese and 20 European Americans' responses to a social anxiety prototype vignette and investigated the emotional valence and content themes surrounding the generated descriptions.Results: Study 1 results supported partial scalar invariance of SPS-6 and SIAS-6, partial metric invariance for SIAS, and configural invariance for SPS. Study 2 found that although most descriptors generated by both groups were negative attributes, Japanese mentioned more neutral attributes that European Americans. Both groups mentioned similar percentages of descriptors consistent with the SPS and SIAS, but the non-invariant item content related to physiological anxiety such as fainting and becoming ill were mentioned more often by European Americans whereas the scalar invariant item content related to communication skills, such as mixing comfortably with others and difficulty talking with other people, were mentioned more often by Japanese.Conclusions: These findings highlight the need to integrate evidence of both measurement invariance and cultural validity in understanding and measurement of psychopathology across cultures.
Major Translation Methods Used in Legal Documents: Translation of a Marriage Contract from Arabic into English
Authors: Studies AWEJ-tls for Translation & Literary , GHAZI Omar EL , BNINI Chakib
Published: June 2019

Throughout history, the use of translation methods has constituted a source of lots of debates; some scholars advocate literal translation, others advocate free translation. In legal translation which is a special and specialized area of translational activity (Cao, 2007), and where documents are characterized by brevity, economy, and neatness to prevent fraud, additions, omissions or alterations in the text (Crystal & Davy, 1969), mistakes or mistranslations can lead to disastrous repercussions. The present study deals primarily with the methods that translators of legal texts follow and adopt when rendering a legal document. A concise account of translation theories that have been adopted and are still being applied to legal translation is offered to attempt to show the main views towards the application of such translation theories to legal translation. Major methods often used in the translation of legal documents are then presented, discussing their validity to legal translation. This presentation includes literal translation, free translation, the functional approach to translation, transliteration & transcription, loan translation, adaptation, description by definitions, lexical expansion, and descriptive substitution. The empirical part of this study is concerned with the analysis of a marriage contract translated from Arabic into English in an attempt to shed some light on the major methods adopted by the translator of this document and the reason behind using such methods.
Inter-mixing Indiannesss with Thainesss in selected Thai Novels
Authors: Studies AWEJ-tls for Translation & Literary , Srichampa Sophana
Published: June 2019

This article studies the Indian settings and plots of eight Thai novels by seven writers based on the period of the works and the relative experience of the writer. The results are as follows: During the early Ratanakosin period, only one piece of Thai poetry recording the lives of two Hindu Indians fighting over a Melayu woman was written using a Thai setting. In the Middle Ratanakosin period, one renowned book about India recounted the visit of a young King Rama V of Siam to India to experience and learn from the positive and negative experience of colonized countries. His Majesty was inspired by that visit and reformed Siam (former name of Thailand) into a dynastic state with numerous new economic political and social developments. In the current Ratanakosin period of rampant globalization, “Indianness” presented in the settings and protagonists are plotted in many Thai novels mixing with “Thainess” through Thai or Indian-Thai characterisation and aspects of culture and concepts related to Hinduism and Buddhism. “Dharma” and “Karma” are the main key reflections found in Thai works. It can be concluded that, through their art, Thai novelists serve de facto roles as cultural ambassadors linking Thai readers to India.
Puerto Rico, Colonialism, and Neocolonialism
Authors: Cruz-Martinez Gibran
Published: June 2019

This essay aims to briefly collect the historical context of colonialism in Puerto Rico since the Spanish era but primarily focuses on revealing the reasons to consider Puerto Rico as a colony and non-self-governing territory of the US – rather than a neocolony of the US. Later, the article addresses the three non-colonial options recognized by the 1514 United Nations (UN) Resolution and the results of the five referendums on the political status of the Caribbean archipelago held over the last five decades. The essay concludes that Puerto Rico is undoubtedly a colony and asks for the United Nations and the sovereign countries of the world to denounce this illegal colonial relationship that subordinates residents of Puerto Rico to the will of the US Congress where they have no voting representatives.
Kindness towards Others in Great Expectations
Authors: Studies AWEJ-tls for Translation & Literary , Shahwan Saed Jamil
Published: June 2019

The novel, Great Expectation (1861) revolves around the universal theme of love and conflict, which influences the protagonist, Pip. Many critics have commented on the plot and background of the novel. The main aim of this study is to reveal various instances projecting kindness and sympathy in between the social conflict and social tension at the background of the novel “Great Expectation. The study will focus on the concept of kindness towards others which has been incorporated throughout the story of the novel between the narrator and the characters. Charles Dickens (1812- 1870) has shed light upon the theme of social mobility, manners, social injustice and prospect towards tangible reality. This study answers the question whether Dickens could be able to reflect the concept of kindness in the novel or not? Moreover, it will search whether the concept of kindness has been explored well in the story of the novel that it contains probable educational contents of kindness for research. To prove that, the article will explore various aspects of kindness, which has been observed during the course of the novel. The study would be based on qualitative research method from secondary resources. The aspect of kindness would be analyzed and highlighted through multiple scenes from the novel. The study would be concluded on the point where Dickens stresses on the dialect for up gradation of social status in Pip in order to establish himself as a desired partner of Estella despite having a social difference of class during the Victorian period.
Traumatic abdominal wall hernia repair: an experience in remote hospital of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital
Authors: Menyangbo S , Devkota H , Neupane M
Published: June 2019

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A report on Midwest Regional Hospital, Surkhet
Authors: Marahatta M N , Aryal Binod
Published: June 2019

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Metallurgical Failure Analysis of Cracked First Stage Vane of Heavy-Duty Industrial Gas Turbine Engine for Power Generation
Authors: Neidel A. , Wallich S. , Ullrich T.
Published: June 2019

A first stage turbine vane of a heavy-duty gas turbine engine, exhibiting an outward bulge of approximately 0.6 mm and a visible crack in the top coating, was delivered by the client for a detailed destructive failure investigation. The subject component was an experimental part used in a test field engine. The suction side wall of the casting was cut off to reveal a gaping crack on the inside of the aft cavity that was also visible by borescopic inspection. The cooling insert of the aft cavity was clean and did not have any blocked cooling holes. The cooling pattern on the inside wall of the aft cavity was unremarkable. No evidence whatever of impact damage was found on the suction side surface of the subject vane in the cracked region. The hypothesis as to the most probable root cause of the cracking that is still standing is a combination of low wall thickness, non-optimal process parameters for bond coat pre-heat, and potentially high thermal/mechanical loading during engine operation. It appears this is not a wide-spread phenomenon but rather an isolated occurrence.
Investigation of Deformation Mechanisms in an Austenitic Mn-Steel by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy and Electron Backscatter Diffraction
Authors: Hahn C. , Lukas M. , Ressel G. , Klein T. , Ebner R.
Published: June 2019

The aim of this work was to investigate the deformation mechanism in a highly alloyed austenitic Mn-steel, because these steels can deform by twinning and/or slip. Deformation by localized twinning or slip leads to formation of deformation structures on the surface, which are either bundles of deformation twins or slip bands. Such deformation structures around a standard Vickers hardness indent were investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction to study the active deformation mechanism. Energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy was conducted in order to study influences of segregation on the deformation.

The main result of the investigations is that the deformation structures are formed by dislocation slip in the (101)-orientation and that an influence of segregations in the alloy composition on the deformation mechanism was not observed.
The Difference Duration between Analgesia Bupivacaine Hyperbaric Morphine and Bupivacaine Hyperbaric Epinephrine Intrathecal toward Post Surgery of Sectio Caesaria Patient in Bhayangkara Mataram Hospital
Authors: Kresnoadi Erwin
Published: June 2019

Background and Objectives: The most used of regional anesthesia technic is spinal anesthesia. Spinal anesthesia is an easier technic to get the depth and speed of nerve blockade. Some medicine can be used as an adjuvant of local anesthesia to increase the effect of analgesia bupivacaine. This research is aimed to compare the effectiveness of administration of 0.1 mg intrathecal morphine and 0.1 mg intrathecal epinephrine to prolong 0.5% 12.5 mg hyperbaric analgesia bupivacaine toward caesarean section postoperative period. Method: This research is an experimental clinical trial randomized double-blind phase II. Subject of this study is the elective surgery patients (ASA I and II) with spinal anesthesia who are 18–40 years old and having weight around 50–70 kgs. There are 48 patients that is divided into 2 groups; 24 patients of group M (morphine 0.1 mg) and 24 patients of group E (epinephrine 0.1 mg). Result: The result of this study revealed the duration of analgesia is longer in group M (morphine 0.1 mg) than group T (tramadol 25 mg) (309.08±5.55 vs 221.66±6.43). Conclusion: adjuvant of 0.1 mg morphine and 0.5% 12.5 mg intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine can make the work period of analgesia longer while post caesaria section surgery rather than 0.5% 12.5 mg bupivacaine and 0.1 intrathecal epinephrine.