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Enhancing International Business Development Between the United States and Africa by Implementing the Vibrant International Trade Alliance Model (VITAL - M)
Authors: Wood Van R. , Muzata Sombo
Published: December 2022

International Business development requires a complex mix of market opportunities, political stability, confidence in the rule of law, a strong economic base, financial resources, and perhaps most important - an educated, knowledge embracing workforce that translates into global market  expertise. Local, regional, national and international business development in Africa has traditionally lacked much of this mix and as it followed a tradition of natural resource exploitation, with little intellectual value added. This, for the most part has resulted in it “underdeveloped” status at worst or “developing” status at best when compared to much of the world. However, important examples exist where Africa in certain sectors is increasingly embracing knowledge resources. One area in particular, entrepreneurship, embedded in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) holds much promise for Africa’s development. This is particularly true when innovative entrepreneurs are knowledgeable about global markets, especially those with growing urban consumers and international trade opportunities. Developing such entrepreneurs and connecting  them with – 1) government agencies charged with enhancing international trade (AITs), 2) public institutions of higher education  (PIHEs) charged with educating the next generation of globally competitive business leaders and 3) domestic small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking new growth opportunities in the world-wide business markets can result in African business development that is super-charged.  This paper explores a proven model for such development, labeled VITAL – Model (Vibrant International Trade Alliances Model). To fully grasp the nature and possibilities of this model for Africa, this paper - 1) over-views the realities of globalization that have created unprecedented opportunities for SMEs around the world, 2) highlights the importance of entrepreneurship in moving SMEs to the next level of wealth creation, 3) presents the VITAL Model developed in a globally engaged U.S. state (Virginia) to foster entrepreneurial expansion into international  markets, 4) explains how the model can be applied to African countries and to partnerships between public institutions of higher education (PIHEs) in Africa and their U.S. counterparts, and 5) provides managerial, policy and future research implications related to this boundary spanning way of thinking.
Zero Hunger: A Comparative Review of Food Banks in the UK and India
Authors: Nambiar Ankit Suresh , Thangam Anandavalli
Published: December 2022

Food banks form an essential aspect of providing food to the underprivileged and those unable to ensure adequate nutrition. Over time, food banks have evolved in many ways, including methods of collection and distribution of food items. This comparative review highlights the significant differences in the organisation and running of food banks in the UK and India. The total food waste in India is larger than in the UK, but comparatively less per head. With over 200 million in India needing support from food banks there is an ever-increasing need to further develop and model food distribution. While the concept of food banks is not new in India, the recruitment of volunteers and attraction of further suitable donors would aid in strengthening the system. Robust data to support this will help countries like India improve the delivery and organisation of their already existing food bank network.
Investigating Omani EFL Students’ Learning Styles at the Foundation Program in UTAS-Salalah
Authors: Kashoob Muna , Jawahar Antony
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to investigate the most preferred learning styles by Omani EFL students’ and to find out the relationship between the students’ learning style and their gender. 100 students were selected randomly from the four levels in the foundation program at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences. There were 56 females and 44 males. The participants answered the Grasha-Riechmann student learning styles scale. The findings indicated that the dependent learning style was the most preferred learning styles by Omani EFL students. Also, the female students obtained significantly higher mean in collaborative than male students, but in the rest of the learning styles, students were almost the same. The avoidant learning styles was the least favorite learning style by both female and male students. Based on the results, Omani EFL students are more dependent on their teacher and classroom. Moreover, female students tend to collaborate with other students and participate in their different activities and there is no huge difference between female and male students in the other learning styles. The results of this study can help teachers to become more sensitive to the diverse learning styles and it can serve as a guideline to design course content that is more compatible with the students’ styles.
The ‘Critical - Creative’ Divide in Academia: Are They Allies or Strange-Bed-Fellows?
Authors: Kaguhangire-Barifaijo Maria , Karyeija Gerald K. , Komakech Robert Agwot , Kyohairwe Stella B. , Oryema Dan E.
Published: December 2022

The paper confronts the most controversial debate regarding the “Critical and Creative Thinking” divide, often termed as ‘strange bedfellows’ in academia. The divide is manifested in the way academics often bristle at the suggestion that exists between ‘critical and creative thinking perceptions.  We argue that creativity without critical judgment would be fanciful, impractical and ridiculous, with the potential to run other people’s ideas ‘amok’, while critical thinkers would get short shrift if only they were reduced to just critiquing.  Hence, it is necessary to have both on the team, those who can create novel ideas and others to critique others’ creations.   While we acknowledge the distinction of the concepts, their roles are complementary and necessary to create a balance that must co-exist and shine in the scholarly arena.  We conclude that the phrases often used in academia, such as; ‘devil’s advocates’, ‘opponents’ or ‘critical reviewers’ of doctoral candidates or in peer reviews has apparently been taken literally.  We recommend that the superficial misconception of ‘greater’ or ‘superior’, is an unnecessary cognitive dissonance that must be resolved to promote co-existence for greater results.
Influences of George Gordon Byron on Asdren
Authors: Karjagdiu Lirak , Mrasori Naser
Published: December 2022

Poets and writers who introduced Byron to the Albanians a few years before his death, who expressed their sympathy, respect, and admiration for his works, and who were influenced by him in one way or another are Jeronim De Rada, Elena Gjika, Anastas Kullurioti, Faik Konica, Asdren, Luigj Gurakuqi, Ismail Kadare, Agim Shehu, Dhori Qirjazi, Faik Deda, etc. Some of them even wrote poems about Byron. Out of all the aforementioned Albanian poets, one of the Albanian poets most influenced by Byron was Asdren.

Using qualitative and comparative literary methods, this article examines the impact of Byron’s poetry on Asdren’s poetry by focusing on the main similarities and differences of these two poets who belong to different literatures and cultures.

The paper concludes that Asdren is beyond doubt one of the poets most influenced by Byron. His poems have strange and interesting similarities as well as concordance with the themes, motifs, messages, and style of Byron’s poems. Most likely, Asdren read Byron’s poems and tried to imitate his way of writing, therefore Asdren’s poems are quite similar to Byron’s poems in terms of themes, motifs, symbols, style, etc., though there are differences between their poems as well. The themes and motifs of tyranny, rebellion, struggle for freedom, sacrifice, suffering, honor, death, etc., connect Byron’s poetry to Asdren’s.
Wulf and EadwacerReloaded: John of Antioch and the Starving Wife of Odoacer
Authors: Shiels Ian
Published: December 2022

This study re-examines the idea that Eadwacer in the short Old English ‘Elegy’Wulf and Eadwaceris a literary representation of the historical Odoacer, a fifth-century Germanic king of Italy, and Wulf is his historical and traditional literary opponent, Theoderic the Ostrogoth. The text of the poem is compared for the first time with the historical records of the contention between Odoacer and Theoderic, and particularly of the siege of Ravenna (490–493). A new and revealing analogue is identified in a seventh-century chronicle of this event by John of Antioch, which introduces Odoacer’s wife as a woman who is starved to death, mirroring a puzzling detail in the poem. It is argued that the historical record (itself featuring literary influence) explains the characters and scenario ofWulf and Eadwacer, which can thus be re-interpreted as a linguistically highly adept and bitter lyric spoken by Eadwacer’s wife, lamenting her marriage to him and longing for her outlaw love, Wulf, set in the landscape of northern Italy. It is argued that it is a unique example of a poem in the (possibly Continental-derived) Anglo-Saxon Theoderic tradition, which was otherwise lost save for a few brief allusions in other poems. It is also suggested that the importance of its speaker and her feminine viewpoint ought to be incorporated into our concept of “heroic” poetry, as it existed in England by the latter tenth century.
Concurrent validity and reliability of a smartphone-based application for the head repositioning and cervical range of motion
Authors: Romero-Franco Natalia , Oliva-Pascual-Vaca Ángel , Fernández-Domínguez Juan Carlos
Published: December 2022

Objectives

To evaluate the validity and reliability of a smartphone-based application against inertial sensors to measure head repositioning (by using joint position sense –JPS) and cervical range of motion (ROM).

Methods

JPS and cervical ROM were evaluated for neck flexion, extension and both-sides lateral flexion in thirty-one volunteers. Participants were simultaneously evaluated with inertial sensors and the smartphone application. A total of 248 angles were compared for concurrent validity. Inter-tester and intra-tester reliability were evaluated through scoring of images with the smartphone application by two testers, and re-scoring images by the same tester.

Results

Very high correlation was observed between both methods for ROM in all neck movements and JPS in left-side lateral flexion (r>0.9), and high for JPS in the rest of movements (r>0.8). Bland-Altman plots always demonstrated absolute agreement. Inter-and intra-tester reliability was perfect for JPS and ROM in all the neck movements (ICC>0.81).

Conclusions

This smartphone-based application is valid and reliable for evaluating head repositioning and cervical ROM compared with inertial sensors in healthy and young adults. Health professionals could use it in an easier and portable way in field conditions.
Deformation behavior and formability of friction stir processed DP600 steel
Authors: Yilmaz Imren Ozturk , Yilmaz Mumin , Saray Onur
Published: December 2022

The effect of friction stir processing (FSP) on the formability of DP600 steel was experimentally investigated and the basic relationships between biaxial deformation behavior and FSP-induced evolutions in microstructural and mechanical properties were established. FSP formed a microstructure that consists of lath martensite with increased volume fraction compared to as-received (AR) microstructure that mainly consisted of well-distributed fine martensite particles in a ferrite matrix. Consequently, AR yield strength (301 MPa) and ultimate tensile strength (621 MPa) increased to about 811 and 1054 MPa, respectively. This strength enhancement achieved accompanied by adequate uniform elongation and elongation to failure values of 6.3 and 13.0%, respectively. Under biaxial loading conditions, good strain hardenability of the AR DP600 steel brought about a large membrane stretching regime leading to high punch force for biaxial flow. After FSP, both punch displacements within the membrane stretching regime decreased due to the increased volume fraction of lath martensite leading to higher cracking tendency. In result, cup depth and peak punch force of FSPed DP600 decreased from 8.7 mm and 33.2 kN to 7.1 mm and 28.1 kN, respectively. The obtained results simply indicate that FSP can be employed to enhance the strength of dual-phase steels with a reasonable level of formability.
Какое время суток бывает добрым, хорошим или спокойным: русские конструкции приветствия и прощания в синхронии и диахронии
Authors: Скребцова Татьяна Георгиевна
Published: December 2022

В статье рассматриваются русские этикетные формулы приветствия и прощания, представляющие собой сочетание существительного со значением времени суток и согласованного с ним прилагательного. На основании данных Национального корпуса русского языка анализируются их формальные и коммуникативно-функциональные особенности, а также динамика употребления на протяжении последних двух столетий. Особое внимание уделяется изменениям, произошедшим за последние 30 лет под влиянием социально-политических трансформаций, технического прогресса в области информационно-коммуникационных технологий и глобализации.
Disclosure and Enforcement under the EU Listing Act
Authors: Veil Rüdiger , Wiesner Marc , Reichert Moritz
Published: December 2022

Efficient capital markets improve the financing options for corporations and enhance the efficiency of the real economy. A single market for capital for European Member States boosts these macroeconomic benefits. This is the basic idea of the Capital Markets Union (CMU). With the Targeted Consultation on the Listing Act, the European Commission aims to further develop the CMU and strengthen European capital markets. The Consultation focuses, among other things, on the attractiveness of European capital markets (especially for SMEs), the efficient design of disclosure on the primary and secondary markets, and enforcement. We welcome the European Commission’s initiative and consider it useful to capture the prevailing opinion of market participants on European capital markets law being in need of reform. However, more courageous, and balanced steps are needed to further develop the CMU in an effective and meaningful way. The European legislator can do more to overcome fragmentation of Member States’ capital markets (e. g. establishing a ‘Single European Market’ as an optional ‘28th regime’). Furthermore, we consider how the regulation of European capital markets law can help to facilitate capital market-based financing in the European Union. To that end, we address key regulatory issues of primary markets law as well as the regulation of insider trading and ad hoc disclosure. Finally, the Consultation is an opportunity to discuss the issue of capital markets law enforcement from a holistic perspective. The time is ripe for a European discussion on a coherent and efficient enforcement concept.
Related Party Transactions: Lessons From Regulation in Greece
Authors: Vervessos Nikolaos
Published: December 2022

Transactions conducted between a SA and its related parties are at the forefront of domestic and foreign theory. The vast interest in this issue is justified by a series of scandals in the international financial system, which demonstrate in the best possible way that the law of dealing with related parties is not only law in the books, but also law in practice. This study aims to provide a legal analysis of related party transactions using Greek law as an example. It first highlights the risks arising from these transactions and then the mechanisms designed to deal therewith. Furthermore, it describes the incorporation of the EU rules into the Greek legal system and then it attempts to answer several key issues arising from the implementation of the provisions on RTPs. This paper concludes with an overall assessment of the application of the new institutional framework with regard to transactions of a SA with its related parties.
Jugendlyrik der DDR
Authors: Streim Gregor
Published: December 2022

Under the umbrella of the Free German Youth (FDJ), starting in the 1960 s, the GDR instituted a comprehensive development program to instruct and motivate young adults to write poetry. This paper outlines the history of this project as well as its political, pedagogical, and aesthetic contexts, and develops corresponding research questions.
Gender-Konstellationen im deutschsprachigen Dorfroman der Gegenwart
Authors: Knorr Sebastian
Published: December 2022

This article addresses the prevalence of current German-language village novels such as Juli Zeh’s Unterleuten or Dörte Hansen’s Altes Land and argues for a consideration of a gender perspective. It assumes a recourse to rural material against the background of a crisis of rural and urban identity concepts, which are constructed in the texts in a conflicting manner.
Franz Michael Felder: Aus meinem Leben – Autofiktion, Autosoziobiografie, Autoethnografie
Authors: Twellmann Marcus
Published: December 2022

The article discusses three related but different concepts (autofiction, autosociobiography, and autoethnography) for the study of autobiography with regard to Franz Michael Felder’s Aus meinem Leben. The aim is to open new perspectives on this 19th century text while testing the concepts’ historical range of applicability.
Time, Place, and Religion: Rethinking the Contexts of the Village Tales of Berthold Auerbach, Alban Stolz, and Johann Peter Hebel
Authors: Smith Helmut Walser
Published: December 2022

This essay tries to contextualize a very popular nineteenth-century literary genre – Dorfgeschichten, village tales – from the standpoint of a historian.1 It considers two of the most widely read exemplars of the genre – Berthold Auerbach’s Schwarzwälder Dorfgeschichten and Alban Stolz’s Kalender für Zeit und Ewigkeit, and places them in relation to a third: Johann Peter Hebel’s Rheinisches Schatzkästlein. The essay argues that it makes sense to approach this genre from the early nineteenth-century context – temporal, spatial, and religious – that formed it rather than from problems, such as industrialization, encountered in a later time. It also argues for due consideration of historical concreteness over strict considerations of genre.
Day-ahead optimal operation of active distribution networks with distributed generation and energy storage
Authors: Feroldi Diego , Rullo Pablo
Published: December 2022

In this work we address the optimal operation in active distribution networks (ADNs) with high penetration of renewable energies and energy storage. The optimal performance of ADNs can include two different optimization problems: Unit Commitment (UC) and Economic Dispatch (ED). The UC problem determines the start-up and shutdown planning of all the dispatchable generation units to supply the electricity demand, minimizing the total cost of operation, while the ED problem determines the active output power of each of the committed units for each hour of the planning horizon. Both problems have the objectives of minimizing the total cost, supplying the demand and complying with the restrictions of the main network. Here the two problems are solved together to achieve the day-ahead optimal operation of active distribution networks with distributed generation and energy storage. A test system based on the IEEE 33-bus distribution network was proposed. The optimal operation problem presented here is analyzed using four scenarios with different renewable generation and load conditions and a time-varying profile for the purchase price of energy from the network. The results reveal that the proposed network together with the optimization methodology can face diverse and highly demanding load situations, with the full use of renewable energies and complying with all the restrictions imposed. The proposed methodology is suitable for use in other optimization problems such as determining the sizing of storage units and distributed generation.
Three-dimensional simulation of vortex growth within entry flow of a polymer melt
Authors: Tseng Huan-Chang
Published: December 2022

The corner vortex phenomenon occurring in entry flow is relevant to both polymer rheology and polymer processing. The famous viscoelastic constitutive equations in numerical computations of fluid mechanics have always had limited relevance at low apparent shear rates. However, three-dimensional (3D) simulations of viscoelastic fluids have been rarely found in advanced rheology. Recently, the GNF-X (eXtended Generalized Newtonian Fluid) constitutive equation of the weighted shear/extensional viscosity developed in advanced rheology of complex fluids has been incorporated into state-of-the-art predictive engineering tools. Thereby, 3D numerical simulations of entry flow were performed for a LDPE (low-density polyethylene) melt. As a validation, the predicted vortex streamlines are in good agreement with related experimental observations. More importantly, the simulation results show the vortex growth with respect to apparent shear rates, contraction ratios, and inlet angles. In particular for extensional viscosity, the stronger extension hardening characteristic yields a large vortex size.
Labor Skill, Trade and Capital Intensity, and the Fall of Manufacturing Real Wages: Panel Evidence from Mexican Industries
Authors: Ibarra Carlos A.
Published: December 2022

The paper studies the fall in manufacturing real wages that took place in Mexico after the China shock of 2001. It shows, first, that the wage reductions reflected a significant transmission of the China shock, plus a weak link between labor-productivity and real-wage growth; and second, that the weight of these two factors was conditioned by the skill level of workers and the trade and capital intensity of industries in Mexico. Thus, while the China shock hit harder medium and high-skilled workers in capital-intensive industries, the weak link between productivity and wage growth affected more the low-skilled in trade-intensive industries. Results come from the estimation of wage equations by skill level for an annual panel of 20 manufacturing industries at NAICS three-digit level, for different periods but focusing on 1996–2017 (the NAFTA period) and 2003–2017 (the post-China shock period).
Jeffery-Hamel flow extension and thermal analysis of Oldroyd-B nanofluid in expanding channel
Authors: Boudjemline Attia , Ahmad Irshad , Rehman Sohail , Hashim  , Khedher Nidhal Ben
Published: December 2022

We present a novel theoretical model to investigate the pressure-driven flow of a non-Newtonian Oldroyd-B nanofluid in an expanding channel. The momentum and temperature field equations are developed on the bases of momentum conservation law and Fourier’s principle of heat transfer in conjunction with Buongiorno’s model of nanofluids. Numerical investigations on a viscoelastic Oldroyd-B fluid flowing in horizontal, converging, and diverging channel have been carried out to collect point-by-point stress data i.e., the shear stresses and flow field). The constitutive model of a viscoelastic fluid adopting the Oldroyd-B model is considered to characterize the rheological behavior of the fluid. The flow equations are changed to a non-linear system and solved numerically using the Runge–Kutta Butcher method via MATLAB code. Numerous emerging flow parameters are probed for their effects on flow and heat transfer characteristics using extensive numerical computing. In converging flow, increasing the Reynolds number and channel angle leads to an increase in velocity distribution, indicating that backflow is eliminated. However, the velocity decreases as the retardation parameter increases significantly. Furthermore, the Oldroyd-B nano liquid literature is elevated by the Brownian motion and thermophoresis parameter, while for the concentration of the nanoparticles the behavior is contrary. The velocity field of an Oldroyd-B fluid is compared with the velocity fields for viscous fluids, which are then traced out as limiting instances. In comparison, the results for polymer solutions obtained in this analysis are compared with a Newtonian fluid.
Design and evaluation of ecological interface for Feedwater Deaerating Tank and Gas Stripper System based on cognitive work analysis
Authors: Xu Zhihui , He Junzhou , Wu Gang , Peng Huaqing , Liu Zhiyao , Yan Shengyuan
Published: December 2022

The investigation of nuclear power plants (NPPs) accidents in the past shows that most of the accidents mainly occur in unexpected events. In this study, in order to verify whether Ecological Interface Design (EID) improves the situational awareness of operators in NPPs, this paper first analyzes the system by using the first three stages of cognitive work analysis, and then applies EID to the operating interface of NPPs to develop an ecological interface. In order to make the test results more complete, an improved interface has also been developed. A process expert and six operators were invited to participate in our experiments to measure situational awareness. The results show that the situational awareness of ecological interfaces in unexpected events is significantly higher than that of traditional and advanced interfaces. The significance of this study is that EID, as a practical technology, can be widely used in operator control rooms to improve the ability of operators to solve unexpected events.
Gamification for English language teaching: A case study in translation and interpreting
Authors: Alcaide-Martínez Marta , Taillefer Lidia
Published: December 2022

Twenty-first century societies are increasingly connected thanks to new technologies and the use of English as a lingua franca. This means that students have to be proficient in all four English language skills (writing, reading, listening and speaking) in order to obtain a university degree and get a job. Despite the fact that English is studied in Spain from a very early age, it seems that learners fail to acquire English language proficiency. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to investigate the effectiveness of gamification as an active methodology for teaching English, specifically to students of the BA in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Malaga (Spain). To this end, we have employed a mixed methodology to collect quantitative and qualitative data on the opinions of a sample of students of the mentioned degree. The results demonstrate that gamification has many positive effects on learning, as it enables students to be more motivated in the classroom.
„Du bist einfach ein Schönling/ein Prachtkerl!“ – zur Kontrastivität des expliziten Kompliments in der männlichen Kommunikation
Authors: Khrystenko Oksana
Published: December 2022

In this paper, the explicit compliments within male gender-homogeneous groups are examined in a contrastive way. There are some findings in gender linguistics that notice a low frequency of this speech act in male groups and ascribe certain thematic priorities to them. Although it has been postulated that compliments men exchange have more to do with the evaluation of their performance and authority assertion, [the] male complimenting behavior is also seen as highly ambivalent. The following study examines whether there are certain differences and similarities in the frequency, subject matter, grammatical and phonological design of explicit compliments in [the] groups of males with different cultural backgrounds.
Semantic Anti-Realism in Kant’s Antinomy Chapter
Authors: Willert Kristoffer
Published: December 2022

By considering the semantic footings of the so-called antinomies of pure reason, this article contributes to the debate about whether Kant was committed tosemantic realismoranti-realism. That is, whether verification-transcendent judgements are truth-apt (realism) or not (anti-realism). Against the (empiricist) semantic principle that Strawson, and others, have ascribed to Kant as the “principle of significance,” the bedrock of my article is what I call Kant’sReal Principle of Significance: an extension-based and normative principle stating that a judgement can have no “significance” or “objective validity” (truth-value) without a universally recognizable norm for verifying it. This principle entails semantic anti-realism. I argue that we can extract the principle from the antinomy chapter ofKrV, since in there Kant concludes that judgements of the form “the world as such is x” are without “significance” (lack a truth-value) in virtue of being unverifiable as a matter of principle. I propose that Kant’s reference to some of the antinomical judgements as “false” is not incompatible with this anti-realist reading because he operates with two distinct world-concepts: an illegitimate transcendental realist one and a legitimate transcendental idealist one. In contrast to most anti-realist Kant-interpretations, it is furthermore argued that any satisfactory anti-realist construal of Kant’s view must be compatible with his assertion that the thesis in the third antinomy about freedom “can be true.” That requires a thicker conception of “significance” or “objective validity” than what is often ascribed to Kant, which is encapsulated by theReal Principle of Significance.
Trauma in the Apocryphon of Jeremiah C: Cultural Trauma as Forgetful Remembrance of Divine-Human Relations in Qumran Jeremianic Traditions
Authors: Hogeterp Albert Livinus Augustinus
Published: December 2022

The Qumran Apocryphon of Jeremiah C (4QApocrJer Ca-d; 4Q390) provides reflections on the trauma of devastation, dislocation, and captivity at the time of the Babylonian exile as narrated in the book of Jeremiah. Yet, just as the Damascus Document (CD/4QD), its apocalyptic review of periods goes well beyond the biblical era. This article analyses the narrative discourses of the Apocryphon in comparison with the Damascus Document with the aid of modern theory about cultural trauma, cultural analysis of remembering and forgetting, and recent insights about theodical discourse in the Hebrew Bible. It analyses the recurrent trope of “God hiding his face” in Qumran Jeremianic traditions against broader biblical and early Jewish backgrounds. The article investigates the understanding of reciprocity in human-divine relations and explores how theodicy relates to forgetful remembrance of covenantal relationships. It contends that the Qumran Jeremianic traditions deal with cultural trauma in terms of lament, admonition, theodical discourse, and divisive memory against the historical background of the late Second Temple period, in particular the era of the Maccabean crisis.
Criteria for sample sentences in phraseological dialect dictionaries: a proposal based onGEPHRAS2
Authors: Autelli Erica
Published: December 2022

This article offers a preliminary overview of dialect phraseography, showing that it is still a relatively new field of study. However, as far as Genoese-Italian phraseography is concerned, significant developments have been made in recent years as a result of theGEPHRASandGEPHRAS2projects.

The two projects (P31321 and P 33303-G) have been financed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF and led by E. Autelli. Many thanks to Christina Scharf and Anne Freckleton for proofreading this article.

The second part of this article focuses on sample sentences found in dialect dictionaries, while the third part will briefly explain theGEPHRAS2project. This will be followed by a proposal as to how to create sample sentences for dialect phraseological dictionaries according to the criteria chosen forGEPHRAS2, and how to analyse ancient and modern phrasemes. It will be shown that one cannot always rely on corpora in order to document sample sentences in dictionaries because, for some dialects, open access corpus is not always available. It will also be seen that, in the preparation of sample sentences, it is essential to establish a set of criteria in order to guarantee readability and authenticity, and to offer concrete help to dictionary users.
Proverbial markers and their significance for linguistic proverb definitions: an experimental investigation
Authors: Spellerberg Carla
Published: December 2022

Proverbs are notoriously hard to define, and various approaches to this problem are currently in use in the field of paremiology. The discussion in this paper develops a marker-based proverb definition based on linguistic criteria which is suitable for proverb research in linguistic paremiology. The basis of this definition is empirically supported by the results of an experiment with invented German proverbs containing different types of proverbial markers built on the design described in Arora (1984). The results of the experiment show the importance of proverbial markers for the successful identification of proverbs in discourse, thus allowing the establishment of a first hierarchy of proverbial markers. On a methodological level, the experimental design introduced provides insights into proverb structure and the nature of proverbiality. Furthermore, the results underline the fact that proverbial markers are not optional, but should be an essential aspect of every linguistic proverb definition.
Idioms in Syrian Arabic: a semantic and grammatical approach to the verb
Authors: Ramos Carmen Berlinches
Published: December 2022

This contribution deals with idioms in vernacular Syrian Arabic, focusing on the verbal component, as well as their semantic and grammatical particularities. The corpus of 151 idioms is extracted from seven popular TV series, 91 of these are presented in the paper along with a literal and idiomatic translation. The idiomatic meaning of the most frequently attested verbs is discussed first. This is followed by a grammatical discussion regarding word order, verbal inflection, morphological variation and lexical variation. The paper demonstrates the scarcity of idioms in some of the most important sources of Syrian Arabic. It further reveals grammatical parallels with idioms in other Arabic varieties, as well as in Western languages. The findings provide the field with new data, and will lead to a better understanding of both Arabic idioms in general, and Syrian Arabic in particular.
First record of the Fiddler Crab, Minuca osa from the Eastern Montijo Gulf, Panama
Authors: Lombardo-González Roberto C.
Published: December 2022

Minuca osa had been previously thought to be endemic to Pacific Costa Rica (Golfo Dulce). However, specimens fitting the description were sampled in April 2021 and August 2022 in two sites in the Eastern Montijo Gulf, Panama. Based on the morphological character correspondence between the specimens collected and the original species description, it can be concluded that Minuca osa is also present in the Eastern Montijo Gulf.
Sistema de información geográfica para la planificación de expediciones marinas en el archipiélago Sabana-Camagüey, Cuba
Authors: León-Brito Alder Luis , Bustamante-López Claudia , Dulce-Sotolongo Lisadys Bárbara
Published: December 2022

En Cuba, el archipiélago Sabana-Camagüey es un área donde confluyen intereses conservacionistas y económicos asociados al turismo. El desarrollo intensivo de esta actividad económica en polos específicos como los cayos al norte de Ciego de Ávila, además de los efectos del cambio climático, ha generado múltiples afectaciones a sus ecosistemas marinos. Los estudios, a pesar de ser diversos, han sido aislados y no sistemáticos, motivo que fundamentó el desarrollo de un nuevo monitoreo dirigido por el Centro de Investigaciones de Ecosistemas Costeros, bajo la premisa de elevar la calidad, llenar vacíos de conocimiento, y, a su vez, economizar tiempo y recursos. De este modo, el objetivo de la presente investigación es diseñar un sistema de información geográfica (SIG) para su implementación en la planificación de expediciones marinas en el archipiélago Sabana-Camagüey. De acuerdo con las características del área de estudio y las particularidades del proyecto de investigación se integró una base de datos con información bio-física y de gestión para el desarrollo de aplicaciones con las herramientas de análisis espacial y estadístico, que posibilitó una correcta planificación de las actividades de campo. El plan para esta campaña resultó con 48 sitios idóneos para desarrollar las inmersiones, agrupados en 16 rutas marítimas, basados en condiciones favorables, sinérgicamente analizadas, de distribución y características de hábitats marinos, batimetría, logística, entre otros. La planificación de las expediciones marinas mediante los SIG permitió alcanzar una mayor organización, efectividad, calidad y ahorro de tiempo y recursos.
Rechtliche und wettbewerbspolitische Bewertung des § 32f RefE 11. GWB-Novelle
Authors: Thomas Stefan
Published: December 2022

Der Referentenentwurf zur 11. GWB-Novelle aus dem September 2022 schlägt vor, dem Amt mit § 32f RefE-GWB die Befugnis zu weitreichenden Verfügungen bis hin zur Entflechtung zu geben, um Wettbewerbsstörungen zu beseitigen, die aus Sicht des Amtes bestehen, obwohl die Unternehmen sich rechtstreu verhalten. Im Gegensatz zum bisherigen Prinzip des deutschen und europäischen Kartellrechts sollen diese weitreichenden Befugnisse also nicht von der Feststellung eines Kartellrechtsverstoßes abhängen. Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt auf, dass mit einer solchen Vorschrift ein problematischer Paradigmenwechsel in der deutschen Wettbewerbspolitik einträte. Er zeigt zudem auf, dass die im RefE behauptete Lückenhaftigkeit existierender Marktregeln nicht zutrifft. Ferner weist der Beitrag auf volkswirtschaftliche Gefahren und die Verletzung von EU-Recht und Verfassungsrecht hin. Diese Gesichtspunkte werden in der Begründung des RefE vernachlässigt.
A Modelling Study by Factorial Design on GNSS Positioning
Authors: Ilci Veli , Sisman Yasemin
Published: December 2022

Although researchers have widely studied the analysis and modelling of error sources on Global Navigation Satellite Systems positioning, some of these errors have not been eliminated significantly and only some of the Global Navigation Satellite System’s data are modelled. The present work was undertaken to determine the effect of different variables, namely: season, the number of visible satellites, and dilution of precision on the efficiency of horizontal and vertical CORS (Continuously Operating Reference Stations) positioning. For this aim, the CORS data was collected at 14 different test points during 600 epochs with 1-second intervals. Factorial designs supply an efficient solution to understand the impact of several factors on a response variable. A full factorial design with three factors at two levels was applied for these purposes. According to the results of the full factorial design, all factors significantly affected the response variable. Also, the interaction effects of factors were analysed on the CORS horizontal and vertical positioning. The regression equations were obtained for all situations.
An experimental test for detecting effective reflector height with GPS SNR data
Authors: Tunalioglu Nursu , Altuntas Cemali
Published: December 2022

This study aims to estimate effective reflector heights and height differences using the basic geometrical principle of multipath theory by controlling the signal quality for estimations. The geometry of the reflecting signal allows computing the effective reflector height, which is extracted from where the signal reflects on the ground and arrives at the GPS antenna phase center. To achieve that, an experimental case with two stations was conducted in the snow-free environment and GPS receivers were mounted on reflectors, which allowed to measure daily in-situ reflector heights and artificial decrement variations. The reflections from the roof surface were tracked with the first-Fresnel zones. To validate the estimated reflector heights in a controlled test environment, twelve different combinations within four simulated scenarios as a combination of decrement values have been implemented and accuracy analysis was performed. Here, a vertical shift procedure on reflectors was applied. Meanwhile, the vertical shift amount was tracked in each computation to determine which reflected signal could be able to use for assigning reflector height as effective. Comparisons of the estimated heights and in-situ measurements show congruency with ±1.2 cm to ±8 cm accuracy. The best overall accuracy of the model among the four scenarios is computed as ±2.2 cm. When the vertical shift decrements are considered, the RMSE values are estimated within ±2.92 cm to ±3.96 cm. Although the RMSEs of the differences show a good agreement with estimated reflector heights, it is found that some reflector height estimations are statistically insignificant.
Climatic and hydrological changes in Gaoyou Lake, eastern China over the last millennium, inferred from pollen and grain size records
Authors: Li Shuheng , Guo Wei , Gao Na
Published: December 2022

Numerous lakes formed in the area where the Huai River and the Grand Canal converged during the historical period, and it played a substantial role in the evolution of the regional environment. Gaoyou Lake is a vital detention reservoir in the lower reaches of the Huai River. Variations in hydrology and basin-wide environmental changes were analyzed based on pollen assemblages, grain size data, and lithology from sediment cores collected at Gaoyou Lake. This study focused on variations in the hydrodynamic processes of Gaoyou Lake that were responses to changes in climate, regio- nal hydrological events, and human activity. The high percentages of pollen from terrestrial herbs and results of prin- cipal component analysis suggested that the environment of eastern China was arid from AD 900 to 1300 and that this corresponded to the dry conditions of the Medieval Climate Anomaly. The subsequent period between AD 1300 and 1650 was more humid, as revealed by an increase in aquatic pollen and a decrease in grain size. A rise in xerophytic herb taxa (particularly Artemisia and Chenopodioideae) indicated that the climate became arid again from AD 1650 to 1850, during the Little Ice Age. The modern period (AD 1850 onwards) was characterized by another increase in moisture, as reflected by a decrease in herb pollen and grain sizes. The shifts in the course of the Yellow River in AD 1194 and AD 1855 were recorded by abrupt changes in lithology, sediment characteristics, and the percentages of alien pollen taxa. Intense human impacts were demonstrated by cereal-type pollen and an increase in pollen of other cultivated plants such as Cruciferae and Poaceae. This study provides a foundation for further analysis of the dynamic mechanisms between lake development, climate change, and the effects of significant river changes.
Lack of evidence for Mycoplasma spp. in bulk tank milk of herds located in mid-western Colombia
Authors: Velasco–Bolaños J. , Jaramillo–Jaramillo A. S. , Villa–Arcila N. A. , Dufour S. , Ceballos–Márquez A. , Piepers S.
Published: December 2022

Mycoplasma spp. is reported as a highly contagious mastitis-causing bacteria in dairy cattle, without successful or low response to most common antibiotic treatments due to the lack of cell wall. In Colombia it has been reported in the Central Andean region during 2014. The aim was to estimate the prevalence of Mycoplasma spp. in bulk tank milk using microbiological and molecular diagnosis. A random longitudinal study en­rolling 220 commercial dairy farms located in four provinces of the mid-western region of Colombia from four pasteurizer companies was performed. Bulk tank milk samples were collected once monthly for three months period for determining somatic cell count (SCC) and microbiological and molecular diagnosis of Mycoplasma spp. cultures were done without pre-enrichment procedures directly in mycoplasma agar with cefoperazone to inhibit growth of opportunistic microorganisms, plates were incubated under 37° C and atmosphere of 10% CO2 and inspected during a 10d period. Molecular analysis was done by a multiplex PCR using specific primers targeting the 16S-23S rARN gene of Mycoplasma spp. and from non-pathogenic bacteria occasionally found in milk. LnSCC average of included dairy farms was 6.19 x103 cells/mL, Mycoplasma spp. was not isolated during microbiological cultures, and no DNA belonging to the species was detected by PCR in the 220 bulk tanks milk, with an estimated prevalence lower than 2.3%. This finding shows that there is not microbiological or molecular evidence that demonstrates the presence of the pathogen in the milk from the mid-western region of Colombia at herd level.
Perspectivas de uso sostenible del grillo doméstico tropical (Gryllodes sigillatus) para la alimentación humana en Colombia
Authors: Arévalo Arévalo H. , Vernot D. , Barragán Fonseca K.
Published: December 2022

Para el año 2050 se espera un aumento del 60% al 70% en el consumo de productos de origen animal. Este aumento en el consumo demandará enormes recursos, siendo las fuentes tradicionales de proteína las más costosas, sobreexplotadas y perjudiciales para el ambiente. Explorar nuevas fuentes de proteína animal se convierte en una necesidad para el sector agropecuario. Es por esta razón que la FAO (2009) incluyó el uso de insectos en la alimentación humana y animal como una fuente alternativa de nutrientes desde el 2003 debido a sus características nutricionales y a su bajo impacto ambiental. Una de las especies más promisorias es el grillo doméstico tropical (Gryllodes sigillatus), cuyo potencial como sistema productivo sostenible ha sido demostrado en varios países asiáticos como europeos. El propósito de este artículo es presentar los aspectos asociados al aprovechamiento y producción de la especie G. sigillatus que pueden hacerla sostenible como alimento en Colombia, dando cuenta de las características generales y nutricionales de la especie y las ventajas socioeconómicas y ambientales de la cría de estos grillos y de los insectos en general. Se establece que, aunque existen emprendimientos en el país, es importante continuar con la investigación sobre esta especie en términos de producción a gran escala, así como en términos nutricionales para potenciar el sector económico y mejorar las condiciones materiales de agricultores en el país.
Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2001–2021
Authors: Spencer Merianne , Miniño Arialdi , Warner Margaret
Published: December 2022

This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System to update statistics on deaths from drug overdose in the United States. It shows rates by demographic groups and types of drugs involved, with a focus on changes from 2020 through 2021.
Guided Peri-Implant Autogenous Soft-Tissue Grafting: A Case Report
Authors: Crauste Eleonore , Struillou Xavier , Lanoiselee Edouard , Cloitre Alexandra
Published: December 2022

This case report presents a proof of concept for a guided free gingival graft around a dental implant. A 65-year-old man presented to replace teeth Nos. 30 and 31. Once the osseointegration of the 2 implants placed by guided surgery had been achieved, a free gingival graft was indicated. The surgical planning of this graft was performed using cone-beam computerized tomography and arch digital scanning already used for implant placement. The greater palatine foramen and gutter were radiologically located to protect their arterial content. Two surgical guides were designed, one for the palatal donor site and one for the recipient site. The first one served both as an incision guide and as a postoperative protective plate. The procedure was free of adverse events. At the 1-year recall, the average gain in keratinized tissue width was 2.5 mm. This guided surgery could be used in a patient with insufficient amount of keratinized tissue around a posterior implant. For the first time, this procedure makes it possible to (1) anticipate, (2) accelerate, and (3) secure the surgical intervention. This technique can improve the practitioner's operative comfort and potentially the outcomes of free gingival grafts. Further research and clinical studies are needed to validate this protocol and to assess its long-term impact on peri-implant health.