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The influence of crisis management and management tools on firm performance: Evidence from manufacturing SMEs in Thailand
Authors: Amornwattahcharoenchai Phutthichai , Naipinit Aree
Published: November 2023

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of variables that affect SME crisis management (CRI), management tools (INT), and contingency leadership (SIT) factors. The data was collected from 405 samples of SMEs in the manufacturing sector in Thailand. According to the results, the variables are related, and the model and hypothesis are aligned. Direct influences that affect SMEs' performance are factors for crisis management and management tools. Contingency leadership was an indirect influence and mediator between crisis management on firm performance. Management tools include the McKinsey 7s, the resource-based view, and value chain management. Crisis management factors include preparation, response, and post-situation rehabilitation. Lastly, the contingency of leadership factors must be considered when evaluating firm performance. It consists of traditional leadership, mindfulness leadership, and resilience leadership.
The role of organizational culture on the relationship between employee training and job performance in Jordan
Authors: Almarashdah Manal Ali
Published: November 2023

In this investigation, we looked at how employee training affects how well employees perform on the job as well as whether organizational culture influences this connection in any way or not. 166 workers from Yarmouk College and the Jordanian University of Technology and Sciences made up the sample. The hypotheses were investigated using SmartPLS (PLS4). The outcomes of this study demonstrated that staff training significantly affects workers' ability to do their jobs. Moderation analysis revealed that for people with a greater degree of training perspective, there existed a stronger correlation between employee training and affective job performance among workers. In conclusion, this shows that providing advanced instruction to people will motivate them and that organizations will create an environment which is favorable and will result in an improvement in employee work performance.
Advancements in Image-Guided Navigation for Surgical Procedures
Authors: Tarassoli Dr. Seyedeh Zahra , Bahramiazar Dr. Farough
Published: November 2023

Surgeons may now conduct complex surgeries with more precision, accuracy, and safety thanks to image-guided navigation. This article analyzes how image-guided navigation devices have changed surgical operations. Surgeons now approach procedures differently thanks to the integration of imaging modalities like Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and ultrasound with surgical navigation systems. Surgeons can confidently navigate complex anatomical features and plan surgical paths using these technologies' real-time, three-dimensional anatomy visualization. Image-guided navigation has advanced with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). Augmented Reality (AR) devices improve spatial awareness and reduce errors by superimposing patient-specific anatomical data onto the surgeon's field of view. VR allows surgeons to perform complex surgeries in a virtual environment, increasing their skills and aiding preoperative planning. Another innovation is machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms in image-guided navigation systems. These algorithms evaluate massive volumes of patient data, including medical pictures, surgery plans, and results, to help surgeons make predictions and judgments. Data-driven algorithms in AI-driven navigation systems optimize surgical operations, accuracy, and patient outcomes. Miniaturized and wireless tracking systems provide less invasive image-guided navigation. Electromagnetic and optical monitoring devices allow surgeons to track surgical tools inside the patient's body, providing real-time feedback and instruction. Image-guided navigation is being used in laparoscopic, endoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgeries. Image-guided navigation still faces challenges. The incorporation of diverse imaging modalities, system accuracy, and smooth compatibility with surgical instruments are ongoing research and development. To promote widespread adoption of these technologies, cost-effectiveness, training, and regulations must be addressed. Image-guided navigation has improved surgical visualization, navigation, and decision-making. Augmented reality, virtual reality, machine learning, and tiny tracking have improved surgery and patient outcomes. Image-guided navigation could become common surgery with continued study and improvement in this sector.
Prepared to Teach Using Technology, but Not Prepared to Teach Online: A Case of Early Childhood Pre-service Teachers in the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Meda Lawrence , Mohebi Laila
Published: November 2023

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has affected teacher training institutions across the globe and many of the pre-service teachers had to complete their field experiences online. The purpose of this article is to explore pre-service teachers’ preparedness to teach online, in the early childhood phase using technology. This paper is guided by two critical questions which focused on pre-service teachers’ experiences of conducting their field experience online and preparedness to teach young children using technology. Social Learning Theory was adopted as the theoretical framework for conducting the present study. The study was conducted using a qualitative case study within an interpretive paradigm. Twenty-five pre-service teachers were purposely selected to complete an open-ended questionnaire. Results revealed that pre-service teachers enjoyed online field experience because of its flexibility. In as much as they feel prepared to teach young children using technology on a face-to-face basis, the pre-service teachers paradoxically seem unprepared to teach online classes.
Pronunciation Assessment: Traditional vs Modern Modes
Authors: Babaeian Ali
Published: November 2023

Pronunciation assessment is a crucial component of language teaching and learning. Nonetheless, there seems to be a lack of consensus on the best methods and criteria for evaluating learners’ pronunciation. This review provides an overview of the traditional and modern modes of pronunciation assessment, highlighting their strengths and limitations and their approaches to assessing pronunciation. Traditional modes solely rely on human raters’ judgments and linguistic knowledge and may be encroached upon on various grounds. Modern modes often use artificial intelligence, automatic speech recognition, and complicated programs to measure and score pronunciation features. The review concludes with some implications and future directions for modern modes of pronunciation assessment.
The Ethics of Speaking about Pain: A Dialogue between Azar Nafisi and Henry James
Authors: Khorshidi Sara
Published: November 2023

This article offers some thoughts on the ethical manifold in speaking about others’ stories and pain, where there is an inevitable tension between the need to narrate a traumatic situation and the impossibility of narration. In Reading Lolita in Tehran; A Memoir on Books (2003), Azar Nafisi bears witness to the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and its effect on people’s lives, while keeping a close eye on Henry James’s personal life and works. Facing difficulties in narrating suffering in the said period, Nafisi brings Henry James to the scene not merely because of his position as an author, but because, like herself, his life collapses in the face of, and due to, war in his narrations. This essay is a parallel analysis of speakability and unspeakability, thus staking out the framework within which both Nafisi and James unfold their ethical position in speaking about pain in the “other.”
ʻAbd al-Rahim Talebof’s Promotion of Nationality and National Sociopolitical Reform in Kitab-i Aḥmad (1890–1894)
Authors: Ebrahimian Mojtaba
Published: November 2023

Scholars of Persian literature approach ‘Abd al-Rahim Talebof’s Kitab-i Aḥmad (1890–1894) either as a pedagogical treatise exemplifying his stance on the importance of modern education for Iranian children or as an informative text presenting modern European-style scientific advances and discoveries to Iranians. Moreover, they look at contemporary European intellectuals and intellectual thought informing Talebof’s work, especially Jean Jacques Rousseau’s Émile, ou de L’Éducation (1763). In this way, they overlook the role of the contemporary Iranian intellectual discourse in forming Talebof’s work and thought. This article demonstrates that Talebof wrote his book in conversation with the works of both his eminent Iranian intellectuals and their European counterparts. Building upon the current scholarship, this article argues that in Kitab-i Aḥmad, Talebof, in addition to promoting his educational mission and informative goals, lays out his most developed social philosophy, in particular, his theorization of “nationality” (millīyat) or allegiance to an imagined nation. Talebof espouses the idea that Iranians need to own moral and religious commitment to a national community and posits “nationality” as the essential framework within which modern educational and sociopolitical reforms can be implemented.
Another Avant-Garde: Rethinking Tondar Kia’s Approach to Poetic Expression in a Transnational Context
Authors: Sonboldel Farshad
Published: November 2023

This article explores the concept of avant-garde artistic expression and argues that it should be regarded as a transcultural phenomenon that surpasses geographical boundaries. It emphasizes the importance of adopting a transnational perspective to fully grasp the intricate interactions between diverse avant-garde movements across cultures and regions. To illustrate this point, the article focuses on the Iranian avant-garde poet Tondar Kia, challenging the perception that his work is merely a replication of Western movements. Instead, it proposes that a transnational lens enables a more comprehensive understanding of the distinctive contributions made by Iranian avant-garde poets to the global avant-garde movement. The article extensively examines Kia’s work within the local context of Persian literary evolution while also shedding light on the transnational aspects present in his compositions. It highlights Kia’s critique of established aesthetic norms, particularly the notion of organic unity, and explores his innovative approaches to rhythm, tone, and polyphony in Persian poetry.
Self-Mockeries of a Mullah: An Overview of the Humorous Autobiography of Āqā Najafī Qūchānī (1878–1944)
Authors: Farjami Mahmud
Published: November 2023

This article deals with Siyāḥat-i Sharq, a remarkable self-satirizing autobiography of an Iranian mullah (clergy) called Āqā Najafī Qūchānī (1878–1944). By offering a close reading of Siyāḥat-i Sharq, this article sheds light on “autobiography” as a very rare genre among Muslim clergies and high-ranked Shiʿa ulema. This article also focuses on the techniques of humor used by Āqā Najafī in his autobiography, among which “self-mockery” is the most notable.
Learning from Another Religion: Some Methodological Reflections
Authors: Min Anselm
Published: November 2023

What does it really mean to learn from another religion? What exactly does it involve or take to do so? Is “theology without walls” possible in the sense of a theology willing to learn from any source without regard for confessional boundaries, or is theology locked up within the walls of a confession? If learning from another religion or confession is possible, how does such learning affect one’s own religion or confession? This essay presents eight methodological theses that spell out the conditions under which interreligious learning can become compelling and fruitful. Drawn from a lifelong career of theological and religious scholarship and practice, these theses build on both scholarship from Western philosophy and religious studies as well as East Asian cultural and religious traditions.
Hermeneutics of the “Fourth Teaching”: Two Chinese Scholars on Christianity and Ruism in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
Authors: Ciccotti Jesse
Published: November 2023

This paper examines the works of two twentieth and twenty-first century Protestant Chinese Christians, Wú Léichuān and Shí Héngtán, probing their hermeneutics for similarities to the way Buddhism entered into Chinese culture that might suggest a possibility of Christianity becoming a “fourth teaching,” alongside Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. A theological framework first described by Christian historian Andrew Walls, which he calls the “Ephesians Moment,” will be used to evaluate the hermeneutical choices made by Wú and Shí.
Susy Clemens: The Final Years
Authors: Morris Linda A.
Published: November 2023

This article focuses on the final six years of Susy Clemens’s life, from the time she was admitted to Bryn Mawr College at the age of eighteen to her final days in Hartford, Connecticut, where she died unexpectedly of spinal meningitis while preparing to rejoin her parents in Europe. The article examines her romantic relationship with fellow student Louis Brownell and the effects of their separation on Susy when the Clemens family moved to Europe to cut back on their living expenses. It explores her struggles to make the transition from girlhood to young adulthood, including her engagement with Mind Cure in her determination to improve herself. Throughout, the article draws on letters from Susy to Louise, to her sister Clara, and to her mother, Livy, and it features letters from Livy expressing her ongoing concerns for her daughter’s well-being.
“Only Dead Men Can Tell the Truth in This World”: The Growth of Mark Twain’s Anger
Authors: McNamara Megan
Published: November 2023

As the writer known as Mark Twain neared the end of his life and career, the changing circumstances of the nation caused his criticism to sharpen and move from somewhat covert to brutally overt. The ways in which American nationalism and false piety were becoming ever more entwined seemed to have led to an increased infusion of anger within his satire. In the last decade of his life, his satire of American exceptionalism grew sharper with the “The War Prayer” and “To the Person Sitting in Darkness.” The latter, originally an essay published in the North American Review in February 1901 satirizing imperialism, religion, and the myth of American innocence, was published just a month after the writer had been appointed the vice-president of the Anti-Imperialist League of New York. His disappointment, to put it mildly, at the American involvement in the Philippines and China has been well documented, but in these pieces Mark Twain attacks the Christian missionary zeal that is used as a cover for capitalism and imperialism abroad. Through his scathing response to Reverend William Scott Ament, the article instantiates his growth, with some of his most scathing and direct criticism of the missionary project and its connections with imperialist capitalism. With his latest works, Mark Twain suggests that if only Americans were able to unlearn their inherited mythologies, they might be able to avoid the most atrocious outcroppings of patriotism and Christianity.
Why I Still Teach Mark Twain in the Twenty-first-Century Indian Classroom
Authors: Sharma Seema
Published: November 2023

This article explores my journey of teaching Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to first-year undergraduate students in a Mumbai college. It outlines the pedagogical strategies and resources employed to make the text relevant in a “decolonized” classroom environment. It also retraces the path of discovery that Twain’s voice reverberates not only with the present-day U.S. concerns, but also that Indian students can relate to his writings on race, imperialism, social justice, and empathy in their own cultural context.
Alarcón’s Notion of Universalization in Lost City Radio
Authors: Febles Carmen Gabriela
Published: November 2023

In his debut novel, Lost City Radio (2007), Daniel Alarcón combines his passions for narrative, journalism, radio, and the city of Lima into a story arch that at once teaches and transcends modern Peruvian history. The novelist has used the word “universalization” in defining the theoretical underpinning of his novel, a theory he enacts in subsequent creative endeavors, which include the founding and production of two narrative journalistic podcasts that speak to and about a broad “regional” community that identifies with “América Latina” as a transnational, transcultural, translingual community. This essay explores Alarcón’s articulation and deployment of the concept of universalization as a transbordering strategy in Lost City Radio, and examines the enactment of transbordering as a guiding ethos in his multifaceted scholarly production to date.
Comunalización del territorio versus ciudadanxs como consumidorxs-clientes: gestión y producción de un “común urbano real” en Talca.
Authors: Marambio-Tapia Alejandro
Published: November 2023

En este artículo presentamos una evaluación de la experiencia del Territorio 5, una instancia de gestión colectiva del territorio urbano interbarrios de la ciudad de Talca y que implicó la unión de diversas unidades vecinales, quienes, en conjunto con la academia y la sociedad civil, produjeron un diagnóstico y un modelo de gestión gobernanza que permitió una nueva forma de relacionarse con la institucionalidad del Estado y del Mercado. Se abordó a través de la recolección de información documental, producida durante y después de la implementación de la iniciativa; y la realización de entrevistas con informantes claves que participaron y participan de la experiencia. Por medio de sus observaciones y narrativas, podemos reconocer la constitución de Territorio 5 como un común territorial, y en su análisis recorremos su organización, sus hitos materiales y simbólicos y su aporte a la cohesión, y como a través de ello, tiene la capacidad de producir otros bienes comunes. Destacamos el proceso de transformación de formas de entender la ciudadanía y la participación desde racionalidades clientelares y clientelistas hacia lógicas más colectivas. El repaso de esta experiencia invita a pensar las innovaciones territoriales desde la superación de la institucionalidad vecinal-territorial vigente, desde la perspectiva de producción del territorio y desde la gestión de los comunes como una forma de potenciar la cohesión social y contra-agenciar las estructuras que tienden a producir subjetividades atomizadas y dispersas.
Paralisia supranuclear progressiva (síndrome de Steele-Richardson-Olszewski): relato de caso
Authors: Bernardes Giovana , Lopes Soares Laryssa , Gomes dos Reis Alisson Lucas , Freire dos Santos Maria Eduarda , Gonçalves Vasconcelos Roanne Yasmin , Rodrigues Cleveland Thiago , Menezes Carlos Alberto
Published: November 2023

Introdução - A paralisia supranuclear progressiva é uma doença neurodegenerativa rara, com etiologia ainda desconhecida, que diminui progressivamente a qualidade de vida, marcada por disfunções oculomotoras, instabilidade postural, acinesia e disfunção cognitiva. Método - Análise de prontuário e revisão de literatura. Descrição do caso - Homem, 76 anos, iniciou quadro de dificuldade locomotora e quedas da própria altura, com piora gradual, incluindo congelamento da marcha, insônia e disfunção cognitiva progressiva. A terapêutica inicial com levodopa não foi efetiva, mas após o reajuste da dose e a associação com amantadina, amitriptilina e acompanhamento multiprofissional houve melhora do quadro apresentado. Conclusão - A paralisia supranuclear progressiva é um parkinsonismo atípico de difícil diagnóstico, com apresentação clínica variável e exames de imagem com características singulares, como no caso relatado.
Efeitos da terapia espelho no membro superior parético em pacientes crônicos com Acidente Vascular Cerebral
Authors: Melo Maia Gabriel , Gomes Magalhães Ana Clara , De Matos Martins Rodrigo , Fernandes Duarte Maria Rita , Da Silva Júnior José Alexandre
Published: November 2023

O Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC), é uma disfunção neurológica de origem vascular caracterizada pelo súbito desenvolvimento de sinais e sintomas, levando a incapacidades funcionais como a perda de função nos membros superiores. A terapia espelho, por sua vez, é um método que utiliza o feedback visual para estimular a plasticidade neuronal e a reorganização cortical. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar os efeitos da terapia espelho no membro superior parético de pacientes com AVC na fase crônica, por meio de um protocolo específico utilizando atividades funcionais orientadas à tarefa. Trata-se de um estudo transversal de caráter explicativo, com abordagem quantitativa, experimental e cego simples, onde nove pacientes foram submetidos a um protocolo específico de terapia espelho. No estudo foi observado que houve melhora significativa da função motora do membro superior (p=0,04) e da amplitude de movimento, principalmente para flexão de ombro (p<0,05), abdução de ombro (p<0,01) e flexão e extensão de cotovelo (<0,001). Concluiu-se que a terapia espelho demonstrou ser uma intervenção promissora na reabilitação do membro superior parético em pacientes pós-AVC.
THE TRACE OF THE GREAT EMPIRE: A SCULPTURE OF THE ANCIENT TURKIC ERA FROM THE TOBOL RIVER REGION (NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN)
Authors: Хасенова Б.М. , Джумабекова Г.С. , Базарбаева Г.А.
Published: November 2023

В статье впервые в научный оборот вводится изваяние VII—VIII вв. из Северного Казахстана. Выполнены описание и атрибуция находки. Изваяние представляет собой статную фигуру сидящего мужчины. Подобные объекты довольно редки для данного региона; вместе с тем, они выступают маркёрами ареала Западно-Тюрского каганата. Новая находка пополняет фонд этого вида археологических источников, позволяющих дополнить объективную картину культурно-исторических процессов в степном поясе Евразии в эпоху ранних тюркских государств. Учитывая малочисленность памятников древнетюркского периода в регионе, обусловленную, среди прочего, освоением земель под сельскохозяйственные нужды, каждая находка изваяния приобретает особое значение.

A new find of stone sculpture of the ancient Turkic times (7th — 8thcentury) from Northern Kazakhstan is published, and the description and attribution of the find are given. The statue represents a stately figure of a sitting man. Such statues are quite rare in the Tobol River region; at the same time, they are markers of the area of the Western Turkic Khaganate. Hence, the sample of this kind of archaeological record is gradually replenished with finds, which enables reconstruction of a picture of cultural and historical processes in the steppe belt of Eurasiain the times of the early Turkic states. Taking into account the small number of findspots and sites of the ancient Turkic period in the region, which is due, among other things, to the agricultural development of land, each find of stone sculpture is of particular importance.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE LOCALIZATION OF THE BILISTAN FORTRESS
Authors: Гаджиев М.С. , Сайпудинов М.Ш. , Саидов В.А. , Магомедов Ю.А.
Published: November 2023

В статье рассматривается вопрос локализации крепости Билистан, которую по данным авторитетного арабского историка Ибн А’сама ал-Куфи (ум. 926) осаждали арабские войска во главе с наместником Арминийи Марваном ибн Мухаммадом в 738 г., в период завоевательных кампаний на Восточном Кавказе, и в которой укрывался царь лакзов Арбис ибн Басбас. Согласно информации, приведённой в «Китаб ал-футух» Ибн А’сама ал-Куфи, это укреплённое поселение располагалось в «стране лакзов» в среднем течении реки Самур. В 2019 г. одним из авторов этой статьи на основе лингво-этимологического и топонимического анализа была предложена гипотеза, согласно которой этот исторически засвидетельствованный пункт мог находиться на среднем течении р. Самур, в зоне расположения современного сел. Куйсун. Выявленное здесь в 2023 г. городище с укреплённой цитаделью, а также полученный там керамический комплекс позволяют датировать этот археологический объект VI—VIII вв. Существуют веские аргументы для локализации крепости Билистан на месте городища Куйсун.

The article deals with the localization of the Bilistan fortress, which, according to the authoritative Arab historian Ibn A’tham al-Kufi (d. 926), was besieged by Arab troops led by the governor of Arminiyya Marwan ibn Muhammad in 120 AH / 738 CE during the conquest campaigns in the East Caucasus and in which the king of Lakz Arbis ibn Basbas took refuge. According to al-Kufi’s Kitāb al-futūḥ (The Book of Conquests), this fortified settlement was located in the Land of Lakzin the middle reaches of the Samur River. In 2019, a hypothesis based on a linguistic-etymological and toponymic analysis was proposed by one of the authors of this article, according to which this historically attested site could be located in the middle reaches of the Samur River, in the area of the modern-day village of Kuysun. Discovered here in 2023, a settlement with a fortified citadel as well as the ceramic material collected there enable the dating of the site to the 6th — 8th century. Hence, there is a strong argument for localizing the Bilistan fortress exactly where the recently discovered Kuysun settlement is situated.
МОНЕТЫ ЯГЕЛЛОНОВ ИЗ БОЛГАРСКИХ ЗЕМЕЛЬ
Authors: Mitev N.O.
Published: November 2023

At the end of the 14th century, a new actor appeared on the European scene, the Jagiellonian dynasty, which for two centuries played an important role in the political life of Central and Eastern Europe. The Jagiellons also was connected with the Balkans. Here, the coins of the Jagiellonian rulers, from the progenitor Władysław Jagiełło to the last representative Zygmunt II (including those who were on the Hungarian throne), which were found in present-day Bulgaria, are examined. Both individual finds and those found in the hoards have been analyzed. Compared to the issues of Władysław Warneńczyk, the coins of the other rulers are less common, which seems logical, given the specificity and the difficulty of the period; but in the 16th century, and more specifically around the middle of the century, the number of specimens began to increase. The cultural record like this is a good proof of the contacts between the Bulgarian lands and the nations of Central Europeduring this period. The article provides a basis we can stand upon in future research on the matter, since the sample of Jagiellonian coin finds in this geographical area is expected to increase.

В конце XIV в. на европейской сцене появилось новое действующее лицо — династия Ягеллонов, игравшая на протяжении двух столетий важную роль в политической жизни Центральной и Восточной Европы. Ягеллоны были связаны и с Балканами. В статье рассматриваются монеты правителей Ягеллонов, от прародителя Владислава Ягайло до последнего представителя Сигизмунда II (включая королей, бывших на венгерском престоле), которые встречаются на современных болгарских землях. Проанализированы как единичные находки, так и клады. По сравнению с выпусками Владислава Варненчика, монеты других правителей встречаются реже. Это логично, учитывая специфику и сложность периода, но в XVI в., а особенно в его середине, выборка нарастает. Нумизматические памятники служат верным доказательством контактов болгарских земель со странами Центральной Европы в XIV—XVI вв. Статья является основой для будущих исследований по этому вопросу, поскольку в этом географическом районе можно ожидать новых находок монет Ягеллонов.
ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BURIAL OF HUMAN REMAINS IN HERMONASSA
Authors: Ильина Т.А. , Свиркина Н.Г. , Веселкова Д.В.
Published: November 2023

В процессе исследования горизонта третьей четверти III в. в северной части Гермонассы обнаружены свидетельства пожаров и разрушений, а также хозяйственные ямы с человеческими костными останками разной комплектности. Последние характеризуются половозрастной вариабельностью. Часть останков принадлежит мирному населению, погибшему во время вооружённого конфликта; признаки обезглавливания и скальпирования могут рассматриваться как маркёр, идентифицирующий нападавших. Контекст обнаружения останков указывает на то, что хозяйственные ямы использовались для санитарных захоронений. Через короткий промежуток времени после нападения мирная жизнь на городище возобновилась.

Traces of fires and demolition in the northern part of Hermonassa were traced as a result of the study of the strata dating back to the third quarter of the 3rd century. Human remains of various completeness were found in the pits. Sex and age variability of the buried indicates a civilian population killed during the armed conflict, while decapitation and scalping marks can be considered as a marker that identifies the attackers. The pits were used as hygienic burials. Peaceful life in the settlement resumed in a short period of time after the attack.
РАСПРОСТРАНЕНИЕ ХАЛКИДОНИЗМА В TАЙКЕ И ЕГО ВЛИЯНИЕ НА ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ ИСТОРИКО-КУЛЬТУРНОЙ СРЕДЫ
Authors: Akopov Arkadi , Nazaryan Liana , Nahatakyan Davit , Hayrapetyan Armen , Muradyan Hakob , Matikyan Hasmik
Published: November 2023

In 451, after the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, Chalcedonism spread in Armenia, especially in Tayk. With its spread, Georgian penetrated there having an impact on the historic and cultural life and the ethnic image of the region. A part of the Armenians, breaking away from the Armenian Church, became Georgian-speaking. The study aims to analyze the process and the ethno-religious environment resulted from the impact of the new confession. In Tayk, a bishop’s seat was founded as early as the 4th century by Gregory the Illuminator, and it continued to be a diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which is testified by the fact that the names of the bishops of Tayk have been remembered at church meetings etc. until the 9th — 10thcenturies. Chalcedonism and Georgian writing and literature rooted in the region as late as the 9th — 10th centuries, when the Bagratunis, the local ruling elite, accepted the Chalcedonian confession. As a result, the population of Tayk and their rulers were called ‘Georgians’ or ‘Iberians’ in both Armenian and foreign records. In Tayk, even church ceremonies were performed in Georgian, though Armenian was also used.

После Четвёртого Вселенского Халкидонского собора в 451 г. халкидонизм стал распространяться в Армении, особенно в её провинции Тайк. С распространением халкидонизма туда внедрился грузинский язык, что оказало значительное влияние на историко-культурную жизнь и этнический облик региона. Часть армянского населения, постепенно отдаляясь от Армянской церкви, стала грузиноязычной. Цель статьи — изучить процесс распространения халкидонизма в Тайке и образовавшуюся в результате этого новую этнорелигиозную среду, проанализировать влияние нового вероисповедания на историко-культурную среду. В Тайке, где епископский престол еще в IV в. был основан Григорием Просветителем, до IX—X вв. продолжала оставаться епархия Армянской Апостольской церкви, свидетельством чего являются имена епископов Тайка, упоминаемых на церковных собраниях и в других случаях. Только в IX—X вв., когда местная правящая элита — Багратуни — приняла халкидонскую религию, в регионе укоренились халкидонизм, грузинская письменность и литература. В результате смены вероисповедания в армянских и зарубежных источниках население и правители Тайка стали также именоваться «грузинами» или «иберами». В Тайке и соседнем Кхарджке даже церковные обряды проводились на грузинском языке, хотя использовался и армянский.
OSSETIAN GRAFFITI ON THE BUILDINGS IN UPPER BIG LIAKHVA BASIN
Authors: Яценко С.А. , Сланов А.А. , Хутинаев А.Х.
Published: November 2023

Экспедиция 2023 г. в один из районов Южной Осетии изучала граффити в 20 основных селениях 6 соседних ущелий. В основном они размещались на башнях фамилий или патронимий. Особенно интересны 3 башни двух соседних селений в Ермане, (на которых граффити, включая 4—5 тамг, были на каждом углу или стене). Они были фамильными башнями-святилищами. В этих селениях тамги были на всех сохранившихся башнях. Тамги продолжали активно использоваться и после падения монархии в России. Чаще всего граффити-тамги использовали мигранты из северного Куртатинского общества. Рассмотрены особенности размещения на зданиях основных образов местных граффити, которые заметно различаются. Существовала частичная преемственность мест нанесения и круга образов граффити от древних сарматов и средневековых аланов.

The expedition in 2023 studied graffiti in one of the regions of South Ossetia, in 20 main villages of 6 neighboring gorges. Usually, they were placed on the clan / linige towers. 3 towers of two neighboring villages in Erman (on which graffiti including 4—5 tamga-signs were on each corner or wall) were the particularly interesting. They were the family sanctuaries. In these villages the tamgas were on all the surviving towers. The tamgas continued to be actively used after the fall of the monarchy in Russia. Most often, graffiti-tamgas were used by migrants from the northern Kurtaty Community. The features of placement on buildings of the main images of local graffiti, which differ markedly, are considered. There was a partial continuity of the places of application and the range of graffiti images from the ancient Sarmatians and medieval Alans.
РАННЕВИЗАНТИЙСКИЕ «МЕДАЛЬОННЫЕ» КАПИТЕЛИ НА СВЯТОЙ ЗЕМЛЕ: ИХ КОНТЕКСТ, СТИЛИСТИЧЕСКАЯ ЭВОЛЮЦИЯ И ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ РАСПРОСТРАНЕНИЕ
Authors: Tarkhanova S.
Published: November 2023

In this paper, twelve marble “medallion” capitals of the Holy Land are collected together, stylistically analyzed, and dated for the first time. For a better understanding of their geographical distribution, the places of recovery were marked on the map. In the recent article of C. Barsanti (2017), only 40 capitals of this type were collected throughout the whole Mediterranean region, so the number of local artifacts is rather considerable. None of the local capitals was revealed in situ but only in secondary use in the Early Islamic context or scattered at the sites. In all cases, Early-Byzantine churches dated to the 5th — 6th centuries CE were located in close vicinity. The paper consistently provides them as apparent sources from which the capitals might be hypothetically generated. Stylistic analysis showed the process of order alteration: the recognizable morphological basis of the type was followed (though not strictly) in all specimens. At the same time, ancillary details might vary considerably from one capital to the other. This process implies gradual order decline moves from more complete and detailed to more laconic variations of the “medallion” type.

В данной работе собраны вместе, стилистически проанализированы и впервые датированы двенадцать мраморных «медальонных» капителей Святой Земли. Для лучшего понимания их географического распространения места обнаружения были отмечены на карте. В недавней статье К. Барсанти (2017) по всему Средиземноморью было собрано всего 40 капителей этого типа, так что количество местных артефактов довольно значимо. Ни одна из местных капителей не была обнаружена in situ. Все они находились во вторичном использовании в раннеисламском контексте или были разбросаны на поверхности земли вне археологического контекста. Но во всех случаях в непосредственной близости располагались ранневизантийские храмы V—VI вв. н.э. В статье они последовательно представлены как источники, из которых гипотетически могли происходить капители. Стилистический анализ показывает процесс развития ордера: узнаваемая морфологическая основа типа соблюдается (хотя и не строго) во всех экземплярах. В то же время вспомогательные детали могут значительно отличаться от одной капители к другой. Этот процесс "развития" подразумевал постепенный упадок ордерного канона и переход от более детализированных к более лаконичным вариантам капителей «медальонного типа».
BRONZE AGE GRAVES FROM THE BARROWS OF THE ‘PLAVNI’ GROUP NEAR THE VILLAGE OF GLINOYE ON THE LEFT BANK OF THE LOWER DNIESTER
Authors: Лысенко С.Д. , Разумов С.Н. , Синика В.С. , Тельнов Н.П.
Published: November 2023

Публикация посвящена материалам эпохи поздней бронзы, обнаруженным в курганах группы «Плавни» у с. Глиное Слободзейского района, расположенных в бассейне р. Красная на левобережье Нижнего Днестра. В двух курганах было зафиксировано 18 погребений позднего бронзового века. Исследованные погребальные комплексы могут быть отнесены к днепро-прутской бабинской, сабатиновской и белозёрской культурам. Представленные материалы позволяют говорить о преемственности погребальных традиций в регионе на протяжении всей эпохи поздней бронзы. Среди находок наибольший интерес представляют шайбовидные бусины, изготовленные из позвонков крупных рыб и происходящие из погребения сабатиновского времени.

The paper deals with the materials of the Late Bronze Age found in the barrows of the group “Plavni” near the Glinoe village, Slobodzeya district, located in the Krasnaya River basin on the left bank of the Lower Dniester. 18 graves of the Late Bronze Age were discovered in 2 mounds. The investigated burials can be attributed to the Dnieper-Prut Babino culture, Sabatinovka culture and Belozerka culture. The presented materials allow us to speak about the continuity of funerary traditions in the region throughout the Late Bronze Age. Puck-shaped beads made from vertebrae of large fish from a grave of the Sabatinoka time are the most interesting among the finds.
ROMAN AND EARLY BYZANTINE BULLAE WITH BUSTS OF RULERS ON BOTH SIDES AS SOURCE OF HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Authors: Чореф М.М.
Published: November 2023

В поле нашего зрения оказались две вислые печати, общепринятая атрибуция которых до настоящего времени не выработана. На аверсе и реверсе первой из них, явно античной, римской, причём анэпиграфной, оттиснуты высокохудожественные, рельефные и реалистично исполненные бюсты императоров с короткой и с длинной бородами, увенчанных лавровыми венками. Полагаем, что речь должна идти о Каракалле и о Септимии Севере. На обеих сторонах второй печати также размещены портреты римских государей (судим по тому, что они облачены в кирасы и в военные плащи, а их головы увенчаны диадемами). Изображения исполнены в стиле иконообразно-репрезентативного официального портрета, популярного в Римской империи со времён Константина I. Атрибуцию второго артефакта облегчает то обстоятельство, что на его аверсе и реверсе сохранились остатки легенд, в которых можно восстановить имена «Юлиан» и «Прокопий». Полагаем, что первая печать была оттиснута при Каракалле, а вторая — при Прокопии. Мы наблюдаем явные свидетельства апеллирования правящих императоров к авторитету предков.

There are two hanging seals in our field of vision, the generally accepted attribution of which has not yet been developed. Both on the obverse and the reverse of the unepigraphic seal of Roman origin, highly artistic, embossed and realistically executed busts are imprinted depicting bearded emperors crowned with laurel wreaths; the short-bearded one is most likely Caracalla, while the long-bearded one is presumably Septimius Severus. The portraits on both sides of the second seal seem to depict another pair of Roman sovereigns, since they are represented wearing cuirasses and military cloaks and diadems. To render the images, the official style of iconic representation was used, which was popular in the Roman Empire since the time of Constantine I. The attribution of the second seal is also facilitated by the fact that on its obverse and reverse, remains of the legends have been observed, wherein it is possible to restore the names “Julian” and “Procopius”. The conclusion is that the first seal was stamped under Caracalla and the second one under Procopius; here is the clear evidence of reigning emperors appealing to the authority of their ancestors.
УТЕРЯННЫЙ КЛАД РИМСКИХ МОНЕТ, ПРЕДПОЛОЖИТЕЛЬНО НАЙДЕННЫЙ В СЕВЕРНОЙ БОЛГАРИИ
Authors: Filipova S.S.
Published: November 2023

The object of the study is a coin hoard that probably belonged to a Bulgarian collector. The hoard was identified before the Law on Cultural Heritage came into force and there is no exact information about both its whereabouts and discovery. There are some reasons to believe that the hoard was found in Northern Bulgaria. The idea of its composition is only based on photos; the measurements and weights of the coins are not available. One hundred and twelve silver coins of the period 175—243 CE were deposited, specifically 111 denarii and one antoninian. One cannot be sure of the accuracy of the available information about the actual amount of the hoard. However, the coin complex deserves publication, since it enables the clarification of our understanding of the composition of monetary circulation in Northern Bulgaria in the 3rd quarter of the 2nd — in the 1st half of the 3rd century.

Объектом исследования является клад монет, принадлежавший, вероятно, болгарскому коллекционеру. Точные данные о месте его обнаружения отсутствуют; есть основания полагать, что он найден в Северной Болгарии. Клад был идентифицирован до вступления в силу Закона о культурном наследии, и в настоящее время его судьба неизвестна. Сведения о составе клада основаны только на фотоматериалах, метрические и весовые данные монет отсутствуют. В него попало 112 серебряных монет периода 175—243 гг., а точнее — 111 денариев и 1 антониниан. Мы не можем быть уверены в точности имеющейся информации о первоначальном составе и количестве монет клада. В любом случае, этот монетный комплекс заслуживает публикации, т. к. сведения об отложившихся в нём монетах позволяют уточнить наши представления о составе денежного обращения в Северной Болгарии в третьей четверти II — первой половине III в.
The Paradoxes of Wilfred Bion’S Convivial Union (♀♂) with Regard to Complex Thought
Authors: Lenti Gabriele
Published: November 2023

This work deals with the relationship between psychoanalysis and complexity theory, an epistemiological horizon which has been developing in the last few decades. The author believes that the required theoretical component should be found in the study of the logic underlying the psychoanalytic field of study. In this way the non-linear, autopoietic and hologrammatic concepts of the analytic field, which must be considered to fully understand the real nature of the studied phenomena, can be identified. Psychoanalysis can thus contribute to the theory of complexity suggesting new meaningful developments. Psychoanalysis and complexity can thus enter into a convivial relationship which fuels both disciplines.
Sensory Behaviour Therapy
Authors: A James
Published: November 2023

Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is an evidence-based treatment for autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).1 Licensure of ABA practitioners is now compulsory in most states in the U.S. and this year, the UK, and Canada also followed suit by further regulating and standardizing the practice of ABA. Many other countries (e.g., Australia, and Sri Lanka) have recently formed professional bodies, which certify professionals in the field of ABA.
Pressure Injury Through Non-Invasive Ventilation Interface: Cohort Study
Authors: Abreu Lara
Published: November 2023

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a therapeutic option that has been widely used in the treatment of acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients in recent decades. Pressure injuries (PI) of the face are one of the most frequent complications associated with the practice of NIV.
The Relationship between Sport and Health
Authors: J Zhang
Published: November 2023

Chronic diseases like hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes type II and osteoporosis became more and more frequent as we can live longer now. These diseases, the so-called diseases of the wealthy and powerful, would make one same as the disabled to live, can’t enjoy a quality life anymore. Currently, we have no way to cure these diseases; however, there is correlation between one’s physical activity and the incidence of such diseases. By investigating studies about physical activity and fitness, it was found that habitual aerobic physical exercising can remarkably improve people’s cardiopulmonary functions, maximal oxygen uptake, capillary density, endurance, and increased sensitivity to insulin of muscle, and the strength training can also effectively improve the muscle strength of old people, people with habitual physical exercise have lower morbidity and mortality in CHD, as well as lower incidence of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes type II, osteoporosis, and many other diseases. Combined with personal experience in habitual physical exercise, the increased dopamine which can improve one’s mood, the modified functions of blood supply and aerobic respiration ability, and even enhanced working memory therefrom can effectively make one happier, healthier and less likely to get chronic diseases like hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes type II and osteoporosis, one can get over-recovery by enough rest and adequate nutrients ingestion after exercising since one’s dopamine was increased.
Gut Microbiome to Health and its Relationship with Chronic Diseases
Authors: J Zhang
Published: November 2023

In recent years, gut microbiome is thought also important to one’s nutrition and health, same as any organ in human body. How and why the gut microbiome comes and is beneficial to human body, are results of living rules of the nature. Only a microorganism that is beneficial to the human body can grow better since it allows the body to live better and be healthier, and the human body must promote its growth to benefit itself; therefore, there is an advantage for a beneficial microorganism compared with a harmful microorganism to grow in the gut, and a beneficial microorganism can sterilize a harmful one by contending for resources to live and reproduce in the gut and form a barrier that can prevent other microorganism to live by itself. Gut microbiome mainly distributes in colon and cecum, and can produce a lot of nutritional materials by fermenting the indigestible dietary residues from prior digestive organs which are important to human health, and can also help one to be immune to other harmful microorganism’s invasion due to its effects which make it win harmful microorganism to live and reproduce in the gut.