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X-ray dose limitation in dentistry. Narrative review
Authors: Mejias Valentina , Morales Catalina , Hidalgo Alejandro , Barba Lucía
Published: December 2021

En odontología el uso de radiografías es frecuente, éstas se obtienen con rayos X, que son un tipo de radiación ionizante. Debido a que la exposición de estos rayos X sin control puede causar efectos biológicos adversos en el organismo del ser humano, es necesario aplicar principios de protección radiológica tanto para el paciente como para el operador. En el caso del operador el principio de protección radiológica que aplica es limitación de dosis. No existe literatura reciente que consolide los aspectos relacionados con el principio de limitación de dosis en odontología. La presente revisión narrativa agrupa la información relacionada al principio de limitación de dosis de radiación ionizante, enfocado en el personal ocupacionalmente expuesto y su aplicación en radiología dental.
Factors Affecting Blood Pressure Control in Hypertension Patients and Their Social Adaptation
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Merve Betül , ARSLAN İsmail , ŞENGÜLEROĞLU Nuri , FİDANCI İzzet , YENGİL TACİ Duygu , TEKİN Oğuz
Published: December 2021

Aim: In this research, we aimed to analyze the factors affecting the control of blood pressure and social adaptation in hypertensive patients.
Material and Method: Our study was conducted with 100 hypertensive patients in Ankara Training and Research Hospital Family Medicine Polyclinics between December 2015 and March 2016. Five-day blood pressure follow-up, socio-demographic characteristics and "Fatih Social Tendencies Scale" questionnaire data of the patients were recorded. 5-day blood pressure follow-up of the patients was performed.
Results: In our research, physical activity, regular exercise, being on diet, smoking, regular doctor check, medication compliance, marital status, years of education, regular book reading, working status and monthly income were found to be effective in blood pressure control. “Social Adaptation”, “Avoidance of Substance”, “Avoidance of Violence”, “Family Status” and “Economic Status” among social tendency factors were found to be better in patients with blood pressure under control.
Conclusion: In blood pressure follow-up, the lifestyle characteristics of the patient should be questioned and taken into consideration. Questioning psychological factors such as social adaptation and providing support through the provision of necessary information and education to the patient will make a great contribution to the patients in terms of blood pressure control.
Determination of Radiography Requirement with Physical Examination in Elbow Trauma
Authors: GÜNAYDIN Mücahit , ÖZER Vildan , KARACA Yunus , AYGUN Ali , TATLI Özgür , CANSU Ayşegül , GÜNDÜZ Abdulkadir
Published: December 2021

Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the presence of fracture and to determine radiography requirements through results obtained by evaluating the physical examination findings in elbow injury.
Material and Methods: This was a single center prospective study. All patients were evaluated in terms of trauma mechanism, inspection findings, presence of pain at palpation, pain with active movement, circulatory examination and loss of sensation. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value (NPV) were determined for each sign and each examination finding.
Results: The study was performed with 47 patients. Fracture was determined in 10 patients (21.2%). Presence of pain at the elbow extansion, forearm supination (FS), medial epicondyle (ME) palpation and forearm pronation tests exhibited high sensitivity (100%, 100%, 90%, and 80%, respectively) and high NPV (100%, 95%, 96.4%, and 91%, respectively) for elbow fracture. These four tests produced significant p values (0.088, 0.012, 0.001, and 0.079, respectively) in elbow fractures. Combining the pain at FS and ME palpation tests exhibited 90% sensitivity, and 96.7% NPV.
Conclusions: Positivity on any one of the four tests employed increases the probability of fracture and is sufficient for elbow radiography to be recommended in patients presenting due to elbow injury. However, radiography may not be required if combined FS and ME palpation test findings are negative in this patients.
Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 patient: A Case Report
Authors: ERGÜN Dilek , ERGÜN Recai , ATALAY Nurettin , KANAT Fikret , TÜLEK Baykal
Published: December 2021

Abstract:Spontaneous pneumomediastinum has been reported as a rare complication in COVID-19 pneumonia. Symptoms in pneumomediastinum are usually nonspecific. A 36-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic with shortness of breath, cough, and left flank pain. His computed tomographic (CT) examination of the thorax showed pneumomediastinum. The patient was accepted as COVID-19 pneumonia and related pneumomediastinum. This case was presented to emphasize that patients with severe Covid-19 pneumonia on computed tomography may develop pneumomediastinum during treatment.
Özet: COVID-19 pnömonisinde, spontan pnömomediastinum nadir gelişen bir komplikasyon olarak bildirilmiştir. Pnömomediastinumda semptomlar genellikle nonspesifiktir. Otuz altı yaşında erkek hasta nefes darlığı, öksürük, sol yan ağrısı ile kliniğimize kabul edildi. Takiplerinde çekilen Bilgisayarlı toraks tomografisinde mediastende hava dansiteleri izlendi. Hasta COVID-19 pnömonisi ve buna bağlı gelişen pnömomediastinum olarak kabul edildi. Bu olgu bilgisayarlı tomografide ağır Covid-19 pnömonisi olan hastalarda tedavi sırasında pnömomediastinum gelişebileceğini vurgulamak amacıyla sunulmuştur.
Psychoeducation Sessions with Caregivers of Patients with Terminal Stage Cancer, A Qualitative Study
Authors: ÜNLÜ Ufuk , YILDIZ ÇELTEK Nagihan , ERDOĞDU CEYLAN Elif , KIRLANĞIÇ Rabia , GÖĞÜŞ Fatih
Published: December 2021

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychoeducation sessions we held with the caregivers of advanced terminal cancer patients in our palliative care center in terms of the physical, psychological, social and economic problems experienced by the participants.
Material and Methods: It is a qualitative study in which the impressions of the palliative care team were evaluated in the psychoeducation sessions held with the caregiver relatives of terminal cancer patients between September 1 and December 31, 2019 at Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Palliative Care Center. A total of 68 caregiver relatives attended 11 sessions. In the sessions, notes were taken by the palliative care team with the permission of the participants. By categorizing the data, the most common problems and needs of the relatives of the patients were determined.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 47.8±13.9 and 60.3% were female. The most common physical problems in the participants; insomnia, headache and loss of appetite were observed. Participants stated their emotional changes as helplessness, stress, anger, sadness and loneliness. The lack of knowledge about the disease and treatment process was observed in the majority of the participants. In our psychoeducation sessions, the participants stated that talking about their feelings and experiences and feeling that they were understood made them 'very comfortable and realized that they desperately needed it'.
Conclusion: Meeting with the relatives of patients who have similar problems and enabling them to express their problems in the presence of experts will be beneficial in terms of awareness, insight and education.
Anatomía ósea para estudiantes
Authors: López Núñez Álvaro José
Published: December 2021

El hueso es un tejido conectivo duro, muy especializado que compone el esqueleto humano, aunque en el recién nacido son blandos y flexibles por su componente principal, los cartílagos. Según el tipo de tejido, se clasifican como compacto y esponjoso; y de acuerdo con su forma se denominan: largos, cortos, planos, irregulares y sesamoideos. Funcionalmente, el esqueleto se divide en axial, ubicado en la línea media del cuerpo humano y Apendicular, localizado por fuera del eje central del cuerpo. Sus funciones destacan el movimiento del cuerpo humano, protección de órganos internos, mantenimiento de la postura, almacén metabólico, sostenimiento del cuerpo humano y productor de células sanguíneas. Con esta guía se pretende que el estudiante del curso sistema músculo esquelético y tegumentario de la Facultad de Medicina identifique y realice la armazón del esqueleto en el laboratorio de morfología y refuerce el estudio anatómico del sistema óseo.
Influence of Marital Communication on Cancer Coping, Health Promoting Behavior, and Subjective Happiness in Elderly Cancer Patients
Authors: Shin Kyeonga
Published: December 2021

Purpose: This study examined the effect of marital communication on cancer coping, health promoting behavior, and subjective happiness in elderly cancer patients.Methods: The participants were 88 older patients with cancer living with a spouse for at least one year. Data collected through a questionnaire covering general characteristics, marital communications, cancer coping, health promoting behavior, and subjective happiness were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and a simple linear regression test using the SPSS 26.0.Results: Marital communications showed a positive correlation with cancer coping (r=.54, p<.001), health promoting behavior (r=.47, p<.001), and subjective happiness (r=.46, p<.001). Positive marital communications had the greatest influence on cancer coping (β=.54, p<.001).Conclusion: The findings suggest that developing nursing interventions that can enhance marital communications between older patients with cancer and their spouses could improve their quality of living.
Personhood Communication with Persons with Dementia: Concept Analysis
Authors: Kim Jiyeon , Song Jun-Ah
Published: December 2021

Purpose: This paper aimed to clarify the meaning of personhood communication with persons with dementia, by identifying its attributes.Methods: Walker and Avant’s concept analysis method was employed. A literature review was performed using salient medical and health databases such as PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL between 1988 to June 2020. The literature review employed keywords such as “personhood”, “communication”, and “dementia”.Results: Personhood communication with persons with dementia is defined as providing social interaction based on their residual capacities, with adjustments being made in light of their remaining communication abilities, attentiveness to their emotions and respect for their individuality being shown, and decision-making rights being maintained.Conclusion: At the core of personhood communication is respect for persons with dementia and the goal of enabling them to be valid members of society. Further research is needed on the development of educational programs that impart the attributes of personhood communication with persons with dementia.
Decision-Making Experience of Older Patients with Cancer in Choosing Treatment: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis Study
Authors: Kim Eun Young , Hong Se Jin
Published: December 2021

Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze and synthesize the findings of qualitative studies related to the decision-making experience of older patients with cancer in choosing treatment.Methods: We used the seven steps of Noblit and Hare’s meta-ethnography to analyze and synthesize selected qualitative studies. Seven databases were used to search the literature that explored the decision-making experiences of older patients with cancer in choosing treatment: PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, Research Informations Sharing Service (RISS), Koreastudies Information Service System (KISS), and National Assembly Library.Results: The final 11 studies were included in the analysis. Three themes emerged as result of synthesizing: “Checking the feasibility of treatment in one’s own life”, “The constant weighing up the gains and losses of treatment”, and “Having meanings to life”.Conclusion: This study provides an in-depth understanding of treatment decision-making experiences of older patients with cancer and highlights the complex factors that influence their treatment decision-making process. This may contribute to the development of interventions that help older patients with cancer choose treatment during the decision-making process.
Design methodology of analytical games for knowledge acquisition
Authors: De Rosa Francesca , De Gloria Alessandro
Published: December 2021

Analytical games explore a problem or a domain with a research purpose. Considerable research is ongoing to investigate improvements to analytical game design, execution and exploitation. Moreover, the fast-paced technological developments in many fields, such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, make it even more compellingto account for the advantages and limitations of these new capabilities. In game design, the use of digital means is often regarded as a mere technical factor that relates to the platform selection, facilitator support and data recording processes. In this work a shift in perspective is proposed, to move from technology-oriented design selection criteria towards a broader assessment of the design choices. In fact, the introductionof technology (i.e., automation and autonomy) will not lead to a substitution of tasks, but will intrinsically change the game environment. This work introduces a framework to provide a structured guidance on the aspects to be factored in the different design phases of an analytical game, including the potential impact of the adoption of automation and autonomy. The proposed approach is based on previous research in the fieldof simulation-based serious gaming, model-driven engineering and human factors engineering. The framework is applied to Knowledge Acquisition Analytical Games as a case study.
Description of a new eriophyid species from Hungary (Acari: Acariformes: Eriophyidae)
Authors: Ripka Géza , Takács Attila
Published: December 2021

A new species of eriophyid mites, Aceria bassicola sp. n. (Acari: Acariformes: Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae), collected from Bassia prostrata (L.) Beck (Amaranthaceae), is described from Hungary based on females, males and nymphs.
BPM-Approach to Organization Management: Regulations and Problems
Authors: Peshkova Olga
Published: December 2021

The transition to process management considers business processes as special resources of the organization that are continuously adapting to constant changes. The specific feature of business process management is that the scope of its application can vary from a single process to an initiative that covers the whole organization. It can also range from a small project that simply documents and controls the processes of an organization to a full-scale implementation of automated systems that support technologies of business process management. During the implementation of the project, depending on its scale, some issues related to the identification of the required activities, technologies and the composition of the project team in terms of their roles and competencies appear. The information base for the study was comprised of the works of Russian and foreign scientists published in the form of monographs and scientific articles. The research method is logical system analysis of factors, technologies and technological applications. The article provides a classification of process management methodologies; identifies the factors that determine the complexity of the transition to process management. It also provides some recommendations on the type of work, the technologies used and the required competencies for the implementation of the project with regard to its complexity.
The Problem of Digital Inequality in the Regions of Russia as a Threat to Economic Security
Authors: Derevtsova Irina , Vnukova Yana , Golovashchenko Ekaterina , Denisevich Darya
Published: December 2021

The creation of a modern digital economy is the most important stage in the economic development of Russia and its territories. Digitalization of socio-economic processes significantly expands the opportunities of businesses, individual citizens and the state as a whole. However, the economic digital transformation is associated with the emergence of various risks and threats in the field of economic security, including those related to the inequality of Russian regions in terms of the possibilities of using information and communication technologies in practice. The article examines the essence of the concepts: digital economy, digital inequality. We identified the causes and problems of digital inequality in the territories of the Russian Federation and ways to solve these problems. The authors analyzed statistical data that characterize the international rating of the Russian Federation according to the four components of the global connectivity index, as well as a rating of individual regions of Russia on the level of access to digital technologies and communications. At the same time, we also studied such indicators as the amount of spending on innovations by the subjects of the Russian Federation, the share of the subscription fee for Internet access from the average (for the region) salary, and others. Based on the analysis, the authors of the article suggested ways to reduce the digital inequality of regions in modern Russia.
An Empirical Study of Personality Values and Their Influence on Personalitys Virtual Image: Component of Basic Beliefs
Authors: Zekeryaev Ruslan
Published: December 2021

The article provides a critical analysis of the literature on the researches of the sphere of personality values in the Internet space. Also, in the course of the study, it was determined that the sphere of personality values is a complex dynamic construct of the personality, which determines its inner world and outlines the vector of its activity. It was also revealed that the virtual personality of an Internet user is a complex formation that is formed during the transition of a real person to the socio-cultural space of the Internet, with subsequent integration into it and the internalization of the values and meanings of the virtual society. The virtual personality of an Internet user as a psychological phenomenon was analyzed; such properties of a virtual personality as virtuality (the degree of acceptance of virtual reality as a social environment), involvement (the level of information and computer technologies awareness and a sense of belonging to a virtual society) and orientation (the presence or absence of ideas about socially approved behavior in Internet society) are described. The article analyzes the results of an empirical study of the influence of the component of basic beliefs in the value-semantic sphere of a person on the properties of their virtual image. It was revealed that there is a correlation between the indicator of the basic belief in the benevolence of the world and the level of virtual personality (people with the belief in the benevolence of the world in the Internet space have developed motivation for creative activity), as well as a correlation between the indicator of the basic belief in the controllability of the world and the level of involvement of the virtual personality (people with a conviction of the controllability of the world in the Internet space tend to perceive themselves as a significant part of it).
Mediation in Bribery: Gaps in the Legal Interpretation
Authors: Zamaraev Vadim
Published: December 2021

The article considers and analyzes some gaps in the legislative interpretation of Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. It examines the objective aspect of the crime, and also presents the problems of prosecuting for mediation in bribery according to the specifics of the qualification of this socially dangerous act. The author substantiates the grounds and limits of criminal liability for mediation in bribery, taking into account the act of committing various forms of this crime. On the basis of a comprehensive analysis of criminal legislation and scientific works of not only Russian scientists, but also foreign experts in the field of criminal law, the main prospects for the development and solution of the above mentioned problematic issues related to gaps in the legislative interpretation of Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are proposed. Special attention is also paid to certain issues of qualification of the investigated act, which directly depend on the amount of the bribe. As a result of the study, it is recommended to introduce some changes and additions to Parts 1 and 5 of Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
A Decolonial (Re)turn to Class in South African Biblical Scholarship
Authors: West Gerald O.
Published: December 2021

South African Black Theology of the 1960-1980s characterised its primary site of struggle as the racial capitalism of apartheid. Intersecting race and/as class has been a distinctively South African contribution to African biblical scholarship. Less common, but equally significant, is the intersection of culture and/as class. This article analyses this trajectory, reflecting on how three South African biblical scholars (Gunther Wittenberg, Makhosazana Nzimande and Hulisani Ramantswana) have discerned the need for the African decolonial project to recognise and recover the class divisions within a culture. A recurring cultural trope across the three scholars is their use of proverbs to discern class distinctions within culture. The works of each of these three scholars and their dialogue partners in South African Contextual Theology and South African Black Theology are interrogated for how they intersect notions of class and culture.
In Search of Biblical Role Models for Mongo Women: A Bosadi Reading of Vashti and Esther
Authors: Kondemo Maleke M.
Published: December 2021

The Old Testament world clearly subjected the woman to the will and protection of her husband, but she was also celebrated for performing important roles as wife and mother. Although some of its texts may be considered oppressive in certain ways, the Bible also contains positive examples of liberation stories for women to emulate. The Bible contains stories which may be read to promote the rights of women to be what God wants them to be, a right which needs to be reclaimed. Informed by David Adamo's African biblical hermeneutical reading that encourages the appropriation of the Bible by African women and men by reconsidering ancient biblical traditions and African life experiences with the purpose of finding biblical role models, this essay reads the Bible from the point of view of the marginalised and oppressed in order to draw out a liberation message. In this article, I examine the characters of Esther and Vashti in the book of Esther as they navigate a patriarchal context in light of Mongo women's experiences. Though Esther and Vashti operated on a high-class level, both women can serve as role models to Mongo women. The strategies used by the two queens can also be combined to affirm Mongo women and help them to conceive new identities and roles.
"I Am Black and Beautiful": A Black African Reading of Song of Songs 1:5-7 as a Protest Song
Authors: Wabyanga Robert Kuloba
Published: December 2021

Adamo's article on Ebed-Melech's protest brings fresh insight into my earlier article on Song of Songs 1:5-7, prompting me to reread the text as a protest song (essay) against the racial stigmata that continue to bedevil black people in the world. The current article, using hermeneutics of appropriation, maintains the meaning of שְׁחוֹרָה as a black person, who in the Song of Songs protests against the racism, which transformed her status to that of a socioeconomic other. The study is informed by the contemporary and historical contexts of racial injustices and stigma suffered by Blacks for 'being' while Black. The essay investigates this question: In which ways does Adamo's reading of Jer 38:1-17 influence an African reading of Song 1:5-7 as a protest against racism? The article employs African Biblical Hermeneutics, as part of a creative and literary art in the protests against racism, to read the biblical text as our story-a divine story, which in the language of Adamo, has inherent divine power that can empower oppressed black people.
Hagar and Epistemic Injustice: An Intercultural and Post-colonial Analysis of Genesis 16
Authors: Elness-Hanson Beth E.
Published: December 2021

Having one's voice heard and being known by one's name are foundational aspects of respect and human dignity. Likewise, being able to contribute to shared understanding is at the core of epistemic justice. This intercultural and post-colonial inquiry of Gen 16 considers the Egyptian Hagar-known by her foreign Semitic name meaning "Fleeing One"-as an example of epistemic injustice. Integrating Miranda Fricker 's work on epistemic injustice, this study espouses the justice of hearing and seeing the marginalised and oppressed, as exemplified by Yhwh. As the Egyptian woman's voice- once ignored-gives testimony within the text to a fuller understanding of God, so also listening to/seeing other contemporary African scholars' voices/writings opens one's ears/eyes to fuller understandings of God today. These voices include the seminal work of David Tuesday Adamo, a vanguard in African biblical hermeneutics, in whose honour this examination is written.
Myles Brand: A Leader Deeply Committed to Diversity, Inclusiveness, and Social Justice
Authors: Wiggins David K.
Published: December 2021

Myles Brand: A Leader Deeply Committed to Diversity, Inclusiveness, and Social Justice

Myles Brand will probably always best be remembered as the Indiana University president who fired legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight. It is unfortunate since Brand, as a scholar, president of two major universities, and Executive Director of the NCAA, accomplished a great many things on behalf of students and as an enthusiastic proponent of the educational value of intercollegiate athletics and sport more generally. At all times and in everything he did, Brand exhibited as a leader a deep commitment to diversity, inclusiveness, and social justice. It was especially noticeable and on full display during his time as Executive Director of the NCAA, a position he held from 2002 until his untimely death from cancer in 2009. As this essay illustrates, Brand’s commitment to diversity, inclusiveness, and social justice was made clear through the academic reform movement he helped initiate and in fights to eliminate Native American mascots and other disparaging images, secure more head coaching positions for Blacks, and maintain original Title IX guidelines that had allowed women increasing opportunities to participate in highly competitive athletics. Although not always successful in these efforts, especially in seeing more Blacks hired as head coaches, Brand was largely effective in leading the effort to implement academic reform measures, rid sport of insulting Native American imagery, and guard against those who were
Myles Brand’s Collegiate Model and the Post-Amateurism World of College Sports
Authors: Suggs Welch , Lee Hoffman Jennifer
Published: December 2021

One of Myles Brand’s key contributions as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association was the development of what he called the “theoretical model of college sports.” In this paper, we present the theoretical antecedents of the collegiate model in the histories of both sport and higher education. We go on to articulate the definition of the collegiate model of sport as Brand presented it iteratively in public comments. Finally, we situate the relevance of the collegiate model as a policy prescription in twenty-first century college sports.
Primer TE (10mM Tris, 0.1mM EDTA, pH8.0) v1
Authors: not provided Jacquelina.Woods
Published: December 2021

This method was developed at the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for GenomeTrakr’s pandemic response project, monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater. Protocols developed for this project cover wastewater collection, concentration, RNA extraction, RT-qPCR detection, library prep, genome sequencing, quality control checks, and data submission to NCBI. This method provides a reagent formula required in the extraction of RNA from viral concentrates using the RNeasy and Zymo kits.
RT-qPCR Detectionof Process Controls (Murine noroviurs and crAssphage) from Wastewater using AB 7500 v1
Authors: not provided Jacquelina.Woods , not provided rachel.rodriguez
Published: December 2021

This method was developed at the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for GenomeTrakr’s pandemic response project, monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater. Protocols developed for this project cover wastewater collection, concentration, RNA extraction, RT-qPCR detection, library prep, genome sequencing, quality control checks, and data submission to NCBI. This protocol describes the murine norovirus (MNV; extraction control) and crAssphage (human indicator) RT-qPCR assay developed for use on the AB 7500 platform using software version 2.0 or 2.3. The assay incorporates an internal amplification control (IC) to prevent the reporting of false negatives due to inhibition or failure of the RT-qPCR. This multiplexed detection assay was developed for the determination crAssphage extracted from wastewater, as an endogenous control, and MNV as an extraction control. The assay is designed to be used in conjunction with the SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR detection assay. Valid sample results for SARS-CoV-2 detection are contingent upon the detection of the MNV extraction control from the sample being tested.
How to Empower Machine-Translation-to-Web Pre-Editing From the Perspective of Grice’s Cooperative Maxims
Authors: Shih Chung-ling
Published: December 2021

This article takes pre-editing to a new level, shifting its purpose from improving the linguistic accuracy of the machine-produced translation (MT) to boosting the communication effect of MT. Adopting the method of MT textual analysis, this research asked ten university students to read and assess two sets of MT versions generated from pre-edited and non-pre-edited texts retrieved from the web pages of five companies in Taiwan. Students were interviewed to express their preferences and make comments. The findings showed that 90% (9/10) of student respondents perceived the MT texts, which were generated from pre-edited text with a shorter length, as more communicative than the MTs produced from non-pre-edited texts. Additionally, 100% (10/10) of student respondents agreed that the MTs, which were generated from pre-edited texts with concise textual contents and thematic relevance to subheadings, were more communicative than the MTs produced from non-pre-edited texts. The respondents’ feedbacks are compatible with Grice’s maxims of quantity, quality, and relation. This article concludes by highlighting the new direction of revising the information amount, content, and thematic relevance of a web text, and supports extra-linguistic pre-editing from the perspective of Grice’s cooperative maxims.
Investigating Rhetorical Aspects of Writing Argumentative Essays and Persuasive Posters: Students’ Perspective
Authors: Salih Abdelrahman Abdalla
Published: December 2021

Students at the tertiary level need arguments because they are expected to use analytical and critical thinking skills. The present study is situated in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context in an Omani University and reports the experience of (N=46) undergraduate EFL writers in argumentative essays and persuasive posters. Using rhetorical strategies, and drawing on the principles of persuasive writing, the participants prepared posters and essays on two separate topics. Data were collected from the 46 participants’ responses to a semi-structured online survey questionnaire. Analysis of the data obtained indicates that the participants preferred designing posters to writing persuasive essays while reporting varieties of rhetorical difficulties in building an argument for persuasion. The participants also perceived establishing evidence and facts as the most challenging element in persuasive writing and arousing the audience’s feelings and emotions as the most challenging rhetorical appeal in posters. Some pedagogical implications were reported as well.
Analysis of Conversational Interaction in the Listening Discourse of Test for English Majors-8
Authors: Tang Ziyue
Published: December 2021

Conversational interaction analysis is a method of analyzing the content and structure of the words spoken by both parties in a conversation. The listening discourse of TEM-8 has not only the basic characteristics of daily conversation discourse, but also its special features as a selective examination. This paper applies a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, encompassing the perspectives of the construction and transformation of turn, the sequential organization of the conversation, and the repair of conversation, to carry out conversational interaction analysis on listening discourse materials of the TEM-8 in 2011, 2015 and 2019. The results revealed that candidates need to grasp the topic, match questions with answers, capture details, and pay attention to the role change, tone and repair of the conversation, as well as strengthen listening training, so that they can do well in TEM-8 exams.
An Analysis on the Pursuit of Happiness in The Lord of the Rings
Authors: Liu Lili
Published: December 2021

Since The Lord of the Rings was adapted by Peter Jackson into trilogy film in 2001-03, it has astounded its critics and gratified its fans and students. Many critical journals or graduation papers have also talked about this massive novel. After doing a lot of reading concerning these reviews, it’s clear that most of them analyze this work using psychoanalytical criticism; myth and archetypal criticism; cultural studies, and recently ecocriticism. Among these theories, psychoanalytic interpretation mainly focuses on Freud’s key ideas, namely the id; ego; and superego. According to Freud’s theory that: “Psychoanalytic literary criticism is not simply about interpreting a text’s protagonists. It also seeks to relate the text to the mind of its author.”(Berg, 2003, p.84). In this circumstance, this paper will probably dig some new insights by using this theory. The paper will follow the protagonist’s inner mind through employing Freud’s some key ideas, such as repression and projection. Based upon psychoanalytic analysis of the protagonists, this paper tries to argue that the three Hobbits can acquire happiness as long as they deal properly with the relationship between themselves and the society. In other words, common people can also push the wheel of history as long as they code well with themselves and the society.
The Ideology of Language Purism in Online Interaction of Arabic Speakers
Authors: Alhazmi Albatool Ahmad
Published: December 2021

Recently, the critical relationship between ideology and discourse becomes one of the main issues discussed in a wide range of disciplines. Language ideology is described as a dynamic and inconsistent process that must be studied in its given context. This paper aimed to explore the sociolinguistic aspects of language ideology embedded in online interaction of Arabic speakers. The ideology of language purism was the focus of this study. Critical Discourse Analysis was employed as a theoretical framework to analyze the data. The study showed the dynamic nature of discourse and asserted interdiscursive indexing of linguistic purism ideology among Arabic speakers on Twitter. Three key ideological dimensions namely nationalism, modernity and humanity have been recognized from the data corpus. The data asserted considerable influence of people’s cultural ideologies related to Islamic and Arabic identities on their language use and attitude. Modernity was also indicated to be one of the central factors influencing speakers’ perception about their languages and language use. English was described as a global language to be used to fulfill various integrative, communicative, and affective functions in modern life. Speakers’ comments about normality and personality in language use asserted the role those ideological perceptions play in their attitudes towards language purism. The intertextual analysis of the discourse revealed several linguistic features of texts under study including reporting speech, voicing, and shifting. These features served various pragmatic and social functions in this context.
The Traumatic Mark in Invisible Man
Authors: Du Xinyao
Published: December 2021

Invisible Man is the representative work of Ralph Ellison, a famous contemporary American black writer, which mainly describes the growing process of a black man. The aim of the thesis is to analyze the racial trauma that the protagonist experienced at school, in the factory and political group, the three kinds of symptoms after the trauma-hyperarousal, intrusion and constriction, and the result that the protagonist cannot recover from his trauma due to racial discrimination.
Effects of virginiamycin and galbanum (Ferula gummosa boiss) on performance, carcass traits, immune system and blood parameters of broiler chickens
Authors: Sarchahi Amin , Ghazvinian Khosro , Kafshdoozan Khatereh , Jamshidi Reza
Published: December 2021

Background: Some medicinal plants can stimulate growth in poultry. Objective: To compare the effects of dietary addition of virginiamycin antibiotic and galbanum plant (Ferula gummosa) on the performance, carcass characteristics, immune system, and blood factors of broiler chickens. Methods: A total of 250 one-day-old male Ross 308 broiler chickens were randomly assigned to five treatments with five replicates (10 birds per replicate). The treatments were: control (basal diet), virginiamycin (basal diet plus 0.1 g virginiamycin/kg of diet) or one of three levels of galbanum powder (2.5, 5, and 10 g galbanum/kg of diet). Results: Body weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio improved in the groups containing galbanum compared to the other groups (p<0.05). The percentage of liver, heart and abdominal fat decreased in the treatments containing 5 and 10 g galbanum compared to the control (p<0.05). Spleen weight and antibody titers against Newcastle disease and SRBC were significantly increased in the treatment containing 10 g of galbanum compared to the other treatments (p<0.05). The addition of galbanum powder resulted in a significant decrease in serum cholesterol, triacylglycerol, and LDL (p<0.05). Additionally, galbanum increased serum total protein, albumin, globulin, and HDL (p<0.05). Conclusion: Galbanum improves performance and the immune system of broiler chickens, and has similar growth promoting effects as virginiamycin.
Performance of Holstein-Friesian calves drinking desalinated water in the preweaning period
Authors: Ventura-Ríos Joel , Domínguez-Díaz David , Lara-Bueno Alejandro , Villalobos-Villalobos Guillermo , López-Ordaz Rufino , Jaimes-Jaimes José , Ruíz-Flores Agustín
Published: December 2021

Background: High salinity of drinking water can adversely affect health and productive performance of calves during artificial rearing. Objective: To evaluate the effect of drinking water total dissolved salts (TDS) content on productive performance of Holstein-Friesian calves during artificial rearing. Methods: Twenty-nine newborn Holstein-Friesian calves weighing 39±0.94 kg at birth were randomly assigned to two treatment groups for 56 d. Treatment 1 (n=14) consisted of drinking water with 1,469±75 mg L-1 TDS, while treatment 2 (n=15) used drinking water from the same source but filtered by reverse osmosis to contain 107±31 mg L-1 TDS. Results: Water intake was numerically affected by TDS concentration, increasing 13% (p>0.08) when drinking low-TDS water (3,554 versus 3,088 ml d-1). Feed intake (dry basis) decreased 26% (500 versus 676 g d-1; p<0.05), and average daily weight gain increased 29% (434 versus 335 g d-1; p<0.05) for calves drinking low-TDS water. Treatment 2 resulted in 10% higher body weight compared to treatment 1 (64.3 versus 58.6 kg; p<0.01). Digestibility of dry matter and protein was not affected (p>0.05) by TDS content in the drinking water. Conclusion: Desalinated water improves productive performance of Holstein-Friesian calves during artificial rearing.
COMPETITIVENESS OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MACHINE BUILDING MARKET:
REALITIES AND PROSPECTS
Authors: Gerasymchuk V.H. , Zrobok O.O.
Published: December 2021

The essence of the concept of "product competitiveness" is considered. The factors of competitiveness of products of machine-building enterprises on the international market are systematized. Based on the systematization of quantitative and qualitative methods of assessing the level of competitiveness, a step-by-step method for mechanical engineering enterprises is proposed. The state of the machine-building complex of Ukraine is considered. The dynamics of factors of international competitiveness of machine-building enterprises is analyzed: number of enterprises by machine-building branches; volume of sales and production of machine-building products; shares of mechanical engineering products in domestic exports; capital investments of enterprises in the fields of mechanical engineering. As a result of diagnosing the factors, a PEST-analysis of the domestic machine-building complex with the division of factors into political, economic, social and technological was carried out. It is established that machine-building enterprises of Ukraine have a low level of competitiveness in international markets due to a number of negative factors, the key of which are: insufficient demand in foreign markets, high dependence on fluctuations in resource prices (economic); imperfect legislation, the war in eastern Ukraine (political); technological and moral obsolescence of products and fixed assets, high energy consumption and low productivity, low costs of R&D (technological); lack or outflow of qualified manufacturers abroad, low wages, low motivation of job seekers to employment in the field of mechanical engineering (social). Measures to increase international competitiveness which are proposed include following: preferential lending; revival of basic and applied science; reforming the legal regulation of intellectual property; ensuring compliance of products with European technical regulations. Prospects for the development of domestic engineering: digitalization, development of robotics, technology of Industry 4.0, infrastructure of technology parks.
Livestock, Colonialism, and Commodity Frontiers in the U.S. Southwest
Authors: Curley Andrew
Published: December 2021

Commodity frontiers are a useful way to think about the expansion and rearticulation of capitalist modes of production across the globe. A weakness of this approach is to miss deeper histories of colonialism and domination at the sites of the metaphorical frontier. This commentary thinks through Diné relationship with sheep to think through how livestock often contains older relationships that transcend colonial limitations.
Representasi Gerakan Politik Identitas Islam dalam Film “Sepanjang Jalan Satu Arah”
Authors: Sukmana Hafiyyan Sulthon Aulia , Arifianto Budi Dwi
Published: December 2021

Film merefleksikan keadaan sosial politik dalam dinamika kehidupan masyarakat, salah satunya melalui bentuk pendekatan representasi. Salah satu bentuk pendekatan yang biasa digunakan adalah pendekatan konstruksionis, dari bentuk ini film mampu membahasakan pemikiran sineasnya serta membawa realitas melalui layarnya dengan mengubah dan membentuk realitas tersebut berdasarkan kode-kode, konvensi-konvensi, dan ideologi dari kebudayaannya. Bentuk tersebut diaplikasikan melalui film yang menjadi objek penelitian ini, film yang berjudul “Sepanjang Jalan Satu Arah (Along the One Way)” yang membahas pergolakan gerakan Politik Identitas dalam Pilkada Surakarta 2015. Penelitian ini akan menggunakan analisis semiotika Roland Barthes dengan konsep pemaknaan tandanya (denotatif, konotatif, mitos). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui representasi gerakan politik identitas yang berlangsung selama kontestasi Pilkada Surakarta tahun 2015. Representasi tersebut dianalisis melalui proses pemaknaan teks-teks yang tercipta dalam film ini, di antaranya unsur naratif (dialog, penokohan dan alur) serta unsur sinematiknya (mise-en-scene). Temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa film ini merepresentasikan gerakan politik identitas sebagai gerakan yang ‘taat’ dalam bentuk identifikasi dirinya (simbolik dan ritual), memobilisasi massa dengan retorika ‘relijius’-nya, serta menggunakan sarana ibadah sebagai pemenuhan proses politiknya.
Representasi Sensualitas Perempuan dalam Iklan AXE Effect Call Me versi Sauce
Authors: Fitriani Hamidah Nur , Herdiansyah Muhammad Raihan , Sai'dah Najmi
Published: December 2021

Sensualitas perempuan pada era ini seringkali dimanfaatkan dalam iklan-iklan komersil dengan tujuan untuk meningkatkan daya tarik audiens. Iklan Axe Effect Call Me Sauce yang dibahas dalam jurnal ini merupakan contoh iklan yang menunjukan bagaimana sebuah iklan menggunakan sensualitas perempuan sebagai elemen untuk menarik perhatian penontonnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengulik tentang sensualitas perempuan dalam iklan Axe Effect Call Me versi Sauce yang memperlihatkan obyektifikasi sensual dari tubuh perempuan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode semiotika dengan menganalisis objek melalui tanda yang ditampilkan oleh Asmirandah sebagai perempuan dalam iklan ini. Penyampaian informasi pada iklan yang diperankan oleh Asmirandah menyertakan gerakan yang sensual seperti menggigit bibir, selain itu disertai juga dengan atribut pendukung berupa penggunaan pakaian seksi yang mengandung makna sensual dan bahasa tubuh yang menggoda guna memperkuat kesan sensualitas dalam iklan ini. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pada iklan ini menampilkan eksploitasi terhadap tubuh perempuan, gerakan sensualitas yang ditampilkan oleh perempuan untuk menggoda laki-laki menunjukan bahwa perempuan dijadikan sebagai objek pandangan bagi kaum laki-laki. Hal ini selaras dengan banyaknya iklan yang menampilkan model perempuan untuk dijadikan objek jual-beli. Sensualitas perempuan juga mengarahkan stereotip perempuan sebagai objek seksual.
Manajemen Produksi Program Radio GCD FM Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Surahmin Surahmin , Mahmudah Isnaini , Putri Sheren Devina
Published: December 2021

Latar belakang penelitian ini adalah bahwa Pandemi Covid-19 telah mengubah kebiasaan hidup masyarakat dunia tidak terkecuali Indonesia dengan berbagai peraturan hidup yang baru. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak Covid-19 pada pelaksanaan program siaran radio GCF FM. Konsep yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yakni perencanaan, pengorganisasian, pelaksanaan, serta pengawasan terhadap Radio GCD FM. Maka dari itu, metode penelitian yang cocok adalah dengan menggunakan metode penelitian studi kasus. Penelititian ini membahas mengenai manajemen produksi Radio GCD FM selama masa pandemi Covid-19. Selain itu juga membahas tentang segmentasi pendengar serta bagaimana cara Radio GCD FM beradaptasi degan kebiasaan baru (new normal). Manajemen dari Radio GCD FM berjalan baik, pandemi Covid-19 tidak berdampak buruk pada proses produksi program Radio GCD FM. Bahwasanya Radio GCD FM sangat patuh dan taat dalam menerapkan protokol kesehatan baik di kantoor maupun di studio.