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Toward Blue Cultural (Re)Visions in the Literature of the Northern Mozambique Channel
Authors: Barasa Remmy Shiundu
Published: August 2024

The ocean has been represented as a mysterious and alien space; too fast to comprehend yet compressed in narratives, in many studies. Once a neglected area in literary studies and discourses, the ocean is now gaining a considerable attention by scholars. This article is an exploratory analysis of the cultural meanings of the ocean scape with close references to the Mozambique Channel literary productions. By locating African studies in the context of the ocean scape—itself a site of antique multicultural negotiations—the article suggests a shift in the ocean’s ancient meanings to the early modern period meanings encapsulated in slavery and colonialism. The article examines trends and dominant images that contribute to a blue cultural understanding of these artistic works. The study seeks to illustrate that the ocean scape speaks to a catalogue of modern knowledge hubs such as post colonialism, globalization, history and environment. By drawing on New Historicism, the article provides examples on how the Mozambique Channel Ocean scape discourses shift our interpretation of this postcolonial literature by first, engaging an explication of select texts and secondly, through a (re)consideration of historical contexts of the Mozambique experience in favour of blue cultural studies. The study (re)visits how indigenous traditions, values, customs and art forms as depicted in these works (inter)penetrate other social discourses as cultural expressions.
Sustainable Waste Management and Service Quality Delivery in Nigeria
Authors: Eshiett Idongesit Oto , Eshiett Oto Eyamba
Published: August 2024

Waste disposal, collection and treatment is an indispensable facet in the developmental phases of rural and urban cities across the globe. The accumulation, disposal and treatment of waste in urban centers have become a predicament to both private and public stakeholders in Uyo metropolis, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The objective of this study is to examine sustainable waste management and service quality delivery in Nigeria. The issues to be addressed by this study include; attitude of residents towards waste disposal, non-conformity with modern waste collection/treatment processes, and the waste management infrastructural gaps. The study adopted the 9 Development Band global theory of waste and development - using Integrated Sustainable Waste Management – ISWM approaches, with a model elucidating the effects of waste management on environmental footprint. Descriptive survey technique was adopted in which, questionnaire was administered to 384 respondents in the metropolis, as well as the conduct of in-depth interview to obtain additional information on issues that were not clarified in the structured questionnaire. Data collected from the field were collated and analyzed using Pearson Correlations Analysis Technique, to ascertain the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The findings of the study revealed unwholesome and unsustainable approaches in waste disposal/management, and suggest effective service delivery approaches in line with the 9DB model ISWM. The study recommends that residents should dispose waste in line with established waste disposal procedures, waste management authorities should adopt efficient and sustainable waste collection and treatment approaches. If these suggestions are implemented; it could reduce the metropolis environmental footprint, mitigate on the current global climate change challenges, and promote the UN-SDG - 11 which anchors on the need for sustainable cities and communities.
 
Received: 6 February 2024 | Revised: 25  June 2024 | Accepted: 15 July 2024
 
Conflicts of Interest 
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.
 
Data Availability Statement
The data that support this work are available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.
 
Author Contribution Statement
Idongesit Oto Eshiett: Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project administration, Funding acquisition. Oto Eyamba Eshiett: Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Visualization, Funding acquisition.
Multi-layer Track & Trace System Landscape with Smart Contract Validation Instances
Authors: Rabe Markus , Rainer Körsgen Henrik
Published: August 2024

Ideas about blockchain-based applications are soaring, while the realization into existing enterprise architecture landscapes is more cumbersome. This is also valid for applications based on track & trace blockchains. The main impediment to implementing smart contracts with a subsequent financial flow from one blockchain peer to another is trust. Trust issues are prevalent in many business areas. One of the most effective countermeasures is a demonstration of the power of blockchain information systems. By showing the actors of a supply chain how their nodes in a common blockchain are interacting, suspiciousness is traded for knowledge. For this reason, an example of a realistic blockchain application is discussed in detail. The main components are a widely used SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and Hyperledger Firefly. Since multiple layers are part of such an instance, the focus will be on the Hyperledger side. This study presents a notable advancement in the realm of blockchain-enabled track & trace solutions through the use of a novel system architecture for its end-to-end implementation. Its architecture achieves crucial integrations between web3 technologies and established enterprise systems. It offers new functionalities, such as AI integration, while simultaneously acknowledging the inherent challenges and charting potential trajectories for future research.
 
Received: 9 May 2024 | Revised: 21 June 2024 | Accepted: 29 July 2024
 
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.
 
Data Availability Statement
The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in [SAP] at https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/671fe27096664c2c82ac6d2cabb38dea/74c6b169bfb74953b07a66aa248cd9aa.html?locale=en-US and https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_S4HANA_ON-PREMISE/671fe27096664c2c82ac6d2cabb38dea/02b0ed279b5b430f9f48ad41c7e37f4f.html?locale=en-US.
 
Author Contribution Statement
Markus Rabe: Conceptualization, Validation, Writing - Original Draft, Writing - Review & Editing, Supervision. Henrik Rainer Körsgen: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data Curation, Writing - Original Draft, Writing - Review & Editing, Visualization, Project administration.
The Influence of Corporate Governance on The Financial Performance of The Asian Stock Market of Large Companies
Authors: Yaseen Maytham Taha , Hasan Esraa Mohammed , Jasim Sawsan Fadhil , Kadhim Salam  Radhi , Sabti Yousif Mousa
Published: August 2024

The research aimed to know the impact of corporate governance with its variables (board size  and board independence) on the financial performance of large Asian companies in the stock  market. To achieve the research objectives, the study used the analytical approach and collected  data from the stock market from 2019 to 2023 for 118 large company. Financial performance  was also evaluated by using the rate of return on assets. The results concluded that there is a  positive and important relationship between corporate governance with its variables (board size  and board independence) with financial performance. The study indicates increased awareness  and interest by the management of public shareholding companies regarding the importance of  adhering to the rules of governance.
ТУРИСТИЧЕСКИЕ РЕСУРСЫ КАК ФАКТОР РАЗВИТИЯ КУЛЬТУРНО-ДОСУГОВОГО СЕРВИСА ЭТНОПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКОЙ НАПРАВЛЕННОСТИ
Authors: Утепова  , Мағауова  , Аубакирова  , Мажитова
Published: August 2024

Қазақстандағытуризмнің этнопедагогикалық маңыз дылығыбірқатар факторларға байланысты. Біріншіден, туризм саяхатшылардың, сондай-ақ жергілікті халықтың ой-өрісін кеңейтуге және мәдени тәжірибесін байытуға көмектеседі, бұл маңызды этно педагогикалық мәнге ие. Туризм арқылы әртүрлі мәдениеттер мен дәстүрлермен өзараәрекеттесу толеранттылыққа, әртүрлілікті құрметтеуге және мәдениетаралық қатынастарды түсінуге ықпал етеді.Сонымен қатар, Қазақстандағы туризм білім беру және ұстаздық жұмыс үшін бірегей мүмкіндіктер береді. Туристік қызығушылық тудыратын орындар мен объектілер тарих, география, экология және басқа да көптеген пәндерді нақты ортада оқуға болатын тірі оқулықтарға айналады. Жалпы, Қазақстандағы туризм азаматтық және мәдени бірегейлікті қалыптастыруға, мәдениетаралық диалог пен қоғамдастықтың бірлігін нығайтуға ықпал ете отырып, білім беру үдерісінде маңызды рөл атқарады.Бұл ғылыми мақаланың негізгі мақсаты – Қазақстанныңтарихи-мәдени әлеуетін саралап, этно педагогикалық білімді дамытуда тиімді пайдалану.Туризм саласындағы этномәдени құндылықтар – орасан зор интеллектуалдық байлық және жалпы адамзаттық құндылықтарды, халықтардың мәдени-адамгершілік дәстүрлерін, ұлттық жасампаздық үдерістерін жаңғыртудың сарқылмас резерві.Бүгінгі таңда туризм саласының ең маңызды міндеті туристік қызметтерді жетілдірумақсатында өңірдің тарихи-мәдени әлеуетін пайдалану тиімділігін арттыру болып табылады. Тарихи, мәдени және табиғи жағдайларды дұрыс үйлестіру Қазақстандағы туризмді дамыту үшін жақсы негіз және перспективалар жасайды.Осыған байланысты білім беру ортасындағы мәдениетаралық қарым-қатынастағы этномәдениеттің рөлін қарастыру тұлғааралық, этносаралық, мәдени және өркениеттік өзара әрекеттесуді зерттеу үшін қолайлы. Қазіргіжағдайда туризм арқылы халық педагогикасын зерттеу халықтық педагогикалық сананың, ұлттық педагогикалық ойдың бастауларын талдауға кең де бай өріс ашады.
DEVELOPING ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS OF PROSPECTIVE EDUCATORS : CHALLENGES AND TEACHING STRATEGIES
Authors: Abdikalyk  , Abibulayeva  , Abdykhalykova
Published: August 2024

Academic writing plays a key role in the professional development of prospective educators, since they must not only have professional competencies, but also be able to effectively express their ideas and research through written work and scientific articles. Based on this, this article focuses on the importance of developing academic writing skills among prospective educators in the modern educational environment. As part of the theoretical part of the article, based on the analysis of previous studies, the main challenges faced by prospective educators when mastering academic writing skills were identified, such as insufficient understanding of academic standards, inexperience in structuring and arguing their ideas, as well as limitations in language competence.The empirical study was conducted using thematic analysis method using semi-structured interviews with 15 fourth-year students, during which the following research questions were posed: “What difficulties do students experience when writing scientific papers? What strategies can be used to improve academic writing skills during learning process?The thematic analysis methodology was based on six steps, which included becoming familiar with the data, creating preliminary codes, exploring themes, scrutinizing themes, identifying theme labels, and preparing a final report. The results showed that prospective educators face a number of problems: a lack of specialized university disciplines aimed at developing academic writing skills, difficulties with organizing a literature review, problems with structuring research work, and a general lack of motivation.Based on the identification of challenges and teaching strategies in the development of academic writing skills, practical recommendations were proposed to improve the process of preparing future teachers.
INTERCULTURAL CITIZENSHIP: A SURVEY ON KAZAKHSTANI EFL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND TEACHING PRACTICES
Authors: Gerfanova  , Rudik
Published: August 2024

Intercultural citizenship education aims at harmonious raising of individuals with multiple talents, skills, and expertise, by instilling moral ideals, commitment to peace, responsibility, and conscientiousness. All these contribute to a comprehensive and stable development of society and state.This small-scale research aims to explore how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachersperceive the concept of intercultural citizenship and what teaching practices they employ to foster students’ intercultural citizenship skills. The study collected data through an online questionnaire that included open-ended and close-ended items. The participants in the study were 23 EFL instructorsfrom two universities in Kazakhstan. The study’s results identified several categories associated with intercultural citizenship, such as openness and respect towards others, a commitment to human rights, empathy, tolerance, humanism, and active engagement in intercultural dialogue. The study indicated that teaching practices related to the integration of the intercultural citizenship component in the EFL classroom were limited, with some teachers promoting it through specialized textbooks and extracurricular activities, including English language decades and reading clubs. However, some participants did not employ teaching practices to prepare students as intercultural citizens. Furthermore, the participants reported challenges in finding suitable teaching materials to develop students’ intercultural citizenship skills. The findings of this study may provide insights for enhancing curricula, developing teaching resources, and implementing effective teaching practices to prepare students for active participation in a globalized society.
POSSIBILITIES OF USING DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN THE TEACHING PROCESS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL
Authors: Aidarbekova  , Abildina  , Kolomiets
Published: August 2024

Today, one of the urgent problems of primary school is the digitization of the teachingprocess. It is important to form themselves as competent specialists for primary school teachers from a professional point of view, adapting schoolchildren to the changing information society, effectively organizing digital educational resources in accordance with the requirements of modern society. Digital educational resources serve as ready-made multimedia interactive products aimed at solving didactic goals and specific learning tasks for teachers. In this direction, the aim of the research is to propose a model of training for future primary school teachers by analyzing the possibilities of using digital educational resources in primary school teaching process. A teaching model designed to make the educational process interesting and meaningful by creatively using digital educational resources was presented. In the article, the meanings of the terms «digital educational resources», «readiness of the future primary school teacher to use digital educational resources» have been analyzed from scientific and methodological points of view. Practical experiment work, directions for the special course program «Methods of using digital educational resources in primary schools» was offered aimed at mastering digital educational resources as a means of self-professional development of future specialists. The research used methods of theoretical literatureanalysis and a survey of digital educational resources as an empirical method. There is an opportunity of using the research results in the methodology of effective use of digital educational resources in the training of future primary school teachers of the country.
Smoking
Authors: Herlihy Stacy Mintzer
Published: August 2024

This book is an easy-to-use resource for teens wanting to learn more about why nicotine and tobacco are bad for your health and how to quit using them. The information and guidance offered make it a valuable tool for young adults.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately seven percent of middle school students and 20 percent of high school students use tobacco or nicotine products. Everyone knows smoking is bad for you, so why do so many teens still smoke? Are e-cigarettes, hookah, and smokeless tobacco safer alternatives? How can individuals stop smoking or support the quitting efforts of friends and family?Smoking: Your Questions Answered, a part of Greenwood'sQ&A Health Guidesseries, answers these and other questions related to this high-interest topic.

Each book in this series follows a reader-friendly question-and-answer format that anticipates readers' needs and concerns. Prevalent myths and misconceptions are identified and dispelled, and a collection of case studies illustrates key concepts and issues through relatable stories and insightful recommendations. The book also includes a section on health literacy, equipping teens and young adults with practical tools and strategies for finding, evaluating, and using credible sources of health information both on and off the internet—important skills that contribute to a lifetime of healthy decision-making.
The Vaccine Debate
Authors: Davidson Tish
Published: August 2024

Providing accurate, accessible information on vaccines and the controversies that surround them, this book outlines the history of vaccine regulation and interactions between vaccines and the immune system, and thoughtfully considers each vaccine debate.

A part of Greenwood'sHealth and Medical Issues Todayseries,The Vaccine Debateprovides a straightforward introduction to the interaction between vaccines and the immune system.

The book documents the rise of the anti-vaccination movement, provides reasons for its prominence today, and explains the effects of vaccine refusal on public health. It also addresses concerns about the role of government in regulating vaccine production and administration, along with questions about vaccine safety.

Additionally, a majority of the book examines in detail seven major vaccine controversies and mainstream medical positions on them. These controversies are given individual attention, with questions at the end of each to encourage critical thinking about such topics as the effectiveness of vaccines in protecting public health and whether vaccinations should be mandatory for public school attendance.
Argument structure affects relative clause extraposition: corpus evidence from Persian
Authors: Bahmanian Nasimeh , Bader Markus , Lago Sol
Published: August 2024

The extraposition of a relative clause creates a discontinuous dependency between the relative clause and its host noun phrase, as in A man just entered the bank who claimed to have a gun. Since discontinuous dependencies are known to increase processing effort, a key question is why speakers produce them in the first place. Some factors known to affect extraposition – for example, the length of the relative clause and the main verb phrase – have received processing-based explanations, but others haven’t. We focus on two factors described by previous research: verb type and the grammatical function of the noun phrase hosting the relative clause. Specifically, extraposition from grammatical subjects is more common with unaccusative and passive verbs in English; further, extraposition is more common from grammatical objects than subjects in Dutch and German. We replicate these findings using corpus data from Persian. Further, we propose that verb type and grammatical function can be linked to a single underlying notion: argument structure. We demonstrate that argument structure modulates the likelihood of extraposition in Persian. We suggest that this occurs because speakers choose to extrapose relative clauses in order to keep the main clause verb close to its internal arguments. This explanation extends previous findings in psycholinguistics on the role of argument structure in speech planning during language production.
The incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections in different central venous access devices: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors: Li Jinjuan , Jin Yunrui , Liu Yinchun , Ju Mei
Published: August 2024

Introduction

Direct paired meta-analyses and network meta-analysis were conducted to compare the incidence of Catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) in different types of central venous access devices (CVADs).

Material and methods

The PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane databases, CNKI and CBM were systematically searched from inception to May 31, 2024 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the incidence of CRBSIs across various types of CVADs. Literature screening, data extraction, and risk bias evaluation were all independently conducted by two individuals. Direct paired meta-analyses and network me-ta-analysis were performed using RevMan5.3 and Stata14.0 software, respectively.

Results

A total of five literatures were included. Paired meta-analyses revealed that the incidence of CRBSIs was lower in the peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) group compared to the central venous catheters(CVCs) group(RR=0.23, 95%CI(0.13-0.43), P<0.00001). The incidence of CRBSIs in PICCs group was observed to be lower compared to that in totally implantable venous access ports(TIVAPs) group (RR=0.45, 95%CI(0.23-0.87), P=0.02). Descriptive analysis revealed a higher incidence of CRBSIs in CVCs group compared to the TIVAP group (RR=2.97, 95%CI(1.65-5.17), P=0.0002). The network meta-analysis revealed a significantly lower incidence of CRBSIs in the PICCs group compared to the CVCs group. However, no statistically significant differences were observed in other comparisons. Based on the cumulative ranking curve test, the incidence of CRBSIs in various CVADs was ranked as follows: PICCs(97.20%)> TIVAPs(50.00%)>CVCs(2.80%).

Conclusions

The available evidence suggests that PICCs exhibit the lowest incidence of CVADs, followed by TIVAPs. Therefore, PICCs should be prioritized when selecting CVADs.
Estrategias de marketing de los servicios hoteleros en épocas de crisis: Caso de estudio COVID-19, destino Manta, Ecuador
Authors: Blanco-Gonzáles Gilberto , Marcillo-Mera Miguel Andrés , Huerta-Vera José Fernando , Mera-Cárdenas Flor María
Published: August 2024

Las estrategias de marketing de los servicios hoteleros son enfoques diseñados para promover y vender servicios de alojamiento, mejorando la visibilidad y atracción del hotel hacia sus clientes potenciales. Este estudio se centró en establecer estrategias de marketing para la reactivación económica post pandemia, basado en la experiencia del COVID-19 en los hoteles del cantón Manta, Ecuador. Se utilizó una metodología analítico-descriptiva con un enfoque mixto. Mediante la aplicación de técnicas e instrumentos de recolección de datos y análisis estadístico, se establecieron estrategias fundamentadas en las 4P del marketing mix, elaborando lineamientos para los hoteles de la ciudad de Manta en el periodo post pandemia, formulando cinco objetivos enfocados en estrategias de marketing digital, direccionadas a los programas y proyectos, establecidos en un plan de acción, basado en la promoción y comercialización, para contribuir a la reactivación hotelera. En conclusión, la investigación demostró que, si se implementan estrategias de marketing en época de crisis post sanitaria, se podría solidificar la operación segura de servicios hoteleros que garanticen la satisfacción de los clientes.
CORPOS TRANS EM MOVIMENTO
Authors: Souza Lucas Afonso de , Calve Tatiane
Published: August 2024

Os corpos trans são existências assiduamente afetadas simbólica e fisicamente por serem e circularem. O objetivo desta pesquisa é entender como as práticas corporais afetam a vida de transgêneros. Entre os métodos do estudo, estão a pesquisa bibliográfica sobre identidade, gênero, sexo, práticas corporais e qualidade de vida; as entrevistas semiestruturadas; e a Análise de Conteúdo para a interpretação das narrativas levantadas pelas entrevistas. O trabalho apresenta um levantamento sobre a participação de pessoas trans em diferentes espaços pagos de práticas corporais de Goiânia. Os relatos das pessoas entrevistadas provocam reflexões sobre a necessidade que esses corpos possuem de se manterem vivas/os, uma vez que a hormonoterapia afeta a estabilidade de seus organismos, bem como pelo fato de se sentirem bem tanto física quanto mentalmente. As práticas corporais se consolidam como  alternativas que possibilitam às pessoas trans o bem-estar físico, mental e uma melhor qualidade de vida.
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Authors: Santos Sylvana Melo dos , Franco Artur Villaça
Published: August 2024

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Public Policies Making Process and Governance: A Case Study National Ministry of Cabinet Affairs, South Sudan
Authors: Amon Ayiek Dr. Opal Adwok
Published: August 2024

The study explained public policy as important tool for good governance. The emphasis is placed on what is public policies making process? As such public policy is well-defined as articulated by early philosophers, is a projected programe of goals, values, and practices. Also it is essential for the policy concept that there be a goal, objective, or purpose. Generally public policies is defined as plans in that they are general statements or understanding which guide or channel thinking in decision making. In this regard the research explained Public Policy Formulation Process that indicates stages, types of public policies, implementation, and evaluation of public policy. On the other hand the study consider governanceas the manner in which power is exercised in the management of country's economic and social resources for development. Furthermore, governance system as posted by early writers is also explained. At the same time the articulation include governance system and state nation, governance characteristics, and governance system in South Sudan. The study has considered, the discussion, analysis, and finding for the research data collected, in which all respondents has expressed their opinion about important of public policies in shaping good governance. Moreover the study has included the explanation of challenges facing governance system in South Sudan and suggested solutions, including recommendations for public policy implementation.
An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Farmers' Income Increase and Primary Industry in Zhanjiang City
Authors: Fangjun Liu , Tanli Kuang
Published: August 2024

This article briefly introduces the 25 themes of the "No. 1 Document" of the CPC Central Committee. Based on the data of farmers' income, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, and agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery service in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province from 1978 to 2021, this paper conducted an empirical study on the relationship between the primary industry and farmers' income in Zhanjiang City. In the empirical analysis, first of all, the stationarity test of the data was carried out, the EG co-integration modeling was carried out, the stepwise regression method was used to eliminate multicollinearity, and the generalized difference method was used to eliminate sequence correlation, and the optimized model was obtained. The results show that the total output value of agriculture and fishery has no significant effect on the increase of farmers' income in Zhanjiang City. Forestry, animal husbandry, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery services have a significant impact on farmers' income. The total output value of forestry, animal husbandry and agriculture and the service industry of forestry, animal husbandry and fishery increased by 1%, and the income of farmers increased by 0.429%, 0.240% and 0.619%, respectively. The impact of agriculture and fishery on per capita disposable income in Zhanjiang rural areas is lagging, with a maximum lag of 9 years. Accordingly, the corresponding policy suggestions are put forward.
Women at the Crossroads of Worlds: Gender Dynamics and Strategies in the Novels of Jasmina Musabegović
Authors: Durmić Indira
Published: August 2024

Women at the crossroads of worlds: gender dynamics and strategies in Jasmina Musabegovic's novels The paper examines various aspects of women's lives “at the crossroads of worlds” exploring the complex dimensions of their experiences, identities, and role in different social, cultural, and geopolitical contexts. Analysis of gender implications often involves a combination of different theoretical approaches to gain a more complete understanding of how society shapes and reflects gender roles and identities. In the novels by Jasmina Musabegović Skretnice (1986), Most (1994), and Žene. Glasovi. (2005) From the disposition of contemporary feminist epistemology, we (re)interpret the position of a woman who is in a relationship (with someone), and not exclusively in the socially constructed role of an object. By reflecting, on the analyzed novels, women's experiences, gender dynamics, and gender-specific issues through the prism of different feminist perspectives and feminist theoretical practices, we realized that women in traditional societies also developed different strategies that enabled survival, adaptation, and partial coping with the limitations of patriarchal structures. These strategies varied depending on the culture, period, and social context.
Different Realities Surrounding the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian Conflict: The Cases of Russia Today and CNN
Authors: Šorgić Ivana , Milisavljević Miloš
Published: August 2024

The aim of this small-scale research is to provide a combined quantitative and qualitative analysis of the framing of news articles about the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict, focusing on online news portals Russia Today (RT) and CNN. The 5 generic frames: Attribution of responsibility, Human interest, Conflict, Morality, and Economic consequences, developed by Semetko and Valkenburg (2000), were used to perform the analysis. The purpose of this study was to compare the dominant frames and the extent of their usage in the two outlets. Following the compilation of two separate corpora with an equal distribution of 100 articles from each outlet, the articles were classified according to the frames they exhibited by utilizing a set of yes/no questions. To ensure reliability, the classifications were performed independently by both authors. The results of the analysis showed on one hand significant differences in the framing of the war between the two outlets, and on the other similarities in the extent to which framing was utilized. RT mostly relied on the Attribution of responsibility frame to present the West as responsible for the outbreak of war, as well as the Economic consequences frame to portray the Russian economy as resilient despite the Western sanctions. On the other hand, the most frequent frames in CNN’s articles were Conflict and Human interest, which focused on battlefield reports and the portrayal of the Ukrainian side as worthy of assistance, respectively.
The Quality of Life of Elderly Persons in the Institutional Form of Protection Through the User’s Perspective
Authors: Salić Nusreta
Published: August 2024

The quality of life of older adults is a highly relevant topic for researchers worldwide. Studies suggest that in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this topic is under-researched. Based on this knowledge gap, this study aimed to investigate the quality of life of elderly people living in institutional care facilities. The research focused on a sample (N=58) of individuals over 65 years old residing in public institutions: the Gerontological Center Sarajevo and the Pensioner's Home Tuzla. Data was collected through a survey using a questionnaire specifically designed for this study. The research aimed to understand the quality of life of elderly people in these facilities from their perspective. Additionally, the quality of services provided within the institutions and the material living conditions were investigated. The results showed that while most participants rated their overall life quality as poor, two-thirds reported being satisfied with their life within the institutions. When evaluating factors influencing quality of life, health emerged as the most important aspect for the majority of participants. In terms of satisfaction with specific areas, most participants expressed the highest satisfaction with services provided by the institutions and support from social workers. Conversely, reported satisfaction with support from family, neighbors, and friends was the lowest. Services within the institutions were generally rated well, with organized activities and social interaction receiving particularly high marks.
Quality Management System in Social Protection Institutions in Relation to Established Goals and Processes
Authors: Pandžić Asim
Published: August 2024

This paper aims to determine the relationship of social protection institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina about quality in the segment of establishing goals and processes within the institution. Quality management in social protection institutions systematically, which implies establishing a quality management system, would contribute to fulfilling their function, reflected in better satisfaction of overall user needs, increased user satisfaction, and societal satisfaction as a whole. In this study, we employed methods such as document content analysis and examination. For data collection, a specialized instrument in the form of a survey questionnaire comprising indicators of goals and processes with three new scales was devised. We applied scaling techniques in collecting data from respondents, employees of social work centers, and relevant non-governmental organizations. Hypothesis testing employed sorting techniques and statistical data processing. The research results showed that the management of social protection institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina is sufficiently oriented towards quality management in the segment of establishing goals and processes within the institution, with evident differences in the perception of quality management according to goals and processes relative to the educational status of employees.
Individual Features of Violent Crime Offenders Regarding Offender’s Sex
Authors: Kondor-Langer Mirjana
Published: August 2024

Given the fact that in today's world are more and more different types of violence, this paper deals with individual features of violent crime offenders. The results presented in this paper are part of the scientific research project entitled Croatian Violence Monitor – A Study of the Phenomenology, Etiology, and Prosecution of Delinquent Violence with a Focus on Protecting Particularly Vulnerable Groups of Victims. Secondary data sources were used for the research sample, namely collected court cases of violent crimes committed on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. The objective of the paper was to obtain better insight into certain individual features of violent crime offenders regarding the relationship between the offender and the victim, the offender's marital status at the time of the crime, the offender's parenthood, the offender's disability, the risk of belonging to a particular group, the offender's monthly income, the offender's level of education and the offender's employment at the time of the crime. The specific objective of the paper was to establish the differences in analyzed features considering the offender’s sex. From the point of view of practice, this paper provides certain feedback to experts from various professions who deal with the issue of violence. The analyzed data showed that most offenders of both sexes completed secondary school lasting up to three years (male sex - 65%; female sex - 54.4%), so these data are extremely important for experts in the educational system in terms of prevention of future acts of violence through additional education of students on the harmfulness and consequences of violence.
The Obverse and Reverse Side of Jasmine Musabegović’s Essayistic Discourse
Authors: Begović-Sokolija Ena
Published: August 2024

The paper analyses the essayistic discourse of Jasmina Musabegović with a focus on her second and last book of such procédé, Naličje historije (The Reverse Side of History) (1999), without neglecting her early essayistic work compiled in her first book of essays, The Secret and the Meaning of a Literary Work (1977). Since the literary criticism and essayistic work of this author, on the one hand, and her literary and artistic work, on the other, are closely related and interwoven with seemingly contradictory but identical ideologemes, for a more complete insight, her micro-essays that make up fabric of her novels are occasionally taken into consideration in the analysis. The conclusion reached shows that the author’s later literary critique essays, i.e. those that the author wrote during and after the recent war, where the intimate intertwines with the universal and meets a multitude of opposing pairs as well as occasional paroxysms conditioned by a change in life experience, represent a specific, fluid essayistic discourse that can be characterized by the newly coined phrase “women’s essay”.
Jasmine Musabegović's Novels in the Conceptions of the Poetics of Testimony
Authors: Žujo-Marić Lejla
Published: August 2024

This text aims to analyze the novels Skretnice (1986), Most (1994), Žene. Glasovi (2005) by Jasmina Musabegović in light of the poetics of testimony and the immanent transgenerational trauma. From the novel Skretnice to the novel Most and Žene. Glasovi Jasmina Musabegović portrays major historical events through the prism of personal and family stories with a focus on women's experience of war and witnessing it, and the central place is occupied by members of the Malić family in her female line - from mother Fatima to her daughters Nizama and Selma, artists whose creative vocation strongly protests and conserves humanistic values and anti-war engagement. Starting from the theoretical frameworks established, among others, in the research of Alaida Assmann, Shoshana Felman, Dori Laub, Cathy Caruth, Pierre Nora, and Renata Lachmann, in this text the focus will be on the forms of witnessing war in the novelistic text of Jasmine Musabegović, and the artistic procedures that memory of war trauma is postulated.
Teaching Methodological Approach to the Novel Skretnice Within the Communication Context
Authors: Murtić Edina
Published: August 2024

This paper will problematize a teaching methodological approach to the novel Skretnice, in which the students’ communication competencies are put in the foreground. This paper tries to show how interpretation still occupies a special position in the modern teaching methodology of teaching literature by connecting the modern teaching methodological models and students’ needs. In the process of the teaching methodological processing of the novel Skretnice by Jasmina Musabegović, we try to combine the elements of various methodical approaches: interpretation, a problematic, open teaching methodological approach. The goal is to elaborate a reading strategy and development of language skills/competencies: reading, speaking, listening and writing. The novel will be set as a literary template in the function of developing fundamental students’ competencies, in which a teaching methodological interpretation of the novel will be further developed. We will direct the students’ activities towards independent reading, research and writing about the topics and problems raised by the novel and its openness for cross-subject correlations.
Sensuousness and Intermediality as Stylistic Dominants in Jasmina Musabegović’s Works
Authors: Katnić-Bakaršić Marina
Published: August 2024

This paper explores the two key features of Jasminina Musabegović's style – sensuousness and intermediality. These two features can be regarded as stylistic dominants in the works of this writer, essayist, critic, and editor, where orientation on language is always strongly present. Intermediality is in some cases realized as ekphrasis (verbal representation of a visual work of art, i.e. a painting, photograph, piece of architecture), whereas in other cases verbal devices create filmicity. so that some of the scenes in her novels look like movie frames. It is argued that there exists unity of style in all works of this author, whereby her novels contain elements of essays and other genres, and lyricism and sensuousness occupy a central place in all her texts.
Stylization of Oral Elements in the Novel Women. Voices. By Jasmina Musabegović
Authors: Puriš Bernisa
Published: August 2024

This paper aims to analyze and interpret the linguistic and stylistic means by which the world of the novel Women. Voices. by Jasmina Musabegović is built. The paper analyzes and interprets the novel’s spoken language stylization, as its main stylistic feature. It is based on the assumption that orality, as a linguistic-stylistic feature of the novel, is primarily realized at the syntactic-stylistic level. In this direction, the elements of expressive syntax, such as spoken (oral) sentence length, elliptical, nominative, and fragmented sentences, as well as syntactic repetitions and accumulations, are especially explored. The mentioned syntactic-stylistic means are investigated to point out their stylistic potential in the revitalization of the tonal, rhythmic, intonation, and intensity values of the spoken language, based on which novelistic voices are generated as the narrative subject of the novel. Also, exclamatory and expressive interrogative sentences are explored in the paper as significant means of conveying emotional-expressive (affective) and intensifying the semantic values of a sentence. In doing so, it is particularly indicated that interrogative sentences, in addition to appearing as elements of expressive syntax, have a significant opening (cataphoric) value in developing the novel's narrative content. In addition, the paper points out the stylistic possibilities and values of the vernacular idiom in the stylization of novelistic expression with folk expression.
Jasmina Musabegović Et Traduction Littéraire De La Langue Française
Authors: Radeljković Ivan , Osmanović Lejla
Published: August 2024

En tant qu’éditrice à la maison d’édition Svjetlost, basée à Sarajevo, écrivaine, critique littéraire et traductrice de langue française, Jasmina Musabegović a élargi les horizons culturels du public de lecture dans les années 80 et 90 du XXe siècle, tant en Bosnie-Herzégovine qu’en l’ex-Yougoslavie. Son lien avec la langue et la culture française commence avec son séjour à Paris et ses travaux de recherche sur Rastko Petrović, écrivain d’avant-garde serbe proche des surréalistes français. Grâce à sa sensibilité éditoriale, le public a pu découvrir des écrivains, philosophes, théoriciens français contemporains et généralement francophones, notamment à travers les éditions «Raskršća» et «Feniks». Cet aspect de son travail se caractérise par une imbrication complète de ses activités d’écrivain, de traductrice et d’éditrice.
Reshaping Mystical Geometry of ”Vision and Prayer” by Dylan Thomas as Its Possible Re-Interpretation
Authors: Mačković Srebrenka
Published: August 2024

Although Dylan Thomas and his poem ”Vision and Prayer” (1944) are usually not attributed to a specific kind of visual/concrete or ”shaped poetry,” his highly enigmatic and daring poetical articulation displays some interesting typographical features that can qualify him to be included in the label. It is a unique experiment of a kind mainly because of its two distinct geometric shapes, i.e. diamond and hourglass, within the two equal Parts, with six stanzas in each one of them. These shapes create a kind of “mystical geometry,” since they differ both in their pictorial presentation and the content matter. The paper tried to follow various attempts in English literature that might have served as a source of inspiration for Thomas in the works of George Herbert, Sir Thomas Browne, and W.B. Yeats. It also presents previous critical interpretations that revolved mainly around the themes of birth, death, and re-birth Resurrection of Jesus Christ, since religious imagery and poetic language seem to invite such an approach (Tindall, Burdette, Kidder, Bauer). However, a combination of Derridean deconstruction/restructuring and computer-assisted pictorial manipulation of the text produced yet an interesting experiment in analysis, having brought together all the stanzas into a ‘grand diamond’ shape. The newly reshaped version of the ‘poem’ opened up possibilities for interpretation while pointing out the central geometric shapes that emerged in the process.
Literary Geography and the Native American Urban Imaginary in Tommy Orange's There There
Authors: Ahmetspahić Adisa
Published: August 2024

Ever since Tommy Orange’s novel There There was published in 2018, Native American urban experience has been pointed out as the novel’s crux. The characters in the novel are Native American but most of them feel estranged from the community since they do not live on reservations, whereby the general implication is that reservations have become ossified as identity markers for many Native Americans. This paper aims to analyze how the novel’s characters use urban areas to create spaces of belonging, thus debunking the myth of the “reservation Indian”. Aided by Edward Soja’s theories on Thirdspace and Robert Tally’s theory of topophrenia, the paper discusses regional powwows, non-profit organizations, American Indian cultural centers, and digital storytelling/narrativization as specific examples of the subject’s awareness of space, their engagement and inscription into space through the practices mentioned above.
An Assessment of Perceived Fluency German as a Foreign Language: Case Study
Authors: Kovač Mirjana Matea , Wendland Eva
Published: August 2024

Speech fluency is an important aspect of foreign language competence that can not only be measured objectively but is also perceived subjectively by listeners. The term perceived fluency therefore refers to the subjective perception of the speaker's language competence. This includes a situationally appropriate speech rate and fluent speech without delays. The main goal of this article is the assessment and analysis of the perceived fluency of Croatian students of German studies in the context of a one-semester seminar. Speech fluency in German as a foreign language was assessed using assessment forms. The evaluation is the subjective assessment of an L1 speaker from Germany who was a participant in the same seminar. The evaluation criteria include speech rate, intonation, intelligibility, and delays of various kinds. This study particularly highlighted which components influence perceived fluency. Speech rate, which is very close to that of a native speaker, has a particularly positive impact on perceived fluency. While it is not a measurable assessment of fluency, it still provides insightful results. These could, for example, serve as a basis for developing targeted training tasks to improve the identified weak points.