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Bakha’s Identity Dilemma in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable: An Exploration of Dalit Psychology
Authors: Sadia Afrin  , Sheikh Md. Muniruzzaman
Published: December 2023

The Indian English-language writer Mulk Raj Anand depicts psychological crises of the subaltern through the character of Bakha in his masterpiece, Untouchable (1935). He attempts to portray the psychological vulnerability of the outcastes of society through the depiction of the Dalit community. This study explores the true nature of Dalit psychology through discussing Bakha’s equivocal status as a result of social discrimination and racial binary. It analyses the multifaceted dominations that the so-called elite class imposes on the subordinates who have taken these appalling social conditions for granted. Although not drawn from Dalit literature, a theoretical and critical reading reveals that William Shakespeare’s Shylock, Othello, and Caliban, Emily Bronte’s Heathcliff, Khaled Hosseini’s Ali, Hassan, and Sohrab bear significant resemblance to Bakha in terms of identity confusion. Using analytical methods drawn from post- colonialism and psychoanalysis, this article seeks to discuss Bakha’s psyche as a representation of the plight of the oppressed and Dalit people.
Sohana Manzoor, ed. Our Many Longings: Contemporary Short Fiction from Bangladesh
Authors: Sabiha Huq
Published: December 2023

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Our Story so Far
Authors: K.N. Prudhvi Raju
Published: December 2023

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The Kazakh Concept of Soul in Abai Kunanbaev’s Book of Words
Authors: Zhabayeva Saule S.
Published: December 2023

This study explores conceptualisations of ??? ([jan] soul) in the Kazakh language from the perspective of cultural linguistics and its literary representation in the English translation of Book of Words by Abai Kunanbaev, a prominent Kazakh philosopher and writer. The concept of ??? (jan) was analysed from the viewpoint of philosophical and image features and their roles in the formation of the national worldview. A comparative study showed discrepancies in its realisation by Abai Kunanbaev and the English translation even though some variations in the translation cannot be complete equivalents. There is a lack of semantic and cultural identity, and the results indicate that the literal English translation of ??? (jan) does not transmit its whole cultural implications. The article also focuses on determining how different methods of translation reproduce the semantics of the analysed concept. The analysis concludes with the necessity of using structural and semantic shifts to better represent the target concept and culture.
Depathologising Female Depression: Colonising Women’s Psychic Space in Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You
Authors: Zhou Qiaoqiao  , Omar Noritah
Published: December 2023

Women have long been disproportionally pathologised as melancholic or depressive as if they are naturally passive or deficient. Specifically, depressed mothers are usually believed to be responsible for their children’s abnormality. Celeste Ng’s novelEverything I Never Told You (2014) portrays similar predicaments of three generations of mothers and daughters. While many researchers mostly blame mothers for their daughters’ depression and/or suicide, they fail to explain the vicious cycle that perpetuates the blame-the-mother myth and more specifically, the mechanism of social oppression in stigmatising women. UsingKelly Oliver’s conceptualisation of social melancholy and colonisation of psychic space, this study explores the relationship between social complexity and its consequences on the psychic space of women. This study argues that Ng’s female subjects suffer “social melancholy” as a result of the colonisation of their psychic spaces. Without a supportive social space where positive representations of womanhood and motherhood are valued, those female subjects regard themselves as defective and depressed. The reductionist attribution of responsibility to the mothers is criticised, as it risks individualising and decontextualising the pathology of society in denigrating women in general and mothers in particular, and ultimately rendering them depressive and even suicidal.
Promoting Identity and a Sense of Belonging: An Ecocritical Reading of Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Where the Streets Had a Name
Authors: Muneera Muftah
Published: December 2023

This paper examines Randa Abdel-Fattah’s novel entitled Where the Street Had a Name (2008). The main goal is to examine how interacting with ecology, culture, and nature in the contexts of the host land and the homeland as depicted in the novel promotes identity and a sense of belonging. It also aims at analyzing the links between land and identity from an ecocritical perspective and how Palestinians’ land and identity are psychologically, mentally, and physically interconnected. Through using natural forms of Palestine, humans’ and non-humans’ interconnectedness and the symbol of the iconic jar of homeland soil and its possibilities for revitalising Hayaat’s identity, Abdel-Fattah attempts to reveal her ecological connection to the land of her origin and how this tight connection promotes identity and shapes the sense of belonging. This paper reveals that it is impossible to separate Palestinians from their homeland because the land is part of their identity. Therefore, the current debate provides new perspectives on how to open a new horizon for identity strengthening in Abdel-Fattah’s and other Muslim diasporic writers’ works.
Aanchal Malhotra, In the Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of Partition
Authors: Himadri Lahiri
Published: December 2023

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Shirley Geok-lin Lim, In Praise of Limes
Authors: Grace V.S. Chin
Published: December 2023

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Mothers in Darkness and Next Time I See You: A Writer Reminisces
Authors: Anitha Devi Pillai
Published: December 2023

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Situating Kazuo Ishiguro Within the Realms of Memory and Identity
Authors: Margaret L. Pachuau  , C. Lalrinfeli
Published: December 2023

This article focuses on components of memory and identity and their thematic centrality in Kazuo Ishiguro’s two novels namely, A Pale View of Hills (1982) and The Remains of the Day (1988). Ishiguro explores the complexities of memory in his novels, where distortion, suppression, and unreliability serve to define an individual’s identity through memory. Memory is a literary trope that Ishiguro has used repeatedly and diversely to enrich both his characters and plots. By examining how memories inform identity, this paper seeks to understand how our memories can affect our sense of self, and how this can shape our identity. The paper proposes that memories are not just simple recollections of events but are also complex narratives that are constructed from various sources. It argues that the interpretations of our memories can have a powerful effect on our sense of self and our identity.
Rickshaw Art: An Emblematic Visual Culture and Social Awareness Tool in Bangladesh
Authors: Sadia Afrin
Published: December 2023

Rickshaw art is considered a significant part of visual culture in Bangladesh. It is not only a form of art, but also a medium for circulating messages among the common people about social, cultural, religious, ethical, philosophical, and national issues. Rickshaw painters and pullers act as campaigners for social awareness. This study seeks to investigate people’s thoughts about rickshaw art and its impact on society. It attempts to explain the images and messages painted on the back of rickshaws. Moreover, to illustrate the idea of this paper and evaluate the messages of rickshaw arts, multiple rickshaws from different cities in Bangladesh have been observed critically. Semi-structured interviews have been conducted to better comprehend the perspectives of rickshaw artists and rickshaw pullers. The major findings of the study suggest that rickshaws are very popular and that rickshaw art has changed substantially with the passage of time. Rickshaw artists possess some ideological and philosophical outlook for social transformation. In addition, the rickshaw pullers circulate the viewpoints of the painters in all corners of mega and small cities as well as villages in Bangladesh.
Elora Shehabuddin, Sisters in the Mirror: A History of Muslim Women and the Global Politics of Feminism
Authors: Sohana Manzoor
Published: December 2023

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The Poetry of Dennis Haskell
Authors: Dennis Haskell
Published: December 2023

These three poems vary in setting and partly arise from cross-cultural contact, but their main themes are universal. The Chiyang Coffee Café is a real café located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. I don't speak Mandarin or Taiwanese so I used to go there to drink coffee, read without interruption, and watch the frantic traffic zoom near-by. The poem “Waiting” was written when I was waiting in the airport to leave Hong Kong, which I used to visit fairly often; I felt an affection for the place and could imagine its daily activities while I was waiting to leave it. Such activities seem ordinary to those involved but for that very reason I think them worth celebrating. These two poems are both meditations on places and the movement of mind they prompt. The third poem is an ekphrastic one drawn from an art installation at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art. It presents details from the installation and its theme is obvious.
Post-Appraisal of the Perceived Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Psychological Wellbeing of Secondary School Students in Nigeria
Authors: Imran Adesile , Yusuf Florence Adeoti
Published: December 2023

The outbreak and global spread of the coronavirus in December 2019 has thrown the global community into a desperate search for an enduring solution to the scourge. To this end, several precautionary measures have been advanced. They included frequent washing of hands, use of face-mask and alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water, and covering of the nose and mouth with a flexed elbow or disposable tissue when coughing and sneezing, among others. For more robust outcomes of these measures, especially among the school-going children in the world, effective guidance and counselling services in the area of adequate orientation, information, and feedback/follow-up services need to be properly entrenched. This paper examined the perceived effects of COVID-19 and the potential impacts of counselling intervention services on the psychological wellbeing of school-going children in Osun State, Nigeria. A total of 400 secondary school students were selected from four schools. Findings revealed that the perceived effect of COVID-19 was higher among females than males and among urban residents than their counterparts in rural areas. The pro-counselling intervention services meant to cushion the effect were almost unavailable. Also, a negative significant relationship was found between perceived psychological effect and pro-counselling intervention services, which seemed to indicate that the lower the pro-counselling intervention services available to students, the more psychological effects and poor mental health they will experience. These findings have important implications for government and stakeholders in secondary education. There is an urgent need to put appropriate measures in place against different waves of COVID-19 across the globe in order to ensure that the safety and psychological wellbeing of secondary school students are not compromised.
EĞİTİM VİZYONU BELİRLEMEDE SOSYAL İNOVASYON
Authors: ŞAHİN Muhammet Bahadır , AKPINAR Hüseyin
Published: December 2023

Eğitim ve sosyal inovasyon kavramlarının birlikte değerlendirildiği çalışmalara her geçen gün daha çok ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Eğitimde vizyon belirlemek hükümetlerin ulusal programları haline gelen, uzun süreli çalışmaları gerektiren bir yaklaşımdır. Bu araştırma eğitimin vizyon belirlemede sosyal inovasyon önermelerini değerli gören içeriklere dikkat çekmektedir. Araştırmada sosyal inovasyon ile eğitim vizyonu geliştirecek, uygulanabilir birçok yaklaşıma ve somut önerilere yer verilmiştir. Kavramsal bilgi ve farkındalıkların ötesinde bu iki önemli yaklaşım her alanda birçok yenilik ve gelişime imkân tanıyacak zenginlikler barındırmaktadır. Bu araştırmanın amacı eğitim yöneticilerinin sosyal inovasyon önermeleri ile eğitim vizyonu belirlemelerini sağlayacak somut içeriklere dikkat çekmek ve eğitim paydaşlarına açılım kazandırmaktır. Bu kapsamda araştırmada sosyal inovasyon ile eğitimde vizyon belirleme ve geliştirmeye yönelik uygulanabilir somut önerilere yer verilmiştir. Eğitimde sayısız olasılığa, her türlü senaryoya karşı eylem planları belirlemek, yol haritası çizmek, öngörülerde bulunmak vizyon algısını özetlerken sosyal inovasyonun kazanımları ile doğru ve tutarlı sonuçlar elde etmeye dikkat çekilmektedir Literatür taranarak nitel bir yaklaşım sergilenen araştırmada doküman incelemesi yöntemi kullanılmış, betimleme ve yorumlamalarla analiz yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre eğitim vizyonu belirlemede sosyal inovasyon kavramının eğitime uyarlanabilir özellikleri daha iyi değerlendirilmeli, eğitim yöneticilerinin ve ilgili tüm paydaşların kavramsal farkındalıkları arttırılmalıdır. Literatürde eğitimde vizyon ve sosyal inovasyon için kavramsal düzeyde çalışmalar yer almaktadır. Toplumsal sorunların belirlenmesi ve çözümlenmesine ilişkin eğitimin görevi hayatiyet ilkesi çerçevesinde sosyal dokuyu iyi okumak, toplum tabanlı çözüm arayışında olmak ve her alanda gelişime odaklanmaktır. Araştırma eğitimin tüm paydaşlarına toplum için, toplumsal temelli çözümler aramada evrensel yeni söylemlerle perspektif geliştirmeyi önermektedir.
ARAP ŞİİRİNDE HERMES TASAVVURU
Authors: USTA İbrahim
Published: December 2023

Gizem ve gizemli kişilikler edebiyatta sıklıkla kullanılan kurgusal unsurların başında gelmektedir. Ezoterizm, paranormal olaylar, mitolojik anlatılar insanların merakını ve keşfetme arzusunu her zaman tetiklemiştir. Bu çalışmada felsefe ve dinler tarihinin önem atfettiği ve gizemli kişiliği sebebiyle şairleri dahi etkilemeyi başaran bir figür olan Hermes tasavvuru ele alınmıştır. Hermes’le ilgili mevcut kültürlerlerdeki bilgi çeşitliliği onu hâlâ tartışılan bir kişilik yapmaya devam etmektedir. Hermesin, Batı kaynaklarında Yunan veya Mısır kökenli olmasına karşın Hermes İslam kaynaklarında büyük ölçüde İdris peygamberle özdeşleştirilmektedir. Hermes ismi klasik Arap literatüründe, yabancı kökenli bir kelime olması sebebiyle Hermes, Hurmus, Hirmâs, Hiramus, Hermese Herâmise, Hermis ve Hermesü'l-Herâmise gibi çeşitli isimlerle karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Erken dönem Arap şiirinde ilk olarak Beşşar b. Burd ile ortaya çıkan Hermes figürü daha sonra İbnu’r-Rûmî‎‎, İbn Nübâte es-Sadî‎ ve Ebu’l-Alâ el-Ma'arrî ile devam etmiş, sırasıyla Memlük döneminden et-Tuğrâî‎, Takiyuddîn el-Mağribî, Safiyyuddîn el-Hıllî ve Lisânuddîn el-Hatîb‎; Eyyûbî döneminden el-Levvâh; Endülüs Emevi döneminden İbnu’l-Haddâd el-Endelûsî ve Ebu’l-Hasen eş-Şuşterî ile çağdaş dönemden Muhammed el-Bâcî el-Mesûdî‎, Süleymân el-Sûle ve Mahmûd Sâmî el-Bârûdî’den oluşan değişik dönemlere ait on dört farklı şairin şiirlerine değinilmiştir. Bu çalışmada ele alınmış olan şairler kronolojik olarak sıralanmıştır. Konunun daha kolay anlaşılması adına Hermes tasavvuru bilgelik ve hikmet, ezoterizm, ölümsüzlük, mitoloji ve kozmik değer sembolizmi gibi alt başlıklara ayrılmıştır. Bu çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılarak, daha çok içerik ve betimsel analizler yapılmıştır.
OKUL MÜDÜRLERİNİN OKUL YÖNETİMİNDE YAŞANAN SORUNLARA İLİŞKİN GÖRÜŞLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: DENİZ Mehmet Ata , AĞALDAY Bünyamin
Published: December 2023

Bu araştırmanın amacı okul müdürlerinin okul yönetiminde yaşanan sorunlara ilişkin görüşlerini tespit etmektir. Araştırmada, nitel araştırma yöntemi ve olgubilim deseni kullanılmıştır. Veriler 2022-2023 eğitim-öğretim tarihleri arasında Mardin ili Kızıltepe ilçesindeki MEB’e bağlı resmî ilkokul ve ortaokullarda görev yapmakta olan 15 okul müdürüyle yapılan görüşmelerden elde edilmiştir. Bu katılımcıların 6’sını ilkokul, 9’unu ortaokulda görevli okul müdürü oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma verileri 6 temel sorudan oluşmaktadır. Bu sorular, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile kişisel bilgi formundan faydalanarak elde edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre veliler okul yönetimine baskı uygulamakta ve eğitim-öğretim faaliyetlerine karşı kayıtsız kalmaktadırlar. Öğretmenlerle ilgili olarak ek ders ve ders programı dağıtımında, öğretmenler arasındaki gruplaşma dinamikleri ve kurum içi yazışma süreçleri ile ilgili çeşitli zorluklar yaşanmaktadır. Okul müdürlerinin personel ve öğrenci işlerine ayırdıkları sürenin, çalışma saatinin büyük bir dilimini kapsadığı ve kurumlar arası resmi yazışmaların iş yükünü artırdığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca, okulların finansman desteğini bulmada zorlandıkları ve buna bağlı olarak fiziksel alt yapı yetersizliklerinin yaşandığı tespit edilmiştir. Okul müdürlerinin, kurum içi iletişimi güçlendirmek için veli ve öğretmenlerle iş birliği yaptıkları ve bunları sürece dâhil ettikleri saptanmıştır. Okul müdürlerinin önerilerine göre; öğrenci sayıları azaltılmalı, fiziki kapasite artırılmalı, okulda düzenlenecek sosyal erkinlikler için ek finansal kaynaklar oluşturulmalı ve yöneticilerin yetki alanlarının genişletilmesi gündeme alınmalıdır. Bu araştırmada elde edilen sonuçların, okul müdürlerinin niteliklerinin arttırılması ve okul yönetimlerinde karşılaşılan güçlüklerin giderilmesi hususlarında ilgili literatüre katkıda bulunacağı düşünülmektedir.
The Orient in the West. The Consolidation of the Umayyad Monetary System in al-Andalus during the 2nd/8th Century
Authors: Armada
Published: December 2023

During the 2nd/8th century, the consolidation of the Umayyad monetary system took place in al-Andalus. In this process, the influence of Eastern coinage played a decisive role and shows us the fact that al-Andalus was one more territory of Dār al-Islām. The first Andalusi issues, despite having their own local characteristics, were deeply influenced by Eastern elements because they were immersed in the policy of the Umayyad caliphate. After a transitional period, Andalusi dinars and dirhams were adjusted to ‘Abd al-Malik’s reform, becoming fully Arabized currencies. In this process, they were also adjusted to Eastern parameters. The coin hoards of this period show the importance of Eastern coins in the economy of al-Andalus because they were the main currency circulating in the territory. When the Umayyad caliphate of Damascus was replaced by the ‘Abbāsid caliphate, and al-Andalus became an Independent Emirate from the ‘Abbāsid caliphate in 138/756, the maintenance of Umayyad monetary features was the best expression of their dynastic vindication and rejection of the caliphate of Baghdad. The political break with the East was not only reflected in the issues but also in the monetary circulation, as is evidenced by coin hoards. Unlike the previous period, the main circulating currency was the Andalusi dirham, which is evidence of the monetary autonomy and consolidation of the Umayyad monetary system in al-Andalus.
POCZĄTKI POLSKIEJ KRAJOWEJ KASY POŻYCZKOWEJ W ŚWIETLE WSPOMNIEŃ STANISŁAWA DZIERZBICKIEGO (cz. II)
Authors: Filipow
Published: December 2023

Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa była bankiem emisyjnym powołanym 6 grudnia 1916 r. przez niemieckie władze okupacyjne Generalnego Gubernatorstwa Warszawskiego z prawem emisji marki polskiej równej marce niemieckiej. Miała ona obiegać na terenie utworzonego Aktem Dwóch Cesarzy (Niemiec i Austro-Węgier) 5 listopada Królestwa Polskiego z ziem dawnego Królestwa zaboru rosyjskiego. W świetle pamiętnika Stanisława Dzierzbickiego poznajemy mechanizmy dojścia do powołania Polskiej krajowej Kasy Pożyczkowej w 1916 r. Ideą pierwotna polskiej finansjery  było powołanie prywatnego Banku Emisyjnego, który miał być emitentem nowego rubla obiegającego na terenie okupowanego Królestwa Polskiego.

Początki tworzenia banku emisyjnego i marki polskiej odtworzyć można na podstawie pamiętnika polskiego działacza gospodarczego Stanisława  Dzierzbickiego. On to był jednym z promotorów tworzenia banku i pośrednim sprawcą emisji marek polskich nazywanych pospolicie „Notami Kriesa”.

Cel artykułu. Artykuł ma przedstawić osobę zasłużonego działacza gospodarczego z przełomu XIX i XX w. działającego na terenie Królestwa Polskiego. Będąc autorem pozostawionych wspomnień, które ukazały się drukiem w 1983 r. był świadkiem wielu wydarzeń historycznych ważkich szczególnie podczas odradzania się II Rzeczypospolitej po 123 latach zaborów. Był nie tylko świadkiem, ale aktywnym uczestnikiem powstawania nowej instytucji bankowej jakim miał być pierwotnie prywatny Bank Emisyjny, a ostatecznie powstała Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa. Pokazany zostanie mechanizm i cele emisji pierwszych polskich banknotów XX w. emitowanych w Warszawie przez Zarząd Generał – Gubernatorstwa Warszawskiego, których prawnym emitentem była nowo powołana instytucja: Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa.
МОНЕТНІ ЛЕГЕНДИ ЯК ДЗЕРКАЛО ОЛЬВІЙСЬКОЇ ПАЛЕОГРАФІЇ
Authors: Mykola
Published: December 2023

Мета статті – попередній (вибірковий) аналіз певних проявів палеографічних особливостей у легендах ольвійських монет порівняно з лапідарною та рукописною палеографією класичної та елліністичної Ольвії. Пропонована стаття – безпосереднє продовження теоретичних досліджень легенд (літер, скорочень та монограм) на монетах догетської Ольвії. Теоретико-методологічні основи дослідження – типові наукові методи, у тому числі системного аналізу, у поєднанні із власними науковими розвідками автора. У такому разі використовувався нещодавно запропонований нами інструмент синтезу нумізматичних класифікацій та просопографічних інтерпретацій легенд на хронологічному ґрунті відновленого ольвійського епонімного літочислення. Наукова новизна. Вперше за останні пів століття виконані вибіркові дослідження нумізматичної палеографії порівняно з лапідарною та рукописною палеографією класичної та елліністичної Ольвії із застосуванням нового хронологічного інструментарію. Основні результати дослідження. 1. Вибірковий порівняльний аналіз нумізматичної, лапідарної та рукописної палеографії класичної та елліністичної Ольвії загалом потребує перегляду усталеного уявлення про паралелізм у розвитку вказаних напрямів; наявні нюанси. 2. Так, осібні літери, наприклад, альфа з ламаною гастою, використовувалися в нумізматиці вкрай епізодично; тхета з горизонтальною гастою зовсім не застосовувалася в нумізматичній палеографії. 3. Широко вживаний у лапідарній та рукописній палеографії Ольвії з початку II ст. до Р. Х. курсивний шрифт, зокрема, курсивні епсилон та омега, взагалі не зафіксовані в нумізматичній палеографії. 4. Ще однією особливістю нумізматичної палеографії є подекуди несинхронне завершення (порівняно з лапідарним архівом) використання осібних літер. 5. Відмічена невдала спроба застосувати до нумізматичної палеографії одно- та двокрапкову інтерпункцію (фактично – брак литва (sic)), вживану в лапідарній та рукописній палеографії переважно класичного періоду. 6. Також нами отримано деякі інші результати. 7. Зазначимо, що в запропонованій статті ми не порушуємо питання нумізматичного палеографічного датування. 8. Сформовані з урахуванням складності реальних процесів у монетній справі Ольвії гіпотези необхідно розглядати як попередні. 9. Загалом, проведені вибіркові порівняльні дослідження ольвійської палеографії підтверджують перспективність проведення подальших досліджень на системному ґрунті.
«ОЦИФРУВАННЯ» І «ЦИФРОВІЗАЦІЯ» В НУМІЗМАТИЦІ: ТЕОРЕТИКО-МЕТОДОЛОГІЧНІ ТА ДЖЕРЕЛОЗНАВЧІ АСПЕКТИ
Authors: Kotsur  , Orlyk  , Bondarenko
Published: December 2023

Мета статті полягає в аналізові теоретико-методологічних та джерелознавчих проблем нумізматики у зв’язку з розвитком цифрових технологій, зокрема процесів оцифрування нумізматичних джерел та цифровізації нумізматичних досліджень, визначення інформативності, репрезентативності та достовірності диджиталізованої джерельної бази, а також окреслення перспективних напрямків оцифрування та цифровізації в нумізматиці. Наукова новизна. Це перше дослідження, в якому розглядається взаємозв’язок процесів оцифрування нумізматичних джерел та цифровізації нумізматичних досліджень. Значний комплекс оцифрованих нумізматичних об’єктів поділяється на кілька груп: віртуальні колекції музеїв бібліотек та інших наукових установ, платформи нумізматичних аукціонів, нумізматичні форуми, віртуальні нумізматичні каталоги та довідники. З’явилися нові джерела інформації, зокрема матеріали Інтернет-форумів, використання яких потребує спеціальної методології і дозволяє зберегти для науки інформацію про монетні знахідки (типи монет та топографію знахідок). Важливою складовою цифрової нумізматики є автоматизація процесу визначення (ідентифікації) монет. Нагальної розробки потребує спеціальне програмне забезпечення для автоматизації штемпельного аналізу монет. Серед трендів, які визначають загальний напрямок розвитку цифрової нумізматики, вагоме місце посідають засоби моніторингу Інтернет-ресурсів та формат відео, який доповнює текстовий формат. Отже, «оцифрування» і «цифровізація» в нумізматиці, як і в інших галузях знань, є не просто модний тренд, а фундаментальний процес, який завдяки цифровому контенту формує новий рівень нумізматичних досліджень і потребує розробки нових методологічних підходів як до збору й аналізу інформації, так і до критичного ставлення до цифрових джерел.
DIGITIZING THE COIN FINDS OF UKRAINE
Authors: Pyzyk
Published: December 2023

This article introduces the Coin Finds of Ukraine (CFU), an ongoing, collaborative project to digitize and catalogue classical Greek coin finds (500-1 BCE) on the territory of modern Ukraine, which brings together resources and expertise from several participating institutions. An inventory of published coin finds that aims at comprehensiveness is an important contribution to preserving Ukrainian cultural heritage. To date, CFU has completed two major project phases. This paper will acquaint readers with CFU’s goals, methodology, and results so far, as well as provide some preliminary discussion of the results. It will also highlight the ways that CFU’s data is incomplete and chart future project goals.
ІМІТАЦІЇ РИМСЬКИХ ДЕНАРІЇВ РОСКА ФАБАТА З МАЛОЇ КОПАНІ ТА ЇЇ ОКОЛИЦЬ
Authors: Orlyk Mykhailo , Prokhnenko
Published: December 2023

Мета статті полягає у дослідженні проблеми поширення імітації еравіського типу римського денарія Роска Фабата на землі Малокопанського археологічного комплексу. Теоретико-методологічні основи дослідження сформовані шляхом поєднання археологічних, нумізматичних, фізико-хімічних та загальнонаукових методів. Такий підхід у поєднанні із наявною джерельною базою дав змогу комплексно підійти до вирішення проблеми дослідження.

Наукова новизна. Проблема поширення нумізматичних пам’яток варварського світу другої половини I ст. до Р. Х. становить важливий елемент комплексного дослідження проблеми грошей та грошового обігу. Для формування гіпотези про походження досліджуваних імітацій було проведено неруйнівний метод дослідження складу металів з використанням аналізатора РФА.

Основні результати дослідження. Отже, за наявними джерелами та проведеними дослідженнями ми можемо стверджувати, що імітації монети типу Роска Фабата, скоріш за все, потрапили на територію латенізованого дакійського поселення в середині І ст. до Р. Х. Оскільки нами було встановлено одноштемпельність двох імітацій та виявлено потенційно схожу за дефектом імітацію, то можемо припустити, що існували хоча б опосередковані зв’язки із племенами еравісків, а монети з однаковим дефектом були викарбувані та потрапили в малокопанський регіон, очевидно, одночасно з награбованими трофеями так само, як і іллірійські монети в період воєнних походів Буребісти.
РІДКІСНИЙ ЧЕСЬКИЙ ДЕНАРІЙ ПОЧАТКУ ХІІ СТОЛІТТЯ, ЗНАЙДЕНИЙ НА КИЇВЩИНІ
Authors: Kuleshov
Published: December 2023

Ця розвідка продовжує спроби автора висвітлити питання обігу у Стародавній Руси денаріїв різних європейських країн. Мета статті – атрибуція, знайденого на Київщині європейського денарія, формулювання припущень щодо семантики його зображень та написів на ньому, а також гіпотези щодо його обігу. Методологія дослідження. Застосовано методи історизму, узагальнення, об’єктивності, історико-типологічний, порівняльного аналізу. Наукова новизна. Знайдений денарій, який первісно було визначено як угорський, атрибутовано як чеський князя Боривоя ІІ, причому наголошено на його унікальності в частині зображення на реверсі у вигляді трьох хрестів. Рідкісність цього артефакту може пояснюватись тим, що цей вид був останнім у карбуванні князя і він не отримав достатнього поширення в Чехії та Моравії, де, ймовірно. його було карбовано в останній рік третього періоду правління Боривоя. Втеча Боривоя зі значною частиною цих денаріїв до Угорщини надалі могла зумовити копіювання його реверсу угорськими монетаріями. Висновки. Автор сподівається у віднайденні такого денарія в каталогах чи письмових фіксаціях археологічних досліджень, що дасть можливість ймовірної його атрибуції та підтвердження або спростування його гіпотез. А нині ця монета залишається унікальною. Взагалі, підсумовуючи, варто констатувати, що знахідка чеського денарія підтверджує нашу гіпотезу щодо наявності європейських монет на початку ХІІ століття у грошовому обігові в Київській Руси.
Charmed by Johann Georg Pinsel
Authors: Petrova Olga
Published: December 2023

The article describes the special interest that representatives of Japanese intelligentsia took in the personality and professional work of the outstanding Ukrainian art critic and museum curator Borys Voznytskyi. During the times of the Soviet regime, in the conditions of ideological oppression and the destruction of spiritual heritage in Ukraine (religious art, in particular), Borys Voznytskyi preserved artistic rarities of Ukraine (Halychyna), particularly the works of Johann Georg Pinsel. The article traces the creative contact of the cultural scholar Fue Katayama with the Lviv maestro and her initiative to publish in Japan an illustrated album of Pinsel’s works. The publication took place in a tragic year for Japan, in the aftermath of the disaster at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. The publication of the album is shown as a manifestation of the concept of “on” — a spiritual obligation, taken on by Fue Katayama.
Ukrainian Theater After the Full-Scale Russian Invasion: A New Reading of Canonical Plays
Authors: Bentia Iuliia , Shopin Pavlo
Published: December 2023

The article analyzes the new senses that appeared in the 2021–2022 Ukrainian theater performances of canonical works. Two of the productions in question are based on Ukrainian classical texts, namely Taras Shevchenko’s “mystery poem” “Velykyi Lyokh” (The Great Dungeon) and Lesya Ukrainka’s dramatic poem Cassandra. The other two productions, based on Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus Rex and Albert Camus’ play Caligula, consciously seek answers to the challenges of the new Ukrainian reality in the canon of world drama. The full-scale Russian invasion has made the well-known meanings in these works more clearly visible and added new ones. Against the backdrop of media discussions about the mental health of the Russian president, Caligula by the Ivan Franko Theater (Kyiv) reflects on the psychology of an authoritarian ruler. Oedipus Rex by the Theater on Podil (Kyiv) shows why the demand for justice is growing in wartime society and the moral side of actions is becoming increasingly important. The Great Dungeon by the Poltava Puppet Theater tells the dramatic story of the Russo-Ukrainian War through the prism of Shevchenko’s historical analogies. Cassandra by the Ivan Franko Theater creates the atmosphere of an vulnerable, open-air space where every inhabitant, except for the protagonist, prefers to protect themselves with fanciful constructions of ephemeral illusions.
While the tragic reality of the Russо-Ukrainian War has led to the emergence of a large body of contemporary drama that interprets the new experience of Ukrainian society, the war reality has become a prerequisite for a significant rethinking of theatrical texts from the Ukrainian and Western European canon. Thus, Ukrainian theater is actively engaging with the new reality, intervening in various ways in current public discussions that aim to comprehend the drama of the war, and creating a safe space for a common emotional response to the latest tragic experience.
Ukrainian Musical Modernism: Prerequisites for Conceptualization
Authors: Korchova Olena
Published: December 2023

The article outlines the current cultural situation surrounding the issue of Ukrainian musical modernism, presenting examples of actualization of this issue in the national musical practice of recent years. The author considers the initiatives of Oleksiy Shmurak and Leah Batstone, the researchers who explore this issue. The article engages with Myroslava Novakovych’s substantive provisions on the scholarly interpretation of the concept of Ukrainian musical modernism, the defining features of its aesthetics and the circle of its representatives. The author identifies a number of prerequisites for the conceptualization of Ukrainian musical modernism in concerts, performances, public lectures, educational activities, and research projects. Building on her own concept of musical modernism, the author offers an original view of the phenomenon of Ukrainian musical modernism as an epoch, defines its chronological boundaries and specific factors. The article characterizes the correlation between modernism and social realism in the Ukrainian musical culture of the twentieth century.
Batyar Songs in the Creative Work of Yuriy Shevchenko: Genesis, Functions, Discoveries
Authors: Oliynyk Ivanna
Published: December 2023

Ґражина Бацевич і Борис Лятошинський: реконструкція життєтворчості на основі епістол
The Semantic Interpretation of the Figure of Myroslava in the The Golden Crown Opera by Borys Lyatoshynsky
Authors: Ushanova-Rudko Iryna
Published: December 2023

The article provides a semantic interpretation of the figure of Myroslava in The Golden Crown opera by Borys Lyatoshynsky. It establishes that the woman’s image embodies the best features of female characters in the work, such as poetic and gentle nature, the ability to love faithfully and devotedly, loyalty to the native people and the land and readiness to protect it from enemies. The author explores Myroslava’s leading role in the formation of the opera’s dramaturgy as the main factor of the dynamic development of the plot that accelerates the change of events and expedites the actions of other characters. The article studies the complex psychological development of the woman’s character, reflected in the gradual qualitative transformation of her musical depiction. The author outlines the main stages of the woman’s psychological transformation presented by the composer in the opera. Further, this study analyzes the semantic significance of intonation, harmony, mode and tonality, thematic constructions, and other musical structures, thanks to which the image of Myroslava is formed. The article establishes the leading role of this character in the concept of the work and points out the composer’s interpretation of this female character as a kind of ideal of beauty, youth and hope for the future
Ukrainian Art in the Context of the Liberation War
Authors: Protas Maryna , Bulavina Nataliia , Isichenko Igor
Published: December 2023

The article examines the relationship between the ongoing Ukrainian nationbuilding process and the national art practices. In the former, it is suggested that imagination plays a major role as something that allows one to go beyond liberalism’s utilitarian or deterministic understanding of a nation. Accordingly, an artist is someone who can, at least hypothetically, overcome a double limitation — that of processes of globalization and standardization of art market products and, on the other hand, total conditioning by the past of the nation. The Ukrainian nation is considered as an ongoing project, in which the artist’s imagination could play an important role as it is relatively less determined by tangible parameters and factors. Thus, the article explores numerous examples of how artists of modern Ukraine interpret, in the languages of different styles and genres of art, the ongoing war and the changes caused by it in the collective imagination of the Ukrainian nation, whose formation continues to be a relevant topic for the art world.
The Potential Role of Peripheral Somatosensory Stimulation in the Treatment of Mental Health Symptoms following Traumatic Brain Injury
Authors: Nussbaum ES
Published: December 2023

Background Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. Despite decades of research investigating treatment options, these mental health symptoms remain a major cause of quality-of-life impairment. In a series of patients with PTSD being treated with peripheral somatosensory stimulation (PSS), we further evaluated 3 patients who had suffered from TBI to detail their clinical response to therapy. Methods Three patients with TBI and PTSD underwent daily PSS therapy over a 4-week period. Patients were evaluated using a Veterans Affairs TBI scale of cognitive impairment and subjective mental health symptoms at baseline and then at the conclusion of the treatments. All data were obtained through a self-reported survey. Results Three men with TBI and PTSD completed one month of daily PSS therapy. No adverse events were described by the patients. All patients demonstrated improvement in terms of their scores assessing cognitive impairment and subjective symptoms. The Patients beginning with greater impairment appeared to derive more benefit from therapy. Conclusions PSS stimulation appeared to improve symptoms in three patients with TBI and PTSD. Symptoms related to both anxiety and depression were improved. We suggest that further investigation into the potential usefulness of PSS therapy in patients with TBI and mental health symptoms is warranted.
Cardiovascular Biomarkers and Blood Pressure at 6 Weeks and 6-12 Months Postpartum in Women With or Without Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy: A Prospective Study
Authors: Sukmanee Jarawee , Rothmanee Penkae , Sriwimol Wilaiwan , Cathrine Anne , Liabsuetrakul Tippawan
Published: December 2023

Objective: To measure and compare cardiovascular biomarkers and blood pressure in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) to those with normotensive pregnancies evaluated at 6 weeks and 6-12 months after delivery.Material and Methods: A prospective cohort study of postpartum women following HDP and normotensive pregnancies at 6 weeks and 6-12 months postpartum was conducted. Postpartum blood pressure and cardiovascular biomarkers including body mass index (BMI), levels of serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), creatinine, glucose, glycated hemoglobin, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and levels of urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio (UACR), sodium, and potassium were quantified.Results: A total of 118 women involving 40 with previous preeclampsia (PE), 27 with gestational hypertension (GHT), 10 with chronic hypertension (CHT) during recent pregnancy, and 41 normotensive pregnancies were enrolled at 6 weeks postpartum, of whom 73 (61.9%) completed the study at 6-12 months postpartum. Women in the PE and GHT groups had significantly elevated blood pressure, serum hs-CRP and hypertension at 6 weeks and 6-12 months postpartum. Both the PE and CHT groups had an increase in UACR at 6-12 months postpartum. Multivariate linear regression showed that a history of PE and GHT was independently and persistently associated with increased postpartum blood pressure.Conclusion: Women with HDP had increased blood pressure, risk of hypertension, and increased levels of biomarkers associated with cardiovascular risk at both 6 weeks and 6-12 months postpartum, including serum hs-CRP and UACR. Women with HDP should be counselled about cardiovascular risks as early as 6 weeks postpartum.
Anatomical Variations of The Diaphragma Sellae and Pituitary Stalk in Human Adult Cadavers in Myanmar
Authors: Htun Zaw Win , Aung Than Htut , Win Tun Tun , Oo Khine Zaw , Zaw Myo Thiha , Kyaw Aye Moe Moe
Published: December 2023

Objective: The middle cerebral fossa contains the sellar area. The diaphragma sellae, a dural fold, covers the sella turcica, which is located in the bony depression of the sphenoid bone. One of the most significant endocrine glands in the body, the pituitary gland’s stalk protrudes from the base of the brain through the diaphragma sellae’s primary hole.Material and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional experimental study and carried out on 30 human adult cadavers (20 males and 10 females) in order to describe the anatomical variations of diaphragma sellae and pituitary stalk.Results: The shapes of the diaphragma sellae were 17 flat types (56.7%), 12 concave types (40%) and 1 convex type (3.3%). The shapes of the central opening of the diaphragma sellae were 21 round types (70%), 5 coronal elliptical types (16.7%), and 4 sagittal elliptical types (13.3%). The mean anteroposterior diameter of the central opening of the diaphragma sellae was 6.92±1.47 mm and the transverse diameter was 7.06±1.46 mm. The mean anteroposterior diameter of the pituitary stalk was 1.83±0.41 mm and the transverse diameter of the pituitary stalk was 2.00±0.33 mm. The locations of the pituitary stalk were 20 posterior types (66.7%), 5 central types (16.7%), and 5 anterior types (16.7%).Conclusion: Neurosurgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, and clinical radiologists may find the current study of the diphragama sellae and sellar region helpful in contemplating the diseases and operational techniques in this area.
การให้ฮอร์โมนทดแทนในผู้ป่วยมะเร็งนรีเวช
Authors: Limsirisawat Warittha , Saeaib Nungrutai , Peeyananjarassri Krantarat
Published: December 2023

ผู้ป่วยมะเร็งนรีเวชหลังจากการรักษาทั้งจากการผ่าตัด การให้ยาเคมีบำบัดและการฉายแสง ผู้ป่วยบางกลุ่มจะมีผลกระทบจากการรักษาโดยเฉพาะในผู้ป่วยก่อนหมดประจำเดือน จะมีอาการของภาวะการขาดฮอร์โมนเอสโตรเจน เช่น อาการร้อนวูบวาบ และอาการเกี่ยวกับช่องคลอดและระบบทางเดินปัสสาวะ ที่เร็วและรุนแรงกว่าผู้ป่วยที่หมดประจำเดือน การให้ฮอร์โมนทดแทนในผู้ป่วยกลุ่มนี้ นอกจากความรุนแรงของอาการที่เป็น จะคำนึงถึงระยะ การคงเหลือของรอยโรคจากการรักษา ความเสี่ยงในการกลับเป็นซ้ำ และชนิดของโรคที่เป็น การให้ฮอร์โมนทดแทนจะสามารถให้ได้อย่างปลอดภัยในผู้ป่วยที่มีความเสี่ยงในการกลับเป็นซ้ำต่ำ เช่น ระยะที่ 1-2 และมะเร็งชนิด estrogen-independent เช่น มะเร็งปากช่องคลอด มะเร็งช่องคลอด และมะเร็งปากมดลูกชนิด squamous cell carcinoma และต้องระวังในการให้ฮอร์โมนทดแทนในกลุ่ม estrogen-dependent เช่น มะเร็งมดลูกและมะเร็งรังไข่ ชนิด endometrioid และ granulosa cell ชนิดของมะเร็งที่ตอบสนองต่อการให้ยาต้านฮอร์โมน เช่น มะเร็งรังไข่ ชนิด low-grade serous และ granulosa cell และชนิดของมะเร็งที่สัมพันธ์กับการเกิดหลอดเลือดดำอุดตัน ซึ่งเป็นข้อห้ามของการให้ยา เช่น มะเร็งรังไข่ ชนิด clear-cell
Prospective Study Comparing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) Before and After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Adult Patients With and Without Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Repaired Hernia
Authors: Swaisuwanwong Apichaya , Sivilaikul Sonthidetch , Chansaenroj Pawan
Published: December 2023

Objective: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most prevalent cause of bladder outlet obstruction in elderly males. The occurrence of both inguinal hernia and BPH with lower urinary tract symptoms increases with age. This study is aimed at comparing lower urinary tract syndrome using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) before and after laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery.Material and Methods: This prospective study was conducted at Somdech Phra Pinklao Hospital. Thirty-five patients who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and underwent inguinal hernia repair were selected according to inclusion criteria and evaluated using an IPSS scoring chart for urinary symptoms before and after an operation.Results: Thirty-five patients who presented with LUTS symptoms and underwent inguinal hernia repair between 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021 were included in the study. Statistical analysis by Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test for the 35 patients resulted in an average IPSS that was compared at 2 weeks with a preoperative score of 6.54 and postoperative score of 4.69 (p-value<0.001), preoperative obstructive score of 2.6 and postoperative score of 1.51 (p-value<0.001), preoperative irritative score of 3.94 and postoperative score of 3.17 (p-value<0.001). At 4 weeks, there was an average preoperative IPSS score of 6.54 and postoperative score of 3.86 (p-value<0.001), preoperative of obstructive score of 2.6 and postoperative score of 1.03 (p-value<0.001), and preoperative irritative score of 3.94 and postoperative score of 2.83 (p-value<0.001). At 8 weeks, there was an average preoperative IPSS score of 6.54 and postoperative score of 3.49 (p-value<0.001), preoperative obstructive score of 2.6 and postoperative score of 0.80 (p-value<0.001), and preoperative irritative score of 3.94 and postoperative score of 2.69 (p-value<0.001).Conclusion: Comparison of LUTS before and after laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery showed a significant decrease in the IPSS score after laparoscopic surgery inguinal hernia at 2, 4 and 8 weeks for both obstructive and irritative scores.
Nahle Seriyyesi ve Konu Bağlamındaki Ayet Üzerine Farklı Yaklaşımların Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: ALKAN Huzeyfe
Published: December 2023

Çalışmanın konusu, Nahle seriyyesi ve konu ile ilgili Bakara suresinin 217. ayetine İslâm tarihçileri, müfessirler ve oryantalistlerin yaklaşımlarıdır. İslâm ilim geleneğinde başta tarihçi ve tefsirciler olmak üzere pek çok Müslüman âlim, Nahle seriyyesi ve ilgili ayete özel ilgi göstermişlerdir. İslâm hakkında araştırma yapan çok sayıdaki Batılı yazar ve oryantalist de mezkûr seriyye ve ayetin üzerinde durmuşlardır. Zira Nahle seriyyesi İslâm tarihinde ilklere sahne olmuştur. Çalışmanın problemi, İslâm âlimleri ile oryantalistlerin Nahle seriyyesine yaklaşımlarının sorgulanmasıdır. Çalışmanın önemi ise Nahle seriyyesi ve ilgili ayet örneğinde, üç farklı grubun, İslâm tarihçileri, müfessirler ve oryantalistlerin yaklaşımlarının mukayeseli olarak ortaya konulmasıdır. Makalede doküman inceleme tekniği kullanılmış olup önemli İslâm tarihçileri ile pek çok oryantalistin eserlerine müracaat edilmiştir. Nahle seriyyesinin daha önce pek çok akademik çalışmaya konu edildiği göz önüne alındığında, makalede seriyyeyi klasik kaynaklara göre ortaya koymanın da tekrardan öteye geçmeyeceği izahtan varestedir. Çalışmanın sonunda, İslâm âlimleri ve oryantalistlerin konuya dair farklı bakış açıları ve yorumlar geliştirdikleri tespit edilmiştir. Bu ayrışmanın temelinde de İslâm ilim paradigması ile Batılı bilim paradigmaları arasındaki inanç, ontoloji, epistemoloji, metodoloji ve etik açıdan pek çok farkın yattığı değerlendirmesi yapılmıştır.