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The Compromised Tense-Aspect Distinction in Bantu Languages: The Case of Nyakyusa
Authors: Robinson Nichodamus 
Published: May 2024

This article examined the compromised tense-aspect distinction in Bantu languages, using Nyakyusa as a case study. The review of scholarly works indicates that, in Bantu languages, the changing nature of tense-aspect systems remains to be the source of the problem for tense-aspect distinction. The paper investigates the source of the problem and a way in which Nyakyusa can describe tense-aspect distinction. The study was conducted in Kyela District in Mbeya Region where many native speakers live. Data were collected through narrative stories, interviews and written texts. The findings reveal that although the -ile suffix is the source of the compromised tense- aspect distinction as it assumes different roles; it remains a good candidate for testing tense-aspect distinction. When the - ile suffix co- occurs with the pre-root formative, -a- it marks the past tense whereas the suffix -ile occurring alone marks aspect categories. Also, when the negative marker -ka- is introduced the -ile suffix disappears for aspect and remains for tense.
A Comparative Multimodal Stylistics Analysis of Selected Newspapers Cartoons
Authors: Ogunrinde Ebenezer Deji , Oladunni Adegboye Kehinde 
Published: May 2024

This study focuses on the comparative multimodal stylistic analysis of selected newspapers cartoons. A comparative study of newspapers cartoon juxtaposes two or more newspaper cartoon brands. Multimodality entails the mode(s) employed in a cartoon to portray meaning. The data for the study comprises ten cartoons selected through the purposive random sampling technique between 2020 and 2021 from The Punch, The Nation and The Guardian newspapers respectively. Data were analysed using Halliday’s meta-function of language in his Systemic Functional Grammar. It was discovered that framing, salience and linking layout are handy analytical tools in carrying out a multimodal analysis; each brand communicates its thoughts in a unique way with salient similarities and it was discovered that newspaper cartoons also lament the current tragic occurrence in society. This study concludes that visual mode is the lifeblood of a newspaper cartoon while the verbal mode only complements cartoon but cannot stand alone as a newspaper cartoon.
The Song of Songs: Focalising Love and the PublicPersonal Poetics in Remi Raji’s Poetry
Authors: Omobowale Emmanuel Babatunde , Ajibola Opeyemi 
Published: May 2024

Much of the existing critical scholarship on Remi Raji’s poetry appraised the poet’s portrayal of his angst against oppression and the oppressors of the people. His poetry has often been read within the poetics of rage and social discountenance. Sule’s projection of Remi Raji as an angry poet has enjoyed the dominant estimation by which Raji’s poetic oeuvre is engaged. This study examines four of Raji’s collections of poetry— A Harvest of Laughters, Lovesong for my Wasteland, Sea of my Mind, Webs of Remembrance and Gather my blood Rivers of Song, exploring the poet’s loveworld, with a view to underscoring how a focus on the tropes of rage, discontentment and disillusionment in the collections mask the poet’s dominant presentations of lovesongs for the land, a mistress, nature, and others. While it is right to say that Raji’s poetry is overtly political, it is more accurate to relate that there is more to his poetry than the political theme. We see in Raji’s poetic oeuvre a fine balance between the poet’s preoccupation with the sociopolitical realities of the nation state and the representations of his loveworld, extolling that all-too-human other side of life. This study calls for a broadened conception of Remi Raji’s poetry, beyond the aesthetics of rage, angst and disillusionment to the poet’s depiction of the capacity of love to herald hope, and ultimately right the wrongs in the postcolony.
Costume, Make-Up and Props as Conveyors of Culture in Nollywood
Authors: Bature-Uzor Nkechi Asiegbu 
Published: May 2024

This paper interrogates how the use of costume, make-up and props in Nollywood aid in situating the films within a culture. Film art is a cultural product which propagates and instils the culture of its origin to the viewer. It does this through the use of costume, make-up and props which help to establish the background of the narrative. Aguba (2004), a Nollywood film will be used for analysis and discussion in this study. Anchored in Social Semiotic Theory, the article uses descriptive and analytical methods to explicate the use of costume, make- up and props in Aguba, The findings reveal that costume, make-up and props situate films to a particular culture as it is the case in the film under study. The paper concludes that costume, make-up and props is used to convey cultural information in Aguba. We, therefore, recommend that costume, make-up and props should be discerned as the most visible channel through which we propagate and document the people’s identity, using it to showcase cultures and values.
Chronic Exposure to Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl4) Disrupted the Functional Integrity of the Bone Marrow of Splenectomized Wistar Rats
Authors: Unamba-Oparah Ihemdirim Chukwuma , Unamba-Oparah Chioma 
Published: May 2024

Splenectomy is a surgical intervention recommended for a variety of diseases and neoplastic conditions. Understanding the vulnerabilities of splenectomized individuals to various forms of toxicities will inform the lifestyle changes and management of such individuals. In this study, bone marrow integrity following chronic carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) toxicity in splenectomized female Wistar rats was investigated. Fifteen (15) female Wistar rats, with a mean body weight of 172.36 ± 2.48g and randomly allocated into three groups of five rats each were used. Group I were untreated and served as the control. Group II were unsplenectomized (intact) and CCl4 treated. Group III were splenectomized and CCl4 treated. For the treatment, CCl4 was diluted in paraffin oil to a concentration of 10% CCl4 and administered at the dose of 3 ml/kg each, intraperitoneally. Bone marrow activities for all groups were evaluated using haematopoietic indices relating to proliferation and maturation of myeloid, erythroid and lymphoid cell lines. The result showed that while chronic CCl4 toxicity in rats moderately depressed the maturation of myeloid and erythroid cell lines without severely affecting the overall haematopoietic capabilities of the marrow, these changes were exacerbated in the bone marrow of splenectomized rats.
Molecular And Serological Detection Of Newcastle Disease Virus In Live-Bird Markets, Jos, Plateau State In Nigeria
Authors: Chinyere C.N. , Mpkuma N. , Meseko C.A. , Shittu I. , Okwor E.C. , Ezema W.S. , Nwosuh C. 
Published: May 2024

Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly infectious viral disease of birds caused by the Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and it has been reported in domestic birds in Nigeria. Waterfowls and village poultry in live bird markets (LBM) acts as reservoirs, potentially reintroducing the virus to commercial poultry. This study aims at molecular and serological detection of NDV at live bird markets in Plateau State, Nigeria. A cross sectional analysis involved 309 pooled cloacal and tracheal swabs over three months were analyzed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), RT-qPCR, virus isolation and haemagglutination and haemagglutinationinhibition test (HA &HI). Virus isolation was attempted in 9 to 11 days old specific antibody negative (SAN) embryonated chicken eggs and fifteen samples showed haemagglutination. Subsequent tests confimed nine of these as NDV positive through haemagglutination and haemagglutination inhibition (HI) tests. Conventional RT-PCR and RT-qPCR further validated five of the nine NDV positive isolates. The phylogenetic analysis of partial F gene nucleotide sequences revealed that all three isolates belonged to class II genotype XIV.2_XIVb. This finding underscores the persistent threat of NDV to local poultry, necessitating comprehensive virological surveillance to understand, isolate and characterize the virus in Nigeria. Therefore, monitoring for emerging lineages and sub-lineages in Nigeria birds is crucial for safeguarding commercial poultry production.
Radiographic Determination Of Costophrenic Angle Sizes In The Nigerian Indigenous Dog
Authors: Ukaha Rock Odimma , Agwu Kenneth Kalu , Kene Raphael O. 
Published: May 2024

Assessment of major organs like the heart, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm forms the most common thoracic investigation in small animal radiology. In other words, consideration of the sizes and shapes of thoracic sinuses are usually overlooked, unless the angular recesses are grossly abnormal. The objective of this cross-sectional prospective radiologic study was to measure and document normal index values of costophrenic angular recesses in the Nigerian indigenous dog breed. A total 30 dogs (average body weight: 8.19±2.45 kg) were used for the investigation. Thoracic dorsoventral (DV) and ventrodorsal (VD) projections were obtained of each dog, giving a total of 60 radiographs. Each thoracic silhouette was carefully studied and the costo-phrenic angular recesses (CPAs) were measured, in both DV and VD views, and recorded. Expressed as means and standard errors of means, the results obtained were: 23.40±0.770/23.40±0.540 for the left/right DV CPAs and 24.20±0.620/24.27±0.600 for left/right VD CPAs, respectively. The results of this study are clinically relevant and objectively easily applicable in canine practice for thoracic studies.
West Nile Virus Sero-Reactive Animals Reveal Potential Zoonotic Threat In Nigeria
Authors: Igah Olanrewaju Eyitayo , Oyetunde Seyi Joshua , Omoniwa David Oludare , Edeh Emmanuel Richard , Asala Olayinka , Shittu Ismaila , Meseko Clement 
Published: May 2024

West Nile Virus (WNV) is a zoonotic mosquito borne arbovirus that causes encephalitis in horses and human. It is a pathogen of public health importance globally. Data on WNV epizootics in Nigeria is limited, necessitating seroprevalence studies in animals. In this study, 118 sera from Polo horses and 66 archival sera from 31 horses, 10 chicken, 15 rabbits and 10 dogs in Northern and South-Western Nigeria were screened for WNV using West Nile multi-species competitive ELISA. The overall seroprevalence of WNV was 78.26% (n=144). In horses, 93.28% (n=139) of the 149 horse sera were positive, all the 10 chicken samples tested were negative to WNV, only 1 (6.67%) of the 15 rabbits sera tested positive and 4(40%) of 10 dog sera tested was positive. The lack of sero-reactivity in domestic chickens in this study does not suggest a low incidence rate in wild birds that are known reservoirs. Sero-reactivity in rabbits and dogs indicates their exposure and susceptibility to WNV and therefore requires further investigation. The high sero-reactivity recorded in horses reiterates the important role they play in WNV epizootics which underscores the public health risk associated with WNV at the human-animal interface in Nigeria.
Ecuaciones lineales en acción: una perspectiva innovadora de la enseñanza a través de la Teoría Situaciones Didácticas
Authors: Mejía González Paola , Quezada-Matute Tatiana 
Published: May 2024

La concepción de que las matemáticas son un área destinada únicamente para mentes sobresalientes persiste actualmente, en consecuencia, tanto docentes como estudiantes buscan métodos para enseñar y aprender; sin embargo, a menudo se enfrentan a la memorización con la intención de encontrar salida fácil en esta asignatura. La investigación propone la Teoría de Situaciones Didácticas de Guy Brousseau como estrategia para enseñar los sistemas de ecuaciones lineales; a fin de que, los docentes empleen métodos innovadores al impartir dichos temas, además de, dinamizar la interacción entre los actores educativos y favorecer la construcción del conocimiento. La metodología utilizada dispuso un enfoque mixto con la aplicación de: entrevistas, encuestas y prueba de ejecución. Los resultados revelaron dificultades de los estudiantes en conceptos de álgebra y la falta de bases sólidas, además, se observó que los docentes continúan usando métodos tradicionales a pesar del contexto actual; estos hallazgos subrayan la necesidad de renovar los enfoques de enseñanza en matemáticas y promover la interacción entre docentes y estudiantes para construir conocimiento. El estudio aboga por un cambio hacia métodos innovadores y dinámicos para mejorar la enseñanza matemática y superar la idea errónea de su inaccesibilidad para todos con el uso de Situaciones Didácticas.
The role of state intervention in the development of the russian banking sector
Authors: Горчакова М.Е. 
Published: May 2024

В статье определен исторический контекст государственного вмешательства в банковский сектор России, рассмотрены проблемы и перспективы такого вмешательства. Отмечается, что банковский сектор играет решающую роль в функционировании современной экономики, выступая в качестве финансового посредника, способствуя распределению капитала и поддерживая стабильность финансовой системы. Учитывая важность этого сектора, правительства во всем мире признали необходимость государственного вмешательства в банковский сектор для решения различных проблем и обеспечения его бесперебойной работы. Одним из принципиальных вопросов, неизменно вызывающих дискуссии в научных и деловых кругах, является вопрос о месте и роли государства в экономике. Особенно актуален он на современном этапе, в условиях формирования в России экономики рыночного типа.
The article defines the historical context of state intervention in the banking sector of Russia, considers the problems and prospects of state intervention in the banking sector in Russia. The banking sector plays a crucial role in the functioning of the modern economy, acting as a financial intermediary, facilitating the distribution of capital and maintaining the stability of the financial system. Given the importance of this sector, governments around the world have recognized the need for government intervention in the banking sector to address various problems and ensure its smooth functioning. One of the fundamental issues that invariably cause discussions in scientific and business circles is the question of the place and role of the state in the economy. It is especially relevant at the present stage, in the conditions of formation of a market economy in Russia.
Research on digital currencies of central banks around the world: a literature review
Authors: Кулакова А.В. 
Published: May 2024

В статье рассматриваются основные определения и характеристики цифровых валют центральных банков, а также преимущества их внедрения. Большинство авторов сходятся во мнении, что и цифровые валюты центральных банков, и наличные деньги являются законными средствами платежа, а также обязательствами центрального банка. Все рассмотренные в рамках статьи исследования в совокупности подчеркивают потенциал цифровых валют центральных банков в повышении эффективности и прозрачности платежных систем.The article discusses the main definitions and characteristics of digital currencies of central banks, as well as the advantages of their implementation. Most research authors agree that both digital currencies of central banks and cash are legal means of payment, as well as obligations of the central bank. All the studies considered in the article collectively emphasize the potential of digital currencies of central banks in improving the efficiency and transparency of payment systems.
The impact of outsourcing on the competitiveness of the enterprise
Authors: Хосонов Д.И. , Карытка П.В. 
Published: May 2024

В статье представлены возможности и риски, связанные с использованием аутсорсинга при повышении конкурентоспособности предприятия. Использование аутсорсинга может повлиять на факторы, определяющие конкурентоспособность предприятия. Высокий уровень конкурентоспособности должен обеспечить предприятию способность удерживать и увеличивать долю рынка и устойчивое развитие в долгосрочной перспективе. Таким образом, предприятия должны развивать и укреплять свой конкурентный потенциал, который даст им преимущество. Они могут реализовать это с помощью различных стратегий управления, в частности с помощью аутсорсинга.
The article presents the opportunities and risks associated with the use of outsourcing in the process of creating the competitiveness of an enterprise. The use of outsourcing can affect the factors that determine the competitiveness of an enterprise. A high level of competitiveness should ensure the company’s ability to retain and increase market share and sustainable development in the long term. Thus, enterprises must develop and strengthen their competitive potential, which will give them a competitive advantage. They can implement this through various management strategies, in particular through outsourcing.
Knowledge Economy: prospects for development in the European Union
Authors: Антюхова Е.А. , Багирян А.С. 
Published: May 2024

В статье анализируются перспективы становления в странах Европейского союза экономики знаний. Отмечается, что в условиях быстрого развития цифровых технологий и инновационных процессов знания становятся ключевым ресурсом и основой экономического роста и развития. Понимание принципов и механизмов экономики знаний помогает странам Евросоюза адаптироваться к изменяющимся условиям и сделать свой вклад в мировую экономику.
The article analyzes the prospects for the formation of the knowledge economy in the countries of the European Union. It is noted that in the context of the rapid development of digital technologies and innovative processes, knowledge is becoming a key resource and the basis for economic growth and development. Understanding the principles and mechanisms of the knowledge economy helps EU countries adapt to changing conditions and contribute to the global economy.
Management (internal) reporting of the organization
Authors: Лайпанова З.М. , Гочияева А.Р. 
Published: May 2024

В статье раскрывается сущность внутренней управленческой отчетности предприятий. Проанализированы ее элементы, основные требования к ее формированию, а также периодичность составления управленческой отчетности.
The article reveals the essence of the internal management reporting of enterprises. Its elements, the main requirements for its formation, as well as the frequency of preparation of management reports are analyzed.
The difficulties and strategies of the transition of the Russian economy to the digital level
Authors: Пятков С.В. , Ильговский А.М. , Одаховская Д.А. 
Published: May 2024

В статье рассматриваются стратегии перехода российской экономики на цифровой уровень. Отмечается, что всемирная сеть активно развивается, как и внедрение цифровых технологий в экономику большинства стран. Цифровизация экономки является наиболее перспективным направлением развития хозяйственной системы страны. Становление цифровой экономки в России призвано помочь в преодолении существующих проблем.
The article discusses strategies for the transition of the Russian economy to the digital level. It is noted that the world Wide web is actively developing, as well as the introduction of digital technologies into the economies of most countries. Digitalization of the economy is the most promising direction for the development of the country’s economic system. The establishment of a digital economy in Russia is designed to help overcome existing problems.
Fire training as an element of improving the professionalism of employees of the internal affairs bodies of Russia
Authors: Теуважуков А.Х. 
Published: May 2024

В статье огневая подготовка рассматривается как важнейший элемент профессиональной подготовки сотрудников органов внутренних дел. От умения и навыков владения оружием зависит не только успешность выполнения служебно-боевых задач, но и безопасность жизни и здоровья самих сотрудников, их коллег и мирных граждан. Огневая подготовка направлена на формирование у сотрудников органов внутренних дел комплекса знаний, умений и навыков, необходимых для эффективного и законного применения оружия в различных ситуациях противоборства с правонарушителем. Освоение огневой подготовки разделено на две основные части – теоретическую и практическую. Теоретическая часть включает в себя методические материалы по технике стрельбе, материалы об основных видах вооружениях и их особенностях, а также законодательную основу, практическая – направлена на формирование двигательных навыков, где сотрудники органов внутренних дел совершенствуют огневой контакт.
In the article, fire training is considered as the most important element of the professional training of employees of the internal affairs bodies. Not only the success of performing service and combat tasks depends on the ability and skills of weapon possession, but also the safety of life and health of employees themselves, their colleagues and civilians. Fire training is aimed at the formation of a complex of knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the effective and lawful use of weapons in various situations of confrontation with the offender among employees of the internal affairs bodies. The development of fire training is divided into two main parts – theoretical and practical. The theoretical part includes methodological materials on shooting techniques, materials on the main types of weapons and their features, as well as the legislative framework. The practical one is aimed at the formation of motor skills, where law enforcement officers improve fire contact.
Causes and measures to counter organized crime
Authors: Зумакулова З.А. , Таков А.З. 
Published: May 2024

В статье анализируются причины возникновения организованной преступности. Отмечается, что они зависят от социальных, экономических, политических и юридических факторов в определенном обществе. Основная деятельность подобных группировок – это торговля наркотиками, оружием, кибератаки на критически важную информационную инфраструктура, подкуп чиновников и правоохранителей, рейдерские захваты. Борьба с организованной преступностью в России является одной из приоритетных задач правоохранительных органов. В то же время это длительный и сложный процесс, и вопрос о полной эрадикации остается открытым. Возникают новые формы преступлений, и правоохранительные органы постоянно адаптируются к изменяющейся ситуации, совершенствуют свои методы и технологии работы. На современном этапе необходимо осуществление мер противодействия организованной преступности.
The article analyzes the causes of organized crime. It is noted that they depend on social, economic, political and legal factors in a particular society. The main activities of such groups are drug trafficking, weapons, cyber attacks on critical information infrastructure, bribery of officials and law enforcement officers, and raiding. The fight against organized crime in Russia is one of the priorities of law enforcement agencies. At the same time, this is a long and complex process, and the question of complete eradication remains open. New forms of crime are emerging, and law enforcement agencies are constantly adapting to the changing situation, improving their methods and technologies of work. At the present stage, it is necessary to implement measures to counter organized crime.