bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Factors Influencing Students Attitudes towards Learning English as a Foreign Language in Tertiary Institutions in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Authors: M Musa 
Published: March 2023

Purpose: This study aimed at investigating the factors influencing students’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language in tertiary institutions in Zanzibar.
Methodology: The study adopted a desktop methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library.
Findings: The results revealed that there exist conceptual and contextual gaps relating to the study on the factors influencing students’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language in tertiary institutions in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Preliminary empirical review reveals that these attitudinal factors are divided into two main domains, that is, internal and external factors. Internal factors included students’ interest, self-confidence, lexicon knowledge, anxiety, risk-taking willingness, curiosity, and awareness of the English role.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The Affective Filter hypothesis, Cognitive theory and the Social learning theory may be used to anchor future studies in the acquisition of second foreign language in tertiary institutions. The study will be beneficial to Foreign Language teachers in these tertiary institutions, the school administration and policymakers in establishing strategies that will create a conducive environment for learners to be able to adjust and easily comprehend the foreign language being delivered.
Applications and Physiological Mechanisms of Music Therapy in Insomnia Patients
Authors: Kueper Frances 
Published: March 2023

Music has long been an inherent aspect of culture and self-expression. Recently, music has also been used as a form of therapy because of its distinctive ability to relieve stress and promote relaxation in the human body. This has been found to be especially useful as a treatment for stress-linked disorders such as primary insomnia, which is characterized by increased sympathetic nervous system activity (Jerath, R., Beveridge, C., & Barnes, V. A., 2021). Secondary research conducted through a literature review showed that music processing is a “whole-brain activity” (Warren, J., 2008). Stimulation of pleasure centers and regions of the brain which control biorhythms, such as the brain stem, improves mood and promotes relaxation, and therefore better sleep, by releasing hormones such as dopamine and serotonin (Harvard Health, 2021).
Music therapy’s unique potential as a widely accessible form of therapy inspired me to write this article on the mechanisms in which this form of therapy fosters the well-being of insomnia patients. As the fast-paced lifestyles of many individuals has led to a rapid increase in stress-linked insomnia patients, an effective method of treatment should be available to all.
A For-Profit Model of Microcredit
Authors: Monga Aarav , Yin Yiqiao 
Published: March 2023

Microcredit is a proven means of poverty alleviation. However, its implementation in India is flawed. High interest rates, incompetent use of credit, and insufficient loan-sizes are just some of the problems well-documented in literature. This paper seeks to assess if these problems can be alleviated by a for-profit model of microcredit, and hence if this model can sustainably improve financial inclusion in India. The role of profit-motives in Indian microcredit has only been analyzed from a theoretical perspective thus far, so this paper adds to existing research by bringing in an empirical perspective through data from Microfinance Institutions from the MIX Markets database. A baseline binary Logistic Classifier is trained, alongside proposed models of a Decision Tree Classifier and a Gradient-boosted Tree Classifier. Feature analysis is conducted on the models, and the results are used to devise profit-maximizing strategies. These strategies are then analyzed to assess if profit-driven companies can improve financial inclusion in a socially desirable manner. The study finds that for-profit incentives can increase the spread, efficiency, and accessibility of microcredit while potentially fostering competent use of credit and reducing the cost of borrowing. However, the study also notes the requirement for regulation in the growth and means of enforcing repayment in such for-profit models. Further, the study observes that a for-profit model may increase credit risk and will fail to allocate credit to the lowest strata of the poor. As such, for-profit firms must be complemented by not-for-profit MFIs to improve financial inclusion across the board.
A Cross-Regional Analysis of Colorism Experiences in High Schoolers in India and the United States
Authors: Srinivasan Sagarika , Harmon Chelsea 
Published: March 2023

Around the world, various beauty standards are often portrayed in the media and expressed by people living in that region, which devolve into unconscious biases. Previous research points to a worldwide skin tone perception standard: dark skin is undesirable. Slavery in the United States and the caste system in India, among other historical phenomena, have played a role in creating this common perception. This study investigates colorism, defined as prejudice against dark skin tones, and aims to examine experiences of colorism and self-esteem through an online survey sent to high school students in India and in the United States. This research paper is unique because a comparison study of regions is not commonly found in the existing literature and, high school students, living in a globally connected world, will provide new perspectives on the cross-cultural issue of colorism. 122 responses (90 from India and 32 from the United States) were collected. A T-test comparing India to the United States found that students in India reported higher colorism than those in the United States (t = -70.219, p < 0.01), and students in the United States reported lower self-esteem (t = -53.33, p < 0.01) compared to those in India. However, skin tone was not significantly correlated with self-esteem or colorist experiences in India or the USA. These results show that the stigma of dark skin tones has not been mitigated and also suggests that there may be other variables apart from skin tone that have greater effect on self-esteem.
Impacts of Climate Change on American Immigrant Flows and Employment Sectors
Authors: Li Ziang , Nagle Alverio Gabriela 
Published: March 2023

This paper focuses on the impacts of natural disasters caused by climate change on American immigrant flows and American immigrants’ employment sectors. This paper consists of two distinct quantitative analyses. The first analysis investigates the relationship between climate disasters and the number of people that immigrated to the U.S. from 2010 to 2019 (which is the closest intact decade before the pandemic) for several countries and shows a positive relationship between climate change and American immigrant flows. This part also discusses the inherent variation between developed countries and developing countries, and analyzes the relationship between the gross domestic production index and the number of people that immigrated to the U.S. In the second part of the analysis, the paper analyzes the several American states that contain the highest number of immigrants and which employment sectors immigrants preferred in 2015, which is the median year of the period in the first analysis. As a result, the result shows that American immigrants’ employment sector distribution varies for each state, and American immigrants are more likely to participate in fundamental occupations such as agriculture and infrastructure construction. At the end of the paper, some viable suggestions on current immigration policy and future prospects in the related research fields are mentioned.
CROP YIELD AND FRUIT WEIGHT OF LARGE-FRUITED CRANBERRY VARIETIES INTRODUCED IN BELARUS
Authors: LENKOVETS T. I. 
Published: March 2023

The crop yield and fruit weight of 23 varieties of large-fruited cranberries have been assessed in 2017–2020 in the branch
laboratory of introduction and technology of non-traditional berry plants of the Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. All the examined varieties produce fruits in the conditions found in Belarus, which indicates the successful implementation of their adaptive capacity in the place of introduction. The determining factor for the yield of large-fruited cranberry varieties was late frosts during its flowering period.
QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GRAPE VARIETIES GROWN IN THE CONDITIONS OF BELARUS FOR THE SUITABILITY OF GRAPE BERRIES FOR FREEZING
Authors: MAKSIMENKO M. G. , KARANIK O. S. , KRIVOROT A. M. , NOVIK G. A. , MARTSINKEVICH D. I. 
Published: March 2023

Suitability of grape varieties grown in Belarus for freezing grape berries was assessed in the Department of storage and processing of RUE “Institute of Fruit Growing”. The objects of research include 9 varieties of grapes (Agat Donskoy, Alfa, Bianca, Kristall, Marshal Foch, Platovsky, Plenitel, Samantha, Bluebell) grown in the Department of Fruit Crops Breeding of the RUE “Institute of Fruit Growing”. The article presents the results of an organoleptic evaluation of fresh and frozen after defrosting varieties in terms
of appearance, color, texture, aroma, taste. The evaluation found that berries of the examined grape varieties are suitable for freezing and storage for 6 months with minor losses of original characteristics. At the same time, the Alpha and Samanta grape varieties are assigned to the group of varieties with a very good juice-retaining capacity (up to 5.0 %), the Agat Donskoy, Bianka, Crystal, Marshal Foch, Platovsky, Plenitel and Bluebell varieties have been classified as a group of varieties with good juice-retaining capacity (from 5.1 to 10.0 %).
TYPES OF APPLE AND PEAR SEEDLINGS FOR INTENSIVE ORCHARDS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Authors: GADZHIEV S. G. , SAMUS V. A. 
Published: March 2023

The article provides an overview of the types of apple and pear seedlings used for establishing intensive orchards with
planting densities from 1000 to 6600 trees/ha. Annual and biennial seedlings, as well as double-stem seedlings (“bi-baum”)
are used around the world. The quality requirements for the seedlings have been determined in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 102-Z “On selection and seed production of agricultural plants” dated May 7, 2021 and other regulations. The article contains criteria used in the certification of producers of original and elite seeds of agricultural plants,
including seedlings, meristem materials and other generative and vegetative parts of agricultural plants intended for their propagation.
INITIATION STAGE OF GRAPES IN VITRO CULTURE AS A CRITICAL STAGE OF PLANT CLONAL MICROPROPAGATION
Authors: ZMUSHKO A. A. , KRASINSKAYA T. A. 
Published: March 2023

Initiation stage of in vitro culture of grapes is a critical stage of clonal micropropagation, the purpose of which is to obtain the maximum number of sterile and viable regenerative plants.
Modern varieties are hybrids between the main species of Vitis vinifera, V. labrusca, V. riparia, V. amurensis, V. rupestris,
V. berlandieri and V. lincecumii, which require the selection of optimal cultivation conditions: the timing of initiation,
concentration and sterilization exposure time, mineral and hormonal composition of nutrient media, the use of additional
biologically active substances to improve regeneration processes.
Kompetensi Guru Dalam Pembelajaran PAI Era Milenial
Authors: Bungatan Bungatan 
Published: March 2023

Dua dampak ini menjadi ciri khas kondisi zaman milenial. Posisi pendidikan agama kadang menempati posisi terakhir. Dengan perkataan lain, pendidikan agama mulai kehilangan identitasnya dari pikiran generasi muda. Jika generasi muda meninggalkan agamanya maka akan menjadi petaka yang mengerikan. Penyebab utama kerusakan moral para remaja adalah masalah-masalah pengangguran, pergaulan bebas, kerapuhan kepribadian, dan mental yang tak mampu memikul tanggung jawab.
Penguasaan bahan pelajaran ini merupakan suatu keharusan bagi guru agama dan merupakan salah satu kompetensi guru agama. Dalam buku metodologi pengajaran agama Islam dinyatakan bahwa“Diantara kompetensi yang harus dimiliki oleh guru itu adalah penguasaan bidang studi yang diajarkankannya, Mampu Mengelola Program Belajar Mengajar Dalam rangka untuk mencapai tujuan instruksional yang dikehendaki, maka guru agama harus mempunyai kompetensi dalam mengelola proses belajar mengajar. Tanpa kompetensi seperti ini penulis lebih cenderung mengatakan guru agama tersebut mengalami kesulitan dalam membantu siswa untuk mencapai tujuan instruksionalnya. Oleh karenanya guru agama harus cerdas dan mempunyai fleksibilitas dalam mengelola program belajar mengajar dengan melihat siswa sebagai subyek anak didik, baik secara psikologis maupun intelektual.
SOB PRESSUPOSTOS DO CÍRCULO DE BAKHTIN:
Authors: SILVA Ana Paula Ramão da , BAUMGÄRTNER Carmen Teresinha 
Published: March 2023

Uma das dificuldades enfrentadas pelos iniciantes nos estudos da língua(gem) na perspectiva do Círculo de Bakhtin é a envergadura de sua produção teórica, que abarca uma vasta e complexa proposição de cunho materialista sobre temas relacionadas à cultura, à literatura e à língua(gem). Nesse sentido, este artigo pode colaborar para a formação inicial do estudante de língua(gem) ao discorrer sobre alguns conceitos basilares do referido Círculo. Seu objetivo é discutir o conceito de campo de atividade humana como um terreno que propicia a atuação dos meios ideológicos via linguagem — os estabelecidos e os em estabilização — propondo distinção entre os termos esfera e campo. Trata-se de pesquisa bibliográfica, recorrendo a estudos produzidos pelo Círculo, bem como a discussões nesse âmbito promovidas por pesquisadores brasileiros. Primeiramente, abordamos a formação do Círculo e a natureza social da linguagem defendida por ele. Em seguida, discorremos sobre as formas de manifestação da ideologia em intersecção ao conceito de campo de atividade humana. Na sequência, tratamos sobre o conceito de gênero discursivo, com ênfase em sua faceta filosófica e natureza axiológica e secundarização dos aspectos estruturais. Ao final, entendemos a língua(gem) como signo ideológico intrínseco às atividades humanas que se efetiva em conformidade às regulações de um campo de atividade humana, atravessado pelas esferas ideológicas em tensão à ideologia do cotidiano. Essas regulações pautam práticas culturais e sociais associadas à manutenção da vida desencadeadora da produção econômica. Na interação estabelecida nos campos de atividade humana, os signos ideológicos, principalmente a palavra, arranjada em enunciados, portadores de discursos, comporta a compreensão e a interpretação da realidade. Isso em aliança ao quadro axiológico desses campos que elaboram seus próprios gêneros do discurso, os quais captam e registram a tradição ideológica e suas alterações em curso. Esse fenômeno corresponde a mudanças nos campos de atividade humana e nos gêneros discursivos.
Uso do jogo mancala kalah no ensino de matemática
Authors: Porto Klayton Santana , Das Virgens Almeida Patrícia , De Cácia Santos Chagas Rita 
Published: March 2023

O presente artigo tem como objetivo geral analisar as contribuições do jogo Mancala Kalah no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de Matemática e no desenvolvimento do raciocínio lógico de estudantes do 7º ano de uma escola do Campo. Para nortear esta pesquisa, tivemos como horizonte metodológico a pesquisa exploratória de natureza qualitativa, desenvolvida em uma escola do Campo da Rede Municipal de Educação de Feira de Santana-BA, localizada na Comunidade Quilombola de Matinha dos Pretos. Após o trabalho de campo, a pesquisa indica que o uso de estratégias investigativas e lúdicas, sobretudo o jogo Mancala Kalah, contribuiu para criar situações favoráveis para o ensino da Matemática na perspectiva da Etnomatemática, o que claramente nos mostrou que estas estratégias contribuíram para promover a aprendizagem de números inteiros e para o desenvolvimento de habilidades de raciocínio lógico destes estudantes. Conclui-se, portanto, que além da aprendizagem dos conteúdos matemáticos, foi evidenciado que a intervenção contribuiu para o fortalecimento da cultura campesina e o estímulo aos estudantes pelo gosto do estudo da Matemática.
Traianeum de Italica. Campaña arqueológica 2016/2017
Authors: Vargas-Vázquez Sebastián 
Published: March 2023

Con este trabajo desarrollamos un recorrido por los distintos espacios del Traianeum de Italica y exponemos los datos arqueológicos más relevantes surgidos de las intervenciones arqueológicas desarrolladas en el edificio en 2016/2017.
De los datos obtenidos en la nueva actividad arqueológica destacan, entre otros, aquellos que permiten ahondar en la configuración formal del edificio, en su propia ubicación, en un punto topográfico difícil y complicado, aunque premeditada, para proporcionarle visibilidad, protagonismo y monumentalidad, y en su relación con el entramado urbano en el que se inserta, al poner de relieve su papel como elemento articulador, a partir del cual se organiza el resto de la trama urbana.
De la singularité à l’impersonnel : la constitution d’un actant collectif dans la praxis énonciative
Authors: Fontanille Jacques 
Published: March 2023

Le concept de « praxis énonciative » recouvre les opérations et les instances permettant aux usagers d’un système sémiotique de faire appel à d’autres configurations que celles émanant d’un système ou d’une structure virtuelle, et qui sont disponibles, mais sous un autre mode d’existence que ces structures virtuelles. La séquence schématique de ces opérations prévoit la reprise, l’inventivité, la déformation, la rigidification, la singularité. Le statut actantiel de l’opérateur collectif n’est pas évoqué chez Saussure, mais ce dernier insiste sur le rôle de la « masse » des exécutions individuelles, qui donne lieu au concept de « masse parlante », c’est-à-dire, l’actant collectif de la praxis énonciative. Dans la même perspective, la conception greimassienne aboutit à l’hypothèse d’un actant collectif massif et impersonnel. Nous serons notamment conduit à distinguer l’individuel et le singulier, le pluriel et le collectif, dans la caractérisation des actants impliqués dans les manifestations sémiotiques, dans leurs relations avec l’« absence de personne ».
La localisation par le mouvement fictif : de la linguistique cognitive à l’approche énactive
Authors: Barnabé Aurélie 
Published: March 2023

L’actualisation langagière de la trajectoire a été explorée par plusieurs études (Talmy, 2000a ; Dan I. Slobin, 1996a, 2003, 2004). La présente analyse examine la structuration langagière d’un chemin que nous désignons ici « chemin de localisation ». Il s’agit d’une trajectoire réalisée par le mouvement fictif d’une entité le long de ce chemin pour révéler sa localisation dans l’espace. Cet itinéraire verbal est observé au travers d’un corpus constitué de 110 occurrences anglaises (p. ex., The road rose through a valley), ayant toutes comme verbe principal « fall » et « rise ». La stabilité conceptuelle et sémantique des chemins de localisation sera exposée en première partie. On s’attachera ensuite à vérifier si la régularité sémantique qui caractérise le chemin à l’étude fait écho à des modèles syntaxiques récurrents. Dans une deuxième partie, une typologie de constructions syntaxiques dudit chemin en exposera les principales tendances constructionnelles. Si le profil sémantico-syntaxique du chemin de localisation a été identifié par les travaux de la linguistique cognitive, notre objectif consiste à compléter l’étude de ce chemin par une approche théorique complémentaire : l’approche énactive. En troisième partie, on examinera les charges lexicale et aspectuelle de « fall » et « rise » par le paradigme énactif pour mettre en exergue la complémentarité de l’approche énactive à celle de la perspective cognitive dans l’analyse du chemin de localisation.
El síndrome urogenital de la menopausia
Authors: Ruiz-Parra Ariel Iván 
Published: March 2023

La menopausia fisiológica se define como el cese de las menstruaciones que ocurre por el agotamiento de folículos primordiales y la resistencia de las estructuras foliculares a la acción de las gonadotropinas. El término se aplica cuando se ha completado un año sin menstruaciones, por lo que es una fecha que se establece en forma retrospectiva. En este sentido, la postmenopausia es la expresión correcta para referirse a la situación de las mujeres que han sobrepasado este momento. En un estudio multicéntrico realizado en América Latina, se encontró que la mediana de edad de la menopausia fue de 48.6 años, con rango de 43.8 años en Asunción (Paraguay) a 53 años en Cartagena (Colombia).
Desde el punto de vista endocrinológico, la menopausia se caracteriza por un hipogonadismo-hipergonadotrópico. Sin embargo, la menopausia fisiológica no es la única causa de este estado hormonal, otras causas de insuficiencia ovárica primaria, que se pueden presentar incluso desde edades muy tempranas, también se caracterizan por hipogonadismo-hipergonadotrópico. Tal es el caso de disgenesias gonadales, lesiones autoinmunes del ovario, efectos de radioterapia pélvica o de quimioterapia con agentes alquilantes, ooforectomía bilateral por indicaciones benignas o malignas, cistectomías repetidas, premutación en el gen FMR1 para X frágil, galactosemia no tratada, y menopausia precoz idiopática, entre otras.
ТЕЗАУРУС ЦВЕТОВЫХ ОБРАЗОВ ПОЭЗИИ Б.КЕНЖЕЕВА
Authors: Абишева С.Д. , Молдагали М.Б. 
Published: March 2023

Цветообозначения в поэтическом тексте являются средствами создания особой выразительности, подобия живописных картин. Они несут в себе символистическую насыщенность, формирующую метафорическую экстралингвистическую информацию. В статье рассматриваются цветовые элементы в поэтическом мире Б. Кенжеева. Материалом для работы стали стихотворения из его книги «Послания».
Многослойный поэтический мир Б. Кенжеев состоит из целого комплекса структурно-организующих компонентов. К ним относятся преобладание сверхдлинных стихотворных размеров и неоднородность синтаксической структуры и особая графика. Оригинальная форма служит для изображения таких традиционных для поэзии тем, как самопознание, назначение поэта и поэзии, отношение к творцу, любви и др. В статье же были исследованы цветовые элементы для выявления их роли, значимости и интерпретации в поэзии поэта.
Обработка поэтических текстов способствовала созданию частотного словаря цветовых образов и функционального тезауруса наиболее употребляемых цветовых элементов. Исследование трех доминантных цветов – черного, золотого и синего – позволило понять закономерности употребления каждого из них в отдельности, а также выявить общую систему структурно-семантических отношений. Среди структурных показателей можно говорить об участии этих цветов в создании колористических эпитетов, олицетворений и стремлении их к рифменной выделенности. Нанизывание однородных цветовых словообразов является одним из излюбленных стилистических приемов современного поэта в создании красочного мира. Также объединяющим фактором является и наличие в черном, желтом и синем цветах активной ассоциативной функциональности, отсылающей к культурному фону.
Работа показала, что цвета играют важную роль в поэтическом мире Б. Кенжеева и принимают активное участие в формировании его индивидуального стиля. Результаты статьи будут использованы для создания колористической модели современной поэзии.