scholarly journals The Metrics of Seto Choral Laments in the Context of Runosong Metrics

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-98
Author(s):  
Janika Oras ◽  
Žanna Pärtlas ◽  
Mari Sarv ◽  
Andreas Kalkun

The aim of this paper is to get an overview of the lament metrics in Seto oral song tradition, which belongs to the southern border area of the Finnic song tradition, and the placement and historical development of lament metrics in the framework of the whole Seto oral song tradition. In the paper the metrical structures of two main genres of Seto choral laments – choral bridal laments and death laments – are analysed that share common features with solo laments and are similar to the structures of Seto runosongs. Metrical structures of the laments are detected based on sound recordings, taking into account the linguistic structure of the lines and the varied realization of it in a musical performance rhythm. The analysis showed that laments’ metrics where 5-unit end structures play an important role, differs the most from the main body of runosongs and is structurally more similar to a group of runosongs with refrains and varying line length. Outlining the development patterns of the metrical system of Seto songs, the influences of local unique musical tradition with varied rhythmic structures atypical of the most runosong area, specific functions of ritual song genres, historical changes in language, as well as possible external connections to early eastern and southern song cultures are highlighted.

Author(s):  
Vladimir Myslivyy ◽  
Angelina Mykyta

Problem setting. According to Art. 27 of the Constitution of Ukraine, everyone has an inalienable right to life, no one can be arbitrarily deprived of life, and the state, in turn, is obliged to protect human life. Protection of a person’s life, as a duty of the state, is manifested in the establishment of criminal liability, enshrined in Section II “Criminal offenses against life and health of a person” of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, who commit socially dangerous acts. whether there are criminal offenses and what punishments they should be committed. The distinction between crimes such as premeditated murder and negligent deprivation of another’s life is important, as criminal law theory still does not have sufficient information on this issue and does not have a complete list of features of the above crimes, but we tried to identify them in our article. Target of research. Deepening their knowledge on the caution of a person’s life due to inconsistency and drawing the line between possible offenses and conditional authority, clarifying the special characteristics of the perpetrator and the victim, outlining the essential features of the perpetrator and the victim, and researching the regulation of negligent proposal of a new version of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Analysis of resent researches and publications. The theoretical basis for the study of the problem of murder through negligence are the works of legal scholars, in particular, M. Bazhanov, V. Borisov, S. Borodin, V. Glushkov, O. Gorokhovskaya, I. Zinchenko , V. Tyutyugin, O. Us, E. Kisilyuk, V. Kuts, M. Yefimov, S. Likhova, V. Stashis, V. Shablisty and others. Article’s main body. According to Art. 3 of the Constitution of Ukraine, man, his life and health, honor and dignity, inviolability and security are recognized in Ukraine as the highest social value. Given this constitutional provision, the legislator should pay special attention to the criminal law protection of human life and health as the most important public relations. So it is no coincidence that considering such encroachments as one of the most dangerous in the criminal law dimension, the legislator established criminal liability for their commission in Section II “Criminal offenses against life and health” of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Due to the high public danger and the high prevalence of criminal offenses against human life and health, criminal law theory and law enforcement practice are under increasing scrutiny. Thus, the analysis of judicial practice in recent years shows that, for example, among all murders (Articles 117-119 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) the number of persons convicted of deprivation of life due to negligence is about 15 percent annually. In our opinion, it is also advisable to analyze the concept of “murder” by comparing the common and distinctive features of the offenses referred to in Art. Art. 115 and 119 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. According to scientific results, we can conclude that these offenses have many common features. It is possible to understand the common features and preconditions for the spread of these types of offenses. Conclusions and prospects for the development. A study of issues related to the criminal law analysis of murder through negligence and its difference from other types of murder, shows that these acts encroach on the identical object, which is “human life as a set of social relations.” Unfortunately, nowadays the dynamics of offenses committed in Art. Art. 115 and 119 is intensifying, so consideration of their delimitation and characterization of their features is very important. The study examines the main features of these types of crimes, as well as analyzes some provisions of national law and proposes some adjustments to them.


Author(s):  
Olga Golovko ◽  
Krystina Shpak ◽  
Angelina Mykyta

Problem setting. Conditions created due to quarantine restrictions have made some categories of crimes more common. Some scientists underlinethat in Ukraine and, in particular, in the world, the following types of crimes related to quarantine restrictions are identified as fraud on the Internet, sale of substandard goods, dissemination of unverified and fake information online, speculation in medical devices, cybercrime aimed at obtaining and disseminatingconfidential personal data, fraud regarding incomplete or false information about online job, including information on wages, crimes related to drug trafficking, domestic violence and exploitation, theft of food and other necessities, car and burglary. We propose to consider this negative social dynamics onsuch offences as cyberbullying and domestic violence. Since the quarantine the number of these acts increased due to the joint long stay in one room and huge involvment in virtual activities online. Target of research. The main purpose of this study is to generalize the theoretical and legal foundations of the phenomena of cyberbullying and domestic violence. It is also possible to identify the main features andthe forms of manifestation of these offences by cooperating and comparing data on violence; and researching waystoprevent and combat these offenses within the framework of national legislation. Analysis of resent researches and publications. A large number of specialists and scientistsin ukrainian law have studied the concepts of cyberbullying and domestic violence. Among such scientists there are: Anosova Y., Kapur A., Vedernikova A., Golovko O., Dudorov O., Novikova M. and many others. Article’s main body. This study emphasizes the urgency of combating violence, including in cyberspace. In our opinion, the very concept of ‘cyberbullying’ should be highlighted within this topic. The peculiarity of this type of violence is that it is a symbiosis of physical and psychological violence that threatens the physical, mental health and even the life of a dude and manifests itself in cyberspace. It is important to note that only one of the manifestations of cyberbullying has been reflected in public policy in the field of preventing and combating bullying in the field of education. Another category of offenses exacerbated during the pandemic is domestic violence. The vast majority of victims from thisviolence did not report their incidents of physical and / or sexual violence to law enforcement, thus being a major problem with impunity for domestic violence in ukrainiansociety. In our opinion, it is also appropriate to analyze the concepts of ‘cyberbullying’ and ‘domestic violence’ by comparing the common and distinctive features of these concepts, as the trend of increasing the level of these offenses suggests the similarity of the preconditions for their occurrence. According to the scientific results we can conclude that these offenceshave many common features. It’s possible to realize the common features and preconditions of spreading these types of offences. Conclusions and prospects for the development. The COVID-19 pandemic will really leave a noticeable mark in the life of each of us, because it has already affected our traditional areas of activity, including education, economics, medicine, etc. Unfortunately, the level of certain types of offenses increased significantlyduring quarantine.They include cybercrimes and domestic violence. The researchconsidered the main forms of these types of violence, as well as waysto prevent and combat these offenses by issuing certain norms innational legislation.


Author(s):  
E. Dupré ◽  
G. Schatten

Sperm of decapod crustaceans are formed by a round or cup-shaped body, a complex acrosome and one a few appendages emerging from the main body. Although this sperm does not have motility, it has some components of the cytoskeleton like microtubules, which are found inside the appendages. Actin filaments have been found in the spike of penaeidae sperms. The actual participation of the crustacean decapod sperm cytoskeleton during fertilization is not well understood. Actin is supposed to play an active role in drawing the penaeidae shrimp sperm closer to the egg after bending of the spike. The present study was aimed at the localization of actin filaments in sperm of the Robinson Crusoe island lobster, Jasus frontalis and in the crayfish Orconectes propincus, by fluorescent probes and low voltage scanning electron microscopy.


2004 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred W. Mast ◽  
Charles M. Oman

The role of top-down processing on the horizontal-vertical line length illusion was examined by means of an ambiguous room with dual visual verticals. In one of the test conditions, the subjects were cued to one of the two verticals and were instructed to cognitively reassign the apparent vertical to the cued orientation. When they have mentally adjusted their perception, two lines in a plus sign configuration appeared and the subjects had to evaluate which line was longer. The results showed that the line length appeared longer when it was aligned with the direction of the vertical currently perceived by the subject. This study provides a demonstration that top-down processing influences lower level visual processing mechanisms. In another test condition, the subjects had all perceptual cues available and the influence was even stronger.


2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare K. Porac ◽  
Alan Searleman ◽  
Alicia Dunbar
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2017 ◽  
pp. 142-155
Author(s):  
I. Rozinskiy ◽  
N. Rozinskaya

The article examines the socio-economic causes of the outcome of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1936), which, as opposed to the Russian Civil War, resulted in the victory of the “Whites”. Choice of Spain as the object of comparison with Russia is justified not only by similarity of civil wars occurred in the two countries in the XX century, but also by a large number of common features in their history. Based on statistical data on the changes in economic well-being of different strata of Spanish population during several decades before the civil war, the authors formulate the hypothesis according to which the increase of real incomes of Spaniards engaged in agriculture is “responsible” for their conservative political sympathies. As a result, contrary to the situation in Russia, where the peasantry did not support the Whites, in Spain the peasants’ position predetermined the outcome of the confrontation resulting in the victory of the Spanish analogue of the Whites. According to the authors, the possibility of stable increase of Spanish peasants’ incomes was caused by the nation’s non-involvement in World War I and also by more limited, compared to Russia and some other countries, spending on creation of heavy (primarily military-related) industry in Spain.


2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-302
Author(s):  
Dao Nhan Loi ◽  
Vu Dinh Thong

The internationally renowned Muong Phang Cultural and Historical Site is located in the Dien Bien Phu region, northwestern Vietnam, and has received special attention from the public because of its great biodiversity. This site has a large forest area and other habitats including lakes, streams, rivers and paddyfield. These habitats would be ideal homes for bats and other biological taxa. However, in general, the wildlife of the Muong Phang Cultural and Historical Site receives little attention from scientists and authorities. Between 2014 and 2016, we conducted  series of surveys for bats in Muong Phang. Bat capture and sound recordings were the main procedure to obtain materials and data necessary for the assessment of diversity and conservation status. The results of the surveys this time revealed that there are 19 species of bats belonging to 7 genera, 5 families in the study area. Of these, a Myotis sp. is different from all the previously recorded Myotis bats from Vietnam, and, a Rhinolophus sp. is different from every described species of the family Rhinolophidae. This paper provides the first records of bats from Muong Phang with remarks on their taxonomy and conservation status.   Citation: Dao Nhan Loi, Vu Dinh Thong, 2017. First records of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Muong Phang cultural and historical site, Dien Bien province, Northwestern Vietnam. Tap chi Sinh hoc, 39(3): 296-302. DOI: 10.15625/0866-7160/v39n3.10641. *Corresponding author: [email protected]. Received 29 August 2017, accepted 10 September 2017 


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