scholarly journals Notes on the Dialects of the Crimean Mennonite Settlements (Based on the V. M. Zhirmunsky’s Archives)

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-39
Author(s):  
Larisa E. Naiditch ◽  
Ekaterina A. Libert
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
Language Variation And Change ◽  
Crimean Peninsula ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
German Immigrants ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Many ◽  
Rich Data ◽  
Russian Germans

Mennonite Germans were among the many ethnic groups that inhabited the Crimean peninsula since the end of the 18th century until the 1940s. A special way of life, faith and language significantly distinguished them from other German immigrants. The dialect spoken by the Mennonites and called Plautdietsch (Plotditch) is a type of Low German, close to Low Prussian. During this period, two dialects were formed, which are still preserved in Mennonites communities in Siberia, in the Altai region, etc. – the dialects of Khortitsa and of Molotchna. The dialect contamination took place in new, mixed settlements, in the so-called daughter colonies. The major contribution towards studying the folklore and the language of the German colonies of the Southern regions of the USSR was made in 1920s by V. M. Zhirmunsky, a major Russian scholar, philologist, Germanist, folklorist, along with his students and assistants. The collection of the material and its linguistic description were stopped in the 1930s due to repressions against Russian Germans, as well as the researchers of their culture. The collected data were preserved in Zhirmunsky’s archive in the Sciences Academy Archive in Saint-Petersburg. The linguistic processing of these data is today an important task of Germanistics. The aforementioned archive, which is of great academic value, offers rich data on dialectology, as well as language variation and change, and will allow scholars to understand synchronic and diachronic processes in the corresponding dialects. Of particular interest are the dialectological questionnaires in Zhirmunsky’s archive, some of which were completed in the Mennonite language (dialect) Plautdietsch. Our study deals with linguistic analysis of such questionnaires. Special attention is paid by us to several phonological phenomena in Plautdietsch: palatal consonants, palatalization of long /u:/, the development of /a/ in closed syllable. The processing of the questionnaire data provides a basis for their possible comparison with the current state of affairs in the modern language, primarily in the Siberian Plautdietsch.

scholarly journals Goal pursuit: Current state of affairs and directions for future research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Milyavskaya ◽  
Kaitlyn M. Werner
Keyword(s):  
Goal Setting ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personal Goals ◽  
Current State ◽  
Distinct Unit ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Many ◽  
Goal Characteristics

Personal goals are ubiquitous in everyday life, with people typically pursuing multiple personal goals at any given time. This paper provides a review and synthesis of the vast and varied research on personal goals. A growing body of research shows that goals are best conceptualized as a distinct unit of analysis, with extensive within-person variations in both goal characteristics and attainment. In this paper, we review existing literature on personal goals, examining the process of goal pursuit from start to finish, including goal setting, goal pursuit and self-regulation, and the outcomes associated with attainment and/or failure. We also address the many aspects of personal goal pursuit that are still poorly understood, highlighting directions for future research.

scholarly journals A REDE DE CIDADES DO VALE DO JEQUITINHONHA NOS SÉCULOS XVIII E XIX

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Velloso ◽  
Ralfo Matos
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Local History ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Urban Network ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Affairs

The Jequitinhonha Valley, located in northeast Minas Gerais, presents itself in critical socio-economicstate. Its undervelopment and its peripheral condition in relation to the other areas of the state have becomechronic. Some of the contexts that have originated the current situation can be traced back to previoussocio-spacial configurations. The geo-historical analysis of these contexts surely allows a better understandingof the issue. The study of processes related to the structuring of an urban network in the region, iniciated bythe 18th century, helps to elucidate aspects related to the current state of affairs of the Valley. In this studythe networks, constituted by road linkages, flows and urban localities associated with the structure of theterritory, are analysed, taking into consideration that the improvement of the local conditions is deeplylinked to a broader understanding of its local history.

Past and future.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Peter L. Nuthall
Keyword(s):  
Current Situation ◽  
The Core ◽  
Efficient Management ◽  
Current State ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
World Markets ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Many ◽  
Local Body

Abstract This chapter discusses how regular farm walks and inspections are critical to efficient management as one farmer, Ben, clearly recognizes. One needs to know the current state of affairs to enable making the decisions appropriate for the current situation. Both farm walks and reviewing the outside world for situations that influence decisions (e.g. world markets, government/local body rules and regulations) require keen observation skills. Through being part of a group of farmers who meet to review decisions and accordingly help each other, with the support of professionals, Ben learnt a lot about the many principles of making good decisions. With practice these principles became part of his inherent thinking. This led to improved decision intuition. The core of the lessons learnt by the farmers, as concluded by the farmers, is listed in this chapter.

De ongewenste populariteit van typologieën

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Vermeren
Keyword(s):  
Business Schools ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Municipal Services ◽  
University Departments ◽  
Jungian Theory ◽  
Current State ◽  
Paranormal Beliefs ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Many

The unwanted popularity of typologies The unwanted popularity of typologies Typologies are still very popular in organizations, companies and commercial consultancy firms. The assumptions of psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung, in particular, seem to be in favor again given the many new tests that have been introduced recently. This article discusses the problems with the foundations of Jungian theory (psychoanalysis, paranormal beliefs and metaphysical archetypes), Jungian tests and their test reliability, or lack thereof. Two tests based on Jungian typologies are discussed in more detail: MBTI and Insight Discovery. I demonstrate the widespread use of typologies: various companies, renowned institutes, such as business schools and university departments, as well as governments authorities and municipal services use them and even ask for them. I discuss the reasons for the current state of affairs and recommend to making an effort to turn the tide in favor of evidence-based practice.

scholarly journals Combating pandemics in India – A comparison study between the 1918, 2009 and 2019-2020 pandemics

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 1762-1767
Author(s):  
Srinidhi Chandramoulie ◽  
Balaji Ramraj ◽  
Aarthy Marimuthu
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Pandemic ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Current State ◽  
Laboratory Services ◽  
2009 H1n1 ◽  
The Government ◽  
1918 Influenza ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Many

Out of the many pandemics and epidemics that India has gone through in the last two centuries, two pandemics have been chosen-the 1918 Influenza pandemic and the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, to be compared with the current state of affairs with the Covid-19 pandemic. Critical review and analysis of pandemic preparedness and India’s response to the three pandemics was made through PubMed cited articles, exclusive reports from the Government in 1918, and authentic news coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in line of healthcare, logistics and communication. Increase in healthcare facilities, laboratory services and research capacities noted through the three pandemics. Better surveillance methods and improved awareness of the public observed over the years. The readiness of the country for emergency measures with some inequalities discussed. Three different pandemics have been compared with an adequate interval between them barring the factor of healthcare inequity and virulence of the respective organism. It should be noted that there is no single solution for combating pandemics. Combined measures put together can help towards facing them with ease the next time around.

POST-COSMISM AND POST-HUMANISM: TWO STRATEGIES IN THE MOD-ERN PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN

Chelovek RU ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 217-220
Author(s):  
Natalia Rostova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Exceptionalism ◽  
Current State ◽  
Human World ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Post Humanism

The article analyzes the current state of affairs in philosophy in relation to the question «What is hu-man?». In this regard, the author identifies two strategies – post-humanism and post-cosmism. The strat-egy of post-humanism is to deny the idea of human exceptionalism. Humanity becomes something that can be thought of out of touch with human and understood as a right that extends to the non-human world. Post-cosmism, on the contrary, advocated the idea of ontological otherness of the human. Re-sponding to the challenges of anthropological catastrophe, its representatives propose a number of new anthropological projects.

Critical Thinking and Its Implications for Contemporary Ijtihad

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-67
Author(s):  
Sayed Sikandar Shah ◽  
Mek Wok Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Legal Theory ◽  
Dynamic Feature ◽  
Islamic Revival ◽  
Current State ◽  
Islamic Legal Theory ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
Revival Movements ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Islamic Civilization

As an intellectual process, critical thinking plays a dynamic role in reconstructing human thought. In Islamic legal thought, this intellectual tool was pivotal in building a full-fledged jurisprudential system during the golden age of Islamic civilization. With the solidification of the science of Islamic legal theory and the entrenchment of classical Islamic jurisprudence, this process abated somewhat. Recent Islamic revival movements have engendered a great zeal for reinstituting this process. The current state of affairs in constructing and reconstructing Islamic jurisprudence by and large do not, however, reflect the dynamic feature of intellectual thought in this particular discipline. Thus this article attempts to briefly delineate this concept, unveil the reality on the ground, and identify some hands-on strategies for applying critical thinking in contemporary ijtihad.

The Al-Qaeda Revival in Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhan Zahid
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Terrorist Group ◽  
Al Qaeda ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Us ◽  
Terrorist Organization ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Tribal Areas

Pakistan remains a country of vital importance for Al-Qaeda. It is primarily because of Al-Qaeda’s advent, rise and shelter and not to mention the support the terrorist organization found at the landscape of Pakistan during the last two decades. The emergence of in Pakistan can be traced back to the Afghan War (1979-89), with a brief sabbatical in Sudan the Islamist terrorist group rose to gain prominence after shifting back to Afghanistan. It then became a global ‘Islamist’ terrorist entity while based in neighboring Afghanistan and found safe havens in the erstwhile tribal areas of Pakistan in the aftermath of the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Prior to its formation in 1988 in Peshawar (Pakistan), it had worked as Maktab al-Khidmat (Services Bureau) during the Afghan War.2 It had its roots in Pakistan, which had become a transit point of extremists en route to Afghanistan during the War. All high profile Al-Qaeda leaders, later becoming high-value targets, and members of its central Shura had lived in Pakistan at one point in their lives. That is the very reason the Al-Qaeda in Pakistan is termed as Al-Qaeda Core or Central among law enforcement practitioners and intelligence communities. Without going into details of Al-Qaeda’s past in Pakistan the aim of this article is to focus on its current state of affairs and what future lies ahead of it in Pakistan.

scholarly journals Ice-Breaking Fleets of the United States and Canada: Assessing the Current State of Affairs and Future Plans

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 703
Author(s):  
Megan Drewniak ◽  
Dimitrios Dalaklis ◽  
Anastasia Christodoulou ◽  
Rebecca Sheehan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Maritime Transportation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Polar Ice ◽  
Northwest Passage ◽  
Ice Cap ◽  
Ice Coverage ◽  
Current State ◽  
State Of Affairs

In recent years, a continuous decline of ice-coverage in the Arctic has been recorded, but these high latitudes are still dominated by earth’s polar ice cap. Therefore, safe and sustainable shipping operations in this still frozen region have as a precondition the availability of ice-breaking support. The analysis in hand provides an assessment of the United States’ and Canada’s polar ice-breaking program with the purpose of examining to what extent these countries’ relevant resources are able to meet the facilitated growth of industrial interests in the High North. This assessment will specifically focus on the maritime transportation sector along the Northwest Passage and consists of four main sections. The first provides a very brief description of the main Arctic passages. The second section specifically explores the current situation of the Northwest Passage, including the relevant navigational challenges, lack of infrastructure, available routes that may be used for transit, potential choke points, and current state of vessel activity along these routes. The third one examines the economic viability of the Northwest Passage compared to that of the Panama Canal; the fourth and final section is investigating the current and future capabilities of the United States’ and Canada’s ice-breaking fleet. Unfortunately, both countries were found to be lacking the necessary assets with ice-breaking capabilities and will need to accelerate their efforts in order to effectively respond to the growing needs of the Arctic. The total number of available ice-breaking assets is impacting negatively the level of support by the marine transportation system of both the United States and Canada; these two countries are facing the possibility to be unable to effectively meet the expected future needs because of the lengthy acquisition and production process required for new ice-breaking fleets.

scholarly journals Multi-Risk Assessment and Management—A Comparative Study of the Current State of Affairs in Chile and Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1366
Author(s):  
Stefan Greiving ◽  
Leonie Schödl ◽  
Karl-Heinz Gaudry ◽  
Iris Katherine Quintana Miralles ◽  
Benjamín Prado Larraín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
International Strategy ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Current State ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Output Indicators

In Chile and Ecuador, multiple hazards and dynamic processes in vulnerability pose a high risk. Spatial planning and emergency management can contribute to disaster risk management but they follow different goals. However, global goals, such as from UN-ISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction) and UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) can potentially support cities and regions in defining concerted action. This paper aims at measuring the performance of Chile and Ecuador in regard to the aforementioned policy goals. Although both countries show considerable progresses in the implementation of the UN strategies, it is doubtful that the existing global monitoring approach is appropriately designed for measuring the real situation on the ground. Our paper is based on a desktop research combined with stakeholder workshops and expert interviews. Overall, both countries made considerable progress in regard to disaster preparedness and monitoring. However, multi-risks are rarely considered and there is still increasing vulnerability due to the expansion of informal settlements. The risk management is characterized by an imbalanced distribution of financial resources and institutional capacities between the metropolitan regions and smaller municipalities, and by low public participation and hardly community-based approaches. The paper underlines the importance for more qualitative, in-depth studies on the root causes of disaster risk which could complement the global monitoring which is very much focused on quantitative data and shows inconsistency between input and output indicators.

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