scholarly journals Psycholinguistic Meaning of the Concept of “Faith”

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 338-362
Author(s):  
Tamara Khomulenko ◽  
Oleksiy Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Word Stimulus ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Moral Semantics ◽  
Ordinary Consciousness

The article presents the results of a free associative experiment aimed at studying the verbalized concept of “faith” in the ordinary linguistic consciousness. The sample consisted of 487 people, speakers both of Russian and Ukrainian languages (15-67 years old) in an equal ratio of male and female. The article provides an analysis of the frequencies of the first reaction to the word-stimulus “faith” and the five reactions together, and the results of the clustering of high-frequency associations. The psycholinguistic meaning of the concept of faith was considered by us as an ordered unity of all the semantic components of the lexeme “faith”, which are really connected with this sound form in the consciousness of the speakers of the Russian and Ukrainian languages. The study showed that the concept of “faith” is expressed in the nuclear psycholinguistic meaning “hope”. The results of the experiment suggest that the associative field of the concept “faith” is represented by theological (religious) and moral semes, reflected in the peripheral psycholinguistic meanings – “love”, “religion”, “God”, “church” and many other meanings of the extreme periphery. It was shown that faith represents the “female name”, which acts as a detotat of females, which also explains the high frequency of personalized reactions. The etymological analysis of the lexeme “faith” allowed us to correlate the primary meanings of this concept with its meanings in the content of the modern ordinary consciousness and to conclude that some of the original meanings of faith remained (“trust”, “confidence”, “oath”, “verity”, “religion”, “deity”), and some of the meanings have been lost. In general, our results are confirmed in the works of both foreign and domestic scientists devoted to the analysis and description of the concept of “faith”, which is characterized by several semantic levels, ambivalence, high-frequency associates of theological and moral semantics, the presence of metaphorical and emotive values.

scholarly journals Reproductive biology of Amasonia obovata Gleason (Laminaceae)

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thays de Assis Schvinn ◽  
Anderson Fernandes de Miranda ◽  
Celice Alexandre Silva
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Seed Production ◽  
Reproductive Biology ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Floral Traits ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Self Fertilization

Floral mechanisms that ensure seed production via autogamy are more likely to occur in species growing in environments where pollination is scarce. Amasonia obovata was studied in the State of Mato Grosso-Brazil, from 2009 to 2012, to analyze the morphological and reproductive characteristics, aside from investigating the association of the reproductive success with the pollinator frequency and identity. The flowering and fruiting of A. obovata was concentrated in a period of five months during the rainy season. The dichogamy in flowers of A. obovata is not clearly defined, since the sexual functions were overlapped in the male and female phases. The species is self-compatible and not apomictic. The fruiting percentage obtained by hand self-pollination did not differ from cross-breeding (F = 0.74, P =0.39). In the observations from 2010 to 2012, a hummingbird (Thalurania furcata) legitimate visited 20-100% of the flowers in the male and female phases on different A. obovata plants. Due to the high frequency, this hummingbird was considered the single potential pollinator of the species. These findings show that a limited availability of pollinators may select for floral traits and plant mating strategies that lead to a system of self-fertilization.

Genome-wide high-frequency non-Mendelian loss of heterozygosity in rice

Genome ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Zhou Xu ◽  
Shu Yuan ◽  
Yun Li ◽  
Hong-Yu Zhang ◽  
Xu-Dong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Marker ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Genomic Information ◽  
Very High Frequency ◽  
Rice Varieties ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Mendelian Genetics ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Very High

Classic Mendelian genetics declares that hybrids inherit genomic information from both male and female parents, and that alleles should be heterozygous in F1 plants. A few exceptions to this principle have been reported, but most of them are restricted to either a limited set of specific genes or specific types of alleles. Here, we show that a rice triploid and diploid hybridization resulted in stable diploid progenies, both in genotypes and phenotypes, through gene homozygosity. Furthermore, their gene homozygosity can be inherited through 8 generations, and they can convert DNA sequences of other rice varieties into their own. Molecular-marker examination confirmed that this type of genome-wide gene conversion occurred at a very high frequency. Possible mechanisms, including RNA-templated repair of double-strand DNA, are discussed.

scholarly journals Tentative age-related norms for high frequency electric bone conduction audiometry

1995 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Voogt ◽  
H. S. Schoeman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Bone Conduction ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Age Related

From 172 male and female patients aged 7-71 years old and admitted in one month to a tuberculosis hospital, 150 had their highest audible electric bone conduction (EBC) frequency evaluated, prior to the commencement of any medical treatment. Various problems in establishing high frequency norms are discussed and from the results of this study tentative age-related highest frequency EBC norms are suggested. Possible clinical applications of evaluating the highest audible C frequency is suggested.

Strategies for Optimizing the Single-Channel Cochlear Implant: Preliminary Data

1987 ◽  
Vol 96 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 134-136
Author(s):  
E. Cudahy ◽  
D. Beck ◽  
J. Danhauer ◽  
M. Danley ◽  
P. Mobley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Frequency Band ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Single Channel ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
High Frequency Band ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Percent Correct ◽  
Cutoff Frequencies ◽  
Considerable Portion

Perception of consonants for the House 3M single-channel cochlear implant using a two-channel signal processing model was investigated. The input signal was split into a low frequency band and a high frequency band with the cutoff frequencies of the bands adjusted in nine conditions. The conditions ranged from overlapping bands that yielded a flat spectrum to bands that removed a considerable portion of the midrange frequencies. The stimuli for this study were 60-item vowel-consonant-vowel lists with male and female talkers that were presented through direct electrical connection to the implant wearer. The stimuli were recorded on tape in quiet and noise backgrounds to measure interactions among speaker gender, background, and filtering scheme. The four patients in this study were experienced implant wearers. The results were analyzed both in terms of percent correct consonant and in terms of percent correct consonant category. Three of the filter conditions show better performance than the patient's own processor. Interestingly, the best conditions have large portions of the midfrequency regions attenuated.

scholarly journals Gender Difference: The Use of English Discourse Markers in Business News Articles by Vietnamese Journalists

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Quoc Thao ◽  
Phan Huu Vinh
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Discourse Markers ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Business News ◽  
Cohesive Devices ◽  
Female Journalists

Discourse markers (DMs) appear in a quite high frequency in both spoken and written language. Moreover, they are not only cohesive devices but also tools which help convey language users’ intentions to their discourse. Research into DMs is, nevertheless, still rare regarding the use of English DMs by Vietnamese writers. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the use of English DMs in business news articles by Vietnamese male and female journalists. To that end, 80 business news articles written in English by Vietnamese journalists were chosen. Kopple’s (1985) [1], Fung’s (2003) [2], and Fraser’s (1996, 1999) [3-4] theoretical frameworks are adapted for data analysis. It was found that both Vietnamese male and female employed English DMs in their writing in a similar way. Female journalists were, nevertheless, found to employ the interpersonal functions of the used English DMs more than their counterparts.

Cytogenetical studies in Rhoeo spathacea (Commelinaceae). I. A desynaptic and second division restitution mutant

Genome ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 895-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Garcia-Velazquez
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Selfed Progeny ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Unreduced Pollen ◽  
Second Division Restitution ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Interchange Heterozygote ◽  
Tetraploid Progeny ◽  
Mother Cells

A mutant causing partial desynapsis (dissociation of paired chromosomes), and consequently a high frequency of univalents at metaphase 1, was found in Rhoeo spathacea among the selfed progeny of a wild-collected ring-forming complex interchange heterozygote. All the plants were diploid, 2n = 2x = 12. The mutant formed univalents in all microsporocytes (range 2–12; average 7.56/cell), and 23.69% of the pollen mother cells contained the maximum of 12 univalents at metaphase I. There was no significant difference in pollen fertility between the mutant and parental plants. The desynaptic mutant produced microspores with chromosome numbers of n = 6–14 in the same anther. Unreduced pollen was formed at telophase II by second division restitution and comprised 52.74% of the pollen grains. By selfing, diplandrogynous tetraploid progeny (2n = 4x = 24) of 12 seedlings were obtained. The results demonstrate that both male and female gametes are unreduced.Key words: Rhoeo, desynapsis, univalent, second division restitution, tetraploid.

Mate Choice, Mate Guarding and Other Mating Tactics in Golden Hamsters Maintained Under Seminatural Conditions

Behaviour ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 109 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 58-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. William Huck ◽  
Andrea C. Gore ◽  
Michael X. Armstrong ◽  
Robert D. Lisk
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Dominance Hierarchy ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Mate Guarding ◽  
Dominant Male ◽  
Mating Tactics ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Home Area ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
High Level

AbstractFemale hamsters freely interacting with a triad of males which had established a dominance hierarchy mated first and received more ejaculates from the dominant male in 11 of 15 replicates. Continuous observations of the animals on the day preceding receptivity and the day of receptivity suggest that differential mating success of the dominant males is the result of differential behavioral responses displayed prior to onset of receptivity. The females attacked all males, however, the dominant males persisted in following and licking the female at significantly higher frequencies than the subordinate males. The females responded differentially to the dominant males by vaginal marking in response to being licked and also on day 3 of the cycle by placing a higher number of vaginal marks in and around the dominant male's home area. In nine replicates the dominant male and female slept together on day 3. In two other cases the dominant male dug open the female's burrow early on day 4. Dominant males and females became active significantly earlier than subordinate males on day 4. Thus, dominant males enhanced their chances of mating both by being active earlier and by sleeping in proximity to the female. Males cannot prevent the promiscuous female from mating with another male. However, successful males continued to follow and mount the female during the period when she is likely to accept a second male. At this time they also display a high level of attack and chases against the subordinate males plus a high frequency of flank marking in the subordinate's home areas. These behaviors suggest a mate guarding function and are consistent with protection of the male's sperm investment.

The Clinical, Roentgenological and Morphological Effects of an Acute Exposure of Phosgene on the Lungs of Dogs

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 236-237
Author(s):  
R. F. Bils ◽  
W. F. Diller ◽  
F. Huth
Keyword(s):  
Latent Period ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Toxic Substance ◽  
Lung Edema ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Beagle Dogs ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Morphological Alterations ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Electron Microscopes

Phosgene still plays an important role as a toxic substance in the chemical industry. Thiess (1968) recently reported observations on numerous cases of phosgene poisoning. A serious difficulty in the clinical handling of phosgene poisoning cases is a relatively long latent period, up to 12 hours, with no obvious signs of severity. At about 12 hours heavy lung edema appears suddenly, however changes can be seen in routine X-rays taken after only a few hours' exposure (Diller et al., 1969). This study was undertaken to correlate these early changes seen by the roengenologist with morphological alterations in the lungs seen in the'light and electron microscopes.Forty-two adult male and female Beagle dogs were selected for these exposure experiments. Treated animals were exposed to 94.5-107-5 ppm phosgene for 10 min. in a 15 m3 chamber. Roentgenograms were made of the thorax of each animal before and after exposure, up to 24 hrs.

Ultrastructural investigation of spontaneous pituitary gonadotroph cell adenomas in aging Sprague-Dawley rats

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 702-703
Author(s):  
D. J. McComb ◽  
J. Beri ◽  
F. Zak ◽  
K. Kovacs
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Animal Model ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Immunoelectron Microscopy ◽  
Tumor Type ◽  
Gonadal Function ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Reticulin Fibers ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats

Gonadotroph cell adenomas of the pituitary are infrequent in human patients and are not invariably associated with altered gonadal function. To date, no animal model of this tumor type exists. Herein, we describe spontaneous gonadotroph cell adenomas in old male and female Sprague-Dawley rats by histology, immunocytology and electron microscopy.The material consisted of the pituitaries of 27 male and 38 female Sprague Dawley rats, all 26 months of age or older, removed at routine autopsy. Sections of formal in-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue were stained with hematoxylin-phloxine-saffron (HPS), the PAS method and the Gordon-Sweet technique for the demonstration of reticulin fibers. For immunostaining, sections were exposed to anti-rat β-LH, anti-ratβ-TSH, anti-rat PRL, anti-rat GH and anti-rat ACTH 1-39. For electron microscopy, tissue was fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde, postfixed in 1% OsO4 and embedded in epoxy-resin. Tissue fixed in 10% formalin, embedded in epoxy resin without osmification, was used for immunoelectron microscopy.

Quantitative ultrastructural reconstruction of small regions within large volumes by correlative light and high voltage electron microscopy of serial 0.25-0.50 μm sections

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 578-581
Author(s):  
Conly L. Rieder ◽  
Frederick J. Miller ◽  
Edwin Davison ◽  
Samuel S. Bowser ◽  
Kirsten Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Mitotic Spindle ◽  
Meiotic Spindle ◽  
High Voltage Electron Microscopy ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Voltage Electron ◽  
High Voltage Electron ◽  
Differential Stability ◽  
Sperm Aster

In this abstract we Illustrate how same-section correlative light and high voltage electron microscopy (HVEM) of serial 0.25-0.50-μm sections can answer questions which are difficult to approach by EM of 60-100 nm sections.Starfish (Pisaster and Asterlas) eggs are fertilized at meiosis I when the oocyte contains two maternal centrosomes (e.g., asters) which form the poles of the first meiotic spindle. Immediately after fertilization a sperm aster is assembled in the vicinity of the male pronucleus and persists throughout meiosis. At syngamy the sperm aster splits to form the poles of the first mitotic spindle. During this time the functional and replicative properties of the maternal centrosome, inherited from the last meiotic division, are lost. The basis for this differential stability, of male and female centrosomes in the same cytoplasm, is a mystery.

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