scholarly journals A Sociolinguistic Study of Linguistic Taboos in Send My Roots Rain by Ibis Gomes Vega

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shaffaqat ◽  
Madam Nadia Bi Bi ◽  
Muhammad Ali Shahid ◽  
Farooq Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Body Movements ◽  
Semantic Constraints ◽  
Taboo Words ◽  
Social Orders

A few issues are acknowledged and admitted for every public, while others are not considered appropriate at any point verbally expressed on open occasions. When used in correspondence, taboo words are appropriately interpreted as silly, appalling, or revolting. These are the words "limitations." The current study looks into all of the notable collections of English Linguistic taboos, such as genuine releases, end and illness, sex, four-letter words, security, and harsh language, which are independently described and given strong models. To deal with the conditions, abnormal and indirect strategies for avoiding using unapproachable words are proposed. Being a sociolinguistic report, the current research thesis aims to research the Linguistic Taboos in the novel "Send My Roots Rain" by Ibis Gomez Vega. The focal point of the novel is lesbianism. The protagonist of the novel goes under the attack of the previously described subject. The topic of lesbianism was discussed where the Theory of Bad Language by Batistella was used as a hypothetical framework. A Library summary was used to collect secondary data. The study investigated the kinds of semantic constraints and profane and forbidden body movements that permeated in the novel in the novel. At any rate, these Linguistic Taboos are forbidden in public, but in the event that somebody like Carol, the hero of the novel, goes under an assault of the illicit and restricted crime, it is not just a Spanish individual’s calamity; it can immerse various social orders moreover. As these kinds of limitations are once penetrated, none can stop and annihilate except drastic devastations. A pilot study was done for the data mining.

scholarly journals Data Mining Algorithm To Predict The Factors for Agricultural Development using Stochastic Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 2713-2717
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Stochastic Modeling ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Mining Algorithm ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Mining Algorithm ◽  
Agriculture Development ◽  
Novel Model

Data mining is a route of extract patterns from data and it is used to transforms unprocessed collections of data into information. In this paper proposes an efficient factor of agriculture development using different type of agriculture related datasets by adopting stochastic modeling and data mining approaches. Firstly, the novel model and algorithm is proposed to predict the growth of agriculture based on primary and secondary data using stochastic modeling approach. Numerical illustrations and various expected estimations also prove the proposed system approach.

Manifestations of the bias of an unreliable narrator in novel by V. Domontovich “Doctor Serafikus”

2018 ◽  
pp. 132-138
Author(s):  
М. І. Підодвірна
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Personal Interest ◽  
Cognitive Approach ◽  
Personal Story ◽  
Unreliable Narrator ◽  
German Researcher ◽  
Different Levels

The results and achievements of the main schools and directions of naratology indicate the need to reread both well-known and recondite texts in order to spell out the meanings. We believe that the narrative analysis of prose by Victor Domontovich (the Ukrainian intellectual writer) is interesting and relevant. The article attempts to characterize the manifestations of the bias of an unreliable narato in the novel “Doctor Seraficus” based on the A. Nyuninga’s cognitive approach. A modern German researcher provides a set of tools that can supplemented for a multidimensional consideration of all ambiguities and contradictions in the text. An intelligent game that unfolds in the text manifests itself at different levels. V. Domontovych conducts the biggest game, the game with meaning through the pending authority of unreliable presenter. The text of the novel consists of abstract reflections, notes, dreams, illusions, fantasies, dreams and retrospective journeys. The main law of the text is the game. Irony and contradictions in the narrator’s words encourage the reader to feel dissonance, uncertainty. Therefore, in a narrative analysis, attention is focused on the speaker and who sees (the focal point). It was investigated that the artist Corvin is the narrator of the novel “Doctor Serafikus”, he tries to give as much as possible objectively the personal story. The motives for the unreliability narration based on the personal interest and bias of the character are determined. We identified the main symptoms of the unreliability of the narrator in the work, and the different levels at which the corresponding narrative is expressed, are highlighted. It is established that an unreliable narrative forces distancing itself from a narrator and takes everything that has been said with caution and detachment. Detailed narrative analysis of the work sheds light on the meanings, which for some reason masked, and allows you to establish artistic functions of an unreliable narrator. We believe that understanding this phenomenon makes it possible to make a comprehensive analysis of artistic text.

EVALUATION OF A DIET AND ANTIBIOTICS TARGETING THE MICROBIOTA FOR TREATMENT OF MILD TO MODETARE ACTIVE PEDIARTIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS: AN OPEN LABEL PILOT STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S38-S38
Author(s):  
Chen Sarbagili-Shabat ◽  
Lindsey Albenberg ◽  
Johan Van Limbergen ◽  
Dror Weiner ◽  
Michal Yaakov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Dietary Intervention ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Fecal Calprotectin ◽  
Dietary Therapy ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Intention To Treat ◽  
Stable Maintenance

Abstract Background Newer strategies that target the microbiome may offer an alternative therapeutic approach for Ulcerative Colitis (UC). We developed a novel diet that targets changes in the microbiome and barrier function that have been reported in UC. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of two sequential induction of remission strategies that target the microbiota: the novel diet termed the ulcerative colitis diet (UCD) and an antibiotics cocktail combination in dietary non responders. Methods This was a prospective, single arm, open label, pilot study in patients aged 8–19, with a pediatric UC activity index (PUCAI) scores >10 and ≤45 on stable maintenance therapy (5ASA or thiopurines). PUCAI score was assessed at week 3 and 6. Patients failing to enter remission or intolerant to dietary therapy could receive an open label 14-day course of Amoxycillin, Metronidazole and Doxycycline (AMD), and had PUCAI scored at day 21. Response was defined a decline in PUCAI ≥ 10 points, remission as PUCAI< 10. The primary endpoint was intention to treat (ITT) remission at week 6 with diet as the sole intervention. Results Twenty-three children mean age of 15.1±2.9 years were enrolled. Two patients (1 responder, 1 remission) withdrew by 3 weeks, four required additional therapy by week 3, all were considered failures by ITT. Mean PUCAI decreased at week 3 and 6 from 34.5±9.8 to 21.7±14.9 and 17.6±17.2 respectively (P=0.005, P=0.001) at ITT analysis including all patients. Sixteen out of twenty-three patients (69.6%) responded by week 6. Ten of twenty-three (43.5%) achieved remission by week 6, and nine (39.1%) had clinical remission at week 6. The median fecal calprotectin (FC) level decreased in patients (n=5) who achieved remission from 630 (IQR, 332–1586) μg/g at week 0 to 230 (75–1298) μg/g at week 6. Eight patients received treatment with antibiotics after failing diet, 4/8 (50.0%) subsequently entered remission. Conclusion A dietary intervention called the UC Diet appears to be effective for induction of remission in children with mild to moderate UC. Sequential use of diet, followed by antibiotic therapy in dietary non responders, needs further evaluation as a microbiome directed steroid sparing therapy in patient’s refractory to 5ASA and thiopurines.

A Pilot Study Investigating the Use of Mobile Technology for Coordinating Educational Plans in Inclusive Settings

2021 ◽  
pp. 016264342110335
Author(s):  
Nur Siyam ◽  
Sherief Abdallah
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Educational Plan ◽  
Special Education Needs

Good coordination among school staff and families leads to increased learning quality and academic success for students with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). This pilot study aims to investigate the use of mobile technology for the coordination of therapy and learning for students with SEND. This study first follows a participatory design methodology to identify the key design principles required to inform the design of a coordination mobile app for special education. Then, a mobile app (IEP-Connect) is designed and implemented with the aim of facilitating information sharing between different parties involved in the intervention of students with SEND. The proposed app uses the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) as the focal point of coordination. The evaluation of the app focused on students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as their learning requires sharing information from different distributed sources. Results from the usability study revealed that the app has “good” usability and that participants were satisfied with the use of the app for recording and sharing IEP information. The results of this study provide an understanding of the ways in which a coordination app for special education could be made easy and rewarding to use.

scholarly journals Childhood maltreatment and inflammation among pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A pilot study

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Bublitz ◽  
Suzanne De La Monte ◽  
Susan Martin ◽  
Lucia Larson ◽  
Ghada Bourjeily
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Birth Outcomes ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Increased Risk

Background Women with childhood maltreatment histories are at increased risk for adverse birth outcomes. Mechanisms explaining this link are poorly understood. Past research is limited by sampling pregnant women at low risk for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Methods This pilot study was a secondary data analysis of 24 women with gestational diabetes mellitus; 17% of the sample also reported a maltreatment history. Women provided a blood sample to measure inflammatory cytokines and insulin resistance, and saliva samples to measure diurnal cortisol. Birth outcomes for past and current pregnancies were recorded. Results Histories of maltreatment were associated with elevated interleukin-15 and a marginally greater incidence of preterm delivery in current and past pregnancies. Conclusions This pilot study was the first to demonstrate an association between childhood maltreatment history and inflammatory cytokine levels in pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus.

scholarly journals Maqamat Tokoh Midah Dalam Novel Mekkah: Memoar Luka Seorang TKW Karya Aguk Irawan

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Siswoyo Aris Munandar ◽  
Farida Nurus Sofa
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Reference Source ◽  
The Novel ◽  
True Story ◽  
Primary Data Source ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Secondary Data Source ◽  
Data Source

<p><em>Abstrak </em><strong>- </strong><strong>Aguk Irawan adalah salah satu sastrawan yang menggunakan sastra novel sebagai media dakwahnya. Penanaman pesan-pesan moral-spiritual penulis kepada pembaca melalui tokoh yang dihidupkan di dalamnya. Peneliti tertarik dengan salah satu karya beliau untuk diteliti yang kemudian terangkum dengan judul, “Maqamat Tokoh Midah dalam Novel <em>Mekkah: Memoar Luka Seorang TKW</em> Karya Aguk Irawan”. Novel yang terinspirasi dari kisah nyata ini menggambarkan tentang pengembaraan jiwa seorang perempuan dalam menemukan Tuhannya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode <em>library research</em> atau penelitian kepustakaan. Adapun sumber data yang digunakan adalah sumber data primer yaitu novel <em>Mekkah: Memoar Luka Seorang TKW</em>, sedangkan sumber data sekundernya adalah beberapa karya Aguk Irawan yang lain dan juga sumber referensi yang terkait dengan penelitian. Berdasarkan hasil analisa yang telah peneliti lakukan dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa novel <em>Mekkah: Memoar Luka Seorang TKW</em> merupakan novel yang mengandung ajaran tasawuf. Aguk Irawan menyampaikan ajaran tasawufnya melalui tokoh Midah Hamidah yang terangkum dalam laku kehidupannya sehari - hari. Peneliti menemukan beberapa maqamat yang tergambar dari tokoh Midah Hamidah, diantaranya adalah: taubat, zuhud, sabar, syukur, dan ridha. Novel karya Aguk Irawan ini sangat berguna untuk digunakan sebagai media dakwah di kalangan remaja maupun masyarakat pada umumnya.</strong></p><p><em>Abstract -</em><strong> </strong><strong>Aguk Irawan is one of the writers who used novel literature as his propaganda media. Planting the writer's moral-spiritual messages to the reader through the characters who are turned on in them. Researchers are interested in one of his works for research which is then summarized with the title, "<em>Maqamat Tokoh Midah dalam Novel Mekkah: Memoar Luka Seorang TKW Karya Aguk Irawan</em>”. This novel, inspired by a true story, depicts the wandering of a woman's soul in finding her God. This research uses library research or library research. The source of the data used is the primary data source, namely the Mecca novel: Memoirs of Luka of a TKW, while the secondary data source is some of Aguk Irawan's other works and also a reference source related to research. Based on the results of the analysis that researchers have done, it can be concluded that the novel <em>Mecca: Memoirs of Luka of a TKW</em> is a novel that contains the teachings of Sufism. Aguk Irawan conveyed his Sufism teachings through the figure of Midah Hamidah summarized in his daily life. Researchers found several maqamat drawn from the Midah Hamidah figures, including repentance, zuhud, patience, gratitude, and pleasure. This novel by Aguk Irawan is very useful to be used as a media for da'wah among teenagers and the general public.</strong></p><p><strong><em>Keywords -</em></strong><em> Literary works, Novels, Maqamat, Spirituality, Hermeneutics</em></p><p> </p>

scholarly journals PEMBINGKAIAN BUDAYA JAWA DAN BELANDA DI DALAM NOVEL BUMI MANUSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denasya Nasution ◽  
Said Fadhlain ◽  
Reni Juliani
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Media Studies ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Framing Analysis ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Different Cultures

The novel Bumi Manusia is a controversial novel that contains Indigenous life in the Dutch colonial period. Pram depicts the cultural differences between Indigenous and Dutch with a very contrast in all aspects in more detail and depth. The purpose of this research is to expose the cultural differences which are framed in the novel Bumi Manusia. This research is also intended to expose the differences between Javanese and Dutch cultures which not only distinguish culture based on appearance and language. This research is a qualitative descriptive study with secondary data which are obtained from the library research, in the form of literature which are related to this research. The results of this study are: 1) Culture can affect one's personality and mindset. 2) The author describes broader cultural differences and is able to criticize the social gap or strata which are formed from the different cultures at the same time. Keywords :Framing Analysis, Media Studies, Bumi Manusia

scholarly journals A New Non-touch Technique (Partha’s Technique) of Administering Spinal Anaesthesia in Paediatric Age Group- A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Parthasarathy ◽  
Indubala Maurya
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Failure Rate ◽  
Spinal Anaesthesia ◽  
Lateral Position ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Paediatric Age ◽  
Group A ◽  
Gandhi Medical College

Introduction: Paediatric spinal anaesthesia is often the technique of choice in many short duration surgeries. However, the failure rate is higher with spinal anaesthesia in children than in adults. Aim: To evaluate if a non-touch technique of paediatric spinal anaesthesia can reduce anaesthetic failure. Materials and Methods: A pilot study was done in 10 paediatric patients from January 2018 to July 2018 in Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India. Ten children posted for infra-umbilical surgeries in the age group of 4-10 years were given a sedative premedication with a combination of Pethidine and Midazolam They were kept in lateral position with the back much inside the edge of the table so that there was a considerable space between the table edge and the baby. Identification of the L3-L4 space was done by touching the patient. The 25-gauge quincke needle was pricked and the hub was held with the hand in the table without touching the patient. Results: The anaesthesia was successful with adequate level in all the patients; T8 in five patients and T10 in the other five patients. There were no significant side effects. Conclusion: From this pilot study on 10 patients, it can be suggested that the novel non-touch Partha’s technique is feasible and more successful with absent failure rate when administering spinal anaesthesia in the paediatric age group.

scholarly journals UNBEATEN TRACKS IN JAPAN : LETTER I Tinjauan Women Travellers and Travel Writing

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Akmal Jaya
Keyword(s):  
Travel Writing ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Way

This research aims to show the influences of the power of discourse: genre, gender, and colonialism in Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Isabella Lucy Bird. Some travel writing’s paradigms were used as theoretical background in this research, such Sara Mills and Carl Thompson. As an object of the research, the novel became the source of primary data. Another historical and cultural literary and also literary review of Unbeaten Tracks in Japan as secondary data. The result of the research examined that contestation of discourses implied the way of the author to preserve his stories.

scholarly journals The Protection of Adaptation Rights to E-Novels Infringed by the Website in Perspective of Copyright Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-223
Author(s):  
Inge Dwisvimiar ◽  
Andhima Abdul Ghanny
Keyword(s):  
Technological Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Library Studies ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
Criminal Charges ◽  
Website Content ◽  
Legal Consequences

Technological development causes infringement to e-book copyright especially e-novel by copying and distributing it without rights for example that is loaded on the website. In line with that, this study aims at explaining and analyzing the protection of adaptation rights for infringement in the form of e-novels by the website in the perspective of copyright law; and explaining and analyzing the legal consequences of the use of the e-novels by the website on the adaptation rights of the creator. This research uses normative juridical research with the approach to applying the laws of UUHC and the case approach in the form of the infringement of the e-novels on the website in www.corongbaca.com. The primary data taken from interview and the secondary data obtained from library studies. The data analyzed qualitatively and descriptively. The result of the study indicates that protection of the creator's adaptation rights from infringement of e-novels by the website in this case has not been realized because the creator who made the e-novel does not get benefit from the adaptation rights of the novel, namely royalties that are distributed based on an agreement with the website then regarding the legal consequences of using e-novels by websites on the author's adaptation rights, there are two consequences that have been carried out, namely: deletion of website content from www.corongbaca.com, and complaints to the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP), but there has been no follow up on the complaint. As for claims for compensation and criminal charges, the parties did not do so.

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