Rumor Has it: “Dementia” A Discourse-Analytical Analysis of Obituaries of People With Dementia

Despite the increasing incidence of the condition, people with dementia face a double stigma: ageism and the stigma of mental illness. The stigmatization of the condition has negative consequences, and can even lead to self-stigmatization. To develop adequate education programs to overcome the harmful stigma, the degree and the characteristics of that stigmatization have to be identified. In this study, the content and the language of obituaries of well-known people with dementia are analyzed using a qualitative bottom-up approach. If mentioned, the dementia receives little attention and the information given does not exceed common knowledge. Euphemistic language such as metaphors is introduced not to circumvent the condition, but to palliate its degressive nature.

Overview of methods of wheat grain conservation in early stages of ripeness

The problem of reducing losses and using grain remains one of the most pressing problems of national importance. To prevent the occurrence of unacceptable quantitative and qualitative losses of grain, a timely and correctly carried out post-harvest processing plays an important role. This article discusses the methods of conservation of wheat by various methods at the early stages of ripeness: grain preservation by drying method, convective method, conductive method, thermoradiation method, grain preservation by silage method and freeze preservation, reveals their advantages and conducts an analytical analysis. Harvesting cereal crops in the phase of milky-wax and waxy ripeness allows you to get a crop with an increased content of nutrients in comparison with full ripeness wheat grain. The article describes the biochemical processes occurring in the grain during its ripening. Harvesting grain in the phase of milky and waxy ripeness makes it possible to prepare raw materials for production with a higher content of protein, fats and nutrients, which is the relevance of the study.

Sanctifying Microstructure in the Qur’anic Discourse: A Contextual Study

This research is an analytical analysis of Surat Al-Baqarah Verse No. 214, with an explanation of its situational context. This study aims to demonstrate the aspects of contextual analysis and its continuous horizons that are provided not only by the macro-structure of discourse, which is represented by default rules and semantics of rhetorical terms, but also by the micro-structure of discourse, which is represented by default rules and semantics of rhetorical terms. We recognize the perspectives, distinctions, and elements that are employed in lighting the discourse to impair the speaker's goals in order to achieve the eloquence of persuasion, communication, and comprehension through the micro-structure of discourse.

The Theme of Unity in Political Discourse: The Case of President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Speech on the 20th of January 2021

This study explored the theme of unity in President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Speech on the 20th of January from a linguistic perspective. The main research question was: How was the theme of unity conveyed in this particular speech through linguistic choices? The significance of this work lies in the fact that this specific speech has not been subjected to academic linguistic investigation to date. In addition, this speech is unique as it came to mark the beginning of the new presidency with a direct focus on unity as a recurring theme. The methodology adopted a qualitative analytical analysis of the concept of unity as referred to in this speech. The study followed a thematic analysis in approaching the speech text. The researchers scrutinized every utterance for clues on the possible linguistic features that portrayed the theme of unity conveyed by the speaker. They also examined the lexical items concerning the concept of unity in the speech. The results showed that the speaker used appropriate language in addressing the theme of unity. The speaker used religion and history as a source of rhetorical persuasive devices. The overall tone of the speech was confident, reconciliatory, and hopeful. The study concluded with some implications for pedagogy and academic research.

Performance Investigation of Small Wind Turbine Installed over a Pick up Vehicle to Charge an Electric Vehicle Battery

Wind energy is a vital energy free from pollution and freely available energy in our world. The purpose of this research is performance investigation of small horizontal axis wind turbine installed at the top of a pickup vehicle and the power generated from this wind turbine is used to charge the batteries of the vehicle. Permanent magnet generator is selected for the experiment as well as the selected type of the blade is NACA 4412 and its angle of attack is 6°. The angle of attack is determined by using Qblade software at the maximum lift to drag ratio of NACA 4412 airfoil. The blades of wind turbine are fabricated from wood because wood have excellent fatigue properties. The comparison between analytical analysis and experimental test is done based on the reaction wind speed, in order to achieve good matching between analytical analysis and experimental test. Finally, the power output from the wind turbine is used for charging the vehicle battery and the charging process is controlled by regulator. The maximum powers determined from the experimental and theoretical analysis are 334 W and 437 W at reaction wind speed of 28.6m⁄s respectively at the maximum vehicle speed of 25m⁄s.

Logic. Theory of argumentation

The textbook covers the main sections of the course of formal logic, the principles of drawing conclusions, the basics of argumentation and communication. The topics are presented taking into account the achievements of modern logical science. In addition to the theoretical part, practical tasks and texts for analytical analysis are included. Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation. It is intended for bachelors, undergraduates and postgraduates of humanitarian specialties. It can also be used by anyone who wants to study logic and the theory of argumentation or improve their knowledge in these disciplines.