Authors Research Articles

Why is he there? Male presence in a sexually explicit magazine geared towards heterosexual men

ABSTRACT The current research examines the representation of men and masculinity in a historically important sexually explicit magazine – Oui – geared towards the sexual interests of heterosexual men. A comprehensive analysis of the contents of Oui identified a number of editorial strategies used to legitimize male nudity, including appeals to fairness, strategic self-presentation, and an explicit denial that looking at male nudity should be viewed as a challenge to heterosexual masculinity. Further, the magazine negotiated a complex relationship with their readers by drawing attention to male anxieties related to penis size and competition for mates. These challenges can be understood in terms of a coordinated influence shared by pictures, editorial features written by both male and female authors, and letters from readers. The historical importance of Oui is considered in light of contemporary representations of men and masculinity.

Systematic mapping of gender disparities in oncology publications of north African countries: The GEORGiNA study.

112 Background: Gender Inequities in cancer academic research continue to be a challenging global issue, including in low- and middle-income countries. While North African research environment has been historically perceived as “male-dominant”, research on gender inequity in this region is largely lacking. GEORGiNA (“Gender Equity in Oncology Research” Group in North Africa) is a bibliometric study focusing on gender disparities aiming at portraying the current situation and inform policy-making to deliver recommendations for gender equality. Methods: A bibliometric analysis based on Pubmed was conducted for the period 2018-2022. Eligible articles included at least one author from a North-African country as first or last position. Cancer researchers were asked to review the articles with the first/last author from their same country of origin, to accurately determine authors’ gender. A manual data extraction guide with simulation was developed and shared with all collaborators to harmonize data extraction, accuracy, and reporting. Factors associated with gender distribution were studied as appropriate. Results: A total of 4,414 articles published by North-African cancer researchers in the last 5 years were included in the final analysis. Females represented 52.5% of first authors, with a notable women’s presence in Tunisia (72.6% vs 27.4%). Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt reported fair distribution in this authorship (ratios ≈0.5) while Sudan and Libya had male dominance (62% and 70%, respectively). Among 23,984 of coauthors, 45% were females and 19% of all publications had no female co-authors. Last authorships were significantly more common for male researchers, in all countries (p < 0.001). Of interest, women’s lead authorships appeared markedly increased over last years, including during the period of COVID-19 outbreak. Original articles presented more commonly last authors who were men (62.6% vs 37.4% women) (p < 0.001). Indeed, male last authors had received more funding than females and published more open access research (p = 0.018). Conversely, disclosure of the funding source was more common for original contributions led by women as first authors (p < 0.001). Male authors (first and last positions) were more involved in international collaborations as compared to female authors in similar positions (p < 0.001). There was association between a reduced number of female co-authors and men in last authorship positions (p < 0.001). On the other hand, when women were first authors, female co-authors resulted substantially higher (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Women in North-African cancer research publications seem to be fairly positioned, albeit differences still exist. Lack of funding and limited engagement in international collaborations are still prevalent barriers for women scientists. The preliminary findings from the GEORGiNA study can catalyze progress toward gender equity.

The self-reflexivity in transnational literature: Re-writing the migration in female migrant writers.

The main aim of this paper is to discuss the socio-political meaning of the transnational literary production made by female migrant writers. Thus, it analyses their role in the framework of the 'hybrid' literary production of the 21st century in Europe, such as Spain and Italy. Moving away from the idea of national literatures, this paper investigates literature as a geographical and emotional inquiry point and friction between languages, ideas, practices, literary institutions, female authors, and female voices in today's markets. Hybrid literature written by first and second-generation migrants and displaced people is part of a huger concept of transnational literature, which breaks down with the idea of national identity and transiting towards a new conceptualization of hybridity in the literary production, also based on the translation of writings to other languages. The research question is about the relation between the transnational literary works, written by migrant women, and the social change. Based on the conceptualization of the Bhabha's 'third space', I will analyse the relation between the positioning of female migrant writers of 21st century and the role of hybridity. The preliminary findings show, firstly, the idea of reconceptualising it appears in light of the complexity of migrant people's realities and sex-gender differences. By adopting an intersectional lens, focused on the dialectic between gender and race/ethnicity and class, this paper analyses the tensions embedded in the re-positioning of four female migrant writers and their transnational experience (self)reflected in their writings. The present research contributes to the scientific knowledge in the field of cross-cultural literary studies, crossed with the migration study, through questioning the changing gender role and relations in transnational migrant literature. In addition, the findings show that today's reflection on 'third space' theory in the diasporic literature seems an idea to be refined when migrant women are involved.

An Analytical Study of Female Identity in the Chosen Novels of Kamala Markandaya

The notion of Indian literature in English has been expanded by the contributions of a variety of different female authors. books written by Kamala Markandaya, which aims to investigate hitherto unexamined facets of her female characters. It exhibits the shift in women's identity, emphasises the new image via an analysis into her works, and ultimately demonstrates Markandaya's feminist moral concern through an in-depth research of sexual and family connection dynamics. Her ladies do not engage in acts of defiance, but they do succeed in bringing the society around to the idea that they are "persons," not only "possessions."

Divulging Women's Plight: A Critical Examination of Gender Exploitation and Suppression in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s this Mournable Body

This article critically examines the portrayal of gender exploitation and suppression in Tsitsi Dangarembga's novel, This Mournable Body. Drawing on the legacy of early African female authors and the works of contemporary African female writers, the study explores the depiction of women in the novel and their experiences, challenges, and injustices. Using a postcolonial feminist approach and employing close reading as a method, the article probes the preconceptions, norms, and narratives within the novel that perpetuate gender inequality. It investigates the portrayal of female characters, their agency and representation, and the intersections of gender with other dimensions of identity. The analysis reveals how women in the novel are subjected to public abuse, including street harassment, public shaming, and victim-blaming and domestic exploitation. It also highlights the intense subjugation, discrimination, and oppression faced by women in the Zimbabwean society depicted in the novel in general. By shedding light on these issues, the research aims to contribute to the promotion of gender equality and social justice, elevate women's voices, challenge patriarchal myths, and advocate for radical transformation within and beyond the literary world. The article employs a systematic approach that combines textual analysis with a postcolonial feminist theoretical framework.

Impact of Geotechnical Barrier Modelled in the Vicinity of a Building Structures Located in Mining Area

The paper presents a new geotechnical solution indicating a possibility of effective building structures protection. The presented solutions enable minimization of negative effects of underground mining operations. Results of numerical modelling have been presented for an example of design of preventive ditches reducing the influence of mining operations on the ground surface. To minimize the mining damage or to reduce its reach it is reasonable to look for technical solutions, which would enable effective protection of building structures. So far authors concentrated primarily on the development of building structure protection methods to minimize the damage caused by the underground mining. The application of geotechnical methods, which could protect building structures against the mining damage, was not considered so far in scientific papers. It should be noticed that relatively few publications are directly related to those issues and there are no practical examples of effective geotechnical protection. This paper presents a geotechnical solution indicating a possibility of effective protection of building structures. The presented solutions enable minimization of negative effects of underground mining operations. Results of numerical modelling have been presented for an example of design of preventive ditches reducing the influence of mining operations on the ground surface. The calculations were carried out in the Abaqus software, based on the finite element method.

Race and ethnicity reporting in endometrial cancer literature

ObjectivesThere is evidence that there are differences in survival outcomes among patients with endometrial cancer of different ethnic groups. We aimed to assess the quantity and quality of race/ethnicity reporting...

Female Authorship and Ophthalmology Journal Editorial Board Membership Trends Over the Last Decade, 2012-2021

To study the relationship between female authorship and editorial board membership in 3 ophthalmology journals from 2012 to 2021. Cross-sectional and trend study. The prevalence of female first, senior authorship, and editorial board members were examined in Ophthalmology, JAMA Ophthalmology, and American Journal of Ophthalmology. Gender-API assigned gender to authors based on name and country. Editorial board (EB) information was manually extracted and grouped for comparison among leadership positions. Gender data collected on authorship and EB membership were compared. The proportion of women in EB positions was identified: editor-in-chief, mid-level editors, and consulting editors. Relationship between female authorship and editorial board membership was analyzed. Women published fewer articles as first (1547/4267) and senior (1165/4267) authors than did men. The proportion of women in senior authorship significantly increased from 2012 to 2021 (23.4% to 30.5%, P=.0046). Across EB, a significant increase in female members (13.9% to 34.6%, P=.0006) was observed. There was a significant correlation (P < .0001) between female EB members and female authors (r=0.74, 95% CI=0.51-0.87) for all journals. The odds of female first authorships were 1.89 (95% CI=1.65-2.17) times higher for articles with female senior authors than for male senior authors (P < .0001). Female senior authorship significantly increased over the last decade. Journals with a higher representation of female EB members also had a higher representation of female authorship. This study found a positive association between first and senior female authorship; however, the gender gap persists. Continued efforts to reach equity in publications and EB representation are necessary.

A Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 100 Highly Cited Onychomycosis Publications Using SCOPUS Database (1972–2022)

Introduction: Onychomycosis represents half of nail disorders seen in clinical practice. Despite its high prevalence, a bibliometric analysis has not been performed. We aimed to identify the top 100 highly cited onychomycosis publications over the last 50 years to better understand research trends. Methods: SCOPUS was searched for onychomycosis publications, using “onychomycosis” and “nail fungus” 1/1/1972-12/31/22 on 3/25/23. Top 100 highly cited publications were recorded and ranked by total citation count. Results: Total citation count was 13,456, with the top 10 articles with highest citation count/year having average 28.7 citations/year. Most articles were published in high IF journals. From 1982 to 2011 (no treatment articles – 1972–1981), there was an 8.6% increase in articles discussing treatment. Overall, 42% of first authors were female. Conclusion: We found an overall increase in articles discussing onychomycosis therapies over time, with the majority published in high IF journals. We also found a relatively greater percentage of female first authors compared to studies on other dermatologic topics. While total citation count remains a widely used metric of impact in bibliometric studies, average citation count/year may be a better measure of impact and should be considered in future studies.

Gender, Genre and the Female Gothic: Resisting Patriarchal Norms in Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”

The female gothic reinterprets works by female authors by fusing feminism and the study of gothic literature. In actuality, it represents a significant advancement in the study of gender in Gothic literature. In works written in the gothic style by women, the oppression of women in patriarchal society is reflected, and the destruction of women at the hands of patriarchy is emphasized throughout gothic art; in this sense, the resilience of the female gothic protagonists in the face of adversity symbolizes their maturation as women. Based on this context, this research attempts to compare "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter with "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman from the standpoint of the feminine Gothic fiction. The dark tragedies that await women in patriarchal culture are explored by Carter and Gilman in ways that transcend beyond the normal boundaries of the gothic genre. By contrasting the narratives, this study aims to show how women begin to question and even demolish patriarchal chauvinism and move away from their subservient position in patriarchal society.

Code Switching Used in Novel “The Player” By Alia Zalea

This study aims at identifying the types and functions of code-switching uttered by the characters in the novel “The Player”. The data was taken from the novel “The Player” by an Indonesian female author, Aliazalea published in 2020. This study used a theory proposed by Hoffman (1991) to identify the types of code-switching. Furthermore, the theory proposed by Gumperz (1982) was used to identify the functions applied in the code-switching found in the novel. The content analysis method was used to analyze the data with descriptive presentation. As a result, 35 codes switching were found in the characters in the novel. The types of code-switching proposed by Hoffman (1991) are inter-sentential switching occurred 9 times, intra-sentential switching occurred 15 times, and emblematic switching occurred 11 times. There are 3 functions implied in the code-switching found from 6 functions proposed by Gumperz (1982). They are interjection, message qualification, and personalization. The other 3 functions are quotation, addressee specification, and reiteration which do not appear in the data. From the analysis, it could be concluded that intra-sentential switching is the type of code-switching most frequently used by the characters. Personalization is the function most frequently implied in code-switching as the characters tend to convey their thoughts by switching the language.

The impact of gender on citation rates: An observational study on the most cited dental articles

ObjectiveThis cross-sectional study aims to determine whether the gender of the authors plays a role in the position of authorship within the 100 most cited articles in dentistry. MethodsAn electronic search was performed in October 2022 in the SCOPUS database, considering filters by 'subject area' [dentistry], 'document type' [article], and 'source type' [journal]. The search was performed without restriction on the study design, publication yearor language. Information regarding each article was then extracted. The gender of the first and last author was determined by associating their first names with the probability of the name being male or female, using the Genderize database. Comparative evaluation of gender distribution was performed with the Chi-Square test. ResultsArticles ranged from 5214 to 579 citations. Included studies were published between 1964 and 2019, with the majority being from journals with the highest impact factors in the field. There were statistical significance differences between the gender distribution of the first and last authors, with a predominance of man in both authorships positions (all p<0.00). Only 15% and 12.6% the most cited papers in dental research presented a woman as first and last authors, respectively. ConclusionIn conclusion, female authors are not as regarded as male authors in prestigious authorship positions in the most cited dental publications, and gender bias can still be considered prominent in the dental research community. Clinical relevanceThe findings of the present study indicate that the gender imbalance in citation practices, reported in several areas, also occurs in the field of Dentistry. It is essential that more discussions be raised about gender disparities and about the female presence in the scientific community.

Editorial

Before we introduce the articles collected in this issue, we want to reflect on practices and publication patterns of the last six years. We thereby take up ongoing debates in our field on gender diversity and inequalities in the representation of women in science (Wang et al., 2021). While female authors were strongly underrepresented in journal publications for several decades (Brosius &amp; Haas, 2009), journals in communication and media research recently have seen a trend towards closing the gender gap, with some now showing an equal distribution of female and male authors (Beck, Domahidi, Eilders, Engelmann, &amp; Pentzold, 2023, pp. 2, 5; Trepte &amp; Loths, 2020). The Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM), and with it SComS, appreciates and supports the recently founded “Working Group Publication Diversity”, led by Sabine Trepte and Michael Scharkow (2023). We contribute to this discussion by reporting the distribution of male and female authorship in all SComS publications from 2017 to 2022, i. e., all available issues since SComS is published open access (Table 1).

The top 100 most cited Mohs micrographic surgery articles: an analysis of Altmetrics data from 2010 to 2020.

With skin cancer rates rising, there is a consistent stream of literature published on Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). However, there are no studies examining MMS article visibility and readership patterns. The Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) is a metric that quantifies article distribution on media platforms. We analyzed the 100 most cited MMS publications from 2010 to 2020 and constructed multivariate regression models using top 25th percentile AASs and mentions on Facebook, Twitter, and new outlets as outcome variables. Articles with an AAS in the top 25th quartile consistently performed better with higher citations, Twitter mentions, Facebook mentions, and journal impact factors compared to articles in the lower three quartiles (53.8 vs 33.9; 4.68 vs 0.44; 0.32 vs 0.08; 53.5 vs 14.6; p < 0.05 for all). There were significantly lower female last authors versus males in the top quartile of AAS articles, with males 142 times more likely to have articles in the top quartile (p < 0.05). Studies comparing MMS to other surgical techniques and funded articles had higher odds of being in the top quartile of AASs (aOR 29.63 p < 0.05; aOR 74.50 p < 0.05). AASs can be useful to understand public interest, readership, and article features that influence the reach of MMS literature.

Особенности употребления конституентов семантики невыразимого в федеральных, региональных и городских газетах

The study aims to compare the representation of constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible in federal, regional and city newspapers, identifying common and specific features, namely: the frequency of constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible, the reasons for their use in newspaper texts, the compatibility of constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible with lexical units, language preferences of the authors of texts (the gender aspect). The study is novel in that it is the first to identify the common and specific features of using constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible in federal, regional and city newspapers. It is the first time that the gender correlation in the use of constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible in newspaper texts has been found. As a result, the common and specific features of using constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible have been revealed. Constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible in federal, regional and city newspapers have the common features of evaluativeness and emotionality: they mark the names of emotions, feelings, sensations; they serve to attract the reader to the published information in order to influence them. The specific features include the following: in federal newspapers, constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible are more frequent than in the city press; in the texts of federal newspapers, one-word constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible predominate, while in a city newspaper, constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible are prevalent as parts of phrases. It has been found that constituents of the semantics of the inexpressible are mainly used by female authors; there are no texts in which the semantics of the inexpressible would label negative feelings and emotions in a city newspaper.

PHONOSEMANTIC FEATURES OF FEMINIST TEXTS MODERN GERMAN PROSE

The article investigates the phonosemantic features of D. Krien's feminist novel "Die Liebe im Ernstfall" in order to establish the symbolic meanings of the initial consonant phonemes encountered in this text. We analysed the theoretical and methodological basis of contemporary German prose and highlighted the typical labelled features of the feminist literature genre (female authors, female protagonists, subtle authorial humour, hard women's fates, struggle for equal rights, fluidity, etc.) and compared them with the text under study. Based on the opinions of expert critics, the plot, idea, purpose of the novel, and our own reading experience, we argue that D. Krien's novel Die Liebe im Ernstfall meets all the features of a women's novel and contains five separate chapters dedicated to each individual heroine and her difficult life path. D. Krien presents the readers with a veiled problem of women's relationships in society and their relations with men, and also points out the inequality of rights in the modern world. Therefore, the paper investigates the functioning of phonemes in the feminist text Die Liebe im Ernstfall by means of a continuous sample and uses the descriptive method and component-statistical methods, namely the chi-square method and the coefficient of mutual conjugation, to establish the symbolic meanings of the initial phoneme combinations. We processed 5056 units of phonemic vocabulary and published the results of the most frequently used words. We have practically established that the most frequently used vocabulary in the novel belongs to the phoneme systems ∫t-, ∫p-,kl-, kr-, gr-, pr-, tr-, ∫r-, and we have also highlighted adjectives of negative perception, colour adjectives, abstract nouns and nouns of negative meaning. In the course of the study of the novel, we found that the modern feminist text by D. Krien "Die Liebe im Ernstfall" is characterised by the minor tone of the phonemic vocabulary used, which contains the leading phoneme [∫] and [r] in the second or third position and a "negative" emotional impact on the reader, the reliability of the results obtained was confirmed by the statistically significant chi-square criterion and the coefficient of mutual conjugation.

The Unwritten History of the Woman of Genius (Austen, Staël, Siddons): What She Says, Goes

Jane Austen, Clifford Siskin once proposed, was for a long time the sole exception to the ‘Great Forgetting’: the only female author from a period when women in fact dominated the literary marketplace whom English-language readers still remembered a century later. The better to recover Austen’s own thinking about the memorability and durability of female achievement, this article puts Austen’s third novel, Mansfield Park (1814) into conversation with the Swiss-French novelist Germaine de Staël’s Corinne, or Italy (1807). It traces Austen’s response to Stael’s influential storyline of female genius, as well as the allusions to the English tragedienne Sarah Siddons that form another link between the two novels. In Staël’s story of a brilliant but doomed improvisatrice, the glamour of the female genius is associated, poignantly, with a vocality that eludes archiving in written marks or signs. Yet the premise that what the woman of genius says, goes, and that her words are fated to vanish into thin air, also becomes within Corinne the foundation for Stael’s investigation of cultural transmission and of the limitations of written forms as archives of transient aural experiences. With its commentaries on performance, memory, and ephemerality, Mansfield Park continues this project of media theory.

Linguostylistic Stratifications in the Novels “Mayta” and “Araksia, or the Governess” by Srbuhi Tyusab

Key words: Srbuhi Tyusab, “Mayta”, “Araksia, or the Governess”, feminine discourse, trope, intertext, ellipsis, oxymoron This article is an attempt to examine the linguistic and stylistic stratifications, their features, and interpenetrations in the novels “Mayta” and “Araksia, or the Governess” by the Western Armenian writer Srbuhi Tyusab. The aim of the study is to identify the linguostylistic stratifications in the novels of Srbuhi Tyusab “Maita” and “Araksia, or the Governess” as a female writing technique, based on the study of the linguistic features of the prose of Western Armenian female authors of the second half of the 19th century. The problem of the study is to newly interpret the literary techniques and tools (comparisons, allegories, metaphors, oxymoron, ellipsis, morphological and syntactic tricks, etc.) used in the fiction works of Western Armenian women authors of the second half of the 19th century. In the novels of Srbuhi Tyusab, the female-male worldview and world-images are clearly emphasized. The material was analyzed in the context of the reciprocal connections and relationships between linguistics and literary studies. We used the method of comparative, linguistic, and literary anthropology, which we applied by the principle of umbrella: observing the linguistic stratifications of the mentioned novels of Srbuhi Tyusab as an identification of femininity, in one radius. The research is unprecedented as this kind of study has been done for the first time. It acquires its importance and relevance not only in terms of interdisciplinarity, but also in the context of the analysis of «women’s problems » in Armenology. In order to be faithful to the originality of the article, we used the originals of Tyusab’s novels and not the reprints.

Male Domination in Helen Garner’s Monkey Grip

The difference between man and woman is not based on the biological aspect but on how society makes it. Women are formed by their community, where they are against discrimination. Moreover, the prejudices reveal language use, including in literary works. Monkey Grip by Helen Garner tells about a woman’s condition and feeling for a man. This study aims to elaborate on feminism and stylistics, especially in identifying Australian female authors. By using stylistic analysis, this study revealed that man character dominated the woman character in conversation and did not care about his partner’s feelings. Although the female character knew it, she was afraid to fight because of the male’s domination and her love.

Education Representation of Female Santri in Pesantren Literature in Indonesia

This study aims to discuss access to education and self-development of female santri in three different novels (pesantren literature) by female authors. The research method used is qualitative with a heurmenetic phenomenological approach. The research data is in the form of words, sentences, and paragraphs which are identified about the opportunities for female students to access and develop themselves in the world of education. Data analysis through a holistic, selection and detailed approach. The results of her research are that female santri in the novel "Hati Suhita" experience restrictions in choosing a field of knowledge, but this is not a reason for not being able to express herself so she willingly accepts it, in the novel "Dua Barista" female santri are given freedom in accessing education in fields that he likes and self-development in the world of fashion, and female santri the novel "Perempuan Berkalung Surban" limits access to education, especially in the general field and self-development. The description of female santri in terms of access to education and self-development varies. Even though the female authors have the same background, namely having studied at Islamic boarding schools, this indicates a different view on the role and position of female santri in the Islamic boarding school culture.