Important Moment Research Articles

Uspešnost u izvođenju različitih zadataka reprodukcije ritmičkih obrazaca dece predškolskog uzrasta, prvog i drugog razreda

Enrolment exam for music schools is an important moment when a child potentially, in parallel with attending general education, starts attending specialized, music education. In this paper we are questioning the existing concept of evaluating rhythmic abilities within the entrance exam for music schools. This evaluation currently includes duplicating rhythmical patterns, performed through one of two tasks: first one involves clapping the beat while performing the rhythmical patterns vocally, using the neutral syllable and the second one includes duplicating rhythmical patterns only through clapping. Nevertheless, in pedagogical practice the choice between the two tasks is usually arbitrary, since it is assumed that the results on both types of tasks would be similar. Furthermore, the level of difficulty of the given patterns within the test is arbitrary, since the teachers are usually inventing them "in situ" for each child. All respondents are evaluated in the same way, regardless of their age (which usually varies from 6 to 8). The aim of this paper is to contribute to the potential improvement of the quality and fairness of the enrolment exam for all participants, through investigation of the possible differences in the results of the same participants on two types of tests and comparing the results between the tasks with different level of difficulty, between the three age groups of children and between the two genders. The research was carried out within both - elementary school and preschool facilities in Belgrade and the sample consisted of 278 children. The results revealed that participants were more successful in the first type of task. Statistically significant differences were found between participants of different gender in their achievement in favour of girls and also between participants of different age groups, in favour of the second graders. Pedagogical implications were defined, regarding (1) transformation of traditional testing procedures regarding evaluating children's rhythmical abilities within enrolment exams in Serbian music schools, as a base for optimal selection of children and indirectly, optimal results of the teaching process in music schools and (2) the content of teaching and activities in elementary schools and preschools in the field of rhythm.

Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dłuska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood by Linda Elovitz Marshall

Reviewed by: Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dłuska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood by Linda Elovitz Marshall April Spisak Marshall, Linda Elovitz Sisters in Science: Marie Curie, Bronia Dłuska, and the Atomic Power of Sisterhood; illus. by Anna and Elena Balbusso. Knopf, 2023 [40p] Trade ed. ISBN 9780593377581 $18.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9780593377604 $11.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R Gr. 1-3 Marie Curie is certainly a well-known historical figure, but her sister is likely less so, though her creativity, intelligence, and role as a pioneer for women in science matches Marie. Bronia and Marie both secretly attended classes in Warsaw along with thousands of other young women who were not welcome in universities. Bronia moved out first, arriving in Paris in 1886 to study and become a doctor, and she was the encouraging force that Marie needed to leave home for her own education five years later. That sisterly nudge, a quiet but important moment within a family, impacted history completely, and that is the heart of this dual picture book biography—however cliche, there is undeniable proof in the concept that small acts can shape the world. The story is well-organized and elegantly told, but the resplendent illustrations are true works of art. Jewel tones, scientific markings, and narrative elements powerfully reinforced within the pictures (the sisters are always in close physical proximity when together, for example, emphasizing their unbreakable bond well before the text describes it) all add to the visual remarkability. Inspired by a 2017 biography of the two sisters, Marshall carefully trims this down to the essentials, stopping well before Marie learns the deadly nature of her discoveries and ending on a positive note about the power of sisterhood. While this may be a bit [End Page 159] disconcerting for adult readers, the target audience can begin with this exploration of the historical obstacles to the education of women, and the inspiring examples of Marie and Bronia. A timeline and partial list of works consulted can be used to give older readers a more complete picture. Copyright © 2022 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Reflectarea rascoalei din 1888 in presa vremii

Choosing a subject on the uprising of 1888 reflected in the modern press at that time, an important moment according both to its magnitude and deep social, economic and political results, derived from my concern on immersing in the time atmosphere through the sources, namely through the mean of some autochtone and foreign publications in this case. This scientific approach aimed to analyze every moment of the event, the different political orientation of the publications contributing to improving the researcher’s perception and gradating his conclusions. In order to cover as large as possible the subject, I selected the different points of view from the papers to present the importance they gave to one or other of the subjects in the economy of the field, reflecting the ratio the contemporaries had given to them, as we might note on the elements that had contributed to tension the rural environment and to that uprising. My attention was kept by the compassion the main part of the journalists manifested with concern with the peasants’situation, and also their perseverance in trying to identify the liberal or conservative politicians to have been responsible with the situation; I did not omitted to mention the conspiracy theories which called the foreign agents for the main factors in triggering the revolt. The papers at the time payed attention also to the authorities involvement in renormalizing the situation, their measures being an opportunity to sensibilize the readers both with detalied and moving descriptions of the excesive soldiers’gestures and the victims’pains. There were also journalists to resonate with the politicians’reason according to which the re-establishing of previous order was indispensable to implemnt the reforms that would have solutionate the rural space, where a large amount of people, in a country with 80% rural inhabitants, confronted with lack or insuficiency of land, their main means of survival.

Manuel Murillo Toro (1816—1880) — Leader of the Colombian Radicals: a Historical Portrait

Manuel Murillo Toro (1816—1880) belonged to the galaxy of prominent political figures of Colombia of the XIX century. Politician, statesman, journalist, economist, diplomat, parliamentarian, during the years of the “Radical Olympus” twice president of the country (1864—1866, 1872—1874). The leader of the radical wing of the Colombian liberals (golgots), who carried out cardinal political, economic and social transformations that went down in the history of the country as the revolution of the 1850s — XIX centuries. An implacable defender of democratic, liberal and civic values and freedoms. Murillo’s main political slogan is just peace and general prosperity. He is a supporter of republican forms of government based on the principles of federalism. His views were formed under the influence of philosophical, economic, political and utopian ideas that dominated world social thought at that time. He is the author and initiator of many important reforms and projects, such as the abolition of slavery and the death penalty, tax reform, separation of church and state, universal suffrage, the introduction of jury trials, freedom of the press, speech, the most radical project of agrarian reform and many others. His tolerance in matters of religion ensured him the respect of the Catholic clergy, his patriotic activities as head of state gave a powerful impetus to the material progress of the country, and adherence to the letter of the law and constitutional norms won the support and recognition of his associates. He did not leave behind monumental works, memoirs. The main views of Murillo are reflected in his articles decrees, messages to Congress and the government. In modern Colombian historiography, the life and work of this prominent Colombian politician continues to be the focus of attention of Colombian researchers. Without pretending to a comprehensive analysis, we will be the first in Russian Latin American studies to try to highlight the most important moments in the life and political activities of a prominent leader of radical liberalism.

Utilizing Technology Development As a Support Of Students Towards a Golden Generation in The Era Of The Industrial Revolution 4.0

<div>This research is motivated by technological developments that coincide with the prediction of the golden generation in the next few years which will transform the quality and quantity of human beings for the better. In fact, in 2045, the Indonesian people will face one of the most important moments in the course of history, that is, they will face a phase where the productive age will reach 75% of the population, which is called the golden generation. The flow of technological developments in the current era of digitalization grows and develops together with the presence of the younger generation as the golden generation which is estimated to be a cog in the pattern and process of life development. The life of today's young generation, especially students as the final generation within the framework of education has a fairly collective role along with the development of information and communication technology in the digital world to form quality students who are able to have high competitiveness as the golden generation. The analysis in this paper is focused on efforts to utilize technological developments as a support to create students to be able to have competitiveness in predicting the golden generation that will be formed in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0. The sub-analysis focuses on the use of technological developments by students, students who are agents of change, the readiness of students themselves as the golden generation, and students as drivers of innovation in the digitalization era.</div>

ИССЛЕДУЯ ПРОШЛОЕ В ПОИСКАХ ИДЕНТИЧНОСТИ. (МЕТА)ИСТОРИЯ, ФЭНТЕЗИ И ПОЛИТИКА В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ ПОЛЬСКОЙ ПРОЗЕ ДОРОТЫ ТЕРАКОВСКОЙ ДЛЯ ДЕТЕЙ

The encounters with the past, in which the children and teenage protagonists of Dorota Terakowska’s novels are ’entangled’, are present in the structure of her works mainly at the level of the figurative language of metahistory in which the poetics of imagination and fantasy used by the writer as a literary convention play an important role and are deeply rooted in social and politic context of Poland (here: totalitarian system, dictatorship and social changes). Such a narrative strategy is evident mainly in three works of the writer: The Witches’ Daughter (1991), Loneliness of the Gods (1998) and Lord of the Lewaw (1989). Terakowska’s work, which is clearly a part of the convention of fantasy, represents a universal message of an existential and ethical nature, but above all, which is worth emphasizing, is also firmly rooted in Polish tradition and history. Strongly exposed in Terakowska’s works is the element of poetics of space (including, for example, the ruins of palaces, as places of memory of the Polish romantic past, landscapes of romantic — wild and mysterious nature, or the motif of the Only Song — a symbol of national identity, also present in Polish romantic literature). The convention of space-time and the memory of the tragic past allows associations with important moments in the history of enslaved Poland (e.g. the romantic tradition of the 19th century), images of the enemy — the invader, the totalitarian system of communism, and models of figures of Polish national heroes fighting for freedom.

Globalna dominacija dolara na izmaku?

The paper points out that the relatively slow development of RMB as a reserve currency is taking place in parallel with the expansion of trade invoiced in the renminbi. It is argued that, even in the absence of financial liberalization, the renminbi could still become a global currency. Namely, the leading status in world trade creates the potential for creating demand and supply of renminbi. Additionally, in the same direction is working an increase in the number of central banks with which The People's Bank of China has agreements on swap lines for foreign exchange, as well as the accelerated development of the offshore Yuan market. An important moment will be the expected changes in the Chinese exchange rate regime, since the end of pegging RMB to a basket of currencies and the transition to an inflation-targeting regime could lead to a larger part of Asia following China that is using its currency more intensively. Additionally, although currently exclusively for domestic use, China's central bank's digital currency will eventually facilitate the international use of the renminbi. Consequently, it can be concluded that in the coming decades, the dollar will continue to play a predominant, but not, as it has been, an exclusive role in the international monetary order.

Položaj Engleske kao metropole u odnosu na bivše kolonije

The United Kingdom is the colonial power that has best positioned its position and relationship with former colonies of any colonial power in history. First, the British Commonwealth of Nations was created as a grouping that connects the metropolis with a huge number of countries. In addition, the King of the United Kingdom is the head of state in fifteen independent countries that were once colonies. The status of dominion was also introduced, which does not encroach on the country's sovereignty and membership in the OUN, but in all important moments, especially in war conflicts, this state militarily supports the United Kingdom. Among them are some of the largest countries in the world, Canada and Australia, as well as New Zealand, which is a large country by European standards. Capital flows, which are concentrated in London for a significant part, are particularly significant. Some of the world's biggest financial powerhouses live in London. The United Kingdom's exit from the EU gives it a position to more freely influence events in Europe and the world, and even in the EU itself. The future will show how far this country will play an extremely important role in world relations.

Reclaiming the Revolutionary

Reclaiming the Revolutionary

Imagining Anglo-Saxon England: Utopia, Heterotopia, Dystopia

Imagining Anglo-Saxon England: Utopia, Heterotopia, Dystopia

Начало «Начала». Фрагменты обсуждения литературного сценария Е. Габриловича и Г. Панфилова

The publication is concerned with the discussion of the screenplay (“literary script” in the Russian screenwriting terminology) of the film, which was released in 1970 under the title “The Beginning”. Excerpts from the previously unpublished discussion of the screenplay at the Artistic Council of the Second Creative Association of the Lenfilm Studios on January 14, 1969, in the presence of one of the screenplay’s co-authors and the future director of the film, Gleb Panfilov, shows both the emerging general attitude towards the future film at the studio and the typical objections that fellow filmmakers directed at the theme and the construction of the screenplay. In particular, the very name of the future picture is being analyzed; as well as the division of its plot into “layers” or storylines and, in particular, the “layer” of filmmaking itself (the career of a film actor, the working conditions on set, etc.); the juxtaposition of the heroine and the characters surrounding her, which turns out to be the most important ideological moment of the screenplay for the representatives of Soviet film industry; and, finally, the ending of the film, which has not yet been worked out in the screenplay, but outlines for which, however, are already discernible in the discussion. Such materials relating to the making of key films in the history of Russian cinema help not only to clarify their genesis, but also to visualise the functioning of the Soviet film production system, as well as the formation of its themes and style at a crucial moment of the transition from the cinema of the Thaw to that of Stagnation.

Pussy Hats, Politics, and Public Protest

Pussy Hats, Politics, and Public Protest

Telegraph Torts: The Lost Lineage of the Public Service Corporation

At the turn of the twentieth century, state courts were roiled by claims against telegraph corporations for mental anguish resulting from the failure to deliver telegrams involving the death or injury of a family member. Although these “telegraph cases” at first may seem a bizarre outlier, they in fact reveal an important and understudied moment of transformation in the nature of the relationship between the corporation and the public: the role of affective relations in the development of the category of the public utility corporation. Even as powerful corporations were recast as private, rights-bearing, profit-making market actors in constitutional law, a significant minority of rural state courts deviated from the common law to impose liability for mental anguish on negligent telegraph corporations. They did so on the basis that telegraph companies bore a duty to protect the emotional wellbeing and family connections of their customers. In this, courts gave voice to the popular view, voiced by telegraph users and promoted by the companies themselves, of the telegraph corporation as a faithful servant of individual families and communities. In so doing, they embedded the historical and popular perception of the corporation as “servant” into the definition of “public service.” This Article exposes the private law of the public service corporation and the noneconomic dimension of the legal category of “public utility.” Current scholarship has focused on how turn-of-the-century jurists developed the category of “public utility” or “public service” corporation to justify state economic regulations that would otherwise infringe on corporations’ newfound constitutional rights. The telegraph cases reveal a concurrent and complementary development in tort law: the imposition of affective responsibilities on certain corporations as well. Illuminating this doctrine offers an example of how the public utility category could be mobilized to protect the emotional as well as economic wellbeing of the public today.

John Russon's Achievement: The Impossible Experience of Adulthood

My hypothesis is that achieving adulthood has been Russon’s aim from the beginning—in life, yes, as perhaps with the rest of us—but also in and as his philosophical development. To set up this claim, I show how philosophy has traditionally conjoined its own development with narratives of adulthood. I turn to important moments in Plato, Descartes, and Kant to set out the outlines of a given structure of maturation as found in the Western tradition, all to bring home how Russon’s writing tries to achieve something of an event beyond maturity as it’s been envisaged previously in these works.

Cinquentenário da Revista Brasileira de Saúde Ocupacional: um marco para celebrar o passado e construir o futuro

Abstract The Brazilian Journal of Occupational Health (RBSO) is a reference journal within the occupational health and safety community. It is dedicated to publishing scientific articles that contribute to the critical analysis of current and pertinent issues concerning the relationship between work and health. In 2023, RBSO celebrates its 50th anniversary. This editorial note is dedicated to reporting on the commemorative event, describing the main topics covered in the presentations and discussions, with the aim of documenting this important moment, which can be considered a milestone for celebrating the past and building the future of RBSO. This event offered a crucial opportunity not only to celebrate RBSO’s five decades of existence but also to bring together a community deeply committed to scientific publishing in the field of occupational health. It brought valuable reflections, proposals, and recommendations aimed at strengthening both the journal and the field it represents. The presence and active participation of the editorial team, along with the invited attendees, played an indispensable role in the success of this gathering. During this event, RBSO reaffirmed its dedication to keep enhancing its editorial standards, drawing from the experiences and ideas that have been discussed.

Technologies in Anaesthesia for the Paediatric Patient.

Spine surgery is an increasingly frequent surgery and includes a wide range of procedures, from minor surgeries (removal of herniated discs, simple laminectomies) to major surgeries (arthrodesis, removal of spinal meningiomas, etc.).These surgeries commonly involve complex patients (elderly population, ASA II-III) and are sometimes performed in emergency settings (polytrauma, cauda syndrome, pathological fractures), which require specific positions (pronation or lateral decubitus), whereby there can be difficulty in airway management, especially in surgeries that concern the cervical tract.One of the main peculiarities of spine surgery involves the prone position.Patient positioning on the operating bed is an action that must be carried out under medical supervision, in particular by the anaesthetist who is supposed to supervise the regular positioning of the patient at the very moment in which it is performed. The correct positioning of the patient is one of the most important moments of the patient care process in the operating room, given that an error in this field may cause serious damage to the patient by giving rise to permanent and significant nerve damage.The prone position is associated with a variety of complications (Kwee et al., Int Surg 100(2): 292-303, 2015). The points of greatest compression during pronation are eyes, nose, breasts, genitals and neck veins.Therefore, the main risks that can derive from an incorrect position are visual disturbances from inappropriate orbital compression, brachial plexus stretching, ulnar nerve compression and lateral femur-cutaneous nerve stretching. In addition, an inappropriate compression of the abdominal organs in this position, may cause ischemia and consequent organ failure resulting in hospitalization prolongation, permanent disability and sometimes even death (Edgcombe et al., Br J Anaesth 100: 165-183, 2008).In addition to the mechanical effects on anatomical structures, there are also the physiological effects of the prone position, which can be divided into circulatory and respiratory effects.These effects are even more pronounced in elderly patients, cardiopaths or patients with respiratory diseases.

Confronting the ‘Real’ Sweeney Todd: a Personal Journey of Discovery

Robert L. Mack’s coda, a memoir in miniature, demonstrates why penny fiction should matter to global popular audiences today. Mack recovers an important moment in the history of the metafictional transmedia traditions that penny fiction generated: the 1979 appearance of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s revolutionary Broadway operetta Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a Musical Thriller. With Sweeney Todd’s premiere, the murderous barber got his chance to go global and succeeded terrifically. Drawing upon journalism, archival evidence, and personal experience, Mack reconstructs that moment and considers how myths about Sweeney Todd’s origins have impacted our understanding of the historical past. Namely, since 1979, the greater number of spectators on both sides of the Atlantic appeared to remain convinced that the barber’s murderous history was nothing less than a matter of verified and verifiable historical record. Mack explains how that misapprehension arose and reflects upon his quest for the sources of the legend.

Lecanemab for Alzheimer's disease: new hope or another false dawn?

Lecanemab for Alzheimer's disease: new hope or another false dawn?

Рецепция Пруста в России в 1920-е гг.

The article traces the history of the reception of Marcel Proust’s works in Russia, which began in the 1920s. The problem of studying the perception of Proust’s literary heritage, which has not yet been fully investigated, is of particular importance, since it allows us to touch upon a number of important issues of theoretical and historical-literary plans. Proust as an object of research is chosen here not by chance. In the world literary space there are special constant values, which, if to compare with various artistic phenomena, allows us to understand their artistic value, to follow the change of axiological parameters that determine the state of a particular stage of the literary process and to identify the main directions of development in it. Reception in the Russian culture works by Proust, which, of course, is one of such values, deserves special attention and study, since it reveals important moments not only in the creative activity of the French writer, but also in the development of Russian fiction and literary criticism. Based on the analysis of numerous documentary evidences contained in periodicals (“The Modern West,” “The Press and the Revolution,” “On a literary post,” etc.), theoretical and literary-critical works of authoritative literary critics (N.Y. Berkovsky, V.V. Weidle, B.A. Griftsov, A.K. Voronsky, etc.), in the statements of famous writers (O.E. Mandelstam, V.V. Mayakovsky, Y.K. Olesha, I. Ilf and E. Petrov), research reveals how the attitude to the works by Proust in the specified period of Soviet literature development, which is characterized by the coexistence and confrontation of various schools and trends (“Forge,” “Pass,” RAPP, LEF, etc.), helps to clarify their aesthetic orientation.

ZAJEDNIČKA STRAST PREMA KNjIŽEVNOSTI: SARADNjA ALBE DE SESPEDES SA IZDAVAČKOM KUĆOM MONDADORI

Alba de Céspedes (1911-1997), an Italian writer and journalist, was one of the central fig- ures of Italian literary cultural life in the postwar period until the 1960s. Besides her narrative and poetical contributions, de Céspedes was the founder and editor-in-chief of the literary journal Mercurio (1944-1948), important for the cultural reconstruction of Italy after the lib- eration. Some of her novels, in particular Nessuno torna indietro (There’s No Turning Back, 1938), were translated worldwide and brought de Céspedes international fame. This paper sheds light on one neglected aspect of the Alba de Céspedes’s work – her collaboration with the prestigious Italian publishing house Mondadori (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore). The long-term collaboration and intensive correspondence with Arnoldo Mondadori, his son Alberto and close collaborators represent stimulating material for a detailed analysis focused not only on the dynamics of the relationship between Alba de Céspedes and her publisher, but also on the reconstruction of important moments in the work of the writer and journalist, as well as in the history of the Mondadori publishing house. Another purpose of this paper is to introduce the writer’s work and cultural practice to the Balkan region and offer a basis for further discussion on the subject.