Modern Literature Research Articles

A Comparative Exploration of Gender Representations in Persian Sufi Literature and Modern Literary Works

The research examines how gender is depicted in Sufi and modern Persian literature, exploring the complex factors that influence the representation of gender roles and identities throughout different historical periods. The study meticulously reviews these literary genres to identify the many perspectives on gender, acknowledging that each genre provides a distinct viewpoint through which societal values are conveyed. The investigation delves into not just literary aesthetics but also the cultural and historical conditions that have shaped the development of gender norms. This study examines how Sufi and modern Persian literature, which are deeply influenced by their specific time periods and cultural contexts, mirror and distort social perspectives on gender. Through the analysis of the progression of these depictions over time, the study sheds light on the profound transformation of gender norms and identities throughout the course of Iranian history. This inquiry enhances our comprehension of the complex relationship between literature, culture, and gender dynamics, providing significant insights into how literary works reflect and influence society's perspectives. The results of this study not only enhance academic discussions on Persian literature but also offer a subtle perspective to analyze the wider cultural weave of Iran.

The Dehumanising Mood in Early Nigerian Creative Writing: A Hallmark of Modern Literature

The early Nigerian creative writings are recognised as modern literature not simply for the time of their production but among other prevailing characteristics is the recurring mood. Several of Nigerian literatureis laced with the dehumanising mood and a systematic reading of certain works here has not proved the contrary.In this paper we follow a synchronic study of mood on some selected works to substantiate this hypothesis (that there is dominant dehumanising mood) in certain texts of Nigerian literature. Narratives in the texts under study capture timehues of Nigerian cultures and circumnavigate around issues that create dehumanising mood. However, dehumanising feeling itself is one of the major quirks of modernism. This work therefore discusses how the texts consistently narrate oppositions and hostilities that sustain dehumanising mood through narrators and some characters who speak for themselves. Although the texts bequeath a fecund legacy of cultural assertion that later corresponds to the global avowal of black dignity/integrity – negritude, dehumanising mood remains constant and marks those works out as modern literature. Thus, attention will be given to some works of Elechi Amadi’sThe Great Pond, The Slave and Flora Nwapa’s Efuru.The argument is sustained under these sections: modernism/modern literature;source of dehumanising mood in the The Great Pond, The Slave and Efuru; stigmatisation and rejection of conventional truth; and the conclusion.

A Classification Essay on Islamic Poetry in New Turkish Literature

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to define Islamic poetry, explore its analytical methodology, and provide examples that illustrate its thematic concepts within modern Turkish poetry. Methods: To achieve these objectives, the study employs the document analysis method, which is a qualitative research approach. The analysis focuses on modern Turkish poetry, examining examples across eight distinct categories of Islamic poetry. Results: The analysis of Islamic poetry within modern Turkish literature reveals its diverse manifestations across various thematic categories. These include Islamist Poetry, Turkish-Islamic Poetry, Sufi Poetry, Islamic Mystical Poetry, Islamic Metaphysical Poetry, Islamic Cultural Poetry, Religious Poetry, and Islamic Romantic Love Poetry. Each category is exemplified with a poem, showcasing the rich tapestry of Islamic sensibility, motivation, and thematic concepts present in modern Turkish poetry. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study highlights the enduring influence of Islam on Turkish poetry, both historically and in contemporary times. Through the exploration of Islamic poetry across different thematic categories, the study illustrates the depth and breadth of Islamic sensibility within modern Turkish literature. The researchers' conclusions drawn from the analysis further contribute to our understanding of the role of Islamic poetry in shaping cultural and literary discourse in Turkey.

Pathology of the gastrointestinal tract in overweight and obese children

Obesity and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are widespread among the children and have common developmental mechanisms. The article provides a literature review on the relationships between certain pathological conditions of the digestive system (gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, functional intestinal disorders, Crohn’s disease, diverticular disease) in children with overweight and obesity. Excess body weight and obesity can become risk factors for the development of gastrointestinal pathology. The data available in modern literature on changes in the composition of the intestinal and stomach microbiocenosis with increasing body weight are summarized (changes in enterotype, increase in the Firmicutеs/Bacteroides ratio, increase in the number of bacteria Methanobrevibacter, Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii and Lactobacillus reuteri). The strains of bacteria that contribute to the anorexigenic effect are considered: Lactobacillus gasseri, some strains of Bifidobacterium, Saccharomyces, Streptococcus and Enterococcus. The pathogenetic aspects of obesity and overweight caused by microbiota are presented: activation of lipid synthesis, breakdown of polysaccharides, absorption of mono- and disaccharides, development of metabolic endotoxemia, etc. Features of the functioning of the autonomic nervous system in obesity in children are presented, indicating the predominance of the hypersympathicotonic variant of autonomic reactivity.

ORIENTAL MOTIVES IN CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIAN LITERATURE: IDENTITY AND IDEOLOGY

The work is devoted to the study of the correlation between the motives, images, symbols, stereotypes and clichés existing in modern Ukrainian literature, which outline the Eastern philosophical tradition, and the formation and transformation of identity at different levels and types. The consideration is carried out in the context of the emergence of the latest Ukrainian myth as a basis for national ideology. The purpose of the research is to outline the paradoxical nature of the general reception and individual explications of oriental motifs in modern Ukrainian literature on the occasion of those segments that can be defined through the predications of genre or mass. The article outlines the peculiarities of the reflection of oriental motifs in modern Ukrainian literature related to the dominance of the aesthetic and philosophical influences of the paradigm of postmodernism in the national tradition during the last decades. It also notes the connection between the reception of oriental motifs in Ukrainian modern literature and the politicization of modern public discourse on the occasion of the meaning-making East-West dichotomy. Political and ideological contexts of literary discourse and speech practices acquire signs of ambivalence and function as symbolic constructions. The dual nature of the reception of the image and philosophy of the East in the Ukrainian literary tradition and mass consciousness of both the metaphysical East and the geopolitical East has been clarified. The direction of transformation of oriental motives and images in the mass consciousness and literary usus in the context of finding the identity of different types and levels of generality in Ukrainian society and culture is also recorded. The liminal type of culture correlates with a divided society, and as a result the rational-educational interpretation of the image of the East as the antithesis of the West interacts with the postmodern fusion and mutual determination of East and West.

“Damn the Empire!”: Imperial Excess, National Nostalgia, and Metaphysical Modernism in the Poetics of Parade’s End

Ford Madox Ford famously intended his First World War tetralogy Parade’s End to have “for its purpose the obviating of all future wars”. But why do we engage in war to begin with? Modernist literature provides some provocative explanations. Ford’s Sylvia Tietjens, for example, proclaims that “You went to war when you desired to rape innumerable women. It was what war was for”. And in the very same year, Virginia Woolf’s shell-shocked Septimus Smith “went to France to save an England which consisted almost entirely of Shakespeare…” I argue that Ford’s understanding of the causality of war involves a strange combination of these two explanations in Parade’s End’s triangulation of seventeenth-century English literary tradition along with sexual and imperial conquest. While countless modernist novels exhibit a sensibility to the power of early modern poetry amidst battle, Parade’s End displays a particularly emphatic and extended focus on the relationship between poetic tradition and war. Soldiers of various ranks “talk…in intimate undertones about the resemblances between the Petrarchan and the Shakespearean sonnet form”, host timed sonnet competitions in the trenches, recurringly quote the seduction poetry of Marvell, and fantasize about George Herbert’s lifespan being “the only satisfactory age in England…yet what chance had it today? Or, still more, to-morrow?”. To answer this question, my own transtemporal study will use early modern scholarship to investigate seventeenth-century metaphysical poetry’s dual power to inspire and potentially obviate war. Much has been written on this tetralogy’s anti-linear plot but less on the broader temporality of its politico-literary vision. I contend that the metaphysical allusions of this text help Ford to show us the complexities of nationalism in the imperial conquest and imperial damnation that (early) modern aesthetics can catalyse.

Surgical accesses in the treatment of vestibulocochlear neurinoma

The treatment of vestibulocochlear neurinoma is an urgent problem in modern medicine and neurosurgery. In the surgical tactics of neurinoma treatment, various surgical accesses are applied. The article presents a comparative analysis of surgical accesses in such pathology, based on modern literature.

Вплив мелатоніну на розвиток ожиріння і остеопорозу

The review of modern literature presents data on the prevalence of obesity and osteoporosis in Ukraine and the world. These diseases are associated with severe and persistent symptoms, slow recovery, and a significant negative impact on patients’ quality of life. Melatonin is a hormone with enormous biological functions. As a widely available and versatile molecule in vivo, it has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in various bone diseases, has an effect on the restoration of damaged tissues, helps to reduce the amount of visceral adipose tissue and improves eating behavior. However, the informational analysis of the problem showed that there are still many unsolved questions regarding the optimal dosage and timing of melatonin administration, as well as the study of any possible side effects during its longterm administration. At the same time, the study of the effect of melatonin on the state of the bone system in obesity can contribute to a deeper understanding of the pathogenesis of both osteopenic and metabolic syndromes for the development of new methods of treatment and prevention.

Modern technologies of early diagnosis of wound infection

The article presents an analysis of the data of modern literature devoted to the study of early diagnosis of wound infection. It is well known that wound healing is a very complex and dynamic mechanism of wound re-epithelialization. At the same time, the normal microflora of the skin plays an important function for maintaining homeostasis and the formation of the skin. There are about 1000 species of microorganisms belonging to the normal flora of human skin and do not cause any harm to healthy people. At the same time, there are microorganisms that, when they enter the wound, lead to the development of infectious complications of wounds as a result of a violation of the integrity of the skin. They include both gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp., Morganella spp., etc.). Early detection of these microorganisms will contribute to timely and high-quality treatment of wound infection. Currently, there are certain conditions that limit the use of microbiological research methods used to establish a clinical diagnosis of wound infection (long duration, labor intensity, required level of qualification of specialists, etc.). This dictates the need to develop new, fast and easy-to-use methods for diagnosing wound infection. To this end, a group of researchers from Russia (Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology) and the USA (University of Texas at Austin) have recently developed wearable sensors for the diagnosis of wound infection. These sensors can be embedded in wound dressings and are able to detect certain biomarkers indicating the presence of wound infection. Among these biomarkers, pH and uric acid are the most commonly used, but there are many others (lactic acid, oxygenation, inflammatory mediators, bacterial metabolites or the bacteria themselves). Currently, the development of microelectronics, the emergence of biochemical sensors, active microfluidics and painless microneedles have led to the creation of new generations of wearable biosensors that provide completely new opportunities in the fight against wound infection.

Emotion Recognition for Improving Online Learning Environments: A Systematic Review of the Literature

The increased intervention of computer vision in enhancing learning environments has intrigued modern literature on educational research. Affective tutoring system (ATS), student emotion recognition system (SERS), sentiment analysis, and multi-agent system (MAS) have significantly enhanced the online learning environment. Without preceding technologies, online learning environment growth was found to be redundant due to a lack of a corrective mechanism in marginalized viewpoints of tutor in noting facts for their learning environment. As a result, computer vision was found to enhance the online learning environment by providing tutors with enhanced monitoring ability and assistive measures. The following study incorporated a systematic review of 33 papers, efficiently reflecting technology usage in education. The study examined methods for extracting and analyzing emotional data, machine learning algorithms, flexibility to individual learners, camera quality, and ethical issues. This study sought to illuminate these systems' pros and cons. This research shows that emotion recognition systems can improve online learning. These technologies quantify and analyze students' emotional responses, helping educators improve teaching techniques and material. With real-time input on students' emotions, teachers can adjust their methods to keep students engaged and increase academic performance.

Pathology of the Vertebral Arteries: Atherosclerosis, Pathological Deformity. Clinical Picture, Diagnosis and Treatment

Pathology of the vertebral arteries is the main cause of stroke in the vertebrobasilar basin. The article describes in detail the clinical picture, diagnosis of pathology of the vertebral artery — atherosclerosis and pathological deformity. Modern medical treatment and various types of reconstructive surgery are described. The authors presented all types of reconstructive operations on the vertebral artery described in modern literature.

The Art of Being Attentive and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway is one of the penultimate works of modernist literature. Given its status, many scholars have analyzed the work, typically through the lens of class, gender, sexuality, or some combination of those categories. Something that often goes overlooked when viewing Mrs. Dalloway through those various lenses is the multitude of meaningful interactions with flowers that the novel’s namesake, Clarissa Dalloway, has throughout the novel. In this essay, utilizing the multi-species theory work “Multispecies Studies: Cultivating Arts of Attentiveness” (Dooren, et al.), I will look at the interactions that Mrs. Dalloway has with flowers throughout the novel and discuss what interacting with flowers at specific moments does for Mrs. Dalloway.

Instrumental Tracheal Rupture

Abstract Tracheal rupture is an urgent life-threatening complication that relates to complex and poorly understood areas of trauma surgery. The article presents a review of modern world and domestic literature on instrumental tracheal ruptures, the Relevance of early diagnosis and various treatment methods. Based on an analysis of modern literature data, the article describes the issues of conservative and surgical treatment methods, as well as an assessment of their results. The problem of the diagnostic algorithm and the choice of conservative, surgical treatment has not been solved and remains relevant. The issues of treating patients with a defect in the membranous wall of the trachea in intensive care and in need of artificial ventilation in clinical practice remain unresolved. All of the above indicates the Relevance of the study.Aim of the study To present data from domestic and foreign literature on the diagnosis and treatment of instrumental tracheal ruptures.Material and methods A review of the literature was carried out for the period from 1993 to 2024 in Russian and English, available on the databases Pubmed, Medline, UpTodate, Scopus, E-library, on topics such as post-intubation tracheal rupture, iatrogenic tracheal rupture, diagnosis and treatment of instrumental tracheal ruptures, closed tracheal injury.Results The concept of the classification system, risk factors, etiopathogenesis is outlined. Information is provided on the diagnostic significance of computed tomography and tracheobronchoscopy. Close attention is paid to the methods and choice of treatment tactics, the principles of intraoperative tactics, and the strategy of conservative treatment. A comparative assessment of treatment Results and their complications with a conservative or surgical treatment approach is given.Conclusion Thus, an analysis of domestic and foreign literature indicates that the issues of diagnosis and treatment of iatrogenic tracheal injuries remain largely unresolved. There is no generally accepted algorithm for instrumental diagnosis of tracheal ruptures. There are no uniform approaches to determining indications and contraindications for conservative and surgical treatment of tracheal injuries. There are diametrically opposed opinions regarding the choice of treatment tactics. These contradictions create significant difficulties in assessing the Results of treatment of this complex category of patients.

Market Risk in Project Finance: Approaches to Review and Minimisation

Relevance. Development of an investment project is commonly associated with many risks, and one of the most significant risks is a market risk i.e. is a possible failure to achieve prices, volumes and sales projected in total compared to those planned in the business plan and financial model of a project. Modern literature pays not enough attention to many relevant and practical issues of the market risk (i.e. is a possible failure to achieve prices, volumes and sales projected) review and reduction in the project finance and investment review, as well as to issues of work with independent marketing consultants, possible areas and ways for risk reduction and quality improvement.Purpose. The previous article considered approaches to understanding significance of the market risk and measures to deal with the risk in the review of price forecasts for an investment project. This article is supposed to consider the issues of risk reduction by organising optimal work with an independent consultant on these issues.Objectives. It is supposed to consider the possibility of engaging an independent marketing consultant, the requirements to the consultant by the financing organisation or investor, to provide an example of detailed scope of work for the independent analysis, give examples of comments to the marketing report and proposed measures to adjust the analysis in the report. It is also necessary to consider approaches to the use of the financial model in order to reduce market risk effects in project financing.Methodology. Methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction as well as modelling are used in the article.Results. The article considers two major issues related to the accounting for or reduction of the market risks in the development of investment projects and providing project finance: the range of questions regarding working with a marketing consultant in order to decrease market risk effects is discussed, examples of requirements to the consultant and potential scope of work as well as some possible errors examples are given; author discusses instruments for considering these risks in financial model, including increased required levels for liquidity and debt service ratios in case of high risks and uncertainties.Conclusion. The market risk is one of the key risks in the development of an investment project and project review in project finance. A set of measures is needed to reduce and account for the risk. Proper application of these and other reasonable measures should enable project initiators and sponsors to ensure their successful development and compliance with the debt service schedule to third-party lenders.

On the Fibonacci Tiling and its Modern Ramifications

AbstractIn the last 30 years, the mathematical theory of aperiodic order has developed enormously. Many new tilings and properties have been discovered, few of which are covered or anticipated by the early papers and books. Here, we start from the well‐known Fibonacci chain to explain some of them, with pointers to various generalisations as well as to higher‐dimensional phenomena and results. This should give some entry points to the modern literature on the subject.

Idiopathic aseptic necrosis of the femoral head in children who are professionally engaged in gymnastics: A literature review

BACKGROUND: Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head in school-age children is a severe, rapidly progressive degenerative and dystrophic disease. A significant proportion of girls aged 10 years with osteonecrosis of the femoral head have been professionally engaged in rhythmic gymnastics. The relationship between professional sports, in particular rhythmic gymnastics, and the development of this pathology and the mechanism of impaired blood flow in the femoral head in such cases remains unclear. The severity of the course and serious consequences of this disease in the form of multidimensional deformities of the femoral head, early arthrosis of the hip joint, and persistent disability, require close attention.
 AIM: To analyze modern world literature data on the etiology, pathomechanics, and features of the course and treatment of idiopathic aseptic necrosis of the femoral head in children professionally engaged in rhythmic gymnastics.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: A literature search on the problem of idiopathic aseptic necrosis of the femoral head in children professionally engaged in rhythmic gymnastics in the open information databases was conducted in PubMed, Science Direct, and Library with an analysis depth of 20 years.
 RESULTS: The analysis of publications on the osteonecrosis of the femoral head allowed us to talk about the etiological connection of this condition with professional rhythmic gymnastics, namely, high-intensity repetitive loads on the hip joint of a child. Studies using in vivo laser Doppler flowmetry and 3D computer modeling prove the occlusion of blood vessel branches encircling the femur under excessive mechanical stress on the femoral head and potentially unfavorable positions in the hip joint – overextension (hyperextension), external rotation, and abduction.
 CONCLUSIONS: Professional gymnastics can be a risk factor for the development of osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Frequent late disease diagnoses with the development of severe deformity of the femoral head and end-stage coxarthrosis requiring total hip replacement in adolescents determine the need for early identification of the causes of hip pain in children engaged in gymnastics. The findings will help improve treatment results and reduce the number of organ replacement interventions.

Oxidative stress as a marker of inflammation in cataracts

Introduction. Oxidative stress is an important pathogenetic factor of degenerative eye diseases. Oxidative stress can damage tissues, leading to changes in their structure and function, increased vascular permeability, microvascular abnormalities and neovascularization. In turn, these changes can cause damage to the eye; denaturation of the crystalline lens.
 The purpose of the study: according to modern literature, to study the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in the development of cataracts.
 The molecular mechanisms of cell damage under oxidative stress and the pathogenesis of cataracts caused by oxidative stress have been studied.
 Conclusion. Oxidative stress is an important pathogenetic mechanism of degenerative eye diseases. Oxidized phospholipids activate pro-inflammatory molecules and cause inflammation. Oxidative stress in the body is regulated by antioxidant mechanisms. An imbalance of antioxidants affects the lens and causes cataracts. The G/G genotype of SOD1-251 A/G polymorphism may lead to a higher risk of senile cataracts. The content of antioxidants depends on the density of the lens nuclei, on the type of cataract. Non-enzymatic antioxidants have a predominant effect in watery moisture, and enzymatic antioxidants in blood serum in patients with cataracts.

Acupuncture and tuina knowledge graph with prompt learning.

Acupuncture and tuina, acknowledged as ancient and highly efficacious therapeutic modalities within the domain of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), have provided pragmatic treatment pathways for numerous patients. To address the problems of ambiguity in the concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture and tuina treatment protocols, the lack of accurate quantitative assessment of treatment protocols, and the diversity of TCM systems, we have established a map-filling technique for modern literature to achieve personalized medical recommendations. (1) Extensive acupuncture and tuina data were collected, analyzed, and processed to establish a concise TCM domain knowledge base. (2)A template-free Chinese text NER joint training method (TemplateFC) was proposed, which enhances the EntLM model with BiLSTM and CRF layers. Appropriate rules were set for ERE. (3) A comprehensive knowledge graph comprising 10,346 entities and 40,919 relationships was constructed based on modern literature. A robust TCM KG with a wide range of entities and relationships was created. The template-free joint training approach significantly improved NER accuracy, especially in Chinese text, addressing issues related to entity identification and tokenization differences. The KG provided valuable insights into acupuncture and tuina, facilitating efficient information retrieval and personalized treatment recommendations. The integration of KGs in TCM research is essential for advancing diagnostics and interventions. Challenges in NER and ERE were effectively tackled using hybrid approaches and innovative techniques. The comprehensive TCM KG our built contributes to bridging the gap in TCM knowledge and serves as a valuable resource for specialists and non-specialists alike.

Market transformations in the development of land relations (experience of Canada and Scotland)

The development of land relations today remains one of the most important tasks of Ukraine. The priority directions for the development of such relations are the creation of conditions for the inclusion of land to the economic circulation and the regulation of land relations in combination with the increase of budget revenues of all levels from the use of land.
 In modern conditions, the land policy of developed countries creates mechanisms for regulating the land market with a multifaceted socio-economic content. This complex process is accompanied by the reform of land relations. Effective management of land resources ensures the development of the land market. Discussions regarding the creation of a full-fledged land market in Ukraine are still ongoing. Analysis of foreign experience will allow to transform land relations in Ukraine.
 Natural resources are diverse, but land is becoming an increasingly valuable resource for most countries. They are trying to achieve high rates of economic growth, which, in turn, are related to the development of land resources. It often turns out that such «development» is connected with the seizure of a million hectares of agricultural land by rich corporations or even foreign states. Deprivation of rights to land claims the status of the most famous and, at the same time, little-researched form of deprivation of rights not only in modern literature devoted to «land grabbing», but also in classical theory in general. The article discusses the factors contributing to «land grabbing». Global factors causing similar processes in Canada and Scotland, current consequences, future risks are identified. It was established that the factors of «grabbing of land» for agricultural purposes are of different nature. This is a significant price differentiation on the land market, and the increase in the investment attractiveness of agricultural land, the consequences of privatization and land consolidation. The leading role of the state in the investment process and the existence of a strategy for spreading the influence of the countries in question, which is implemented in parallel with the purchase of land, are shown.

Dystopian Settings of Female Characters in Modern Literature

Dystopian Settings of Female Characters in Modern Literature