Mark Reading Research Articles

Reading runes with the sun. A geosemiotic analysis of the Rök runestone

In the field of runestone research, the importance of multimodal understanding has been downplayed although it is obvious that several semiotic resources interact when it comes to carving a stone and erecting it in the landscape. This study examines if it is possible to deal with the methodological challenges of a historical material and make a multimodal approach deepen our understanding of the Rök runestone, one of the most famous and enigmatic Viking Age runestones. The study applies Scollon and Scollon’s geosemiotic framework (2003). Through an investigation of how the visual semiotics interacts with place semiotics and interaction order, it turns out that the marked reading direction of the lines of the inscription symbolizes the movement of the sun, and that the change of font size in two lines probably mimics the change of solar brightness at sunrise and sunset. Further, it is suggested that the big crosses of cipher runes and the small crosses between some information units may represent the sun and stars, respectively. The conclusion is that the monument was risen for the enactment of a counsel of the gods with the aim of securing the rhythm of celestial light. Finally, implications for multimodal research are discussed.

The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel

The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel

The use of excel spread sheet and printer in marking medical science objective questions

Background: Multiple-choice question (MCQ) is an effective form of written assessments for knowledge acquisition. Optical mark reading scanner is used for grading MCQs. Major setback in the use of scanner is the cost of acquiring it. Consequently, several manual methods such as conference making and stencil overlay are used to mark MCQ. This paper highlights the use of Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet and printer to mark MCQ and compares the method with other manual methods of marking. Materials and Methods: Five sets of 100 stems of objective questions (true or false, one in five, and matching types) were administered to students. Answer script was designed using Excel Spreadsheet. Three groups of marking were done: directly on the question paper, use of stencil for marking on the answer script, use of Microsoft Excel soft copy. At the end of the marking process, mean marking time, mean collation time, mean counting time, and mean marking error were collated and compared. The instant computer statistical software was used to calculate means, standard deviations, and ANOVA. A P < 0.05 was regarded as statistically significant. Results: Results showed a statistically significant low mean marking time of 0.68 h (P < 0.0001) for the spreadsheet/printer marking method. Marking error was significantly low with this method (P < 0.001) as compared with other manual marking methods. The collation time and counting time were not significantly different across the groups. Conclusion: It is concluded that Excel Spreadsheet and printer marking method significantly reduced marking time and marking errors in marking MCQs.

Emerging Role of m6 A Methylome in Brain Development: Implications for Neurological Disorders and Potential Treatment.

Dynamic modification of RNA affords proximal regulation of gene expression triggered by non-genomic or environmental changes. One such epitranscriptomic alteration in RNA metabolism is the installation of a methyl group on adenosine [N6-methyladenosine (m6A)] known to be the most prevalent modified state of messenger RNA (mRNA) in the mammalian cell. The methylation machinery responsible for the dynamic deposition and recognition of m6A on mRNA is composed of subunits that play specific roles, including reading, writing, and erasing of m6A marks on mRNA to influence gene expression. As a result, peculiar cellular perturbations have been linked to dysregulation of components of the mRNA methylation machinery or its cofactors. It is increasingly clear that neural tissues/cells, especially in the brain, make the most of m6A modification in maintaining normal morphology and function. Neurons in particular display dynamic distribution of m6A marks during development and in adulthood. Interestingly, such dynamic m6A patterns are responsive to external cues and experience. Specific disturbances in the neural m6A landscape lead to anomalous phenotypes, including aberrant stem/progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation, defective cell fate choices, and abnormal synaptogenesis. Such m6A-linked neural perturbations may singularly or together have implications for syndromic or non-syndromic neurological diseases, given that most RNAs in the brain are enriched with m6A tags. Here, we review the current perspectives on the m6A machinery and function, its role in brain development and possible association with brain disorders, and the prospects of applying the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)–dCas13b system to obviate m6A-related neurological anomalies.

Emotional Imprints

Undertaking a distant reading of exclamation marks in the digitized and annotated N.F.S. Grundtvig data, this paper targets a trait of an overall romanticist, emotionalizing trend in a corpus of 19th century literature: It proposes to analyze the use of exclamation marks as a deposition of heightened attention to emotional experience and intention in printed matter and typesetting in the writings of the Danish poet, priest and politician N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872), who is widely regarded as the central figure in the 19th century Danish religious development and cultural nation building process. By way of Topic Modeling (Latent Dirichlet Allocation) this paper sketches the temporal as well as semantic contexts of the exclamation marks.

Sandra Bland at the cross: A womanist reading of Mark 15:40-47

How do women who lack power and privilege experience the cross? How do women who lack power and privilege view privileged men at the cross? How do such questions probe issues of Jesus’s death in the Markan passion narrative? This article employs a womanist hermeneutic of “gazing” to interpret differently the complexity of women in close proximity to death while interrogating one particular woman’s close proximity to death in contemporary memory: Sandra Bland. Particularly, a womanist hermeneutic of gazing coupled with a womanist hermeneutic of suspicion provides a liberating space for nuanced engagement with the women who gaze upon Jesus’s crucifixion from afar. Recognizing specifically that the Gospel of Mark uses the Greek word βλέπω ( blepō) to identify “seeing” as a metaphor for belief, how does a womanist understanding of the Greek term θεωρέω ( theōreō, which the gospel writer uses sparingly) crack open the text for contemporary audiences? Engaging issues of power, privilege, and death in relationship to the “gaze” of Mark 15:40-47, this article highlights that the women who attempt to anoint Jesus’s body in the Markan narrative, because of their gender in the highly charged testosterone environment of a militarized imperial execution, have more “skin in the game,” different from the privileged position of men in the text. What happens when women are confronted with men who exhibit high levels of masculine testosterone and masculine identity? Like Sandra Bland, they are closer to death. Accordingly, thinking through the women who go to anoint Jesus with contemporary women today means that women who are often closer to death must continue the analytical work of “gazing”, as found in Mark 15:47 to the point that returning the “gaze” produces change for those closest to death (e.g., black and brown bodies close to militarized imperial violence).

Fluorescent dot peen marking for insuring oil steel pipes traceability

“VKO “Simvol” designs and produces marking equipment, reading equipment and traceability software. Fluorescent dot-peen marking (FDMP) is an improved version of dot peen marking (DPM) technology. In FDPM technology information dots are filled with special material – fluorescent composition. Various fluorescent compositions provide high stability of marking in different aggressive media, such as moisture, salt and acid solutions, oils, lubricants or high temperatures. 2D barcode Data Matrix makes the marking machine readable, even if some of the dots are damaged.

KALIMAT INTEROGATIF DALAM BUKU TEKS BAHASA INDONESIA KELAS XI EDISI REVISI 2017

This study aims to describe the question words, types, and interrogative sentence patterns in Indonesian textbooks Class XI Revised Edition 2017. This type of research is qualitative. The analysis method is a method of sharing with marking reading techniques and analysis of sentence constituent function functions. This method is presented informally. The results of this study are (1) question words include: apa(kah), siapa(kah), mengapa, kenapa, bagaimana(kah), mana(kah), di mana, dari mana, kapan(kah), berapa, and bukan ; (2) types of asking for a yes-no answer, asking for information about one of the elements of the sentence, asking for a reason, asking for an opinion, and verifying; (3) the pattern is (a) (Kt.Tny)+S+P+(O)+(Ket), (b) +Adv+-kah+S+P+O+(Ket), (c) +P+-kah+S+Ket, dan (d) +S+P+(O)+(Pel)+(Ket), Kt.Tny.

The Coming at Cockcrow: A Reading of Mark 13:32–37

ABSTRACT I offer a reading of Jesus’s words to “stay awake” in Mark 13:32–37 that argues for both a literal and a metaphorical realization of Jesus’s words in the subsequent narrative of Mark 14, in a way that has enduring implications for Christian discipleship. This reading is set alongside other studies of Mark 13 and 14, and it is also compared with the historicizing reading of Adele Yarbro Collins so as to clarify the nature of theological interpretation.

BET Epigenetic Reader Proteins in Cardiovascular Transcriptional Programs.

Epigenetic mechanisms involve the placing (writing) or removal (erasing) of histone modifications that allow heterochromatin to transition to the open, activated euchromatin state necessary for transcription. A third, less studied epigenetic pathway involves the reading of these specific histone marks once placed. The BETs (bromodomain and extraterminal-containing protein family), which includes BRD2, BRD3, and BRD4 and the testis-restricted BRDT, are epigenetic reader proteins that bind to specific acetylated lysine residues on histone tails where they facilitate the assembly of transcription complexes including transcription factors and transcriptional machinery like RNA Polymerase II. As reviewed here, considerable recent data establishes BETs as novel determinants of induced transcriptional programs in vascular cells, like endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells, cardiac myocytes and inflammatory cells, like monocyte/macrophages, cellular settings where these epigenetic reader proteins couple proximal stimuli to chromatin, acting at super-enhancer regulatory regions to direct gene expression. BET inhibition, including the use of specific chemical BET inhibitors like JQ-1, has many reported effects in vivo in the cardiovascular setting, like decreasing atherosclerosis, angiogenesis, intimal hyperplasia, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and cardiac hypertrophy. At the same time, data in endothelial cells, adipocytes, and elsewhere suggest BETs also help regulate gene expression under basal conditions. Studies in the cardiovascular setting have highlighted BET action as a means of controlling gene expression in differentiation, cell identity, and cell state transitions, whether physiological or pathological, adaptive, or maladaptive. While distinct BET inhibitors are being pursued as therapies in oncology, a large prospective clinical cardiovascular outcome study investigating the BET inhibitor RVX-208 (now called apabetalone) has already been completed. Independent of this specific agent and this one trial or the numerous unanswered questions that remain, BETs have emerged as novel epigenetic players involved in the execution of coordinated transcriptional programs in cardiovascular health and disease.

Attitude of High School Students Towards Monthly Mark Ranking and Reading in the Manzini Region in Eswatini

Most schools have mark readings or announcement in an attempt to improve students’ academic performance. A paucity of studies exists on the attitudes of students towards mark ranking and announcement. Thus, the purpose of the study was to describe the attitude of students towards mark ranking and announcement of high school students in the Manzini region in Eswatini. A descriptive survey was employed; using Form 4 and Form 5 students from six schools in the Manzini region. A questionnaire reviewed by two lecturers from the Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, one from the Department of Consumer Sciences in the University of Eswatini and two high school teachers for face and content validity was used for data collection. Cronbach’s alpha was used to determine the inter-item reliability of the instrument and was found to be 0.76. Findings of the study revealed that even though mark ranking and reading enhanced performance of best students; it also humiliated and embarrassed poor performing students; causing them to withdraw from learning. Therefore, the study recommended that monthly mark announcement should be exercised with care and programmes to assist poor performing of students must be developed.

María de Molina y las diferentes lecturas sobre una mujer heroica en la España del siglo XIX

espanolEste articulo propone estudiar los diferentes significados que la figura de Maria de Molina (h. 1260-1321) adquirio durante en el siglo XIX en Espana, a traves del analisis de su representacion y presencia en diversas manifestaciones, algunas de ellas desconocidas hasta ahora. La mayoria de ellas tuvieron una lectura politica muy marcada, y esta se fue adaptando a momentos historicos diferentes, desde la regencia de Maria Cristina de Borbon a la Restauracion. Su presencia en la pintura, el grabado, la literatura y los libros de historia la consolidaron como una de las grandes heroinas de la historia medieval rescatadas del silencio durante el dificil y cambiante siglo XIX EnglishThis paper focuses on the different meanings that the figure of Maria de Molina (h. 1260-1321) acquired during the nineteenth century Spain, based on the analysis of different manifestations, some of them unknown hitherto. Most of them provided a close marked political reading. Furthermore, they were adapted to different historical moments, from the regency of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies to the Restoration. His presence in the painting, the engraving, the literature and the history books consolidated her as one of the great heroines of medieval history rescued from silence in the difficult and changing nineteenth century

Implicature and Deixis of Novel Laskar Pelangi and Novel Mimpi-Mimpi Lintang by Andrea Hirata

The purpose of this study are; (1) Describe the implicatures contained in the Laskar Pelangi novel and the dreams of Lintang Maryamah Karpov by Andrea Hirata, (2) Describe deixis contained in the Laskar Pelangi novel and the dreams of Lintang Maryamah Karpov by Andrea Hirata. This research includes qualitative descriptive research. The focus of this research is identifying; (1) variety and form of implicature (2) variety of deixis. Data collection uses marking reading techniques and note taking techniques. Data analysis using the mindset includes; (1) data reduction, (2) presentation, and (3) data conclusions and verification. The results of this study, namely the variety of implicatures contained in the novel Laskar Pelangi by Andrea Hirata are divided into three, namely conventional implicatures, presupposition implicatures, and non-conventional implicatures. The various implicatures are then realized in four forms, namely sentence statements, command sentences, question sentences, and exclamation sentences. Similarly, the novel Laskar Pelangi novel by Andrea Hirata Maryamah Karpov was found to range and form the same implicatures. Deixis in the novel Laskar Pelangi by Andrea Hirata can be divided into five, namely individual deixis, place deixis, time deixis, discourse deixis, and social deixis. Individual deixis is divided into two, namely the first person deixis and the third person deixis. Deixis place is divided into three, namely proximal deixis, semiproximal deixis, and distal deixis. Deixis time divided into three namely deixis plainly past, deixis present, and future deixis. Discourse deixis is divided into two, namely anaphora deixis and katafora deixis. Social deixis is divided into two, namely deixis euphemism and deixis of honorifics. The five deixis are also found in Maryamah Karpov's novel. But, in Maryamah Karpov's novel, the variety of katafora dixis is not found.

Когнітивно-лінгвістичні одиниці, що містяться у літературних рекомендаціях англомовним читачам-чоловікам

The article is devoted to reading and its influence on the worldview of a modern person and, specifically, on English-speaking men. The work traces the patterns of such genres of male literature as lad it (fiction about young men and their emotional and personal lives), fratire (a genre of writing aimed specifically at the 18-35 male demographic; often contains depictions of drunken escapades, hedonistic living, and irresponsible sexual adventures), their branches dicklit (self help books by male authors which are basically randomly dark philosophical statements stringed together) and menaissance (from „menaissance” − anti-female, „post-sensitive” male movement in America). The analytical basis of this study became articles 100 Books Every Man Should Read (artofmanliness.com), 50 Books Every Man Should Read Once in His Life (coolmaterial.com) и 30 Books Every Man Should Read By 30 (esquire.com). Based on the above-mentioned articles, cognitive-linguistic factors that draw the image of a modern English-speaking male reader are investigated: free, climbing to the top, wild and tame, struggling, confronting betrayal, inspired, taking a stand for his rights, grounded in reality, thinking, gentleman, sometimes misunderstood outsider and bullfighting, drinking, not knowing what the hell to do about women. It was found that the specific literature recommendations are outside the scope of the stereotypical gender marked reading and give an understanding of the most important characteristics of the target audience.

A SEMIOLOGICAL READING OF MARK AS MYTHOLOGY - PART 2

This article is devoted to a semiological reading of the gospel narrative of Mark. It comprises an experimental reading of Mark as myth in terms of the theory developed in the article preceding this one. The identification of the implied reader with the narrational divine chronotope of the protagonist reveals the dialogical nature of significance as far as character, event and sitting are concerned. Since the implied reader is informed about the divine chronotope from the outset, s/he can supply all the information necessary for the consuming of the myth. His article is devoted to a semiological reading of the gospel narrative of Mark. This article is divided into 5 parts. In the first three parts, I provide an experimental reading of Mark as a myth in terms of the theory developed in the article preceding this one. Focusing on the function of character, event and setting within the narrative, I provide examples of naturalized reading of the gospel narrative as myth in sections one, two and three. In part four, I explain the dialogical function of Mark 1:15 as it permeates other sections of the narrative. I the final section, I provide a brief conclusion.

FENOMENA HIJRAH DI INDONESIA: KONTEN PERSUASIF DALAM INSTAGRAM

Abstract: The Phenomenon of Hijrah in Indonesia: Persuasive Content of Instagram. This article purpose’s is to describe how the hijrah account declare the hijrah persuasive invitation. The Datas are lingual unit that from Instagram account and have hijrah invitation meaning, there are @berani hijrah, @pemudahijrah, anda #hijrah. The discourse analysis content use van Dijk Methode as the way with marking reading technique. Lingual units that are suspected of data are analyzed based on the semantic meaning of word selection and their social context through the agihmethode. The results of this study are (1) direct rethoric, (2) indirect rethoric, (3) use Hadis, prayer and hope, (4) use story, (5) expression, (6) majas and (7) repetition.

구레네 시몬의 십자가 처형 이야기 : 마가복음 15:21-24 다시 읽기

구레네 시몬의 십자가 처형 이야기 : 마가복음 15:21-24 다시 읽기

The achievement of higher flexibility in multiple-choice-based tests using image classification techniques

In spite of the high accuracy of the existing optical mark reading (OMR) systems and devices, a few restrictions remain existent. In this work, we aim to reduce the restrictions of multiple-choice questions (MCQ) within tests. We use an image registration technique to extract the answer boxes from answer sheets. Unlike other systems that rely on simple image processing steps to recognize the extracted answer boxes, we address the problem from another perspective by training a machine learning classifier to recognize the class of each answer box (i.e., confirmed, crossed out or blank answer). This gives us the ability to deal with a variety of shading and mark patterns, and distinguish between chosen (i.e., confirmed) and canceled answers (i.e., crossed out). All existing machine learning techniques require a large number of examples in order to train a model for classification; therefore, we present a dataset including six real MCQ assessments with different answer sheet templates. We evaluate two strategies of classification: a straightforward approach and a two-stage classifier approach. We test two handcrafted feature methods and a convolutional neural network. At the end, we present an easy-to-use graphical user interface of the proposed system. Compared with existing OMR systems, the proposed system has the least constraints and achieves a high accuracy. We believe that the presented work will further direct the development of OMR systems toward reducing the restrictions of the MCQ tests.

Comparison of three different apex locators in determining the working length of mandibular first molar teeth with irreversible pulpitis compared with an intraoral periapical radiograph: A block randomized, controlled, clinical trial.

The aim of the present study was to assess the clinical accuracy APEX and 0.5 marks of three different apex locators - iPex II, Root ZX, and Apex ID - before and after canal preparation in the mandibular first molar. Sixty patients between the ages of 13-60years participated in the study. After access gaining and canal preparation stages files were inserted with the apex locator clip attached until the electronic apex locators (EALs) shows readings of APEX and 0.5 marks and same is confirmed with periapical radiographs. Eighteen apex locator readings were recorded from each tooth, and 1080 readings were obtained from the 60 patients. Differences among readings from apex locators and radiographic readings were assessed using paired t test. Only in two patients (1 male and 1 female) were the APEX mark readings different from the radiograph estimation. When the 0.5 mark readings of three different EALs were compared with each other, we could observe that the readings from Root ZX differed significantly (P<0.05). In the present study, we observed the negligible differences in readings between the EAL at the APEX mark readings, coinciding with the radiographic observation. Clinically, we recommend the apical foramen be located with the apex locators' APEX mark readings prior to identifying the apical constriction position.

"The Jenny and the Colt" in Matthew's Messianic Entry, Part 2: Matthew 21:7 as a Reading of Mark 11:7 in Light of Zechariah 9:9

Matthew's description of Jesus taking his mount in 21:7 as "and he sat on top of them" has been a crux interpretum for centuries. Some take it literally even though it is impossible for a human to sit on two donkeys at once. Others try to avoid the problem by referring the plural pronoun "them" to the coats the disciples placed on the donkeys instead. I contend that both readings are unsatisfactory, and I bring new evidence and arguments, including Matthew's plenary reading of Zech 9:9 set forth in part 1 of the study (see CBQ 81 [2019] 62-84), to argue that the plural pronoun functions for Matthew as a whole-for-part synecdoche, where the jenny and the colt constitute a conceptual whole such that when Jesus sits on top of "them," he takes his mount on the part that fulfills the Hebrew prophecy.