Negative Symbol Research Articles

New classes of p-adic pseudo-differential operators with negative definite symbols and their applications

This paper introduces new classes of p-adic operators representing m-dissipative pseudo-differential operators with negative definite symbols under certain conditions. We will study new types of semilinear problems and martingale problems associated with these operators, and we will prove that these pseudo-differential operators are the infinitesimal generators of strongly continuous contraction semigroups on L2(Qpn)\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$L^2({\\mathbb {Q}}_p^n)$$\\end{document}. Also, this article introduces new families of measures, resolvent of measures, positive definite measures, Feller semigroups, and Markov processes.

Stray urbanism: stray donkeys and place-identity in Makhanda, South Africa

The presence of free-roaming livestock in cities is often seen as something that should be regulated, and zoning practices across the world generally attempt to restrict their presence or ensure their absence in urban areas. Apart from the health and safety reasoning behind such regulations, there is also a juxtaposition inherent within the presence of livestock in urban areas. This juxtaposition relates to the rural–urban dichotomy which presupposes that the presence of livestock is a rural characteristic and not an urban one. The present research challenges this dichotomy with the case study of Makhanda, South Africa. It utilises southern Urbanism and the contribution of donkeys to the place-identity of the city to frame this discussion. This paper used an online survey with residents of the city as well as key informant interviews to understand the layers of meaning that exist within local opinions on stray donkeys. It found that donkeys were seen by many as integral to the character or place-identity of the city. They were seen as both positive and negative symbols of the city – illustrating the juxtapositions within urban settlements and urbanism in southern cities. In this way, the case study reiterates the call from southern scholars to contextualise, reconceptualise and reframe urban theory so that is responsive to southern environments and experiences.

Neural flip-flops I: Short-term memory.

The networks proposed here show how neurons can be connected to form flip-flops, the basic building blocks in sequential logic systems. The novel neural flip-flops (NFFs) are explicit, dynamic, and can generate known phenomena of short-term memory. For each network design, all neurons, connections, and types of synapses are shown explicitly. The neurons' operation depends only on explicitly stated, minimal properties of excitement and inhibition. This operation is dynamic in the sense that the level of neuron activity is the only cellular change, making the NFFs' operation consistent with the speed of most brain functions. Memory tests have shown that certain neurons fire continuously at a high frequency while information is held in short-term memory. These neurons exhibit seven characteristics associated with memory formation, retention, retrieval, termination, and errors. One of the neurons in each of the NFFs produces all of the characteristics. This neuron and a second neighboring neuron together predict eight unknown phenomena. These predictions can be tested by the same methods that led to the discovery of the first seven phenomena. NFFs, together with a decoder from a previous paper, suggest a resolution to the longstanding controversy of whether short-term memory depends on neurons firing persistently or in brief, coordinated bursts. Two novel NFFs are composed of two and four neurons. Their designs follow directly from a standard electronic flip-flop design by moving each negation symbol from one end of the connection to the other. This does not affect the logic of the network, but it changes the logic of each component to a logic function that can be implemented by a single neuron. This transformation is reversible and is apparently new to engineering as well as neuroscience.

Political Branding: The use of campaign color as symbolism of platforms among the presidential candidates in the 2022 elections

In a very complex nature of politics, color serves as a low-level heuristic for voters, especially the use of campaign color as a symbolism of platforms. This study sought to determine the level of agreement on the universal meaning of the different colors chosen by the Presidential candidates during the 2022 national elections; the level of agreement if the political colors of the presidential candidates and its representation to their political platforms; and if these chosen political colors correspond to the platforms of the presidential candidates among the students of the School of Teachers and Liberal Arts of the University of Baguio. A mixed method with a self-constructed questionnaire using the Likert Scale to determine the level of agreement among the 143 respondents and an interview with 8 informants among the students was used in this study. The study revealed that the color Red is the most misinterpreted color because of its historical and psychological connotations which led to its negative symbolism. While both Pink and Blue, showed a positive result because of their psychological, cultural, and political aspect. Furthermore, all colors aligned with their platforms except the color Red by Marcos with his platform about Unity. Additionally, the presidential candidates' platforms were based on their personal and political factors. Overall, the research suggests that there’s still no established meaning of political colors in our country and that voters still take issue with what the colors truly represent.

김명인 시집 『동두천』에서의 기억의 현재화와 부정적 상징물의 기능

This paper aims to analyze the phenomenon of transition of “us” in Kim Myung-In’s first poetry collection, Dongducheon, from the perspective of liminality. It seeks to elucidate how the author, Kim Myung-In, personally confronts and overcomes his wounds and the contemporary issues of his time. Research on Dongducheon has been bifurcated into a psychoanalytic approach focused on his personal history and a historicist methodology centered around diagnosing societal issues in the 1970s. The “us” to which the poetic subject belongs encompasses orphanages, hometown friends, and a group of teachers. Among these, first, the violent environment of “us” stimulates the suppressed memories of the teacher group’s “us.” The purpose of transitions occurring in liminality is to confront those memories and reconcile with the others involved in a conflicted relationship within those memories. The poetic subject confesses the suppressed guilt from the past through the theatrical act of articulating negative symbols in the rituals. As a result of this transition, the pre-existing “us” of the teacher group is reintegrated into a newly formed “us,” which includes mixed-blood students. The societal position of this reintegrated “us” is a more fundamental stage of life than the violent “us” to which they originally belong. Since this group is virtual, the only reality is the imagination of liminality that enables such virtuality. This imagination is a movement of identification towards the lowest level of social status from their present social position. This identification movement is a social phenomenon of the 1970s that aimed for a class identity with the masses.

Magic and Spells in <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> (1997-2003)

Magic and Spells in <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> (1997-2003)

Alliance and sectarian attitudes in the MENA: the case of Arab opinion towards Iran

ABSTRACT Despite a growing body of analyses on sectarian tensions in the MENA, few have examined the impact of sectarian attitudes on public opinion towards the regional powers. Drawing from a statistical analysis of public opinion polls and the case study of Egypt and Sudan, the paper examines determinants of public attitudes towards Iran in the post-Arab spring era. The analysis indicates that public attitudes towards the regional player, i.e. Iran influenced by the alliance in the MENA. Although the Arab spring fuelled the negative sentiments towards Iran in the allies of Saudi Arabia, strong ties between Iran and the Islamist rule shaped positive attitudes towards Iran in Sudan. The analysis further reveals the impact of Salafi’s anti-Iran campaigns in Egypt. This campaign utilizes negative symbolism and ethnoreligious myths to depict Shias as an enemy and construct an existential threat from Iran. In this environment, the symbolic politics and emotionally laden hatred in the Arab countries explain the sectarian attitudes towards Shias and Iran.

Effect of Facial Emotional Feedback Through Facial Electrical Stimulation on Mood Change and Its Clinical Application in Participants with Mild Depression: A Multiple Baseline Case Study

Background: The facial feedback hypothesis proposes that facial expressions influence people's emotional experiences. Objectives: The current study, conducted in 2022, aimed to investigate the impact of facial feedback on the nature and magnitude of changes in emotion, mood, and cognitive-emotional factors among individuals with mild depression. This was achieved through the use of electrical stimulation of the facial muscles. This study aimed to investigate the impact of bilateral electrical stimulation on the frontalis muscles (which act as inhibitory muscles of the corrugator) and zygomaticus muscles on the emotions and moods of individuals with mild depression. Methods: In a single-subject experimental study with multiple baselines, six individuals with mild depression underwent daily sessions of facial electrical stimulation for 28 consecutive days. The stimulation was administered at two different sites, with three different baseline periods of 3, 6, and 9 days at each site. Specifically, three participants received electrical stimulation of the zygomaticus muscle, while the other three participants received electrical stimulation of the frontalis muscle. Visual analysis (diagrams and figures), within-phase examination, and between-phase examination were used to analyze longitudinal data using mixed model analysis (P < 0.05). Results: Mixed model analysis revealed significant changes in negative affect (P = 0.019), mood (P = 0.017), depression (P = 0.005), and symbol search (P < 0.001) among participants who received frontalis muscle stimulation. Additionally, the mood of participants who received zygomaticus muscle stimulation showed significant changes (P = 0.047) from pre-intervention to post-intervention. At the intervention and follow-up stages (one month after the last intervention session), all three participants who underwent frontalis muscle electrical stimulation met the standardized recovery criteria established by Segger et al. The reliable change index was measured at 8.46. A qualitative analysis of the depression scores revealed a significant difference in the post-intervention phase when frontalis muscle electrical stimulation was applied. Participants 4, 5, and 6 scored 9, 11, and 8, respectively. Conclusions: This preliminary study provides empirical evidence on using electrical stimulation of facial muscles to reduce negative mood and depression. Given the various factors that play a role, more research and focused controlled studies are needed to test these findings.

Some Ideas Concerning Stephen Phillips' Jewel of Reflection on the Truth about Epistemology : A Complete and Annotated Translation of the Tattva-cintā-maṇi

Some Ideas Concerning Stephen Phillips' Jewel of Reflection on the Truth about Epistemology:A Complete and Annotated Translation of the Tattva-cintā-maṇi Eberhard Guhe (bio) Stephen Phillips' Jewel of Reflection on the Truth about Epistemology (see Phillips 2020) is surely a landmark achievement in the realm of research on Navya-Nyāya. It is a work of reference not only for specialists but also for a broader audience of philosophically interested readers. Phillips has demonstrated his expertise on Nyāya in general in many previous publications. At present, there is probably hardly anybody else who would have been better qualified to accomplish the mammoth task of translating and elucidating such a complex and voluminous Sanskrit work as the Tattvacintāmaṇi. It should however be noted that there is another edition and annotated translation of the Tattvacintāmaṇi (excluding the Upamānakhaṇḍa) by V.P. Bhatta (see Bhatta 2005, 2012, 2021), which is rather addressed to specialists, who are proficient in Sanskrit. The two volumes on the Anumānakhaṇḍa were published in 2021 (one year after the publication of Phillips' three volumes). Considering the enormous size of such a book project, the result cannot be expected to be completely flawless. The present review focuses on the introduction in volume 1 and on volume 2. I will address some minor issues, primarily methodological ones, but I will also address a few more serious (albeit surely accidental) translation errors (especially in the Siddhāntalakṣaṇa-section of the Vyāptivāda), which can lead to a misunderstanding of Gaṅgeśa's stance on a pivotal topic of the Navya-Naiyāyikas, namely the correct definition of the concept of pervasion (vyāpti). I The introduction is very insightful. However, logicians will probably stumble over Phillips' methods of formalization. Some examples are given below. [End Page 498] (1) The language of Phillips' formalizations looks a bit like a first-order language. Thus, for example, he uses "Ha" as a formal equivalent of the sentence "The mountain is smoky" (see vol. 1, p. 18). An obvious deviation from first-order conventions consists in the fact that Phillips uses at least two types of negation. Propositional negation is expressed by means of the symbol "~" (see vol. 2, p. 668; unfortunately, this symbol is not mentioned in vol. 1, pp. 18–19, where Phillips introduces his formalization techniques). Moreover, Phillips uses the negation symbol "¬," which he applies to capital Roman letters, in order to express a kind of term negation. Thus, for example, "¬H" may serve as a term referring to "the absence of the probans" (vol. 2, p. 623). To be precise, the type of absence which "¬H" refers to is a so-called "relational absence" (saṃsargâbhāva). Phillips formalizes the so-called "mutual absences" (anyonyâbhāva) differently (see below). Although "¬Hc" (see vol. 1, p. 18) looks like an ordinary first-order wff, it should more accurately be read as "The absence of H is located at c." Properly speaking, we should then also read atomic wffs like "Hc" as "H is located at c," where "H" should not be regarded as an expression of a predicate like "… is smoky," but rather as a general term, that is, as a formal counterpart of expressions like, for example, "smoke." Unfortunately, Phillips renders the meaning of wffs of the form "¬ϕx" not as "the absence of H is located at x," but in a somewhat simplified manner, which obscures the fact that he treats the negation symbol "¬" as a means to express a term negation: "And negation is term negation, not propositional negation [author's note: as we have just seen, this is not true of all kinds of negation which Phillips refers to in his formalizations, since he uses the "~" in a different sense]; thus, the negative sign '¬' in '¬ϕx' is defined as 'ϕ is absent at x'" (vol. 1, p. 19). Moreover, the use of different kinds of letters for the variables in "¬ϕx" (Greek and Roman) seems to suggest that the absentee should always be the referent of a general term. However, expressions of the form "the absence of a is...

Composite Model of Marketing Mix and Brand Equity for Purchasing Motorcycles

The current study investigates the effect of a composite model of the marketing mix and brand equity on motorcycle purchase decisions. For second-order, the marketing mix and brand equity were constructed using a disjointed two-state approach and a formative-formative weighting scheme. The purchasing decision was measured as a latent variable using a consistent partial least square (PLSc) model. The data was collected from 148 people who have bought motorcycles in Thailand. The results show that the lower-order constructs demonstrate how well they are organized by the indicators, as determined by the model fit indexes. To begin, the hypothesis regarding the three model fitting indexes is rejected. Thus, all bias indicators with shallow values and a negative symbol were removed from the composite model. Furthermore, multicollinearities exist between PLACE indicators, and they are addressed by removing the indicator with the highest variance inflation factors (VIF). Concerning purchasing decisions, the PLSc model with an indicator loading of less than 0.708 was eliminated. As a result, all three total model fit hypotheses returned to be accepted. For the higher-order construct, the composite model created a marketing mix positively linked to brand equity and purchasing decisions, and brand equity positively correlates with purchasing decisions. The hybrid model can generate model fit indexes for both the first and second construct.

A decade of ‘blue tourism’ sustainability research: Exploring the impact of cruise tourism on coastal areas

AbstractCruise tourism research has developed exponentially during the past decades. Global tourism activity in general and cruises in particular are concentrated in coastal areas and represent a dominant part of the so-called ‘blue economy’. Within this context, the public debate surrounding the impact of cruise tourism on port communities reflects a narrative of unsustainable growth, environmental pollution and negative globalisation-related symbolism. Yet, the relatively small size of the cruise sector and the over-focus on emissions arguably misrepresents the overall impact and potential of this tourism domain for portside communities, economies and ecosystems. Cruise-related scientific research, as probably expected, offers a much more refined and holistic picture, transcending the somewhat populist public debate on this matter. Based on a systematic literature review examining cruise-related papers published between 1983 and 2009, Papathanassis and Beckmann (2011)Annals of Tourism Research38(1), 153–174, identified 145 papers, which were subsequently subjected to a metadata- and a thematic-analysis. Approximately, a quarter of them addressed the environmental-, social- and economic impacts of cruising on coastal regions. A decade later, and following an analogous methodological approach, a total of 305 cruise research papers, published between 2012 and 2022, yielded 161 relevant papers, subjected to the same coding scheme and thematically compared to previous findings. The subsequent thematic analysis, revealed a comprehensive set of issues, opportunities and challenges cruise tourism poses to coastal areas. Following a critical discussion of past developments and their trajectory, a future research and action agenda is proposed.

Deteksi Pornografi pada Karakter Animasi 2D dengan KNN (K-Nearest Neighbors) Menggunakan Fitur HSV

The development of animation technology is very rapid, both in 2D and 3D forms. Most animators often create female animated characters for various fields such as games, commercials or other anime. Along with the development of animation, there are also negative and positive impacts, where the negative impact is the presence of symbols that lead to pornography. Most of the animations containing negative symbols are spread through the internet, which can be accessed easily by anyone, regardless of age. Which can result in addiction to viewing pornography to other negative behaviors. Artificial intelligence, which is currently developing rapidly, also allows this research to aim at early detection of animated characters that contain pornographic elements. By classifying 2D female animation using the KNN algorithm method with HSV feature extraction. The HSV feature is quite good at detecting complex colors in 2D animated characters. Where the HSV feature can distinguish skin color from other colors in 2D animation. The dataset used consists of 3 categories, namely pornographic images, semi-pornographic images, and non-pornographic images. Using the KNN method, it is possible to classify pornographic, semi-pornographic and non-pornographic images. In this study, the results of HSV feature extraction using the KNN classification method obtained the highest accuracy value of 63.16%.

Deteksi Pornografi pada Karakter Animasi 2D dengan KNN (K-Nearest Neighbors) Menggunakan Fitur HSV

The development of animation technology is very rapid, both in 2D and 3D forms. Most animators often create female animated characters for various fields such as games, commercials or other anime. Along with the development of animation, there are also negative and positive impacts, where the negative impact is the presence of symbols that lead to pornography. Most of the animations containing negative symbols are spread through the internet, which can be accessed easily by anyone, regardless of age. Which can result in addiction to viewing pornography to other negative behaviors. Artificial intelligence, which is currently developing rapidly, also allows this research to aim at early detection of animated characters that contain pornographic elements. By classifying 2D female animation using the KNN algorithm method with HSV feature extraction. The HSV feature is quite good at detecting complex colors in 2D animated characters. Where the HSV feature can distinguish skin color from other colors in 2D animation. The dataset used consists of 3 categories, namely pornographic images, semi-pornographic images, and non-pornographic images. Using the KNN method, it is possible to classify pornographic, semi-pornographic and non-pornographic images. In this study, the results of HSV feature extraction using the KNN classification method obtained the highest accuracy value of 63.16%.

"It's the Environment, Not Me": Experiences shared by transgender and gender diverse adults living in Texas.

Transgender and gender diverse people (TGD) experience elevated rates of behavioral health problems, including depression, anxiety, substance misuse, and suicidality. Minority stressors (e.g., discrimination and victimization) contribute to these poor health outcomes. A salient form of discrimination is the use of gender nonaffirming language, such as using incorrect pronouns or names, yet less is known about other environmental stimuli that may be reined as affirming or nonaffirming. A recent study uncovered the impact symbols (e.g., flags, stickers) may have on invoking positive or negative feelings among TGD youth in the Midwest. Our study further investigates this phenomenon with TGD adults in Texas. During Summer 2021, 3 researchers conducted audio-recorded semistructured focus groups and interviews with 11 participants who identified as transgender, gender nonconforming, or nonbinary. Interview topics included gender-affirming and nonaffirming language, positive and negative experiences, nonsupportive and supportive symbolism, and coping mechanisms. In this manuscript, we present findings regarding symbolism. Within our two primary themes, supportive and nonsupportive symbolism, subthemes emerged. Supportive symbolism includes flags and signage, written and oral language and communication, and representation of diversity. Nonsupportive symbolism includes extreme patriotism and religious symbols and highly gendered settings. Further, Texas-specific culture and a meter of safety were identified as being related to interacting with and observing an array of symbols. Symbolism can have a profound impact on someone's identity development, expression, emotions, coping mechanisms, and access to and engagement with social environments, exemplifying the importance of understanding geographic and cultural-specific mechanisms within environments TGD people occupy.

SYMBOL KOKBORI (HEAVENLY WOLF) IN THE POETRY OF SUYUNBAI ARONOV (LINGUISTICS STUDYING)

The article presents the analysis and description of the Kazakh and common Turkic symbol Kokbori (Heavenly Wolf) - the mythological foremother of all Turkic peoples based on the material of Suyunbay Aronov's poem "Burili menin bairakym" (My battle flag with the image of a wolf) using some other historical and literary sources. According to the content of the myth, the enemies decided to destroy the Turkic tribe (people). One boy, wounded, exhausted, went unnoticed, covered in ash in the steppe furnace. The Heavenly Wolf (Kokborі) took the boy and fed him. Enemies found the boy and killed him. Kokbori managed to give birth to 10 sons from him. Thus, the Turkic people stayed alive and spread throughout the world. In Suyunbai's poetry, the image of Kokbori (wolf's head) was used on the Turkic battle flag, which corresponds to historical reality. The Turks fought with this flag, made campaigns, defended themselves and conquered new territories. The image of Kokbori and the flag with the image of a wolf's head raised the spirit of the Turks, aroused the instinct of a warrior in them, prepared them for heroism, fearlessness, and freedom. The poem contains a large number of stylistic figures, tropes, anaphores. The last quatrain of the poem consists of 4 lines and 12 words. It includes alliterations created with the repetition of sound B (6 times), sound R (8 times), sound M (4 times), etc .; assonances created by the repetition of vowel sounds: A (8 times), Ӛ (4 times), E (5 times), etc. In the stanza, stylistic figures and tropes are used both explicitly and implicitly. In the works on the history of the Tyrks, symbol Kokbori is translated into Russian as a green she-wolf or a blue she-wolf, or a blue she-wolf (Klyashtorny S.G., Sultanov T.I., etc.), which does not correspond to the historical reality and the meaning of the word kok (sky) in the Turkic languages. Kokborі is the Heavenly Wolf who came from the sky. The word kӛk in the Kazakh language (and in other Turkic languages) means the sky. The meaning of the color came later, based on the association with the blue sky. At present, the high[1]frequency word aspan (sky) is borrowed from Farsi and came to the Turkic languages much later than the original Turkic word kӛk (sky). The article provides a comparative analysis of the symbol wolf (bӛri, Kasyr) in Kazakh (Turkic) mythology with the symbol wolf in the mythology of some other ancient and modern peoples. Within the Kazakh mentality, there are 3 wolves: 1) Kokbori (Heavenly Wolf) - the foremother of all Turkic peoples. She is one only and has its own name. It is written with an uppercase letter; 2) bӛri (wolf) - written with a lowercase letter. This word, on the one hand, connects the consciousness of a Kazakh with Kokbori (positive connotation), on the other hand, with a predator – a wolf (negative connotation). The second is dominant; 3) қасқыр, i.e. bӛri (wolf) is written with a lowercase letter. Negative symbol: predator, exterminator of domestic and wild animals. But at the same time, there is also a positive connotation – fearlessness, freedom. There are many wolves. Kokbori (Heavenly Wolf) is one. In the course of scientific research, several methods of linguistic analysis were used (comparative, contrasting minimal pairs, semantic-stylistic, etc.).

Iklan Aesthetics in Niger: Identity and Adornment from Servility to Self-agency

<i>Iklan</i> Aesthetics in Niger: Identity and Adornment from Servility to Self-agency

A Study on the Symbols in the Sandplay Therapy of Children in Divorced Families by Age

This study focused on the sandplay therapy process of 8 children of divorced families by age and analyzed these cases by applying the qualitative case study method according to Stake’s (1995) reactive evaluation. We found, first, among the children of divorced families, that the symbol revealed in the sandpictures of the youngest (7-year-old) children was a negative maternal symbol. Second, the symbol revealed in the sandpictures of the next oldest (9-year-old) children was alchemical purification and transformation. Third, the symbol revealed in the sandpictures of children at the end of childhood (11 years old) was self-arrangement and struggle. Fourth, the symbol revealed in the sandpictures of children aged 12 to 13, the early age of adolescents, was the appearance of the paternal circle. The results revealed the development of a masculine consciousness that overcame dependence on motherhood and transitioned into a patriarchal world. In this way, the children of divorced families re-enactment relationships through symbols in the process of sandplay therapy to achieve self- development by age, deconstructing the mental structures, and reaching the stage of self-arrangement, revealing their progress toward growth.

Reversed Myth and Negative Symbols of Narcissus in Mother-Son Relationship in Hayashi Fumiko’s Narcissus

The famous myth of Narcissus is about a mythical handsome young man who indifferently rejects the love of the nymph Echo leading to Echo’s broken heart and untimely death and his being cursed to excessively adore his own handsome reflection on the pond till his death. The short story entitled Narcissus written by Hayashi Fumiko is intriguing because its title calls to mind the famous myth of Narcissus. However, this short story portrays the myth of Narcissus from a unique perspective. Thus, the aims of this paper are to analyse the reversed myth and negative symbols of Narcissus as reflected in the mother-son relationship in the short story. To support the analysis various psychological understandings of the myth of Narcissus are used as well as various understandings of the symbols of the flowers called Narcissus. The methods of research used are a comprehensive combination of textual-contextual methods as well as library research and qualitative research. The textual method focuses on the intrinsic aspects relevant to the focus of analysis, such as character, conflict, and setting, while the contextual method borrows the psychological concepts of the term Narcissus and the symbolic meaning of the flowers named Narcissus. The result shows that the mother-son relationship clearly portrays the reversed myth in the matter of the gender roles, the type of relationship, and the ending of the relationship. Another result shows that all the symbols related to the flowers of Narcissus turn into negative meanings in the sort of story entitled Narcissus by Hayashi Fumiko. In short, the short story writer turns upside down both the myth and the symbols resulting in an engaging story full of hidden meanings to be interpreted

THE COLOR TERMS FOR BLACK AND WHITE IN BULGARIAN, POLISH AND LITHUANIAN PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS

The present paper is contrastive analysis of Bulgarian, Polish and Lithuanian phraseological units containing a color term naming black or white. It traces the way these components reflect the figurative meaning of the unit - through their color semantics or through their function as a cultural signs. The study classiffiеs Bulgarian, Polish and Lithuanian expressions as to their belongings to several groups, which refer to different concepts. In each group the comparison of the examples found in the three phraseological subsystems is based on their semantics, their lexical components and structure. Under observations are substantive, adjectival, adverbial and verbal phraseological units where the colors are used only as an adjective component. The analysis takes into consideration that black has negative symbolism and cultural connotations. Thus the phraseological units with black are linked mainly to the concepts such as death, sorrow, bad life, misfortune. The text suggests that color term for black is rarely used to express neutral or positive meanings. The white has a positive cultural connotation associated to whiteness, light, good life, goodness, but its meaning can vary to neutral or negative in phraseological system of the three languages. The present paper observes similarities of collected phraseological expressions and emphasizes their nation-specific features.

Relating, orienting and evoking functions in an IRAP study involving emotional pictographs (emojis) used in electronic messages

The current study investigated the dynamics of arbitrarily applicable relational responding involving emotional pictographs (emojis) used in electronic messages by means of the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). College students (N = 41) were trained to establish two classes of equivalent stimuli, each comprising a happy or an angry emoji, and three pseudo-words that presumably became symbols of the emotional pictographs. In a subsequent IRAP test, combinations of symbols (labels) and emojis (targets) generated four trial-types (with the consistent response within parentheses): happy symbol–happy emoji (true); happy symbol–negative emoji (false) negative symbol–happy emoji (false); and negative symbol–negative emoji (true), referred to as trial types 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. A positive score occurred only for trial-type 1 [happy symbol–happy emoji (true)]. Scores for trial-types 2 and 4 were close to zero, and the score for trial-type 3 [negative symbol-happy emoji (false)] was negative. This negative D-IRAP score means that participants were faster to respond true than false for the combination of negative symbol and happy emoji. These results are discussed in terms of the Differential Arbitrarily Applicable Relational Responding Effects (DAARRE) model. It is hypothesized that the orienting and evoking (functional) properties of the positive target stimulus (happy emoji) and the positive response option (true) had a stronger bearing on participants’ responding in trial type 3 than the relation between the label and target stimuli presented in this trial. We argue that the current study provides an empirical demonstration of a dissonant target trial type effect (DTTTE) that appeared to counter equivalence relations trained within the experimental session and discuss implications for IRAP research.