Processes In Culture Research Articles

Interpersonal Emotion Regulation, Coping, Adjustment, and Parenting Among Married Couples in India: A Dyadic Approach

The aim of the current study was to investigate the dyadic association between interpersonal emotion regulation, dyadic coping, dyadic adjustment, and parenting practices among married couples in India. Self-report data from 340 married couples (N = 680) were analyzed using the actor-partner interdependence mediation model (APIMeM). The results indicated that all the actor and partner effects among the study variable were significant except for the actor effects between interpersonal emotion regulation and dyadic coping. Furthermore, the associations between husbands’ and wives’ interpersonal emotion regulation and their partner’s dyadic adjustment and parenting practices were mediated by their partner’s dyadic coping but not by their own dyadic coping. These outcomes throw some light on the process of interpersonal emotion regulation and coping and its association with dyadic adjustment and parenting practices among married couples in non-Western cultures. Implications for research and practice are discussed. The present study highlights the significance of examining marital relationship processes in different cultures, especially non-­Western cultures.

Рецензия на сборник статей и материалов международных научно-практических конференций: Народное творчество в современном культурном пространстве. М.: Государственный музыкально-педагогический институт имени М. М. Ипполитова-Иванова, 2024. Вып. 1 / сост. Е. А. Михайлова. 200 с.

The peer-reviewed publication highlights a wide range of issues related to the traditional values of national artistic, musical and song creativity of the peoples of different countries. The research of the authors of the articles focuses on the understanding of creative processes in traditional culture and on the problems of adaptation of folklore in modern conditions. The collection of articles will be useful to anyone who is interested in folk art and cares about preserving the intangible cultural heritage of their country.

Prehistoric Cultural Migration in the Middle–Lower Lishui Catchment of Central China in Response to Environmental Changes

Climate change and geological shifts were pivotal in the survival and development of ancient human societies, especially in densely populated regions like the middle and lower Lishui River Basin. This study explored the dynamic interactions between ancient human cultures and the region’s natural environment, using field research alongside geological, geomorphological, and archaeological data spanning from the late Paleolithic to the Neolithic periods. Our findings showed that prehistoric sites in the middle and lower Lishui River Basin were primarily located in the low hilly areas surrounding the lower basin during the Paleolithic era, a pattern shaped by the region’s geomorphology. Early human settlements were strategically positioned near the Lishui River, offering access to vital resources while minimizing flood risk. These locations provided flat terrain, abundant vegetation, and materials for tool-making, factors that supported a hunting and gathering lifestyle. As the coldest phase of the last glacial period approached, the transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic eras marked a period of significant behavioral adaptation. In response to the harsher environment, humans began settling on lower terraces and miniaturizing their stone tools, signaling a shift to more specialized hunting techniques. This adaptability and resilience marked the refinement of hunting economies during this period. With the onset of the Holocene epoch and a warmer climate, conditions for human habitation became more favorable. Societies began migrating from the hills to the fertile lower Lishui River Basin, heralding the Neolithic period. This era saw the emergence of settlements and the onset of early rice cultivation, marking the transition from a hunting–gathering economy to one centered on agriculture. By the Daxi period, these settlements had expanded, extending their influence throughout the region. In conclusion, this study underscores the critical roles of climate change and geological features in shaping human settlement patterns, economic activities, and cultural evolution in the middle and lower Lishui River Basin. Our findings offer valuable insights into the evolutionary processes of ancient human cultures in the region and provide a foundation to understand future challenges in sustainable development.

Transformation processes of professional identity against the background of media convergence

The purpose of the work is to study the transformation processes of constructing professional identity under the influence of new information technologies and to consider the evolution of views on the processes of scientific and practical understanding of new media resources in the context of the development of convergent journalism as a phenomenon of the modern information society. It was established based on the conducted research that the values and beliefs of journalists, reflecting the process of professional self-identification, are forming in the process of choosing certain options among a variety of alternatives and transforming further under the current conditions of the information and communication environment. In the process of the study, the article identifies the features, content, and main trends in the transformational processes of professional identity and professional culture of journalists in the context of technological changes in the media industry. The dynamics of the development of media convergence are shown from the point of view of the mutual influence of traditional and new media and the tendency of improving their technological and dialogue features and capabilities in content creation and broadcasting. An assessment is made of the degree of adaptation of regional media to modern conditions of the information and communication environment in the context of organizational, professional, and communicative convergence.

Культура музейного соучастия как форма организации социальной консолидации

The article delves into the problem of social consolidation and the search for specific forms of its organization. Based on the experience of humanitarian scientific reflection and on the results obtained by other researchers, the author points out the complex and dynamic nature of various aspects of consolidation in each specific case, including in the sphere of cultural practices, museum activities and the culture of museum complicity, which are included in the problematic circle of discussion of the scientific article. The thesis is put forward that the most important form of organizing social consolidation is the culture of museum participation, which involves the creation of a certain museum product or service based on the joint activities of visitors, various communities and partners at certain stages of project implementation. It is emphasized that the analysis of scientific humanitarian discourse allows us to formulate a theoretical approach to understanding the relevance of studying the culture of museum participation as the most important form of consolidation, contributing to the cohesion of the local community in order to create favorable conditions for consolidation processes in culture.

Group Coordination Catalyzes Individual and Cultural Intelligence.

A large program of research has aimed to ground large-scale cultural phenomena in processes taking place within individual minds. For example, investigating whether individual agents equipped with the right social learning strategies can enable cumulative cultural evolution given long enough time horizons. However, this approach often omits the critical group-level processes that mediate between individual agents and multi-generational societies. Here, we argue that interacting groups are a necessary and explanatory level of analysis, linking individual and collective intelligence through two characteristic feedback loops. In the first loop, more sophisticated individual-level social learning mechanisms based on Theory of Mind facilitate group-level complementarity, allowing distributed knowledge to be compositionally recombined in groups; these group-level innovations, in turn, ease the cognitive load on individuals. In the second loop, societal-level processes of cumulative culture provide groups with new cognitive technologies, including shared language and conceptual abstractions, which set in motion new group-level processes to further coordinate, recombine, and innovate. Taken together, these cycles establish group-level interaction as a dual engine of intelligence, catalyzing both individual cognition and cumulative culture.

Comparison of Various Extraction Approaches for Optimized Preparation of Intracellular Metabolites from Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Fibroblasts for NMR-Based Study.

Metabolomics has proven to be a sensitive tool for monitoring biochemical processes in cell culture. It enables multi-analysis, clarifying the correlation between numerous metabolic pathways. Together with other analysis, it thus provides a global view of a cell's physiological state. A comprehensive analysis of molecular changes is also required in the case of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which currently represent an essential portion of cells used in regenerative medicine. Reproducibility and correct measurement are closely connected to careful metabolite extraction, and sample preparation is always a critical point. Our study aimed to compare the efficiencies of four harvesting and six extraction methods. Several organic reagents (methanol, ethanol, acetonitrile, methanol-chloroform, MTBE) and harvesting approaches (trypsinization vs. scraping) were tested. We used untargeted nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) to determine the most efficient method for the extraction of metabolites from human adherent cells, specifically human dermal fibroblasts adult (HDFa) and dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs). A comprehensive dataset of 29 identified and quantified metabolites were determined to possess statistically significant differences in the abundances of several metabolites when the cells were detached mechanically to organic solvent compared to when applying enzymes mainly in the classes of amino acids and peptides for both types of cells. Direct scraping to organic solvent is a method that yields higher abundances of determined metabolites. Extraction with the use of different polar reagents, 50% and 80% methanol, or acetonitrile, mostly showed the same quality. For both HDFa and DPSC cells, the MTBE method, methanol-chloroform, and 80% ethanol extractions showed higher extraction efficiency for the most identified and quantified metabolites Thus, preparation procedures provided a cell sample processing protocol that focuses on maximizing extraction yield. Our approach may be useful for large-scale comparative metabolomic studies of human mesenchymal stem cell samples.

Culture, Cooperation, and Communication: The Co-evolution of Hominin Cognition, Sociality, and Musicality

Abstract Music is a deeply entrenched human phenomenon. In this article, I argue that its evolutionary origins are intrinsically intertwined with the incremental anatomical, cognitive, social, and technological evolution of the hominin lineage. I propose an account of the evolution of Plio-Pleistocene hominins, focusing on traits that would be later implicated in music making. Such traits can be conceived as comprising the musicality mosaic or the multifaceted foundations of musicality. I then articulate and defend an account of protomusical behaviour, drawing theoretical licence from the social brain framework of Robin Dunbar and colleagues, as well as the evolutionary framework for human culture and cooperation developed by Kim Sterelny. The role of gene-culture co-evolution and niche construction is brought to the fore in articulating the evolutionary account. Finally, I defend the view that music subsequently developed via processes of social learning and cumulative culture.

Влияние философии Просвещения на динамику секуляризации русской культуры в XVIII в.

The article scrutinizes the problem of the influence of Enlightenment philosophy on the dynamics of secularization of Russian culture in the XVIII century. The necessity of analyzing the selected time period is substantiated in view of the renaissance of Orthodox culture in modern Russia. The work defines the fundamental difference between Orthodox culture and secular (secular-minded) culture, presents the main philosophical ideas disseminated in the Russian state in the XVIII century, identifies and characterizes the factors associated with the influence of Enlightenment philosophy on the isolation of church consciousness during the reign of Peter the Great, Empress Elizabeth and Catherine II. It is revealed that the dissemination of the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers, contributing to the development of secularization processes in Russian culture, in the XVIII century had a progressive character, being closely related to the person who stood at the head of the state. Based on the results obtained it is established that the quantitative-qualitative gap caused by the influence of Enlightenment philosophy occurred in Russian culture during the reign of Catherine II.

Examining Communication Challenges During Internationalization Processes in Uzbek Organizations

The overarching purpose of this study is to provide theoretical and practical insights to potential investors considering investments in various business sectors in Uzbekistan, an emerging economy that has been sparsely explored from a business and management perspective. Applying a case study approach, this study presents empirical evidence from semi-structured interviews with managers having considerable experience in internationalization processes in four organizations in Uzbekistan. The study focuses on processes of organizational communication, leadership, and culture, particularly in organizations aiming to internationalize their operations. The findings offer practical suggestions for organizations considering internationalization as a business strategy. To achieve optimal performance in internationalization, organizations must establish an effective communication environment and understand the importance of leadership styles and the cultural facets of the organization. Furthermore, to enhance their internationalization process, organizations in developing economies, such as Uzbekistan, could utilize the techniques employed by international companies as a platform for training.

Research methods for contemporary musical culture

The article discusses methods for studying processes in contemporary musical culture. New trends in the development of a transitional type of culture carry specific features that manifest themselves in unusual styles and directions. The article reveals the features of using various research methods to classify the processes manifested in modern musical culture and examines general scientific and special research methods, among which cultural modeling, structural-functional, and structural-typological methods occupy a special place. The material in the article will be useful in the disciplines “Theory and History of Music”, “Theory of Culture”, and “Musical Literature”.

Corporate Artefacts and Customer Satisfaction in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya

Purpose: Corporate artefacts are those things that are visible, obvious expressions, manifestations and processes of culture in an organization. They give implicit cues to users about the meaning of the place and norms expectation for behaviour in a place. They are an essential ingredient for superior organizational performance and have been linked to school performance. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of corporate artefacts on customer satisfaction in public secondary schools in Nairobi County, Kenya. These artefacts such as practices and process, logo, mission and vision etc are important communication elements that customers use to create meanings of messages in an organization like a school.
 Materials and Methods: This study used a mixed research design with a population study of 3588 students. It included both boys and girls from 12 public secondary schools in Nairobi City County. The students ages ranged from 14 years to 21 years and were in Form 2 to Form 4. Stratified random sampling was used to sample the population and respondents were then calculated proportionately according to the actual sizes in the schools. A sample size of 369 respondents was selected with 296 respondents responding to the questionnaires and 11 principals or their deputies interviewed. Quantitative data collection was done through questionnaires while qualitative data was collected using interview guides. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse quantitative data. Analysed data was then presented using graphs, tables and charts. Qualitative data was analysed thematically and presented in a narrative form. Inferential statistics used were descriptive, correlation, regression and ANOVA analysis. 
 Findings: The findings of the study indicated that students in public secondary schools also referred to as customers were satisfied with the visible structures that existed in their schools that included the logo, the vision and mission. Additionally, the students were satisfied with the processes in the schools that included the teacher students interactions that influenced the learning environment. The teacher student interaction is a critical process in learning because it helps teachers create a classroom environment that is helpful to learning as well as meeting student’s educational and emotional needs which then impact on the student’s performance, role clarity and behaviour conformity. From the interview findings, the teachers agreed that they have good teacher-student interactions that help to improve learning and students are encouraged to participate in class activities. However, the students were dissatisfied with the technological systems in their schools. This study revealed that technology is a challenge in most schools and has limited access to academic resources which affect their performance and ultimately their satisfaction. This study concludes that corporate artefacts had a positive influence on customer satisfaction in public secondary schools in Nairobi County.
 Unique Contribution to the theory, practice and Policy: This study was guided by Edgar Schein Model. The study confirmed the critical role that corporate artefacts have on customer satisfaction in public secondary schools. The study recommends that schools management should device a curriculum to educate customers gain an understanding of the meaning of corporate artefacts in organizational settings such as schools. In addition, the findings from this study should provide a guide to policy makers in education and other areas to create policies that will highlight the importance of artefacts in organizations. Successful implementation of such policies should be emphasised.

Expression of the Trait of Adaptability in the Organizational Culture of Lithuanian General Education Schools

In the context of organizational culture, in order for organizations to be adaptive, to develop adaptability in daily activities, it becomes important to look for solutions on how to systematically adapt to constantly changing conditions in the organization and help organizations to become more adaptive. However, it is not easy, and it becomes a problem, because adaptability in educational institutions is systemic and it is one of the processes of organizational culture. Therefore, the aim of the article is to reveal the expression of the trait of adaptability and its constituent indicators (creating change, organizational learning and customer focus) in the study of organizational culture in general education schools based on the internationally recognized Denison Organizational Culture Survey (DOCS). The results of the study revealed that educational institutions of Lithuania pay great attention to organizational learning, however, there are challenges in the creating change and customer focus fields of organizational culture.

Creation of rice doubled haploids with low amylose content using in vitro anther culture.

In vitro androgenesis is a unique model for producing homozygous doubled haploid plants. The use of haploid biotechnology accelerates to obtain of doubled haploid plants, which is very important in rice breeding. The purpose of this work is to improve the production of doubled haploids in rice anther culture in vitro and selection of doubled haploid plants with valuable traits. The study the influence of nutrient media on the production of calli and plant regeneration processes in anther culture of 35 rice genotypes was revealed a significant influence of nutrient media on callus production. It was shown that the addition to culture medium phytohormones ratio with high level of cytokinin (5.0 mg/L BAP) and a low level of auxin (0.5 mg/L NAA), supplemented with amino acid composition promotes high production of green regenerated plants (68.75%) compared to albino plants (31.25%). As a result, doubled haploid lines of the glutinous variety Violetta were selected, which characterized by a low amylose content variation (from 1.86 to 2.80%). These doubled haploids are superior to the original variety in some yield traits and represent valuable breeding material.

Hipster Hospitality: Blurred Boundaries in Restaurants

The restaurant industry is currently experiencing a shift in taste judgements. Practices and discourses on taste are communicated and expressed in contexts where food enthusiasts meet, resulting in a complex debate about the production and consumption of “good and bad” taste. This study aims to explore the intricate dynamics that shape the performances of dining room professionals in contemporary restaurants. Based on autoethnographic fieldwork at two restaurants in Sweden, this study uses cultural taste and dramaturgical theory to understand the social processes in restaurant culture. The results demonstrate how dining room work is organized within an unstructured environment through organic service, aesthetical framing, and self-representation. Based on these findings, the article argues that the interplay between the restaurant’s ambiance and the self holds value in shaping specific hipster hospitality. For instance, this is achieved through the blurred line between frontstage and backstage. This study contributes to the understanding of the changing role of work in contemporary restaurant culture, in which a less pronounced distinction between private and public, and between formal and informal service are some of the elements.

ФОРМИРОВАНИЕ И РАЗВИТИЕ КОРПОРАТИВНОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ КАК СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО СУБЪЕКТА РЕГИОНА

Corporate culture at present allows organizations to win employees’ interest in the working for the sake of common goal, which leads to high efficiency, increase productivity of the staff, and achievement of planned result. Defining values and establishing norms of personnel labor behavior in the organization and outside it corporate culture, unites the entire team of employees. As a result, an image is formed for its human resources not only within the socio-economic system, but also an external image that gives an idea of the company's work in the markets of the region and beyond to the subjects of the external environment. Under conditions of rapid changes of elements and factors of external environment, the renewal and transformation of corporate culture is vital. Regular monitoring of the internal environment and, in particular, current state of corporate culture of economic entity in the region will allow identifying weaknesses with their subsequent elimination or minimization, as well as identifying strengths for their subsequent consolidation and development. The article analyzes the main parameters and elements of corporate culture, examines its basic functions in the context of the activities of organizations, enterprises and institutions. The result of the study of the problem was systematization of formation and development processes of corporate culture of the organization as an economic entity of the region on the basis of the debatable question of cognition. Methods of comparison and generalization, induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis were used in the study of the problem. The practical significance is not only in the awareness of various forms of existence and the ways of corporate culture manifestation, but also in understanding its impact on regional society through the formed image and organization position in real and potential markets.

МНОГОАСПЕКТНЫЙ ХАРАКТЕР МЕНЕДЖМЕНТА ИННОВАЦИОННОЙ КОРПОРАТИВНОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ

The article presents a characteristic of the ambiguity of the management processes of the corporate culture of a business entity within the framework of the development of innovative activities. The ways of activating the development of innovative corporate culture are highlighted, the directions of innovative solutions, their specific qualities and properties are considered. The international experience of practical application of management decisions in terms of modernization of management approaches in the company’s activities is demonstrated. The key elements of management concepts recommended for use in order to implement an effective innovative corporate culture of the organization are substantiated.

КЫРГЫЗ ОБОНДУУ ЫРЛАРЫНЫН САЛТТУУЛУГУН САКТОО БҮГҮНКҮ КҮНДҮН ШАРТЫНДА

The functioning of Kyrgyz folk song folklore in modern conditions is considered as a factor in the preservation of musical culture. The article discusses the problems of the existence and preservation of song performing tradition of the Kyrgyz people. The place and role of the Kyrgyz folk song in musical culture is noted, as a work of oral and professional creativity, which is undoubtedly distinguished by its exceptional richness and wide variety. The purpose of the article is to preserve the song performing traditions that occur in folk song culture at the present time, to determine their causes and predict their results and identify characteristic trends. The article also identifies positive and negative aspects associated with preservation processes in folk musical culture. The historical perspective of folk song performing traditions is revealed. A set of measures is proposed to preserve and develop the traditions of folk song performing art. The idea is that the Kyrgyz song is an important component of the musical, cultural and historical heritage of the Kyrgyz people.

Construction of an Efficient Genetic Transformation System for Watercress (Nasturtium officinale W. T. Aiton).

Based on the established efficient regeneration system for watercress in our laboratory, we optimized the processes of pretreatment, co-culture, and differentiation culture. Through GFP fluorescence and PCR identification, we successfully obtained transgenic watercress with the DR5 gene, which allowed us to investigate the distribution details of auxin in the growth process of watercress. Our findings provide an effective method for gene function research and lay the foundation for innovative utilization of germplasm resources of watercress.

How Does Confucian Culture Shape Employee Gratitude in the Workplace? Exploratory Research Based on Grounded Theory

Gratitude significantly affects employees’ positive psychology and behavior, and how to cultivate workplace gratitude has become an important practical issue. This article selected a Chinese company for field research and employed a grounded theory approach to investigate how Confucian culture shapes gratitude in the workplace. The findings indicated that Confucian culture influenced employees’ inward and benevolent attributional tendencies in the continuous interaction among the organization, employees, and their families. This prompted employees to engage in positive benefit appraisals and ultimately be grateful. The findings contribute to a Confucian cultural shaping process model of gratitude in the workplace and demonstrate distinct advantages over currently prevalent gratitude interventions or cultivation methods. This not only enriches the theory of workplace gratitude cultivation and cultural construction of emotions but also provides a clear pathway for organizational implementation. More specifically, we highlight that workplace emotion research needs to focus on the shaping processes of different social cultures, which can serve as a valuable corporate resource.