Scientific Discourse Research Articles

Exploring the therapeutic potential of polysaccharide from Portulaca oleracea L.: A review of phytochemistry and immunomodulatory effect

Portulaca oleracea L., a plant with both edible and medicinal properties, is traditionally valued for its diuretic, antipyretic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, and anthelmintic functions in folk medicine. P. oleracea polysaccharide (POP), a pivotal bioactive component, has various biological activities. Notably, their immunomodulatory capabilities have emerged as a significant area of research. The extraction, purification, monosaccharide composition, structure characterization, and biological activity of POP have been extensively investigated to identify the active components and to clarify their pharmacological actions and underlying molecular mechanisms. It aims to delineate the pharmacological mechanisms and molecular pathways associated with these polysaccharides, thereby underscoring their therapeutic promise and nutritional significance. Furthermore, the review critically examines the current research landscape of POP, identifying gaps and proposing innovative perspectives to enrich the scientific discourse surrounding these bioactive compounds.

Conductive Nanocomposites Based on Graphene and Natural Polymers

This thesis focuses on the development of conductive nanocomposite materials based on graphene and natural polymers such as cellulose and chitosan. Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice, exhibits exceptional electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties, making it an attractive filler for polymer composites. However, the challenge lies in effectively dispersing graphene sheets within polymer matrices. The work presented explores new strategies for grafting polysaccharide chains onto oxidized graphite (graphene oxide) to improve its compatibility and dispersion in cellulose and chitosan matrices. The resulting composites were doped with gold or nickel nanoparticles to further enhance their electrical and catalytic properties. Detailed characterization techniques, including spectroscopic and microscopic methods, were employed to analyze the structure, morphology, and properties of the developed nanocomposites. The thesis is organized into three main parts: 1) a literature review on graphene, polysaccharides, and their biocomposites; 2) a description of the experimental materials and methods; and 3) a scientific discussion of the results, presented in the form of three research publications. The findings demonstrate the successful synthesis of conductive nanocomposites with improved compatibility and performance, opening up new avenues for the application of these sustainable and multifunctional materials in areas such as electronics, catalysis, and electromagnetic shielding.

Evaluation of renal functional reserve in patients with preserved renal function and coronary microvascular disease

Abstract Background/introduction Renal Functional Reserve (RFR) stands as a subject of significant scientific discussion,holding promise as a diagnostic tool for early detection of subclinical renal disorders. Literature establishes a link between chronic kidney disease & cardiovascular disease (CVD). Purpose This study aims to assess RFR in patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), while maintaining preserved renal function (eGFR≥60ml/min/1.73m2 by CKD-EPI criteria)&proteinuria<400mg/24hr. The investigation seeks to provide insights into the nuanced relationship between renal function&CMD, offering potential early indicators of CVD. Methods This is a single-center, prospective study enrolling patients with CMD. In the absence of significant coronary artery disease, functional coronary circulation assessment was performed. Coronary flow reserve (CFR) & index of microvascular resistance (IMR) were measured invasively with bolus thermodilution technique. In all participants, RFR was estimated by endogenous creatinine clearance after oral protein load (cooked meal, 1.2gr/kg). Normal RFR was defined as≥30 ml/min/1.73m2. Also, patients with CMD were offered 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM). Results A total of 25 participants have been enrolled so far in study: 11 without CMD - control group [7 female, 64%, mean age: 52.9±8.8 years) & 14 with CMD – CMD group (11 female, 79%, mean age: 53.5±10,3 years). CMD patients were classified into 2 groups, structural & functional endotype (CFR<2.5 & IMR≥25 were considered abnormal). The RFR value for CMD & control group is 7.4±6.3 vs 36.3±5.8 ml/min/1.73m2 respectively (p<0.05). This difference between groups remained statistically significant after controlling for confounding factors. It was found that RFR value for functional & structural CMD endotype was 3.8±2.6 & 9.6±7,2 ml/min/1.73m2 respectively (p=0.06). Furthermore, no statistical significance was found between RFR and IMR, CFR indices. According to data from ABPM, there were no significant differences in ambulatory blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic) between the two endotypes of CMD, as well as no relationship with RFR was observed. However, the proportion of non-dipping BP pattern was significantly higher in functional CMD endotype (p<0.05). It was not found correlation between RFR & non-dipping phenotype. Conclusions Impaired RFR is evident across all individuals experiencing microvascular angina. Furthermore, those with functional CMD exhibit a diminished RFR when compared with their counterparts with structural CMD. RFR does not exhibit a correlation with blood pressure levels or the absence of a nocturnal dipping pattern. In light of the hypothesis asserting that appraising renal functional reserve serves as an early diagnostic measure for subclinical renal disorders, promptly recognizing individuals with distinct phenotypes could facilitate tailoring therapeutic interventions on an individual basis.Functional Coronary AngiogramCMD group baseline characteristics

When TCM debate meets Covid-19 discourse

Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed medical discourse to the forefront of everyday communication, but limited scholarly attention has been given to its intersection with social-mediated language use in the Chinese context. From a corpus-pragmatic view, we examined textual data collected from Zhihu, the most popular Chinese community question-answering site. Our analysis focused on the linguistic mechanism of evidential expression in social-mediated debates on Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Within the realm of medical scientific discussion, we identified a prevailing epistemic stance of doubt and uncertainty towards the efficacy of TCM, emphasising its socio-political significance. We also demonstrated how the ‘source of knowledge’ value and the ‘speaker commitment’ value of evidentiality interact at the semantic-pragmatic interface. Our findings shed light on a promising research trajectory for sociolinguistic intervention in the formal, descriptive line of evidentiality research, thus, advancing existing corpus pragmatics literature on evidentiality and epistemics in social-mediated communication.

S. Yu. Chucha. Ensuring and protecting social and labor rights in the context of transformation of the sphere of labor and employment. Moscow: Prospekt, 2024. – 446 pp.

The article presents a review of the fundamental monograph by S. Yu. Chucha, dedicated to the problems of ensuring and protecting social and labor rights in the context of transformation of the sphere of labor and employment in modern conditions. The reviewer characterizes all six sections of the monograph and then discusses some controversial issues. In particular, the scientific discussion concerns the historical stages of the origin of the branch of Labor (employment) Law, the expansion of the subject of Labor Law through Civil Law, some aspects related to the use of platform labor, remote labor and artificial intelligence technology.

Factors Influencing Customers’ Online Shopping Behavior in Malaysia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The article presents an overview of the arguments and rebuttals made in the scientific discourse regarding Malaysia's expanding online shopping trend, particularly in light of the COVID-19 epidemic. This scientific decision is significant since the widespread usage of COVID-19 has altered consumer purchasing behavior and how firms operate globally by reducing potential risks such as making the wrong purchase or falling prey to online fraud. This study aims to determine the impact of perceived risk, trust, and product diversity on consumers' decisions to purchase things online in Malaysia's Klang Valley. The study utilized a quantitative survey methodology, selecting 327 sample sizes from a targeted demographic of online shoppers using Krejcie and Morgan tables. SPSS was used for descriptive and inferential analyses. The study found that product variety, trust, and perceived risk significantly predict consumers' online buying behavior in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trust and product variety moderately influence online purchasing, while perceived risk has a negative impact. In contrast to perceived risk (standardized coefficient = -.252), which has a negative and moderate impact, the results indicate that product variety (standardized coefficient =.571) and trust (standardized coefficient =.461) have an average influence on customers' online purchase behaviors. The study supports all hypotheses (H1, H2, and H3), indicating that trust, perceived risk, and product variety significantly influence consumers' online purchasing behaviors in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study emphasizes the need for a comprehensive understanding of online consumer factors and their implications for e-commerce vendors, suggesting the inclusion of marketing professionals in marketing strategy formulation.

Курдский народ в борьбе за независимость (вторая половина ХХ – начало ХХI в.) и геноцид в Иракском Курдистане

The article delves into the struggle of the people of Southern (Iraqi) Kurdistan for self-determination and the repression of the ruling regime in Iraq, which brought the Kurdish population to the brink of extermination. The issue of Southern Kurdistan in Iraq has been on the agenda for many decades. The Iraqi Kurds achieved self-government at the cost of incredible efforts. It is emphasized that the recognition of the right to territorial autonomy by the Iraqi government in 1974 was a success of the Kurdish national movement. However, the infringement of the rights of the Kurds continued. The apogee of the repressions were the events of the Iran-Iraq War of 1980–1988 and the use of chemical weapons against the population of the autonomy. In 2005, Iraq promulgated a new draft Constitution, which reflected the opinion of all ethno-confessional groups of the country – Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds: the country was declared a Federal Republic, and the Kurdish language was declared the state language on the territory of Kurdistan. Conclusion dwells upon the fact that the centuries-long struggle of the Kurds of Iraq ended with the proclamation of autonomy and the granting of democratic rights and freedoms to the population of the Kurdish Autonomous Region. And the facts reflected in the documents of international organizations on the deliberate destruction of the Kurdish minority in Iraq, especially during the years of Saddam Hussein’s rule, are obvious. An important condition for the success of the Kurdish national movement at any stage of its development is the unity of its ranks. The methodological basis of the article is the principles of historicism and objectivity. Documentary materials, personal sources, and media news data serve as the empirical basis of the study and are introduced into scientific discourse.

Increasing loneliness among German children and adolescents from 2018 to 2022: A cross-sectional survey before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Aim Loneliness is an increasingly present topic in scientific and public discourse, and has gained relevance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, there is a lack of representative studies examining the prevalence of loneliness among children and adolescents before and after the pandemic. Accordingly, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of loneliness among 11- to 15-year-old students before (2018) and after (2022) the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate subgroup differences. Subject and methods In this cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, the prevalence of loneliness was compared in two representative samples from the German federal state of Brandenburg from 2018 and 2022. In 2018, data were collected from 3,057 (51.8% girls, Mage = 13.1, SD = 1.7) and, in 2022, from 3,801 (52.6% girls, Mage = 13.5, SD = 1.6) students in general education schools. Loneliness was assessed using a single item from the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Chi-square test and logistic regressions were performed. Results In total, 11.8% of the students reported being lonely in 2018, and 19.3% reported being lonely in 2022. Loneliness was more prevalent among girls, nonbinary, older adolescents, and students with lower family affluence. The increase in loneliness did not differ depending on age, gender, or family affluence. Conclusion The findings highlight that loneliness among children and adolescents is a widespread phenomenon that has increased significantly from 2018 to 2022. There is a need for prevention measures and further research into health-related associations of loneliness.

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.

Is psychoanalysis a science? An answer in light of scientific pluralism

This paper explores the longstanding debate on whether psychoanalysis qualifies as a science. Grounded in the Brazilian context, where recent publications have revived the debate, I examine the demarcation problem in the philosophy of science, highlighting how traditional criteria for defining scientific knowledge may exclude epistemically fruitful practices, such as psychoanalysis. Drawing on the perspectives of scientific pluralism, I argue for a more inclusive understanding of science, where diverse methods and epistemological approaches are recognized as legitimate contributions to addressing complex phenomena such as mental health. Ultimately, the rigid application of demarcation criteria can obscure the value of psychoanalysis, whereas scientific pluralism offers a pathway for integrating it into broader scientific discourse.

Дореволюционный «Горный журнал»: к элементам внутренней научной экспертизы

The article examines the elements of internal scientific expertise within the editorial board of the pre-revolutionary “Mining Journal” based on a collection of archival documents, including correspondence with authors and reviews of submitted articles. All sources are introduced into scientific discourse for the first time. The article highlights specific cases that illustrate the reasons why the journal’s editorial board rejected authors’ submissions for publication. Both negative reviews of submitted articles and positive feedback from reviewers are considered. The reviewers were leading specialists of their time in the fields of mining, geology, and mineralogy, enjoying recognition from the mining community. In conclusion, a brief classification/grading system for the rejection of scientific articles submitted for consideration to the editorial board of the “Mining Journal” is proposed.

Electrochemical properties of plasticized PVA-based electrolyte inserted with alumina nanoparticles for EDLC application with enhanced dielectric constant

In the current study, the role of alumina nanoparticles was examined in the electrochemical and device performance of PVA-based electrolytes. The NaSCN was used as a cation provider for the host electrolyte, and the glycerol plasticizers were used to enhance conductivity and flexibility. The ratio of salt and plasticizer was fixed, while nanoparticles were varied. The results of impedance AC conductivity confirm that 3 wt% of alumina insertion results in high DC conductivity, which is sufficient for electrochemical device application. Electrode polarization region and plateau area are clearly distinguished in AC spectra. The study of the Dielectric constant reveals that charge storage is maximum at 3 wt% of alumina. The dielectric constant values are about twice the dielectric loss value, which is the topic of immense scientific discussion. The contribution of ion fraction was found to be 0.94, which is excellent compared to the negligible contribution of electrons, which is about 0.05. Electrochemical stability is an additional crucial factor and was found to be 2.47 V. To identify any Redox or non-Redox phenomena occurring in the electrical double-layer capacitor (EDLC) cyclic voltammetry (CV) as the simplest analysis method has been carried out on the sample having the highest DC value. A leaf-like form of the CV plot was noticed at high scan rates, while a rectangular shape was identified at low scan rates. The charge-discharge shape is almost close to the ideal triangular pattern. The discharge part was used to calculate critical EDLC device parameters such as ESR, efficiency, specific capacitance power density, and energy density over 2000 cycles. Low ESR (below 60 Ω) and stable efficiency (almost 100 %) of the device results in high capacitance (≈87 F/g), power density (2978 Wh/kg), and energy density (12.86 W kg−1). The results established that nan-fillers alongside plasticizer is crucial to deliver EDLC devices with improved performances.

ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ: ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ МОДЕЛЬНОГО ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВА ПАРЛАМЕНТСКОЙ АССАМБЛЕИ ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ДОГОВОРА О КОЛЛЕКТИВНОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ

In the context of modern challenges and threats caused primarily by the Russian Federation conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine and, as a result, unprecedented sanctions of the collective West against the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, it is important to use the capabilities of the model legislation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in relation to issues of ensuring economic security. The purpose of the legislative activity of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in this area is to develop effective mechanisms to prevent new challenges and threats to collective security. Currently, the scientific discussion undertaken by the author of the article on the issues of ensuring economic security is important for the development of modern scientific concepts and forecasts. The scientific article can be used by representatives of public authorities, as well as employees, graduate students, applicants and students of higher educational institutions in their research and educational activities.

Brain Stimulation in Alzheimer's Disease Trials.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) continues to lack definitive curative therapies, necessitating an urgent exploration of innovative approaches. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of recent clinical trials focusing on invasive and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques as potential interventions for AD. Deep brain stimulation (DBS), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) are evaluated for their therapeutic efficacy, safety, and applicability. DBS, though invasive, has shown promising results in mitigating cognitive decline, but concerns over surgical risks and long-term effects persist. On the other hand, non-invasive methods like rTMS, tDCS, and tACS have demonstrated potential in enhancing cognitive performance and delaying disease progression, with minimal side effects, but with varied consistency. The evidence hints towards an individualized, patient-centric approach to brain stimulation, considering factors such as disease stage, genetic traits, and stimulation parameters. The review also highlights emerging technologies and potential future directions, emphasizing the need for larger, multi-center trials to confirm preliminary findings and establish robust clinical guidelines. In conclusion, while brain stimulation techniques present a promising avenue in AD therapy, further research is imperative for more comprehensive understanding and successful clinical implementation. Through this review, we aim to catalyze the scientific discourse and stimulate further investigation into these novel interventions for AD.

Interpretation of dielectric spectroscopy measurements of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals

The magnitude of the relative permittivity of the ferroelectric nematic phase (NF) has been the subject of lively scientific discussion since the phase was recently discovered. Dielectric spectroscopy measurements (DSMs) give a huge value of relative permittivity, which depends on the cell thickness, but this is argued to result from a misinterpretation of the DSM results. We have conducted DSM using a set of cells differing in thickness of the NF layer, type of electrodes, and presence/absence of nanoscale-thick surface polymer layers. To model the DSM results, cells are presented by an equivalent electric circuit that includes a capacitor due to the NF layer with frequency dependent complex relative permittivity, capacitors due to surface layers, and a resistor describing the limited conductivity of electrodes. DSM results for different cells with the same liquid crystal in the NF phase are semiquantitatively reproduced by the same set of physical parameters if a huge relative permittivity of the NF, which is even orders of magnitude larger than the measured apparent values, is assumed. We show that the capacitance of surface layers should also be considered in cells with no polymer alignment layer on the electrodes. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Integrating Global Norms for Gender Equity in Kazakhstan: Aligning Workplace and Social Security Legislation with Sustainable Development Goals

Objective: This study investigates the impact of international standards on shaping national approaches to gender equality, focusing on Kazakhstan’s legal and social frameworks. Theoretical Framework: This research is based on theoretical perspectives regarding implementing international law, offering a foundation for understanding how global norms influence national policies. Method: A multidisciplinary methodology is applied, including comparative legal analysis, normative-legal methods, systems analysis, and legal modeling. Forecasting techniques are also used to anticipate future trends in the alignment of national policies with international gender equality standards. Results and Discussion: This study identifies several critical challenges that Kazakhstan faces in reforming its social and labor policies to align with international standards. Significant institutional and legal barriers hinder progress in promoting gender equality and eliminating discrimination. The discussion focuses on these obstacles and examines their implications for policy development and implementation. Research Implications: The findings of this study contribute to academic research and policy development by enriching the scientific discourse on gender equality and offering recommendations for integrating international standards into national legislation. This study not only provides a theoretical basis but also offers practical ideas for improving policies and legal frameworks. Originality/Value: This study sheds new light on the relationship between international legal standards and national legislation. It offers practical recommendations for advancing gender equality and supports the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) by promoting the empowerment of women.

Why English Legal Discourse is Difficult to Understand

To date, language complexity has come to the fore of modern linguistic research, which is related to scientific discussion of similarity / difference in the degree of complexity between various languages. There is general agreement among various linguists that it rests on a great number of parameters, which is the result of the lack of uniform knowledge about this relatively novel linguistic phenomenon. Under any circumstances, though the dichotomy principle underlies several approaches to the definition of complexity, i.e. it can be absolute (objective) and relational (subjective); systemic (paradigmatic) and structural (syntagmatic); the universal three-dimensional nature of language can serve as the guiding principle for the analysis of complexity parameters in any type of discourse. Thus, the paper highlights the lexical, syntactic and pragmatic parameters of English legal discourse (LD) language complexity based on the generally accepted semiotic triad. These elaborations are also complemented by the deployment of the research framework consisting of three models “language-communicator”, “language-language” and “language-discourse” which, though initially designed for different purposes, can as well be successfully applied to the study of language parameters as factors stipulating the language complexity of LD. The given models are illustrated by the relevant examples of legal and juridical nature.

At the opinion crossroads: Kuibyshev in the days of the Great Patriotic War (1941–1943)

The article considers Kuibyshev city (Samara nowadays) in the wartime (1941–1943), the features of its life activity and development. The solving of the large-scale tasks raised in connection with the unprecedented evacuation of the government departments, diplomatic body, people’s commissariats, factories and population to the city deeply changed the city life. Kuibyshev was the regionally governed city, but it performed many specific functions typical for the soviet capital city of Moscow. The circumstance gave occasion to call the city of Kuibyshev unofficially «alternate capital». The research task is to analyze the various aspects of the Kuibyshev city life in the wartime: to show the different interpretations of its status perception by the historians in 1941–1943; to specify the data concerning the specified All-Union people’s commissariats being on evacuation in the city of Kuibyshev and its quantitative composition; to raise the question of the final date of the acceptance of the «special objects» No. 1 (Stalin’s bunker) and No. 2 (for General Staff of the Red Army) of the Building of Metrostroi (Soviet subway construction company); to qualify the questions about the zoning of the city in the wartime; to cite new data about Bezymyanka district of the prewar time using comparative-historical, analytical and retrospective methods. The article introduces a new document material of the central archives of the Russian Federation into scientific discourse. It is proved that Kuibyshev was neither «alternate» nor «military» capital. It tasted the peak of its «capital city status» during 2–3 months while solving many issues of the All-Union scale and performing capital functions. The conclusion that the acceptance of the city services in the analyzed period was the rating of the city of Kuibyshev to the cities of republican subordination on 21st August 1943 is drawn.

Functional and pragmatic parameters of speech acts with the explicit mode of ignorance in scientific dialogue

The article is about identifying functional aspects of 1st-person statements with the explicit mode of ignorance (messages like I do not know… / We don’t know… I don’t know / We don’t know ...) in scientific discussions as a genre of scientific discourse. The relevance of the analysis is predetermined by the necessity to study various parameters of discourse (including both epistemic and pragmatic) as closely connected. The main research method is contextual and pragmalinguistic analysis. The sources of the material are transcripts of modern English and Russian scientific discussions in various fields of knowledge. The article identifies the illocutionary properties of ignorant statements, establishes their pragmatic functions, as well as determines their position in the traditional classification of speech acts. Taking into account the illocutionary orientation of references to ignorance makes it possible to identify representative, interrogative, axiological varieties of ignorance messages as well as their subtypes differentiated on the basis of the degree of their expressiveness, their vector of evaluation, the nature of the representative and interrogative role of speech acts with the mode of ignorance: fully expressive and conditionally expressive, positive and negative, preventive and hesitative, etc. The criterion “pragmatic functions” helps us specify additional functions of references to ignorance in scientific dialogue: to indicate a certain degree of the speaker’s epistemic responsibility for their words, to serve as a means of avoiding the answer, a way to prevent criticism, etc. Moreover, the work identifies factors determining the illocutionary nature of ignorance speech acts: the surface structure of the message, the general context of utterance, the position of the ignorance message in the dialogical unity, sincerity and felicity conditions of speech acts formulated as ignorance messages. References to ignorance are concluded to be quite a significant phenomenon in the structure of scientific dialogue, since they perform a number of important functions in it. The analysis scheme can be used to study statements with other explicit modes (knowledge, opinions, etc.) in various types of discourse.

Reality Show in the context of “Post-Documentary” Culture: Critics of Textual Approach

The purpose of the article is to review important aspects of the critical studies in foreign scientific discourse aimed at textual analysis of reality show as a genre and television format, which helps to reconsider its status as a phenomenon of “post-documentary” culture. The research methodology. The work uses, firstly, critical discourse analysis, which allows us to understand the limitations and counterproductiveness of textual analysis of reality show and helps to reveal the constitutive potential of television and cultural production practices, and, secondly, a cultural approach, which allowed us to identify the media-cultural features of reality show and show them as an element of “post-documentary” audio-visual culture in the XXI century. Scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that for the first time, through the prism of criticism of the textual approach, the peculiarities of reality show as a phenomenon of “post-documentary” audio-visual culture are revealed. Conclusions. It is proved that the counterproductiveness of the textual approach to the conceptualisation of reality show as a genre, since its production contradicts the general logic and the established perception of what a text should be. This genreform has more common with no certain genre traditions or textual features, but with the “processing of reality” at the intersection of fact and fiction, shifting attention from the text to its production. The proliferation of reality TV programmes illustrates the industry’s dependence on “reality” as a tool for advertising marketing and the logic of cultural production. It is affirmed that during conceptualising TV reality texts, it is necessary to pay attention to a number of industrial and market conditions and needs, which prioritises textual production practices and contexts that shape practical decisions, and allows for empirical access to the evolving and mutating genreform of reality show.