Work Of Different Researchers Research Articles

Methods and techniques for the development of students’ communicative competence in Russian language lessons

The article studies the development of the concept “communicative competence” in the history of linguistics and the Russian language teaching theory and methodology, overviews the basic conceptions devoted to the interpretation of this term and presents the structure of communicative competence found in the works of different researchers. We consider and analyze modern technologies and didactic materials that form students’ communication skills. It is proved that communicative competence is multicomponent, it is a set of linguistic, discursive, sociolinguistic, pragmatic, strategic and socio-cultural components. The article deals with the forms and methods that contribute to the development of communicative competence in two forms: oral and written. Of particular interest are innovative technologies, methods and forms of work in the classroom, as their application contributes to the creative development and self-development of students. The formation of the considered communicative competence ensures the development of a person who is able to communicate in different cultural spaces. It is the communicative competence that ensures the development of a creative and competitive personality, in so far as the text activities get more complicated, practical skills are formed, and students familiarize themselves with the spiritual world and culture of the native language with a careful attitude to their own language. It is concluded that the development of communicative competence occurs when the competence and activity approach to learning is implemented.

Metaphorization of Toponyms in Russian and Arabic dy the Material of the Russian and Arabic Press

The article is devoted to the study of the features of the metaphorization of toponyms in Russian and Arabic. During the study, more than 1350 articles using metaphorical toponyms were analyzed using the methods of comparative analysis, contextual analysis, descriptive analysis, and quantitative analysis. Studying the works of different researchers on toponyms proved that any toponym has some kind of cultural component, which contributes to the metaphorization of some toponyms. When metaphorizing toponyms turn into symbols. Russian and Arabic journalists metaphorize toponyms, since the metaphor not only expresses the attitude of the author, his assessment of this or that phenomenon of reality, but also influences the reader’s opinion. Toponymic metaphors evoke many additional associations and awaken the cultural memory of the addressee. Some toponyms are subject to deonymization, which is manifested in their writing with a lowercase letter and the use in the plural. According to our observations, the largest group of our material is represented by those toponyms that are associated with war events, which is a natural result of the relevance of the topic “War” in the life of any nation. The toponyms of our material are usually accompanied by territorial, temporal and so on characteristics.

Bibliographic Analysis of Medication Adherence and Use of Reminders

The study aimed to highlight the work of different researchers and publication platforms in disseminating knowledge about medication adherence and the use of reminders. The trend of publication, prominent contributors, funders, countries, and shift in the use of reminders was encompassed based on bibliographic and text analysis. Articles published in the last ten years between 2011 to 2020 were extracted from the Scopus database. Data of 1007 articles were analysed in VOS viewer to obtain graphs and network diagrams. Most of the research was done in the United States (526 documents). The research conducted by Harvard Medical School had the maximum number of publications (42). In recent years there has been active publication from the countries like Norway, France, Singapore and China. It was also found that studies at the beginning of the decade were mainly focused on SMS and mobile phone interventions. The trend has shifted towards intentions like mobile applications, and the term “mhealth” is used more in the current years.

Manmade Problems in Indian Agriculture and Their Solutions: A Review

Indian agriculture is suffered with a number of problems for enhancing the productivity of grain crops to protect the food security by increasing the food production in India’s green revolution to get self-sufficiency during 1970s leaving something for widespread scarcity of food. To secure the food self sufficiency caused so many problems despite the improved technologies, so there is need to address all the factors, which affecting on the Indian agriculture. Agriculture, with its allied sectors, is the largest source of livelihoods in India. Keeping in view the above, therefore tried to discuss the major problems in Indian agriculture in this article. The information related to the problems of agriculture were collected from internet and also taken from the previous work of different researchers in 2020 at Krishi Vigyan Kendra Gurdaspur with the objectives to address the threats caused by agricultural intensification. Several problems as land holding, intensive cropping and excessive use of chemical, excessive irrigation, inadequate seed replacement and inadequate mechanization impact on soil productivity and caused degraded land. Other factors like lack of proper transport in rural areas, minimum support price, poor credit facility concern the economic conditions of the farmers and impact on Indian agriculture and also influence directly or indirectly on the food security of the country. As per the objectives the influence of agricultural intensification on productivity and production of food grains factors discussed all the factors with their solution in this article for the benefits of all the concerned.

Workplace Implications of Psychological Empowerment on Emotional Exhaustion: Review and Outlook

Purpose: This paper is an attempt to provide an understanding of the psychological empowerment and primary manifestation of burnout i.e., emotional exhaustion. Through this paper, the relationship between four dimensions of psychological empowerment (i.e., meaning, competence, self- determination, and impact) and emotional exhaustion is analyzed. Design/Methodology/Approach: Studies were reviewed spanning dozens of articles and research papers to clarify the concept of psychological empowerment and emotional exhaustion. Also, the work of different researchers and academicians has been reviewed to elucidate what is known concerning burnout’s key component, emotional exhaustion. Few empirical investigations on psychological empowerment and burnout have been reviewed to investigate their relationship in different work situations. Findings: The outcome of the review has brought out that psychological empowerment is a unique force that an organization can use to turn its low-performing team of employees into high performing team by doing away with or mitigating emotional exhaustion. The only requirement is that organizations need to have policies of justice and communication with a ‘people-first’ approach. Research Limitations: The major limitation of the study is that the study is limited to the extensive review. Managerial Implications: The outcomes will give managers and practitioners’ better recommendations for preventing emotional exhaustion at the workplace. It is very crucial in the workplace and highlights the need for managers to discover other strategies for increasing psychological empowerment which will mitigate the effect of emotional. Originality/Value: The study showcased the original work of the authors in the reviewing the existing studies.

A Systematic Review on Monitoring and Advanced Control Strategies in Smart Agriculture

Automation in agriculture nowadays is the main focus and area of development for various countries. The population rate of the world is increasing rapidly and will be double in upcoming decades and the need of food is also increasing accordingly. To meet this rapid growth in demand, agriculture automation is the best solution. Traditional strategies employed by farmers are not efficient enough to fulfill the rising demand. Improper use of nutrients, water, fertilizers and pesticides disturbs the agricultural growth and the land remains barren with no fertility. This research paper presents different control strategies used to automate agriculture such as: IoT, aerial imagery, multispectral, hyperspectral, NIR, thermal camera, RGB camera, machine learning, and artificial intelligence techniques. Problems in agriculture like plant diseases, pesticide control, weed management, irrigation and water management can easily be solved by different automated and control techniques mentioned above. Automation by advance control strategies of agricultural methods have verified to increase the crops yield and also the soil fertility become strong. This research paper reviews and observe the work of different researchers to present a brief summary about the trends in smart agriculture and also provides the work flow and revenue of smart agriculture system in figure 15 using technologies verified by researchers in their research papers.

Study of various properties of geopolymer concrete – A review

Cement, being a key material of concrete, experiencing a rise in global demand. It has a massive carbon footprint having a contribution of about 8% to the global CO2 emissions. Geopolymer concrete has a huge potential to replace ordinary Portland concrete. An overview of geopolymer concrete is presented in this paper. Discussion includes constituents and their mix proportions, mechanical and rheological properties of geopolymer concrete(GPC), the interfacial transition zone(ITZ), bond strength for steel reinforcement. Along with the change in properties with different blends of GGBS in fly ash-based GPC, the effects of constituents on the properties are outlined. This paper also highlighted comparisons between ordinary Portland cement concrete(OPCC) and GPC based on the work of different researchers. GPC has better mechanical properties and has a lower carbon footprint making it a potential material for the construction sector in the near future.

Role of Additives for High Performance Polymer Electrolytes

Today, the progress of polymer electrolytes with high ambient ionic conductivity, better mechanical and thermal properties, has become the main objective in the field of polymer science because of their requirements in super capacitors, rechargeable batteries, fuel cells and other electrochemical devices. Many kinds of polymer electrolytes have been developed, however main drawback is the low ionic conductivity, which is inadequate for most of the device applications. Efforts have also been made to enhance the ionic conductivity of polymer electrolytes to meet the demand for different devices. Although polymer electrolytes with high value of ionic conductivity (∼10−3-10−4 S/cm) have been developed but these also suffer from poor mechanical properties. Incorporation of plasticizers as well as nano fillers in polymer electrolytes, is of great importance for enhancing their performance in devices. In the recent years, researchers came up with an idea to make the use of ionic liquids in polymer electrolytes to address the problem of low ionic conductivity of polymer electrolytes at room temperatures as well as to keep good electrochemical and mechanical properties. The optimized ionic conductivity value of the order of ∼10−3 S/cm has been observed by different workers at different concentrations of ionic liquids. Also, polymer gel electrolytes have been reported to possess high ionic conductivity (of the order of ∼ 10−2 S/cm) at ambient temperature. However, despite possessing high value of ionic conductivity these gel electrolytes have poor mechanical and thermal properties. Hence, the modified polymer /gel electrolytes having optimized properties, are described in this review paper. An attempt has also been made to highlight the work of different researchers in the form of synthesis, characterization and analysis of different modified polymer electrolytes for their use in different ionic devices.

Reseña. Saez, V y otros. (2019) (Cord.). Educación de la Mirada: Experiencias, reflexiones y desafíos pedagógicos de la formación en Medios, Comunicación y Tecnologías en Argentina. Argentina: Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Universidad de Buenos Aires

En un mundo abarrotado de tecnologías, de nuevos modos de comunicación y de nuevas formas de transmisión de la información cabe preguntarse ¿De qué nos sirve como sociedad tantos dispositivos electrónicos, tantas redes sociales, tanta tecnología digital? “Educación de la Mirada” plantea algunas respuestas que combinan el punto de vista social con el educativo. A través de trabajos de distintos investigadores de temáticas variadas, este libro se propone abordar los diferentes aspectos que abarcan un tema tan complejo como la educación mediática. El punto central en el que todos los trabajos hacen hincapié es la necesidad de fomentar una mirada crítica de los consumos mediáticos, así como promover la producción dentro de los medios por parte de los estudiantes. Por último, también se resalta el rol que las nuevas tecnologías pueden tener para lograr una transformación social en pos de una mayor igualdad de oportunidades.

TO DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL DEFORMATIONS OF CONIFEROUS AND DECIDUOUS TIMBER SPECIES

The article analyzes in detail the literary sources for determining the critical deformations of various hardwood and coniferous wood species by domestic and foreign scientists. By analyzing the works of different researchers, it was found that the critical deformations of pine wood were experimentally determined by Tuturin S.V. and Varenyk K.A. on samples of structural sizes of different sections in rigid test mode (by increments of displacements). It was also found that the critical deformations of wood were theoretically obtained by Grinkrug N.V. based on the analysis of experimental studies of different scientists. This dependence is empirical and depends only on the boundary stresses.For the first time, we have carried out detailed experimental studies of various conifers (larch, pine, spruce) and hardwood (birch, alder, ash) species of wood for compression along fibers under a single short-term load. Based on these studies, complete wood deformation diagrams were drawn and critical deformations of all the species studied were determined.A universal formula for theoretical determining of the critical deformations of any species of wood was also obtained. The convergence of our dependence and the function proposed by Grinkrug N.V. is carried out on the basis of experimental data of different authors. Our function has been found to have much better convergence. It was found that the main advantages of our dependence are: simplicity and convenience in calculations, it distinguishes two components (elastic and plastic), is not empirical, depends on the maximum tension and the initial modulus of elasticity; can be used for both coniferous and deciduous wood. And in the future it will be used for all kinds of calculations of elements and structures from wood.

SILICON MEDIATED INDUCED RESISTANCE IN PLANTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL INSECT PESTS: A REVIEW

Use of pesticides is the main approach adopted by many farmers to manage agricultural insect pests which not only reduced infestation level of these insect pests, but also responsible for the resistance and resurgence development, causes mortality of beneficial arthropods, and environmental and health hazards. Many researchers are busy to find out alternatives of pesticides due to adverse influences. Pest damage may also be reduced through the proper management of nutrient requirements and modification with mineral nutrients such as silicon. Silicon has been authoritatively designated as a “beneficial substance” by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials and plant-available Si may now be listed on fertilizer labels. It plays an important role in the resistance of agricultural crops against several insect pests. Numerous direct and indirect effects had been observed on insect herbivores due to this micro-nutrient. Direct effects include decline in the performance which ultimately minimized plant damage while indirect effects include interruption in establishment, increasing population of natural enemies and reduction in the usage of pesticides. The purpose of this review article is to recapitulate the work of different researchers throughout the world on the management of insect pests by using an alternate strategy which have no side effects on human as well as environment and are easily available to the farmers in cheap price

Prediction of TBM penetration rate from brittleness indexes using multiple regression analysis

One of the most important aspects in the excavation of tunnels with a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is the reliable prediction of its penetration rate. This affects the planning and other decision making on the organization of the construction site of the tunneling project, and, therefore, total costs. In this study, raw data obtained from the experimental works of different researchers were used to establish the new statistical models for prediction of rock TBM penetration rate from brittleness indexes, B1, B2, and B3. For this, correlation between the TBM penetration rate with brittleness indexes statistically was investigated using multiple regression analyses. In these analyses, the TBM penetration rate was considered to be the dependent variable, which is dependent on the independent variables of the brittleness indexes. The validity of the predictive models was validated by statistical tests. The results showed that statistical models are in good accuracy for prediction of TBM penetration rate, and thus making a rapid assessment of the TBM performance.

Application of Queuing Process in the Optimization of Baggage Handling System of Murtala Muhammed International Airport

Baggage handling systems (BHS) take up a significant portion of an airport's overall operation. As an entryway BHS is an essential component as it facilitates a smooth transition for baggage flowing from the check-in area to the departure gates (loading points) by reconstituting a dynamic baggage flow into a stable flow on a conveyor system. The main purpose of this paper is to review different baggage models and their usage in the BHS line shared by multiple airlines. This is particularly relevant in the Nigerian context, as imbalances have been observed in the BHS designed for Murtala Mohammed international Airport. These imbalances lead to a lower customer satisfaction rates for most airline as well as a reduction in the level of service provided by the airport during peak hours. In this study, we shall consider several work of different researchers on the baggage handling systems using different models to solve the entryway BHS. We shall also consider the most appropriate operation of BHS in Nigerian Airport which will improve efficiency and reduce waiting time of passenger baggage. The results indicate that this suggested algorithm reduces the imbalances for the airlines sharing the BHS collection conveyor, while maintaining overall BHS performance at an acceptable level. The relationships between the variables used in the algorithm and overall performance are discussed further.

A Holistic Framework for Conceptualizing Hospital Service Quality

Managing service quality has always been one of the most important areas of concern in hospitals. With the advancement of lifestyle, education and awareness among consumers, they are becoming more and more demanding. This is the reason why hospitals are spending huge amount in managing service quality that leads to satisfaction among patients and ultimately contributes in brand building. Thus the first and most important consideration is to determine and understand the various dimensions of service quality in the perspective of hospitals. Many researchers have studied these dimensions of hospital service quality but none of the studies cover all the possible areas of service quality management in a hospital set-up. This study aims to critically review the work of different researchers to determine and define the dimensions that would cover all areas of service quality management in hospitals. This study has developed a conceptual framework of hospital service quality by identifying 15 different dimensions: infrastructure, resource availability, waiting time, food, clinical procedures, administrative procedures, price, trustworthiness, information availability, patient safety, continuity, personalized attention, staff attitude, quality of outcome and religious needs. These 15 dimensions are further clubbed under three broad dimensions such as ‘infrastructural dimension’, ‘procedural dimension’ and ‘interactional dimension’. These dimensions can be used for measuring service quality management practices followed across different categories of hospitals like public and private or multi-specialty and super-specialty.

Technology and Environmental Management: A Vision and Road Map for Future

Objectives: Apart from natural phenomena & processes, anthropogenic activities also effect the management of environment. Advancement in the technology has proven some lucrative benefits. This paper emphasizes how the technology can be beneficial for the environmental management. The main objective of the paper is to draw attention towards the issues & concerns for environmental management & to proceed towards Sustainable Development. Methods/Statistical Analysis: To pursue further relationship between technology & Environmental Management, ample of study was made where the works of different researchers were taken into consideration. Overview of the paper discovered some solution to environmental management issues which can be taken as the vision & road map for our future. Findings/Results: The findings of this paper also enlist the various upcoming techniques that can precede our environment & society to sustainable development. Application/Improvements: Applicability & Innovations in these technologies can be utilized for the commercial as well as Industrial Purpose.

Changing Paradigm in Trade Theories: A Review and Future Research Agenda

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to understand the evolution of trade theories and their application across nations over a period of time and to provide future direction of research for international trade. Methods/Statistical Analysis: To meet the objectives, the study undertook a comprehensive review of literature to bring together works of different researchers in the area of international trade. It summarizes the past theories and applications with the research advancements over the years. Findings: The study finds that over the years, research in international trade has evolved with new forms of models coming into existence. Many trade theories like absolute advantage, comparative advantage, factor endowment, factor price equalization, gravity model etc. have emerged and applied. At the same time, the trade environment across the developed and developing countries has metamorphosed with the advent of World Trade Organization and multiple trade blocs. Several factors have significantly gained importance, thus leading to a need of new dimensions in trade research. Conclusion/Improvements: The study proposes development of trade models which could incorporate pace of technological development and innovation, economic shocks like financial crisis, Brexit etc. and changes in global value chains. It also highlights the importance of future research in trade in services.

Experimental Fatigue Analysis of Butt-Welded Joints

Fatigue experiments on butt-welded steel joints in the recently established fatigue laboratory at the Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Germany, are presented in this paper. The tests were carried out on 5 mm thick shipbuilding steel of grade AH36 with a yield stress of ReH = 355 N/mm2, joined by submerged arc welding technique. A new SincoTec MAG 100 resonance frequency pulser was used to carry out the constant amplitude load controlled fatigue tests. The results are compared to the work of different researchers and the recommendations issued by the International Institute of Welding (IIW).

La formación ambiental en la educación superior:una revisión necesaria

The aim of this research was to review and compare investigations of researches that have done significant contributions to the topic of environmental education in higher education in Latin America. A review of 51 works of different researchers of nine countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Spain, Mexico and Venezuela) that contribute with sufficient conceptual arguments to derive the criteria with which environmental education has been carried out in higher education institutions in the last 15 years in the countries of the region. The analysis criteria used for the review and comparison between researches were: areas of environmental education in the universities; and the pedagogical and the didactic and the curriculum in environmental education at the university. As principal results it is found that, though there are interesting and relevant experiences directed to curricular innovation, there are still many processes with trends towards the fragmented vision of reality, with curricula similar to plans of study and environmental education centered in disciplines. As a conclusion, the research proposes an alternative university environmental education.

Physical and Mathematical Modelling of Steelmaking Tundish Operations: A Review of the Last Decade (1999–2009)

A great number of research articles on the physical and mathematical modelling of tundish operation have been reported in the literature. Mazumdar and Guthrie1) summarized a large portion of these in a review article in ISIJ published in 1999. Because of the growing importance of tundish metallurgy and stringent demands regarding steel quality, a lot of further work has been done on tundish technology from1999 till date. This review summarizes the basics of physical modelling, mathematical modelling and the work of different researchers around the globe in the last decade i.e. 1999 to 2009. Current trends in research have been reviewed and critiqued.

Path quality measures for sensor-based motion planning

A mobile robot requires the perception of its local environment for position estimation. Traditional planning methodologies build plans by considering the obstacles position in the environment, and assume that the sensorial system is able to localize the robot. Not all sensorial systems are able to maintain the robot accurately localized at each instant and require a perception planning process to localize the robot at certain points. Recent works of different researchers, tend to overcome the problem of simultaneous perception-action planning. To plan simultaneously perceptual localization activities and movements it is required to determine the robot’s position uncertainty evolution and how does this uncertainty affect the perceptual problem in order to localize the mobile robot. The proposed algorithm provides a methodology to evaluate the uncertainty in an indoor semi-structured environment, which can be used to plan the robot’s movements and localization perception actions, and achieve an integrated plan able to reach the goal. The planning includes the position uncertainty analysis and the probability of success calculation as a path quality measurement. The resultant module has been integrated successfully in a more complex navigation system. Experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in real world applications.