A Questionnaire for the Assessment of Pragmatic Competence in Children Aged 5-8 by E.S. Oshchepkova, N.A. Kartushina, K.S. Tarasova

“…The study showed that the pragmatic competence of children includes: 1) understanding of the literal and figurative meaning of statements; 2) mastery of non-verbal means of communication; 3) communication skills: politeness, openness to communication, adequate response to the expectations of the interlocutor; 4) development of verbal creativity in various genres, including fantasy. The results of the analysis showed that girls’ pragmatic competence at the age of 5-8 years was better developed than boys, however, in general, in normatively developing children by the age of 5, the main aspects of pragmatic competence have already been developed, and in the future may deteriorate, but understanding the figurative meaning of statements continues to develop at school. …”
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The effectiveness of dance interventions on the cognitive functioning of people with dementia or cognitive impairment: A systematic review by Dauda Salihu, Surajo Kamilu Sulaiman, Umar Muhammad Bello, Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan, Hadiza Yahaya, Muhammad Chutiyami

“…Results: The systematic results showed significant improvements in global cognition (SMD= 0.54 to 6.10), memory (SMD= 0.24 to 0.56), attention (SMD= 0.38), and language and fluency (SMD=0.61) in different dance genres such as ballroom, Latin and aerobics. However, different effects were observed in executive and visuospatial functions. …”
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Fal – Fortune Telling from Chalil Juzefovich’s Tefsir (19th Century) by Galina Miškinienė

“…All of them perfectly represent the main genres of Lithuanian Tatars manuscripts heritage – kitabs, semi-kitabs, hamails, and tefsirs. …”
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Exploring the efficacy of writing comics as a tool for enhancing EFL writing skills of undergraduate Ecuadorian polytechnic students by Felix Estrella

“…Practical implications – The scaffolding afforded by comics aligns with genre-based literacy perspectives, valuing instruction in textual genres and social purposes. …”
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Mapping the Discourse. Architecture Periodicals in/for the Teaching of Architecture History by Gaia Caramellino, Valeria Casali, Nicole De Togni

“…On the one hand, the cross-reading of “journal biographies” and the study of the “anatomy” of diverse genres of magazines contribute to question canonical interpretations and timeframes of a 20th century architectural history still centered on the European and North American editorial scene, offering a more nuanced understanding of the times and forms of production of architectural culture. …”
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Evaluation de la densité relative et premières observations sur les groupes sociaux des bonobos (Pan paniscus) dans la forêt de Bolobo (Site Mbou-Mon-Tour), R.D.Congo by Simon Pierre Ndimbo Kumugo, N B Mbomba Nseu Bekeli, Jean Malekani Mukulire, Barbara Fruth

“…Pour la période sous observation nous avons déterminé 16 espèces, regroupées en 14 genres et 11 familles. Nous positionnons la densité de population parmi ceux obtenus des sites bonobos de long terme, Wamba, Lomako et LuiKotale. …”
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A BERT-Based Classification Model: The Case of Russian Fairy Tales by Валерий Дмитриевич Соловьев, Марина Ивановна Солнышкина, Andrey Ten, Николай Аркадиевич Прокопьев

“… Introduction: Automatic profiling and genre classification are crucial for text suitability assessment and as such have been in high demand in education, information retrieval, sentiment analysis, and machine translation for over a decade. …”
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Formation de l’image mythologique du Donbas dans la littérature ukrainienne : aspects culturels, sociaux et politiques by Світлана Наместюк, Олена Стефурак, Тетяна Басняк

“…Il est constaté que la recherche littéraire contemporaine ne propose pas encore une compréhension systématique de ce phénomène, malgré certaines études consacrées aux genres littéraires, à la relation entre vérité historique et fiction, ou encore aux éléments structurels. …”
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“Longing is good”: proof-of-concept for a novel psychological intervention to tackle self-blaming emotions by Nahed Lajmi, Suqian Duan, Jorge Moll, Roland Zahn, Roland Zahn

“…The present study sought to establish proof-of-concept for a novel self-guided intervention in a non-clinical sample, which prompts people to transform self-blaming feelings into “longing,” as a related unpleasant, but presumably more adaptive and approach-related emotion, which plays a key role in many musical and literary genres but has been largely overlooked in clinical research.MethodsThirty nine participants with no previous self-reported history of mental disorders, but who experienced frequent feelings of self-blame were enrolled remotely (n = 3 lost to follow-up). …”
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Washback of a High-stakes Language Exam on Spanish Teachers' Practice in Brazil by Yasser Abdullah Al Tamimi, Gladys Quevedo-Camargo, Rafael Sena Raposo de Melo

“…Evidence of washback was identified as being restricted to past exam papers used to familiarize learners with the exam item format, topics, themes, and genres utilized in the PAS Spanish language component. …”
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Does music counteract mental fatigue? A systematic review. by Cong Ding, Soh Kim Geok, He Sun, Samsilah Roslan, Shudian Cao, Yue Zhao

“…Future studies should specify and examine the effects of different music genres, tempos, and intensities in counteracting mental fatigue. …”
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S’unir au Prophète. L’expérience matérielle, esthétique et dévotionnelle du Dalā’il al-Khayrāt au Maroc. Approches codicologique et anthropologique by Hiba Abid, Anouk Cohen

“…The Dalā’il al-Khayrāt is part of a well-known tradition of devotional literature in Morocco, available in various genres devoted to the Prophet, such as poetry or collections of prayers and invocations.In these texts, drawn essentially from the Hadiths, prayer for the Prophet is presented as the means par excellence for the one praying to invoke the presence of Muhammad, and to benefit from his power of protection and, above all, his function of intercession on the day of the Last Judgement. …”
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The impact of relaxation music (Weightless by Marconi Union) on production performance, welfare, and hematological and biochemical blood parameters in broiler chickens by Patrycja Ciborowska, Damian Bień, Artur Żbikowski, Karol Pawłowski, Jakub Urban, Anna Zalewska, Arkadiusz Matuszewski, Karwan Yaseen Kareem, Klara Piotrowska, Monika Michalczuk

“…Literature indicates that specific music genres, as environmental enrichment, can improve animal welfare and production outcomes.The research involved 1,200 Ross 308 chickens divided into control (C) and experimental (M) groups. …”
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Débat sur le travail et le soin : de quoi parlons-nous lorsque nous parlons de travail de soin ? by Andrea Barbara Blazsek, Maria Celeste Linardelli, Daniel Garcia, Maria Agustina Diez

“…Elle est devenue vers la fin du XXe siècle un lieu obligé pour les économistes, les féministes, les étudiants et étudiantes en études de genre, qui voulaient dire quelque chose de « nouveau » sur le travail reproductif « traditionnel » et « quotidien » des femmes. …”
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Etude de l’habitat des bonobos dans la forêt de Manzano (RDC) : d'une co-construction locale de savoirs botaniques à leur valorisation. Quels enjeux pour la diffusion régionale de... by Flora Pennec, Victor Narat

“…Ainsi, lors du recensement de la végétation, sur les 2530 arbres et lianes relevés, 80 % ont été recensés par leur nom vernaculaire, puis 78 % ont été identifiés à la famille, 77 % au genre et 73 % à l’espèce, appartenant à 108 genres et 55 familles. 7 % des individus relevés restent identifiés par leur seul nom vernaculaire. …”
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Les Immatériaux de Lyotard (1985) : un programme figural by Jean-Louis Déotte

“…Le visiteur était donc rapidement à la recherche d’un autre radio-phare, ce qui explique la possibilité d’une déambulation erratique rendant sensible la conception lyotardienne du langage où les phrases sont des événements totalement séparés, qui peuvent se succéder aléatoirement selon des genres de discours hétérogènes, eux-mêmes soumis à des normes de légitimité incomparables, entre lesquelles nul juge ne pourrait trancher. …”
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Kontribusi Mazhab Teologis Mu'tazilah Dalam Perkembangan Sastra Arab Era Aabbasiyah Studi Analisis Kritis Historis by Zulhelmi Zulhelmi, Hajjah Rafidah binti Haji Abdullah, Shuhaida Hanim binti Mohamad Suhane, Ashwaq Ismail S Batubara, Ashwaq Ismail S Batubara, Delami

“…Moreover, they also contributed to the creation of new literary genres, including al-Munadharah, al-Jadal, al-Mawa'id, and al-Adab al-Dini. …”
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Le « roman scientifique » en Chine : prémices d’une science-fiction instrumentalisée by Loïc Aloisio

“…This paper aims to explain, through an historical review, how the science fiction genre was introduced in China, which role has been given to it from the very beginning, in order to understand the place of this literary genre in the Chinese society from the late Qing period (1860-1911) to nowadays. …”
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La actualización de la tradición de representación del paisaje y la flora de la Amazonía peruana en el siglo xxi by Giuliana Vidarte

“…The landscape genre has been fundamental for the development of the pictorial tradition in the Peruvian Amazonia.  …”
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