Terminology aspects in standardization in the area of library and information activities

The article focuses on the terminology standard development in the library and information environment. The establishing of terms proceeds under the influence of two trends: borrowing the concepts of regular language (usus) and standardization of terminology. The need to develop linguistic standards for the innovative areas has enhanced activity in the field of standardization and provided the revision and development of some new standards in the librarianship. The pecularity of standardization of the national terminology lies in the principles of standardization, which only allow the use of sustainable lexical units. The following selection criteria for terminological units are used when developing national standards: inambiguity, productivity, linguistic accurateness (originality and use of words of the native language), frequency of term use in the subject area and related fields of knowledge. The selection of lexical units and their interpretation should be focused on the actual characteristics of the subject area. A significant feature of modern standardization in the librarianship is the use of relational terminology from the information technology.

MODELING LEMMA FREQUENCY BANDS FOR LEXICAL COMPLEXITY ASSESSMENT OF RUSSIAN TEXTS

The paper is devoted to the problem of modeling general-language frequency using data of large Russian corpora. Our goal is to develop a methodology for forming a consolidated frequency list which in the future can be used for assessing lexical complexity of Russian texts. We compared 4 frequency lists developed from 4 corpora (Russian National Corpus, ruTenTen11, Araneum Russicum III Maximum, Taiga). Firstly, we applied rank correlation analysis. Secondly, we used the measures “coverage” and “enrichment”. Thirdly, we applied the measure “sum of minimal frequencies”. We found that there are significant differences between the compared frequency lists both in ranking and in relative frequencies. The application of the “coverage” measure showed that frequency lists are by no means substitutable. Therefore, none of the corpora in question can be excluded when compiling a consolidated frequency list. For a more detailed comparison of frequency lists for different frequency bands, the ranked frequency list, based on RNC data, was divided into 4 equal parts. Then 4 random samples (containing 20 lemmas from each quartile) were formed. Due to the wide range of values, accepted by ipm measure, relative frequency values are difficult to interpret. In addition, there are no reliable thresholds separating high-frequency, mid-frequency, and low-frequency lemmas. Meanwhile, to assess the lexical complexity of texts, it is useful to have a convenient way of distributing lemmas with certain frequencies over the bands of the frequency list. Therefore, we decided to assign lemmas “Zipf-values”, which made the frequency data interpretable because the range of measure values is small. The result of our work will be a publicly accessible reference resource called “Frequentator”, which will allow to obtain interpretable information about the frequency of Russian words.

APPLICATION OF BLASTWARE SOFTWARE FOR MEASURING MICROCOLIMIC CONDITIONS

Safety and health at work as per legislation is conceived as an integral part of the organization of work and work process and on this basis is provided every worker and every useful work, regardless of the type and complexity of the work, which is in accordance with the constitutional principle regarding the right of every worker for protection at work. Instantel Blastware software, the Windows software companion to your Instantel vibration monitor offers powerful, easy-to-use features, for event management, compliance reporting and advanced data analysis. Blastware software is designed to perform several tasks to assist with your monitoring operations. The software can be used to program any Series II, III or IV Instantel monitor, manage recorded events, remotely control monitors, as well as customize report content, language, frequency standard, and more. The program consists of two modules: the Compliance Module and the Advanced Module. The Compliance Module comes standard with each Instantel monitor. The Advanced Module, which is optional, includes powerful data analysis features and extended monitor setup options. Powerful Event Manager simplifies file transfer from monitor and file management on the computer, Operator interface is intuitive and user-friendly, Customized Event Reports with over 20 selectable National Frequency Standards to create compliance reports, Easy-to-use Frequency (FFT) Analysis and reporting, Monitoring setup utilities to configure systems for remote monitoring with modem communications, Blastware Mail automatically distributes event data to email and text messaging devices, Transfer event data to ASCII format.The purpose of this paper is the correlation of periodic measurements for the summer season in the company "Newko Balkan L.L.C." - Suharekë, with Instantel Blastware software.

An Integral View of Mindfulness Practices and the Perception of Challenge Within a High School Setting

The purpose of this chapter was to examine how mindfulness-based strategies are taught within four different classroom settings in a large urban high school and how they impact students' perceptions of challenge. Two different approaches toward mindfulness training were represented in the four classrooms: the first derived from an explicit, outcomes-based approach within a Yoga class setting with a focus on awareness of personal experience; the other was embedded and implicitly connected to the subject discipline of natural science with a focus on situated being. Integral methodological pluralism (IMP) was used to gather data from multiple viewpoints: phenomenological interviews, structural analysis of language frequency and comparisons, ethnographic observations, and hermeneutic interviews. Integral theory was used to analyze the data and identify the individual and cultural themes. Systemic influences are discussed in connection with these findings, and implications for implementation of mindfulness in relation to perception of challenge are explored.

The effect of some listener background factors and task type that contribute to degree of perceived accent ratings in L2 Finnish

This study evaluated the effect of some listener background factors—the listeners’ gender, age, experience of teaching Finnish as a second language, frequency of contact with immigrants, and being a native of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in Finland— and task type on their degree of perceived accent (DPA) ratings in L2 Finnish. The participants were 31 native-Finnish speakers and 40 nonnative speakers of Turkish origin who ranged in age from 7 to 66 as well as 61 Finnish listeners who evaluated the speech samples for a foreign accent using a 9-point scale. Three speech samples were administered (word pairs, the reading-aloud of sentences, and a spontaneous speech task). The results showed that no marked differences were observed, despite differences in the listeners’ gender, age, Finnish as a L2 teaching experience, frequency of contact with immigrants speaking Finnish as an L2 , and being a native of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The results also showed that ratings of native decreased with sample duration and extemporaneity.

SOCIOLINGUISTICAL SITUATION IN THE BOMNAK VILLAGE, ZEYA DISTRICT, AMUR REGION

The article presents a sociolinguistic study of the Zeya Evenks. The paper gives a historical overview of establishing and development of the Bomnak village of the Zeya district of the Amur Region. Information about the linguistic expedition to Bomnak is given. Analysis of the contemporary language situation is carried out in the place of compact settlement of the Evenks. The results clearly indicate the replacement of the Evenki language from all spheres of its use by the dominating Russian language. We also performed a pilot study of spontaneous speech of one of the few representatives of the Evenki ethnos who are fluent in their native language. Frequency and peculiarities of Russian insertions into Evenki speech are demonstrated.

SOCIOLINGUISTIC SITUATION IN THE IVANOVSKOE SETTLEMENT, SELEMDZHA DISTRICT, AMUR REGION

The article presents a sociolinguistic study of the Selemdzha Evenks. The paper gives a historical overview of establishing and development of the Ivanovskoe settlement of the Selemdzha district of the Amur Region. Statistical data on the population structure of the settlement is given. Analysis of the contemporary language situation is carried out in the place of compact settlement of the Evenks. The results clearly indicate the replacement of the Evenki language from all spheres of its use by the dominating Russian language. We also performed a pilot study of spontaneous speech of one of the few representatives of the Evenki ethnos who are fluent in their native language. Frequency and peculiarities of Russian insertions into Evenki speech are demonstrated.

Exploratory study on risk management of state-owned construction enterprises in China

Purpose There is a relatively low risk management (RM) level and maturity in China’s state-owned construction enterprises (CSCEs). The purpose of this paper is to find the main factors impacting RM in practice to promote rapid, sound and sustained development in CSCEs. Design/methodology/approach There are a few state-owned CSCEs in China. Most enterprises know little about RM. Because of the limited number of RM departments in these enterprises, 200 questionnaires were sent to the enterprises to investigate the RM strategies employed by them. The research is quantitative and used a questionnaire survey to determine the important factors influencing RM practice. The collected data were analyzed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences to identify the most important factors affecting RM as well as the extent of influence of these factors, in order to facilitate further research. Findings The survey revealed the top eight factors (i.e. leaders’ support, personnel’s responsibility, comprehensiveness of identification, costs and benefits, risk appetite, understanding of language, frequency of training and performance management) that highly impact RM in CSCEs and the extent to which these factors impact RM. The data reveal that the average RM level is low. Some methods have been recommended to improve RM. Research limitations/implications The research lays the foundation for further RM development in CSCEs. The low RM level in CSCEs should encourage researchers to find better ways to improve RM. Some factors in the research will function as valuable guides for China’s private and public-private partnership enterprises. Practical implications A quantitative analysis methodology for RM has been developed for CSCEs that can reflect their RM level. In addition, the degree of impact of key factors on RM has been shown. The results can act as a reference to improve RM quantitatively, making the RM system more explicit in dealing with risks more accurately and instructively. Originality/value Structural RM research is utilized to evaluate RM in CSCEs by following an empirical method. With the continuous improvement in RM, CSCEs can cooperate well with construction enterprises of other countries for infrastructure projects and gain more benefits.