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The current demographic situation in Russia leads to its negative population growth, which makes it necessary for sociologists and psychologists to study the demographic behavior of young people, i.e., their attitudes to family, marriage, and children. Such studies could possibly predict further trends in population reproduction, as well as to choose an effective state demographic policy regarding human capital. The authors studied the image of the future as viewed by young people in relation to their demographic behavior. They systematized various interdisciplinary studies to create a theoretical and methodological background for empirical research that would eventually result in an efficient demographic policy for the region. The interdisciplinary approach demonstrated good prospects. Cognitive studies provided a better scientific understanding of the future envisaged by young people. Sociology and psychology yielded empirical indicators to describe the image of the future. The prospective research scheme included objective and subjective factors behind important life decisions as seen by young people, e.g., health, social, and financial status, as well as local infrastructure, institutional resources, values, locus of control, social and individual well-being, etc. In general, a well-designed youth and social policy might be able to change the productive demographic patterns in young population.

The article examines the specific features of how the interpretation focuses are implemented in the description of a political event by news publications of different ideological bents from the perspective of the cognitive approach. This approach allows to identify factors and cognitive mechanisms aimed at processing information and its interpretation, taking into account the intentions of the author of the news publication. The purpose of the study is to determine the specific features of interpretation focuses in media discourse. The research has established the significance of the factor “friend or foe” and a number of cognitive mechanisms on the basis of which the author’s interpretation focuses are realized. The following cognitive mechanisms are identified: the mechanism of frame recurrence, gradation, repetition, opposition, perspectivization, conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy, conceptual metaphtonymy, conceptual comparison. As a specific feature of the implementation of the author’s interpretation focus, it is determined that the author of the liberal publication activates all the identified cognitive mechanisms, and the highest frequency of use is characteristic of the mechanisms of gradation and conceptual metaphor. In general, this author is characterized by a high intensity of negative tonality, which is realized by all identifi ed cognitive mechanisms. The author of a conservative publication does not activate the mechanism of conceptual comparison. It has also been established that the mechanisms of gradation, repetition, perspectivization, and conceptual metonymy are in demand for the implementation of various interpretation focuses. Along with this, cases of joint implementation of some cognitive mechanisms have also been identified. These facts indicate the dynamics of the author’s interpretive activity in media discourse. The prospect of the study lies in the possibility of using the obtained results as a cognitive basis for the formation of interpretation focuses in media discourse on the analysis of other political events, as well as on the material of other languages.

Abstract Background Most patients with cervical radiculopathy improve within the first months without treatment or with non-surgical treatment. A systematic review concluded that these patients improve, regardless of their intervention. Still, many patients are offered surgery, despite limited evidence regarding the indications for surgical treatments. The aim of this article is to describe the intervention that is going to be followed in the non-surgical treatment arm of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing the effectiveness of surgical and non-surgical treatment for patients with cervical radiculopathy. Methods The non-surgical intervention is a functional intervention within a cognitive approach founded on previous experiences, and current recommendations for best practice care of musculoskeletal pain and cervical radiculopathy. It is based on the biopsychosocial rather than a biomedical perspective, comprises an interdisciplinary approach (physicians, physiotherapy specialists), and includes brief intervention and graded activities. The intervention consists of 6 sessions over 12 weeks. The primary goals are first, to validate the patients´ symptoms and build a therapeutic alliance, second, to explore the understanding and promote alternatives, and third, to explore problems and opportunities based on patients´ symptoms and function. Motivational factors toward self-management are challenging. We will attempt shared decision-making in planning progress for the individual patient and emphasise learning of practical self-help strategies and encouragement to stay active (reinforcing the positive natural course). General physical activities such as walking will be promoted along with simple functional exercises for the neck- and shoulder region. We will also explore social activity, comorbidities, pain location, sleep, and work-related factors. The health providers will set individualised goals together with each patient. Discussion The aim of the intervention is to describe a functional intervention within a cognitive approach for patients with chronic cervical radiculopathy. The effectiveness of the present program will be compared to surgery in a randomised controlled trial.

The aim of the paper is to investigate the possibility (1) to harmonize the linguistic multi-level discourse analysis model DIMEAN by Warnke/Spitzmüller (2008) with M. H. Freeman’s (2000, 2006) cognitive approach to literary texts and translation; and (2) to include into the DIMEAN model the notion of subjectification/objectification as proposed by Langacker (1985). For this purpose, the science-fiction story BLIT (1988) of the so-called Basilisk series by D. Langford is to be examined. It is anticipated that the proposed modifications/enhancements of the DIMEAN model will make it possible to better reconstruct the conceptual and linguistic universe of the text under examination. It seems that such reconstruction, to be comprehensive and conducted in a minimally subjective manner, should be done according to clear criteria applied in a well-ordered analysis. The DIMEAN model appears to be well-suited for the purposes of such text analysis since it is clearly organized and provides a comprehensive (yet open- ended) list of aspects. Although the model initially was not designed for a literary text analysis, I share the opinion of Ulla Fix (2016), who, in her article, shows that DIMEAN can successfully be applied to literary texts. The results of the examination show that the proposed mode of text examination allows to identify salient features of the text-world, especially those to be translated, and issues potentially problematic for translation.

Background: Most patients with cervical radiculopathy improve within the first months without treatment or with non-surgical treatment. A systematic review concluded that these patients improve, regardless of their intervention. Still, many patients are offered surgery, despite limited evidence regarding the indications for surgical treatments. The aim of this article is to describe the intervention that is going to be followed in the non-surgical treatment arm of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing the effectiveness of surgical and non-surgical treatment for patients with cervical radiculopathy. Methods: The non-surgical intervention is a functional intervention within a cognitive approach founded on previous experiences, and current recommendations for best practice care of musculoskeletal pain and cervical radiculopathy. It is based on the biopsychosocial rather than a biomedical perspective, comprises an interdisciplinary approach (physicians, physiotherapy specialists), and includes brief intervention and graded activities. The intervention consists of 6 sessions over 12 weeks. The primary goals are first, to validate the patients´ symptoms and build a therapeutic alliance, second, to explore the understanding and promote alternatives, and third, to explore problems and opportunities based on patients´ symptoms and function. Motivational factors toward self-management are challenging. We will attempt shared decision-making in planning progress for the individual patient and emphasise learning of practical self-help strategies and encouragement to stay active (reinforcing the positive natural course). General physical activities such as walking will be promoted along with simple functional exercises for the neck- and shoulder region. We will also explore social activity, comorbidities, pain location, sleep, and work-related factors. The health providers will set individualised goals together with each patient. Discussion: The aim of the intervention is to describe a functional intervention within a cognitive approach for patients with chronic cervical radiculopathy. The effectiveness of the present program will be compared to surgery in a randomised controlled trial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are now living longer as a result of advancements in pharmaceutical and medical interventions. There is a paucity of research regarding therapeutic interventions to support this population to be independent and participate in life activities that are most important to them. The aim of this case report is to explore the use of the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach to support a child with SMA type 1 to achieve their functional and participation goals. This is a retrospective case study. A 7-year-old girl with SMA type 1 received ten 1 h sessions of CO-OP, weekly in the home and community settings with a physiotherapist. Clinically meaningful improvements were found in goal performance and satisfaction on the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and Performance Quality Rating Scale (PQRS). Despite the progressive nature of SMA, the CO-OP approach was able to support goal attainment. Given medical advances are leading to a longer life span for children with neuromuscular conditions, further research is needed to investigate the efficacy of functional and participation-based interventions, including impact on quality of life and self-efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of virtual education of physics concepts (such as temperature and heat) with a cognitive approach on the academic achievement, cognitive levels of learning, and learning strategies of students. It was a quantitative research with quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with two control and experimental groups. The research population included all male students in the 10th year of the experimental sciences field in Mashhad normal schools in the academic year 1400-1401. The research sample consisted of 67 students who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. To measure academic achievement, a researcher-made test was used, and to measure the cognitive learning strategies, the standard questionnaire of learning motivational strategies (Pentrich and DeGroot,1990) was used. Physics virtual education with a cognitive approach was provided for 8 sessions of 90 minutes for the experimental group, and the control group was subjected to conventional virtual education. To check the reliability of the researcher-made academic achievement test and the standard questionnaire of motivational learning strategies, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was computed as 0.74 and 0.76, respectively. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and inferential analysis of covariance were used. The results showed the effectiveness of this educational approach in improving learning, academic achievement and strengthening the learning strategies of students. Based on the findings, it can be said that teaching with a cognitive approach facilitates the formation process of knowledge structure in learners and increases their understanding of educational concepts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the research of industrial nomination in modern discursive space; the psycholinguistic specificity of discourse in general and industrial discourse in particular is determined; the process of interrelation of language, thinking and reality is identified and analyzed in industrial discourse. The following research is especially relevant in the context of modern linguistics. Industrial discourse is a form of mass communication, a social phenomenon of reflecting reality and a priority guideline of correct life values. Industrial discourse requires to pay attention to nominations. The industrial nomination is a core of any informational, educational, conversational or advertising message. Industrial nominations function, influence, model and subordinate the communicative space to specific laws and rules. Industrial names abound in everyday life. Firstly, industrial nominations find generalization in the speech practice of society, then they enter the common language of all social members and become facts of social consciousness. The following research is based on content analysis and discourse analysis of scientific literature and media publications.

The present study aims at investigating the text worlds of Shirko Bikas’s Chair (2015) based on text worlds theory in cognitive poetics approach. The present study is the application of text world theory on Chair by Shirko Bikas, which is considered an interdisciplinary study between cognitive linguistics and stylistics. This stylistic analysis is not only a cognitive investigation of how to represent the nature of Shirko Bikas’s poetic experience in chair, but also the decoding of the cognitive mechanism taken by Shirko Bikas to make a complete mental image in the reader’s mind. The methodological nature of this study is descriptive-analytic, and the data were collected from Shirko-Bikas’s Chair in a library method, and also, in the selection of the data, it was preferred to refrain from reproducing the full text of chair. The findings showed that at the beginning of the Chair discourse, it has been used from the epistemic-deictic sub-world to express Shirko Bikas’s poetic experience, as well as world-building elements and function-advancing propositions have been used by creating deictic sub-worlds to form a complete mental image in the reader’s mind. IntroductionThe present study was conducted to examine cognitively the text worlds in the text of Shirkoo Bikas's Chair based on the theoretical framework of the text worlds proposed by Werth (1999). The authors seek to demonstrate how the cognitive mechanism proposed by Shirkoo Bakas shapes the formation of a complete mental image in the reader's mind. How is the nature of Shirkoo's new poetic experience in Chair represented? Based on the questions raised in this study, the research hypotheses are formulated as follows: The nature of Shirkoo's poetic experience in the novel poem Chair can be understood based on the theory of text worlds, through the process of constructing deictic-ontological sub-worlds. The cognitive mechanism adopted by this poet for forming a complete mental image in the reader involves expanding and elaborating world-building elements and advance-function propositions, combined with the reader's prior knowledge. Since the text world and the sub-world are structurally equivalent in terms of the elements of world-building and advance-function propositions, the expansion of various sub-worlds provides the reader with more details to construct a mental image.Literature ReviewAmong relevant works on the Text World approach one can refer to Afrashi (2015) Dehghan (2020) and Sadeghi Esfahani (2010). In addition, Golfam et al. (2012) highlighted layers of meaning, and Talaei & Abbasi (2019) explored historical narratives. Gholamhosseinzadeh & Rafaei Ghadimi (2020) analyzed Persian poetry, while Gavins (2001, 2003) dissected novels using text worlds theory. Lahy (2006) focused on place representation in poetry. Whitley (2010) studied Ishiguro's novels, and Halam (2013) applied text world theory to short stories.MethodologyA descriptive-analytical approach was employed, anchored in the theory of text worlds, with data sourced from Shirkoo's Chair using a documentary method. The novel Chair was chosen due to its innovative poetic narrative, supplemented by an interview with Shirkoo. The analysis focused on selective data relevant to research questions, emphasizing Shirkoo's vivid imagination, even in translation. Hypotheses were tested by extracting data into sub-paragraphs for independent analysis. Diagrams illustrating text worlds aided in comprehending the analyses.Theoretical FrameworkThe theory of text worlds is a discourse-processing linguistic theory whose initial proposal was first suggested by an English linguist in a series of articles published between the 1980s and 1990s (Lahy, 2014: 284). The complete theory was then presented in the form of a book titled Text Worlds: Representing Conceptual Space in Discourse after Werth died in 1999. After his death, researchers such as Stockwell (2002), Gavins (2000, 2001, 2003, 2007), and Lahy (2003, 2004, 2006) made significant efforts in the expansion, development, and necessary revisions of the theory of text worlds. The theory of text worlds, as a discourse framework, not only addresses how a particular text is constructed but also how the context surrounding that text affects its production and reception (Gavins, 2007: 8). The first level of the theory of text worlds provides a tool for examining how a spectrum of contextual factors influences the construction and understanding of a specific discourse. These mental representations are known as text worlds. The second level of this theory focuses on this domain of conceptual activity and provides a framework through which one can examine the precise structure and cognitive effects of individual mental representations (Gavins,2003:10). The third and final level of discourse proposed by Werth is the sub-worlds. Sub-worlds emerge from within the text world and represent a kind of realized substitution of the parameters of the text world.ResultsThe narrative of the novel Poem Chair is Kurdish and is narrated in a city which is Sulaymaniyah. The narrator at the beginning of the narrative of the novel poem Chair is Shirko himself, who talks about his characteristics and his poetic experience. In the middle of the narrative, with a change in perspective, Chair becomes the narrator and recounts the story of its life from birth to death. In this work, human characteristics were attributed to the chair; it walked, talked to itself, and interacted with others, being present as an actor on all levels of the text worlds. The examination of hypotheses and answering questions was based on dividing the extracted data into distinct para-discourses that were explored and analyzed in the previous section, and here are the cognitive results presented accordingly:In discourse 1, the reader starts constructing a mental world by using information related to the world-building elements and combining it with their background knowledge. Through this process, they establish the spatial and temporal setting of the world. Then, by providing further details about themselves, they create the first ontological sub-world. In discourse 2, the narrator delved into expressing their poetic experience using a type of referential-cognitive sub-world. The narrator appeared in the guise of poetry to articulate their poetic experience, taking on the form of both a poem and a narrative, transforming into prose and a play as well. In Para-discourse 3, the narrator employed a figurative approach to discuss an abstract concept such as loneliness. Using a metaphor of personification, they attributed a bird-like structure to the concept, as if it were sitting on a chair. In fact, by doing so, the narrator prepared the necessary cognitive framework to introduce a new entity named Chair in the reader's mind. This way, they introduced the previously undefined element of Chair as an object in the textual world of the Chair. In discourse 4, the narrator provides more details about the physical appearance of the chair to give the reader a complete image of it. In discourse 5, the deictic sub-world was implicitly internalized through the use of direct quotations, providing a mental image of the place and characters of the birthplace of the chair to the reader. In discourse 6, the mental representation of the discourse shifted from a static arrangement of objects and entities to dynamic physical movement, emphasizing the impact of expanded propositions in creating a mental image in the reader's mind.

This study employs a cognitive approach to examine the intricate interplay among Chinese cultural values, destination image, tourist satisfaction, revisit intention, and recommendation intention, with a focus on Chengdu City in China. Utilising Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and a sample of 600 domestic Chinese tourists, key findings emerge. Firstly, destination image not only directly shapes behavioural intentions but also indirectly affects them through its positive link with tourist satisfaction. Secondly, tourist satisfaction positively influences behavioural intentions. The study unveils opposite moderating effects of traditional and modern Chinese cultural values in the relationships between overall satisfaction and behavioural intention. Notably, cultural values insignificantly moderate the connection between destination image and overall satisfaction. While supporting the cognitive approach, the research raises questions about the impact of culture as a socio-environmental factor in decision-making processes. These insights enhance our comprehension of the complexities inherent in tourist behaviour, emphasising the cognition, affect, and behaviour sequence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article determines that digitalization as a trend in the development of the global economy manifests itself to different degrees, although the place of each country in the world community depends on the degree of impact of digitalization on the national economic and social environment. Studies of the impact of digitalization on the development of countries’ economies are extremely relevant, as digital technologies are becoming a central element of modern economic development, affecting the productivity, efficiency and competitiveness of countries at the global level. The aim of the article is to build a model of the impact of digitalization factors on the economic development of the countries of the world using the cognitive approach. For this purpose, an appropriate methodical approach has been proposed and its approbation has been carried out. The world ranking indices for assessing the level of digitalization were used as indicators of digitalization, and the indicators of the development of the economies of the world countries were used the indicators characterizing GDP, gross value added, employment, production and trade in goods and services of ICT and computer communications. The World Bank’s World Development Indicators were used as a statistical information base. On the basis of the developed methodical approach, a cognitive model of the impact of digitalization factors on the economic development of the world countries has been built, the ties between the factors have been analyzed and conclusions have been drawn about the interdependencies between them. It is determined that an effective strategy for managing digitalization processes to increase the development of the country’s economy should include the development of innovative potential through the support of research and innovative start-ups, the expansion of digital infrastructure, especially in the field of telecommunications and mobile connectivity, increasing readiness for the introduction of new technologies through educational programs and training of qualified personnel, and the development of e-governance to ensure broad access to digital public services. Such measures will contribute to increasing productivity and growth of added value in production and services, which will lead to GDP growth, ensuring sustainable economic growth and quality of life of the country’s population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study examines the research streams of user studies in Knowledge Organization literature. Authors give particular attention to the distinction of use and user, which has not been clearly defined thus causing lack of consensus in theoretical and methodological approaches to users. Qualitative content analysis was used to systematically review the literature and to identify the emerging themes. This analysis provides insights for future discussions on the validity of user studies in Knowledge Organization (KO) and suggestions for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article views issues related to teaching English via cognitive methods. At the centre of attention is the acquisition of the semantics of the particle “out” as part of some phrasal verbs. For that purpose, two groups of bachelor students at the Medical College, Medical University, were chosen in the 2022/2023 academic year. One of the groups served as the control, and the other as the experimental one. The former group learned the meaning of some phrasal verbs with “out” through translation, while the latter group was introduced to some cognitive methods, e.g. visualization, extensive explanation, etc. The results based on a test show that the experimental group performed better. Although the study cannot be considered statistically significant, it is a valuable attempt to introduce innovative methods in teaching EAP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of post-traumatic growth, a theoretical-psychological analysis of scientific ideas about the nature of post-traumatic growth is carried out, the key definitions and main prerequisites for the separation of this phenomenon into an autonomous concept are analyzed. The article highlights the main theoretical approaches to the study of post-traumatic growth, in particular, analyzes the origins of ideas about personal growth as a result of experiencing a traumatic experience in mythological and religious worldviews, in the philosophical views of antiquity and modernity, reviews literary sources devoted to the issue of post-traumatic growth, highlights key paradigms of conceptual understanding of this phenomenon, in particular from the point of view of psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, cognitive approaches, as well as from the positions of a positive psychological approach. The article contains an analysis of key concepts that explain the psychological transformations that can occur as a result of the experience of experiencing traumatic events, the theories of psychological directions are analyzed, aimed at revealing the mechanisms and factors that lead to positive changes in the personality in the post-traumatic period, which in turn is supported by the analysis relevant empirical research and applied methods for the development of effective psychological strategies for supporting trauma survivors. The article examines critical views on existing theoretical concepts and identifies unresolved aspects in the understanding of the concept of post-traumatic growth, an attempt is made to systematize conceptual approaches to build a holistic picture of understanding posttraumatic growth as a socio-psychological phenomenon. This problem actualizes the need for further scientific research to expand the scientific understanding of the phenomenon of post-traumatic growth and improve the practical applications of this knowledge in the context of psychological support and psychotherapy of persons who have experienced a traumatic experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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В статье представлен анализ метафор, используемых руководителями и сотрудниками организаций, для выявления особенностей их самопредставления и профессиональной идентичности. На основании теорий когнитивной лингвистики, теории габитуса Пьера Бурдьё, социолингвистики, критического дискурс-анализа проведен опрос руководителей и сотрудников различных организаций (336 человек), позволяющий членам коллектива оценить свою социальную роль в организации через метафору. В результате исследования были выявлены ключевые категории организационных метафор (лидерство, командная работа, самооценка), представлена типология метафор с позиций когнитивистики. Осуществлен анализ метафор в корпоративной культуре в отношении эмоционального отклика и самоидентификации, социокогнитивных аспектов корпоративной культуры. Проведенное исследование организационных метафор позволяет понять, как руководители и сотрудники воспринимают и интерпретируют различные аспекты своей работы и профессиональной среды, а также с какой степенью они принимают или ассимилируют корпоративную культуру.

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The development and diffusion of digital technologies are transforming industries, including the agrifood sector, which is experiencing significant changes driven by the "Digital Agriculture" era. This paper explores the intersection of digital transformation and sustainability in agribusiness, examining how digital technologies impact organizational economics, social and environmental issues. The new competitive environment created by digital transformation necessitates strategic revitalization, collaborative engagements, and the cultivation of new skills and competencies. Despite the potential of digitalization to foster efficiency and sustainability, its relationship with sustainability initiatives requires further investigation. We discuss the cognitive processes influencing digital technology adoption and their implications for sustainability, proposing a 2 × 2 matrix framework to categorize different levels of technology integration and sustainability outcomes. Contributions to this discussion are positioned within this matrix, providing comprehensive insights into their practical and theoretical implications. The paper concludes with a research agenda for future studies, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary approaches to deepen the understanding of the nexus between digital transformation and sustainability in agribusiness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]