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Exploring natural and uncharted ecosystems can yield novel biocontrol agents with potential benefits in both pharmaceuticals and agriculture. Microorganisms, being economically sustainable and biologically valuable, are a valuable source for the production of biocontrol compounds. The objective of this study is to assess the bioactive capabilities, specifically the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, of Streptomyces sp. Too2, which was isolated, for the first time, from the "Tifrit forest" in western Algeria. This study involved collecting 42 soil samples from Tifrit forest located in Western Algeria to evaluate their potential for producing bioactive substances. The Too2 isolate, which demonstrated the highest level ofbioactivity, was identified using various techniques such as mmphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular characterization. The bioactivity of the metabolites produced by this isolate was then assessed through in vitro evaluation. Finally, the crude extract was analyzed using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The potent antimicrobial activity and significant antioxidant scavenging properties of the ethyl acetate extract ofToo2 were evident. TheHPLC-MS analysis identified Blanchaquinone, a major compound in the extract, which may be responsible for its antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. The taxonomic position of Too2 was determined to be similar to Streptomyces galilaus through the analysis of its 16S rRNA sequence. The strain Too2 seems to hold great potential for producing new molecules that could be useful in the field of medicine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Tone Pretnar, in the translation of Jan Nepomucen Kamiński's sonnets, created the illusion of the original by using his own poetic talent and a foreign word. Just as Kamiński used the word of Mickiewicz, so he used the word of Prešeren. However, he changed the communication purpose of the original text. Apart from the pastiche aspect, he gave the original a high poetic value, while revealing the aporia of the original's autonomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Exposure of water to a magnetic field increases its solubility, conductivity, and mineral content. Previous studies have shown that magnetized water can cause weight gain, increase milk production, and help treat diseases in livestock. This study aimed to evaluate magnetized water's antioxidant activity in oxidatively stressed mice by Nerium oleander ethanolic extract. Forty 6- to 8-week-old Blab/c mice were classified into four groups: control, magnetized water, Nerium oleander, and magnetized water plus Nerium oleander. The weight of each mouse was measured at the beginning of the experiment, after 3 and 6 weeks, and at the end of the experiment. After 6 weeks, a blood sample was collected from each mouse in plain and EDTA tubes to measure hematological and chemical parameters, respectively. Moreover, the mice were sacrificed, and then the liver, kidney, and heart were immediately collected and washed with saline and used for measuring oxidants and antioxidant parameters and for histopathological examination. In addition to serum ALT, AST, total CK, CK-MB, and c-troponin I levels, the following hematological parameters were measured: Red blood cell (RBC) count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and MCV. Moreover, lipid peroxidation (LPO), carbonyl carbon (CC), reduced glutathione (GSH), catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GSH Px), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were measured in hepatic, kidney, and cardiac homogenates. After 6 weeks and at the end of the experiment, the mice in the magnetized water group had a significantly higher weight gain (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively). The hematological parameters did not show statistically significant differences among the groups. Serum AST, ALT, total CK, CK-MB, and c- troponin I levels showed statistically significant differences between the four groups (p < 0.01). In the cardiac homogenate, both LPO and CC levels were significantly reduced in the magnetized water group, while GSH was increased (p < 0.01). Moreover, catalase, GSH-Px, and SOD activities were significantly elevated in the magnetized water group in the same homogenate. In the hepatic homogenate, the activity of the antioxidant enzymes catalase, GSH- Px, and SOD was significantly increased in the magnetized water group (p < 0.05). Finally, the activity of catalase was significantly increased in the kidney homogenate of the magnetized water group (p < 0.05). The histopathologic appearance of liver and cardiac tissues induced by injection of mice with Ne- rium oleander were milder in group drinking magnetized water. The present study concludes that magnetized water increased the activity of the antioxidant enzymes catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase. These enzymes increased the activity of antioxidant molecules and reduced glutathione, while they decreased lipid peroxidation and carbonyl carbon during oxidative stress in mice. Moreover, magnetized water caused a weight gain in these mice, resulting from the increased solubility of this water for minerals and vitamins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the first part, the study presents a brief characteristics of the development of the Modern High German language after 1650 from the point of view how other languages influenced its vocabulary and analyses numerous loan words. The second part deals with the origins and the first activities of the General German Language Society (from 1885 on) which became the leader in the field of the institutionalised ideological fight against foreign words in the central German language area. The third part introduces the research results of the affiliate societies which were founded in Moravia, one of the part of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. Both the information in the journal of the General German Language Society and archive documents in three Moravian archives (in Brno, Jihlava and Nový Jičín - the only Moravian cities where affiliate societies were founded) show that their existence was rather a peripheral issue in these cities. As opposed to this, affiliated societies were very active in the cities of northern Bohemia. At the end of the study, the author considers the reasons which caused this kind of situation in Moravia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research was carried out to determine 8th grade students' level of comprehension and use of foreign words in Turkish course and workbooks. Students need to have a rich vocabulary repertoire to use Turkish correctly. The two important environments for achieving this goal are the course and workbook. By reading and examining the texts in the coursebooks, the students enrich their vocabulary by doing various activities with the words they learned in the workbooks. Thus, they acquire the habit of using Turkish correctly, diligently and safely. In this study, the frequency of hearing the foreign words in Turkish lessons and workbooks, and whether they knew their meanings and whether they were used correctly or not, were tried to be determined. The data of the study were obtained from 620 students studying in the 8th grade of secondary schools at the end of the spring semester of 2013-2014 academic year. According to the findings of the research, it was understood that most of the students hadn't heard these words before and they did not know the meaning of the words and could not use them in a meaningful sentence. According to this result, it has been debated which features should be included in the 8th grade Turkish courses and workbooks in terms of the existence of vocabulary and the necessary suggestions have been put forth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Ancient structures and scenes in the works of Russian writers Article is devoted to problems of reception and a filiation Hellenic literatures by the Russian classics; concepts of Ancient Greek antiquity and transformation of its forms in Pushkin, Gogol, Tyutchev, Dostoyevsky, Turgenev’s creativity, Vyach. Ivanova, In. Annensky, A. Blok, Andrey Bely, O. Mandelstam, A. Akhmatova, M. Tsvetaeva, Al. Kondratyeva. On pages of article questions of semantics of the Greek myth, a miforitorika and mifopoetichesy figurativeness in works of the Russian literary classics, the smysloporozhdayushchy models of a reseption of antique literature giving new life to Pushkin metaphorics and arkhetppichesky intuition of the author of “Onegin”, to the choral beginning of the Gogol comedy and the epos “Dead souls”, F. Dostoyevsky’s novel tragedy and a catharsis in the “Crime and punishment” are considered, the Author of article asks a question of semantics of the “mysterious” poem of Tyrgenev “Two voices” and about the movement of an esthetic position of the poet from Rome to Athens, about the various existential and ontologic content of orphic motives in creativity of symbolists and acmeists, about problems of unity in their poetry that death and love, an Eros and creativity, transformation of mythology of a niskhozhdeniye, a katabazis in a hell and the htonichesky nature of inspiration, and also about a myth emblematika about Orpheus and Eurydice and his connotations with a hristologiya, ideas of yungiansky deep psychology, with the concept of dionisiysky and apolloniysky music of F. Nietzsche, with ideas of franzusky gender sociology about soteriologichesky mission of males and a psychoemotional role of the woman. T.o. the Russian literary classics appears not as obvious, but unconditional “palimpsestion (biblion)” of the Hellenic word.

The concept of foreign words in Chinese is explained. The development process of Japanese loan-words is introduced. Furthermore, the various classifications of Japanese loanwords are analyzed and some new idea is put forward. Finally, how to treat Japanese loanwords and the future of the words are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]