17 research outputs found
A grammar of Khwarshi
This dissertation presents a grammar of Khwarshi, a Nakh-Daghestanian language. The grammar is based on material collected by the author during fieldwork. The dissertation gives an overview of the main aspects of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of the language. At the phonological level, a description of the system of vowels and consonants is given as well as of the secondary articulations: nasalization, palatalization, and pharyngealization. Khwarshi has several interesting morphological features including an elaborate system of up to 43 spatial cases, five noun genders which mark agreement between the Absolutive noun phrase and the verb, adjective, adverb, or postposition with the help of the gender affixes. Khwarshi is an ergative language with basic SOV word order and widespread use of non-finite verb forms. In the chapter on syntax, the main types of subordinate clauses such as relative, complement, and adverbial clauses are treated.LEI Universiteit LeidenThis work was generously funded by the Max Planck Society.Language Use in Past and Presen
Preparing Children for Social Activity in Preschool Educational Organizations - Pedagogical Need
This article discusses the need to prepare students of the direction of preschool education" for social and pedagogical activities, the essence and priority principles of this process, the content of the training of future educators of the direction "Preschool education" the orientation of the child to social life, the role of training sessions in preparing future educators for social and pedagogical activities, as well as the possibility of preparing students for the socialization of children in organizations of preschool education outside the auditorium, is highlighted
Investigating pseudoscalar and scalar dark matter
In this paper another class of Dark Matter candidate particles: the
pseudoscalar and scalar light bosonic candidates, is discussed. Particular care
is devoted to the study of the processes for their detection (which only
involves electrons and photons/X-rays) in a suitable underground experimental
set-up. For this purpose the needed calculations are developed and various
related aspects and phenomenologies are discussed. In particular, it is shown
that - in addition to the WIMP cases already discussed elsewhere - there is
also possibility for a bosonic candidate to account for the 6.3 sigma C.L.
model independent evidence for the presence of a particle DM component in the
galactic halo observed by DAMA/NaI. Allowed regions in these scenarios are
presented also paying particular care on the cosmological interest of the
bosonic candidate.Comment: 23 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A (in press
Spin half fermions with mass dimension one: theory, phenomenology, and dark matter
We provide the first details on the unexpected theoretical discovery of a
spin-one-half matter field with mass dimension one. It is based upon a complete
set of dual-helicity eigenspinors of the charge conjugation operator. Due to
its unusual properties with respect to charge conjugation and parity, it
belongs to a non-standard Wigner class. Consequently, the theory exhibits
non-locality with (CPT)^2 = - I. We briefly discuss its relevance to the
cosmological `horizon problem'. Because the introduced fermionic field is
endowed with mass dimension one, it can carry a quartic self-interaction. Its
dominant interaction with known forms of matter is via Higgs, and with gravity.
This aspect leads us to contemplate the new fermion as a prime dark matter
candidate. Taking this suggestion seriously we study a supernova-like explosion
of a galactic-mass dark matter cloud to set limits on the mass of the new
particle and present a calculation on relic abundance to constrain the relevant
cross-section. The analysis favours light mass (roughly 20 MeV) and relevant
cross-section of about 2 pb. Similarities and differences with the WIMP and
mirror matter proposals for dark matter are enumerated. In a critique of the
theory we bare a hint on non-commutative aspects of spacetime, and
energy-momentum space.Comment: 78 pages [Changes: referee-suggested improvements, additional
important references, and better readability
Phenology and growth indicators of honey trees and bushes in Uzbekistan
This article presents the results of research on the study of some bioecological properties of honey-producing trees and shrubs. The flowering period of the main trees and shrubs is March-June and allows to obtain a high amount of honey. During the summer months, Lycium barbarum, Symphoricarpos albus, Sophora japonica species continue to bloom until autumn. According to the data, the growth rates of all trees and shrubs were at the level of demand. In particular, when growing linden trees in the spring, their height increased from 190.5 cm to 230.5 cm in autumn. That was, it grew by 40 cm during one vegetation. The Ligustrum bush had the highest growth rate, with seedlings planted in spring averaging 90 cm in height and 155.8 cm in autumn, with an annual growth rate of 65.8 cm. These indicators depicted that the conditions in the experimental fields were suitable for the growth of trees and shrubs