313 research outputs found
‘Born to Shop’: Malls, Dream-Worlds and Capitalism
No full textIt has been twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and a new generation, untouched by the previous communist regimes, has come to adulthood throughout the post-communist world. The Iulius Group’s logo – ‘Born to shop!’ – suggests that these are born shoppers: the capitalist babies of Central and Eastern Europe who are sustaining the largest growth in retail and shopping malls in Europe. With no living memory of shortages, queuing, or government restrictions, they know only the limit of their own – or their parents’ – pocket/credit. Their world could not be more different from the one that their parents and grandparents experienced: both the abundance of goods and services, as well as the opulent settings under which they are now sold, offer striking visual contrasts to the not-so-distant past. In addition, the very experience of consumption is directly connected to the way in which the current social fabric – and new social divisions within it – is interwoven with the physical and architectural changes taking place in the urban setting
Media anddigital literacy in language education : International Virtualsymposium (18-19 September, 2020 ; Bălţi)
No full textThe current proceedings incorporate the research results presented at the 6th International Virtual Symposium held at Alecu Russo Balti State University. The contributions focus on current issues concerning language development and innovative language teaching practice."Media and digital literacy in language education", international virtualsymposium (6 ; 2020 ; Bălţi). 6 th International Virtual Symposium "Media anddigital literacy in language education", 18-19 September 2020 / edited by: Ana Muntean, Dina Puiu ; scientific committee: Anca Cehan (Iași), Gheorghe Popa (Bălți) [et al.] ; organizing committee: Viorica Cebotaroş [et al.]. – Bălţi : [s. n.], 2020. – 158 p. : fig., tab. (Tipogr. "Indigou Color". – ISBN 978-9975-3490-0-0
Empowering english language educators through action research : VII Virtual International Spring Symposium Proceedings (26-27 March 2021 ; Bălţi)
No full textThe current proceedings incorporate the research results presented at the 7th Virtual International Symposium held at Alecu Russo Bălți State University. The contributions focus on current issues concerning action research in language education."Empowering english language educators through action research", virtual international spring symposium proceedings (7 ; 2021 ; Bălţi). VII Virtual International Spring Symposium Proceedings "Empowering english language educators through action research, 26-27 March 2021 / edited by: Silvia Bogdan, Dina Puiu ; scientific committee: Anca Cehan (Iaşi), Iulia Ignatiuc (Bălţi) [et al.] ; organizing committee: Silvia Bogdan (coordinator) [et al.]. – Bălţi : [s. n.], 2021 (Tipogr. din Bălţi SRL). – 204 p. : fig., tab. – ISBN 978-9975-50-263-4
Inspiring Professional Excellence in Teaching Languages : Symposium Proceedings (16-17 March, 2018 ; Bălţi)
No full textThe current proceedings incorporate the research results presented at the 4th International Spring Symposium held at Alecu Russo Bălţi State University. The contributions focus on current issues concerning language development and innovative language teaching practice."Inspiring Professional Excellence in Teaching Languages", symposium proceedings (4 ; 2018 ; Bălţi). IV International spring symposium proceedings "Inspiring Professional Excellence in Teaching Languages", March 16th-17th, 2018 / sci. com.: Anca Cehan [et al.] ; org. com.: Viorica Cebotaroş [et al.]. – Bălţi : [s. n.], 2018 (Tipogr. "Indigou Color"). – 238 p. : fig., tab. – ISBN 978-9975-3225-4-6
Professional Development in Language Contexts: Perceptions and Practices : Symposium Proceedings (15-16 March, 2019 ; Bălţi)
No full textThe current proceedings incorporate the research results presented at the 5th International Spring Symposium held at Alecu Russo Bălți State University. The contributions focus on current issues concerning language development and innovative language teaching practice."Professional Development in Language Contexts: Perceptions and Practices", symposium proceedings (5 ; 2019 ; Bălți). 5 International Spring Symposium Proceedings "Professional Development in Language Contexts: Perceptions and Practices", March 15th-16th, 2019 / sci. com.: Anca Cehan [et al.] ; org. com.: Viorica Cebotaroş [et al.]. – Bălţi : [s. n.], 2019 (Tipogr. "Indigou Color"). – 187 p. – ISBN 978-9975-3316-2-3
Global ethnic and geographic differences in the clinical presentations of anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody–associated vasculitis
No full text© The Author 2017. Objectives. There are few data on clinical profiles of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) in different ethnic populations. The aim of this study was to examine the differences in the ANCA type and clinical features of AAV between populations using the Diagnostic and Classification Criteria in Vasculitis Study (DCVAS) dataset. Methods. The DCVAS is an international, multicentre, observational study recruiting in 133 sites. Eight ethnic categories were analysed: Northern European, Caucasian American, Southern European, Middle Eastern/Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Indian subcontinent and other. ANCA type was categorized as myeloperoxidase (MPO), PR3 and ANCA negative. Organ system involvement was recorded using a standard dataset. Differences were analysed by chi-squared tests using a Bonferroni correction and logistic regression (adjusting for age and sex). Northern European was the reference population. Results. Data from 1217 patients with AAV were available and the 967 (79.5%) patients recruited by rheumatology departments were analysed to reduce confounding by recruitment specialty. There were differences in ANCA type between ethnic categories (P < 0.001): MPO-ANCA was more common than PR3-ANCA in Japanese, Chinese and Southern Europeans; PR3-ANCA was more common in the other groups. Compared with Northern Europeans, Japanese had a nearly 60-fold increased chance of having MPO-ANCA (vs PR3-ANCA) [odds ratio (OR) 59.2 (95% CI 8.0, 440.7), P < 0.001] and Chinese had a nearly 7-times increased chance [OR 6.8 (95% CI 2.6, 17.8), P < 0.001]. Ophthalmologic and otorhinolaryngologic involvement were less common in Japanese and Chinese populations than Northern Europeans; otherwise, there were few differences in organ involvement between ethnic groups. Conclusion. This study confirms the previously observed differential occurrence of MPO-AAV and PR3- AAV between different ethnic groups
Enhanced Formation and Disordered Regulation of NETs in Myeloperoxidase-ANCA-Associated Microscopic Polyangiitis.
No full textMicroscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is an ANCA-associated vasculitis that affects small vessels, especially renal glomeruli. We recently demonstrated that the abnormal formation and impaired degradation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) may be crucially involved in the generation of myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA and subsequent development of MPA. This study assessed the formation and regulation of NETs in patients with MPO-ANCA-associated MPA. Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 38 patients with MPO-ANCA-associated MPA, 23 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and 8 healthy controls. IgG eluted from MPO-ANCA-associated MPA sera demonstrated the highest ability to induce NETs, and this ability correlated with disease activity and paralleled ANCA affinity for MPO. Moreover, addition of recombinant human MPO to these IgG samples reduced NET induction. Additionally, MPO-ANCA-associated MPA sera exhibited lower rates of NET degradation that recovered partially upon depletion of IgG. The activity of DNase I, an important regulator of NETs, was also lower in MPO-ANCA-associated MPA and SLE sera. IgG depletion from MPO-ANCA-associated MPA sera partially restored the rate of NET degradation, and addition of DNase I synergistically enhanced this restoration. Addition of anti-MPO antibodies did not inhibit DNase I activity, and some MPO-ANCA-associated MPA sera contained anti-NET antibodies at levels not correlated with MPO-ANCA titers, suggesting the involvement of unidentified autoantibodies as well. The collective evidence suggests a vicious cycle involving MPO-ANCA and the regulation of NETs could be critically involved in the pathogenesis of MPO-ANCA-associated MPA
IN THE WAKE OF METHOD
No full textAbstract: Related with the teaching profession and the Tool Box of the Language teacher, we dedicate this study to the debate on the issue of -To have or not to have a Learning and Instruction English language Methodology. The paper is a synthesis of the preoccupations of the English language teaching profession with the space created by the disappearance of Methods. Because the Pedagogical Methodology is an important component of the teaching profession tools, we consider that such reflective discussions on the topic of Learning and Teaching Methods is very useful for all the Teachers -beginners or mentor level practicionners, or even for the Teachers Trainers. The paper presents and comments on the limits and the myths of Method, and the post-Method condition
Future Expressions for Learners of Basic English: An Analysis of English Textbooks for the 3Rd – 6Th Grades Used in Romania
No full textThe paper analyses the presence of future expressions (‘be going to’, ‘will’, ‘shall’, the Present tense progressive and Present tense simple with future uses) in the English textbooks for levels A1 and A2 recommended by the Romanian Ministry of Education for use in the primary and lower secondary classes in Romania
I’m Lovin’ it
No full textThe paper presents the special meanings and many-sided implications that can be conjectured from the use of a stative verb in the progressive, and the linguistic difficulties encountered in analysing McDonald’s slogan. It reviews the behaviour of to love when tested for stativeness and concludes that as a “progressive stative” verb it can be cleverly exploited for fresh emotional implications
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