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The subtitle project: A vocational education initiative
No full textThis article discusses the pedagogical relevance of a research project into professional subtitling practices in Italy which is coordinated by the author at the University of Bologna. The key feature of this initiative relates to its collaborative dynamics: research is carried out by students writing their final dissertations, working together as a team and pooling their resources and findings. The author contends that taking part in this collective enquiry-based experience is as important for the students as the actual results of their investigation and discusses in detail the pedagogical benefits of this approach. The article begins by describing the inception stages of the project, conceived as an attempt to capitalize on the traditionally high weighting of the final dissertation within Italian degree programmes - and hence on the important amount of effort that students are likely to put into it. After describing the pedagogical and research tools used in the project, the paper goes on to present the results achieved in the first 2-3 years of the project's life; illustrate how the students' work has influenced the author's teaching practices as a subtitler trainer; and evaluate the implications of this experience for translator training in general. © St. Jerome Publishing, Manchester
Publishing Translations in Fascist Italy
No full textIn the 1930s translation became a key issue in the cultural politics of the Fascist regime due to the fact that Italy was publishing more translations than any other country in the world. Making use of extensive archival research, the author of this new study examines this 'invasion of translations' through a detailed statistical analysis of the translation market. The book shows how translations appeared to challenge official claims about the birth of a Fascist culture and cast Italy in a receptive role that did not tally with Fascist notions of a dominant culture extending its influence abroad. The author shows further that the commercial impact of this invasion provoked a sustained reaction against translated popular literature on the part of those writers and intellectuals who felt threatened by its success. He examines the aggressive campaign that was conducted against the Italian Publishers Federation by the Authors and Writers Union (led by the Futurist poet F. T. Marinetti), accusing them of favouring their private profit over the national interest. Finally, the author traces the evolution of Fascist censorship, showing how the regime developed a gradually more repressive policy towards translations as notions of cultural purity began to influence the perception of imported literature
Pour un humanisme « europolite » (autour de The Renaissance Reform of the Book and Britain)
No full textDavid Rundle is the author of a monograph on the role of an international group of scribes and of English elites in the success achieved by humanist script during the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. In this, he challenges the conventional assumptions of a history of humanism which sees it as spreading from an Italian centre to further-flung peripheries. He focuses instead on the importance of cosmopolitan collaboration and on the migratory habits of the elites who nurtured humanism. In this interview, he discusses the principles and the methods of his research, clarifying some of the concepts and elaborating on the potential significance of its conclusions to other areas of enquiry
The Lexicogrammatical Company that James Joyce Keeps
No full textThis chapter analyses how James Joyce has been represented in the British press by investigating a large corpus of British newspapers from 1993 and 1995, using the tools of corpus-assisted discourse analysis (for example, see Morley and Bayley eds 2009) and accordingly its focus goes beyond the nine-word window typical of a great deal of corpus linguistics. The chapter first describes the corpus we used for the study, the procedures used to narrow down the data, and the quantitative data resulting from a query for ‘Joyce’. Secondly, it offers an analysis of the semantic sets that are associated with mentions of his name, which means searching through the concordances not for collocates but for co-occurrences of items with similar meanings or with similar grammatical configurations. Finally, it probes what is at stake in the use of a word that does not refer to the author himself, but rather is applied primarily to objects represented as similar to him – Joycea
Isoquinoline alkaloids in diets for young growing pigs improve nutrient digestibility and gut health
No full textThree experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of isoquinoline alkaloids (IQ) in corn-soybean meal (SBM) diets fed to young growing pigs on growth performance, gut health, energy and nutrient digestibility, and digestible energy (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) concentrations in the diets. In the first experiment, 32 ileal cannulated barrows (12.19 ± 1.38 kg) were allotted to 4 diets with 8 replicate pigs per diet to determine effects of dietary inclusion of IQ on apparent ileal digestibility (AID) of amino acids (AA), crude protein (CP), starch, and acid hydrolyzed ether extract (AEE). The corn-soybean meal basal diet was supplemented with 0, 90, 180, or 360 mg IQ/kg complete feed. Diets were fed for 27 d and ileal digesta were collected on d 13 and 14 (period 1) and d 26 and 27 (period 2). Results indicated that dietary inclusion of IQ resulted in a quadratic increase (P < 0.05) in the AID of starch, Thr, Trp, Val, Pro, and Tyr in period 1. Additionally, the AID of starch was greater (P < 0.05) in period 1 than in period 2. The AID of CP, Arg, His, Ile, Leu, Met, Phe, Thr, Trp, Val, Pro, and Tyr in period 2 was greater (P < 0.05) than in period 1. There were no differences among treatments or periods observed for AID of AEE. The second experiment tested the hypothesis that including IQ in diets fed to young growing pigs increases the apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of gross energy (GE) and concentrations of DE and ME of the diets. Twenty-four gilts and 24 barrows (13.67 ± 1.35 kg) were allotted to 8 diets and 6 replicate pigs per diet. A basal diet consisting of corn and SBM and a second basal diet consisting of corn, SBM, and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) were prepared. Six additional diets were prepared by adding 0, 90, 180, or 360 mg/kg IQ to each of the 2 basal diets. Pigs were housed in individual metabolism crates for the 12 d experimental period, which included a 5 d adaptation period and a collection period from d 6 to 12. Dietary inclusion of IQ in corn-SBM and corn-SBM-DDGS diets had no effect on overall energy digestibility. Addition of IQ to corn-SBM-DDGS diets quadratically increased (P < 0.05) average daily feed intake (ADFI), dry feces output, and fecal GE output of pigs with the greatest values observed in the 90 and 180 mg/kg diets. Additionally, IQ linearly decreased (P < 0.05) the ME of corn-SBM diets, with the highest ME value in the 90 mg/kg diet. The third experiment tested the hypothesis that dietary inclusion of IQ improves growth performance and gut health of weanling pigs. A total of 160 pigs (6.33 ± 0.61 kg) were allotted to 4 corn-SBM based diets with 4 pigs per pen and 10 replicate pens per treatment. A 3-phase feeding program was used with d 0 to 8 as phase 1, d 8 to 21 as phase 2, and d 21 to 34 as phase 3. Within each phase, the 4 diets were supplemented with 0, 90, 180, or 360 mg IQ/kg complete diet. There were no effects of IQ on overall growth performance of weanling pigs; however, ADFI quadratically (P < 0.05) decreased in phase 1 and linearly decreased (P < 0.05) in phase 2, G:F quadratically increased in phase 3 (P < 0.05), and ADG decreased (quadratic; P < 0.05) during phase 1. Plasma urea nitrogen tended to increase in phases 2 and 3 (linear; P < 0.10) if IQ was added to the diet and total plasma protein quadratically increased (P < 0.05) in phase 1. In the ileum, crypt depth and lamina propia thickness decreased (quadratic; P < 0.05) and there was a tendency for the villus height: crypt depth ratio to increase (linear; P < 0.10). Neutrophil infiltration tended to increase in the jejunum and decrease in the ileum (quadratic; P < 0.10) with the greatest response in the tissues of pigs fed the diet with 180 mg IQ/kg diet. Results indicate that dietary inclusion of IQ may improve gastrointestinal health and increase apparent ileal digestibility of AA and starch, with the greatest response observed at inclusions between 90 and 180 mg IQ/kg complete diet.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2020-12-01The student, Carly Rundle, accepted the attached license on 2018-12-10 at 13:02.The student, Carly Rundle, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2018-12-10 at 13:08.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2018-12-10 at 16:14.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #13269 on 2019-02-07 at 14:23:17Made available in DSpace on 2019-02-07T20:44:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Excess Water in Astronaut Helmet During EVA on ISS: Mitigations with Flight Demonstrations
No full textMark Weislogel, IRPI LLC, USAOleg Krishcko, IRPI LLC, USALogan Torres, IRPI LLC, USAColin Campbell, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USAPaul Dum, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USAJohn Graf, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USATessa Rundle, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USAICES408: ISS US EVA-80 Water Helmet Incident InvestigationThe 52nd International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Calgary, Canada, on 16 July 2023 through 20 July 2023.Following a second crew report of excess water inexplicably accumulating in the helmet during EVA-80 on March 23, 2022, NASA initiated an aggressive effort to identify, mitigate, and/or eliminate all sources of the potentially life-threatening water. Our narration highlights demonstrations of microgravity flow expectations using terrestrial scale models, mitigations to dangerous water migration within the helmet, low-g two-phase flow separations for the flow entering the helmet, and an investigation of the nature of liquid carry-over from the EMU condensing heat exchanger source. Fast-to-flight demonstrations of each aspect of the work are carried out during hands-on crew interaction with flight scale hardware on ISS during the 2022-2023 timeframe. The results of the tests are described with a focus on the rarely observed, and thus rarely studied, large length scale air-driven wall-bound droplet and rivulet two-phase flows in microgravity. The success of the mitigations and directions for continued work is discussed in summary
Distinct migratory and non-migratory ecotypes of an endemic New Zealand eleotrid (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) – implications for incipient speciation in island freshwater fish species
No full textBackground: Many postglacial lakes contain fish species with distinct ecomorphs. Similar evolutionary scenarios might be acting on evolutionarily young fish communities in lakes of remote islands. One process that drives diversification in island freshwater fish species is the colonization of depauperate freshwater environments by diadromous (migratory) taxa, which secondarily lose their migratory behaviour. The loss of migration limits dispersal and gene flow between distant populations, and, therefore, is expected to facilitate local morphological and genetic differentiation. To date, most studies have focused on interspecific relationships among migratory species and their non-migratory sister taxa. We hypothesize that the loss of migration facilitates intraspecific morphological, behavioural, and genetic differentiation between migratory and non-migratory populations of facultatively diadromous taxa, and, hence, incipient speciation of island freshwater fish species.
Results: Microchemical analyses of otolith isotopes (Sr-88, Ba-137 and Ca-43) differentiated migratory and non-migratory stocks of the New Zealand endemic Gobiomorphus cotidianus McDowall (Eleotridae). Samples were taken from two rivers, one lake and two geographically-separated outgroup locations. Meristic analyses of oculoscapular lateral line canals documented a gradual reduction of these structures in the non-migratory populations. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) fingerprints revealed considerable genetic isolation between migratory and non-migratory populations. Temporal differences in reproductive timing (migratory = winter spawners, non-migratory = summer spawners; as inferred from gonadosomatic indices) provide a prezygotic reproductive isolation mechanism between the two ecotypes.
Conclusion: This study provides a holistic look at the role of diadromy in incipient speciation of island freshwater fish species. All four analytical approaches (otolith microchemistry, morphology, spawning timing, population genetics) yield congruent results, and provide clear and independent evidence for the existence of distinct migratory and non-migratory ecotypes within a river in a geographically confined range. The morphological changes within the non-migratory populations parallel interspecific patterns observed in all non-migratory New Zealand endemic Gobiomorphus species and other derived gobiid taxa, a pattern suggesting parallel evolution. This study indicates, for the first time, that distinct ecotypes of island freshwater fish species may be formed as a consequence of loss of migration and subsequent diversification. Therefore, if reproductive isolation persists, these processes may provide a mechanism to facilitate speciation
A review of pre-appointment medications to reduce fear and anxiety in dogs and cats at veterinary visits.
No full textThis review focuses on pre-appointment medications used to decrease fear and anxiety in dogs and cats related to veterinary visits. A review of the literature revealed data on 4 medications from 4 medication classes that have been used to ameliorate acute situational fear and anxiety in dogs and cats: gabapentin, trazodone, oral transmucosal dexmedetomidine, and alprazolam. The available information on use, mechanism of action, and pharmacokinetics is reviewed.journal articlereview2021 09importe
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