757 research outputs found
Author Correction:Recurrent lower respiratory illnesses among young children in rural Kyrgyzstan: overuse of antibiotics and possible under-diagnosis of asthma. A qualitative FRESH AIR study
No full textThe original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of the author Mette Marie Kristensen, which was incorrectly given as Mette-Marie Kristensen. The affiliation details for Mette Marie Kristensen were also incorrect in this Article. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of this article.</p
Etica, filosofia e mediazione linguistica: dall’Etica della filosofia occidentale al codice deontologico della mediazione linguistica
No full textAbstract – Over the last few years, the issue of professional ethics has received much attention in the field of interpreting and translation, and in particular in the field of Community Interpreting (CI) or Public Service Interpreting (PSI). (In this chapter we will refer to CI or PSI in Italian as ‘Mediazione Linguistica’.) Today, ‘ethics’ figures prominently in the literature, in international conferences, in interpreting courses, in translation/interpreting mailing lists as well as in the working lives of professional interpreters. As an object of theoretical inquiry (meta-ethics) as well as a guide for human conduct (normative ethics), ethics has been a prime focus of Western moral philosophy since the time of the Ancient Greeks. This chapter situates the main ethical tenets of the CI/PSI interpreting profession within the framework of the main principles of moral philosophy, namely notions of ‘good’, ‘virtue’, ‘duty’, ‘responsibility’, ‘utility’ and ‘consequence of actions’. The three principal ethical tenets of CI/PSI discussed in this chapter, Accuracy, Impartiality and Confidentiality, were identified on the basis of a general literature review and more specifically from a variegated (and to some degree representative) sample of CI/PSI Codes of Ethics. The chapter argues that there is an underlying connection between the principal tenets of moral philosophy and those of the interpreting profession (which mirror similar ethical principles in other professions). The tenet of Accuracy could be seen as a ‘contract’ between interpreter and client, interpreter and source, interpreter and text/translation process/profession. The chapter situates the interpreter’s sense of duty and responsibility towards this tenet at an individual and collective level, within the Kantian tradition of Duty. The other two tenets – impartiality and confidentiality – safeguard the interpreter’s conduct towards the source (author/speaker), professional community and institution as well as towards the receiver (reader/listener).</p
Stories in Between Anthropology and Theatre
No full textIn this article Mette Bovin narrates her experiences and anthropological fieldwork among different African peoples since the 1960s. Her research brought her to meet the Mumuye people in Nigeria, and the Wodaabe people in Niger. In 1982 Mette Bovin invited Roberta Carreri to West Africa where they started the project on Bartering performances in Niger and Burkina Faso. The author also describes her personal experience as a participant during nine ISTA sessions and the impact of those encounters on her life
Migration, Justice and Human Rights in Italy: The importance of community- and legal interpreting in safeguarding migrants’ rights alongside the safety of the community
No full textThis chapter argues that the provision of reliable legal interpreting and translation services are essential to safeguard the rights of individuals and the safety of the community. The chapter presents an overview of the current state of affairs in legal interpreting in Italy, showing how the blatant disregard for interpreting services has led to serious miscarriages of justice, and how lax recruitment criteria can jeopardize the safety of individuals and the community. The chapter offers recommendations on how to train and recruit translators and interpreters safely by describing a continuous development course that was set up by the author at the University of Bologna in 2014
Attitude and irony in the narrative voices of Jane Austen's juvenilia
No full textThis narratological study deals with the stance of irony in Jane Austen’s juvenilia. It looks for ‘gaps’ between the attitudes of implied authors, narrators and characters, and investigates how these gaps contribute to the irony of the texts. Once it has been established that the implied author has an ‘ironic intent’, the primary question is whether the narrator shares this intent. Some narrators seem to display an ironic attitude towards their characters and make consciously ironic comments, but in other cases the narrator seems totally oblivious of any irony in their narrative; indeed, the very cluelessness of the narrator is sometimes a source of comedy. Austen’s early narrative texts, which constitute the main portion of the juvenilia, can be divided into three categories according to narrative situation: narratives with one heterodiegetic narrator, narratives with one homodiegetic narrator – in this category, ‘Love and Freindship’ is the chief instance – and narratives with multiple homodiegetic narrators. This division leads to the discovery that the attitudinal gaps are to be found between different personae in different categories
Brug af antibiotika i danske slagtekalvebesætninger 2014
No full textAntibiotikaforbruget i en slagtekalvebesætning afhænger af produktionsformen. Starterbesætninger – dvs. store besætninger med lav indsættelsesalder, mange leverandører og kort tid i besætningen har markant højere forbrug end øvrige former
Associations between health, management and antimicrobial use in Danish swine and veal calves
No full textWhat's it like to live in a high-rise?
No full textMette Mechlenborg, senior researcher at Aalborg University, is the co-author of a new study on life in Danish high-rise residential buildings—the first of its kind in over fifty years. This long gap is partly due to Denmark's historical reluctance to embrace high-rise living, especially for families. However, the landscape is shifting, with several tall towers now rising near Copenhagen's city center and more on the way. So, what has changed since the last study? In this episode of Let’s Talk Architecture, host Michael Booth meets Mette at Nordbro in Nørrebro, one of the buildings featured in her research. Together, they explore the qualities of high-rise living and ask the question: Can Danish families truly live happy and fulfilling lives 100 metres above the ground?Mette Mechlenborg, senior researcher at Aalborg University, is the co-author of a new study on life in Danish high-rise residential buildings—the first of its kind in over fifty years. This long gap is partly due to Denmark's historical reluctance to embrace high-rise living, especially for families. However, the landscape is shifting, with several tall towers now rising near Copenhagen's city center and more on the way. So, what has changed since the last study? In this episode of Let’s Talk Architecture, host Michael Booth meets Mette at Nordbro in Nørrebro, one of the buildings featured in her research. Together, they explore the qualities of high-rise living and ask the question: Can Danish families truly live happy and fulfilling lives 100 metres above the ground? Let's Talk Architecture is a podcast by the Danish Architecture Center
Narratives on social vulnerability in regional climate adaptation planning in Europe
No full textIn an era where human-induced climate change precipitates not only environmental but also social crises, the complexity of adapting societies is great, and a call for just transition pronounced. Amidst these challenges, there is an increasing focus on the development of frameworks, indexes, and indicators aimed at assessing social vulnerability and marginalized groups within the context of climate change and climate change adaptation. However, there is a notable gap in understanding the day-to-day practical application of these tools and frameworks. This study aims to bridge this gap through a qualitative meta-study of vulnerability narratives in the context of regional climate adaptation planning, examining 12 European cases.The study is grounded in the empirical analysis of regional climate adaptation plans and strategies, combined with the narratives and perceptions of stakeholders involved in both formulating and implementing these plans. The central objective is to uncover the conceptions and narratives of social vulnerability as understood by regional stakeholders in climate adaptation planning across diverse European regions.Adopting an exploratory grounded theory approach, we engage with stakeholders from 12 European regions participating in the EU Horizons project Regions4Climate. Our methodology encompasses a written survey, a screening of regional climate plans, and qualitative semi-structured interviews. This empirical data is analyzed in the context of contemporary climate risk frameworks' definitions of vulnerability (Navarro et al., 2022) and core concepts of social justice in climate adaptation (Lager et al., 2023).Our findings reveal a diverse range of stakeholder perspectives on social vulnerability, mirroring the evolving definitions posited by the IPCC (2022). Notably, our data highlights the challenges and opportunities within recognitional justice (visibility and recognition in planning) and procedural justice (participation in planning processes). The study also identifies various factors that hold both positive and negative potential for enhancing social vulnerability considerations in regional planning.This research contributes to the discourse on planning considerations on social vulnerability as a component of risk, influenced by adaptive capacity and sensitivity. The study brings forth a current conception of social vulnerability among regional stakeholders and the operationalization of the concept in day-to-day planning. As such, the study contributes an informative baseline for future cross sectoral initiatives and research and contributes to the discussion on how to support social justice in regional climate adaptation. <br/
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