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Cultural Aspects of Immediacy in an Asian Classroom Context
No full textAmong the various factors affecting students’ learning, immediacy is
probably the one that has been most studied over the last four decades. Immediacy,
a term coined by Mehrabian (1967), refers to verbal and nonverbal behaviours
used by interlocutors to decrease physical and physiological distance between
them, thus creating affinity, liking and affect. However, a number of questions arise
as to the suitability of the various immediacy scales and their cultural significance
in a non U.S. context, such as Hong Kong. Furthermore we were interested in
possible differences in teachers’ perception based on students’ motivation. This
paper presents the first part of an immediacy study, based on students of the
Department of English of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (looking into
mapping patterns of behaviours that increase immediacy). The results indicate
that Hong Kong students prefer the holistic approach of the Chinese traditional
teacher, a teacher who goes beyond just teaching in class, and that nonverbal
actions are not high in their list of preferred behaviours in teachers, such as
gestures, walking around the classroom or standing close to students (unlike what
has been observed among U.S. students)
Un ricordo di Mario Manieri Elia
No full textIl saggio dimostra la stima nei confronti di Mario Manieri Elia, Professore e Architetto, un intellettuale a tutto campo. Vengoni citati alcuni scritti degli anni ‘60 e ’70, in particolare sull’architettura statunitense, e alcuni saggi come trascrizioni di più recenti partecipazioni a Convegni multidisciplinari.The essay shows the estimation I have towards Mario Manieri Elia, Professor and Architect, as a holistic intellectual person. Here many old his writing from Sixties and Seventies are mentioned, particularly about American architectures and in addition to that, others essays of various International Congress
Conoscere per integrare. Il modello di ricerca-azione nel contesto del master in Organizzazione e gestione delle istituzioni scolastiche in contesti multiculturali.
No full textDinanzi ai nuovi compiti di cui la pedagogia è investita, l’approccio interculturale
non si limita ad elaborare metodologie e formulare progetti mirati
alla sola istituzione scolastica. Integrazione e pluralismo sono espressione di
una società culturalmente dialogica ed empatica, dato che la capacità di vedere
‘il simile nel dissimile’ (Adorno, 1991), in primis come paziente morale, è sempre
legata alla capacità di ‘conoscere’ in modo non pregiudizievole l’alterità.
Ne consegue che la pedagogia, nella sua forma teoretica, deve impegnarsi nella
costruzione di progetti formativi che abbiano come orizzonte di senso anche
la costruzione di valori etico-civili (Elia, 2014) fondati sul pluralismo
Corrigendum to “Plastic Surgery in the time of Coronavirus in Italy. Can we really say `Thanks God we are plastic surgeons?'” [Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Vol. 73(11) 2020, 2086–2102] (Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (2020) 73(11) (2086–2102), (S1748681520304149), (10.1016/j.bjps.2020.08.081))
No full textThe authors regret that name and surnames of the authors appear in the wrong order. The correct version is: Elia (surname) Rossella (name), Giudice (surname) Giuseppe (name), Maruccia (surname) Michele (name). The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused
Weech, A. Ashley -- 1974-78 -- Correspondence, Individual -- letter, 1975-08-19
No full textLetter from Ayoub, Elia M. to Sabin, Albert B. dated 1975-08-19.Sabin Collection Fair Use Policy</a
Weech, A. Ashley -- 1974-78 -- Correspondence, Individual -- letter, 1976-02-18
No full textLetter from Ayoub, Elia M. to Sabin, Albert B. dated 1976-02-18.Sabin Collection Fair Use Policy</a
Treatment-integrated imaging, radiomics, and personalised radiotherapy: the future is at hand
No full textSince the introduction of computed tomography for planning purposes in the 1970s, we have been observing a continuous development of different imaging methods in radiotherapy. The current achievements of imaging technologies in radiotherapy enable more than just improvement of accuracy on the planning stage. Through integrating imaging with treatment machines, they allow advanced control methods of dose delivery during the treatment. This article reviews how the integration of existing and novel forms of imaging changes radiotherapy and how these advances can allow a more individualised approach to cancer therapy. We believe that the significant challenge for the next decade is the continued integration of a range of different imaging devices into linear accelerators. These imaging modalities should show intra-fraction changes in body morphology and inter-fraction metabolic changes. As the use of these more advanced, integrated machines grows, radiotherapy delivery will become more accurate, thus resulting in better clinical outcomes: higher cure rates with fewer side effects
The economics of malnutrition
No full textDespite extensive information on the adverse physical and psychological consequences of malnutrition, there is little information on its economic consequences. International studies suggest that disease-related malnutrition increases hospital costs by 30-70%. In the United Kingdom the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) was used as the basis for identifying the prevalence of malnutrition in various care settings. Malnutrition increased both the frequency of admissions and length of stay in hospitals, as well as the frequency of visits to a general practitioner and hospital outpatient visits, and residency in care homes. After assigning nationally representative costs to the utilization of these services, the public expenditure on disease-related malnutrition in the UK in 2003 was estimated to be more than GBP 7.3 billion. The large cost of disease-related malnutrition means that small fractional cost savings from intervention can result in substantial absolute cost savings. A summary of nutritional intervention studies with cost analyses (including meta-analyses) and cost-effectiveness analyses are presented, and some of the clinical and ethical implications discussed. Copyright (c) 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel
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