scholarly journals Culturally diverse expert teams have yet to bring comprehensive linguistic diversity to intergovernmental ecosystem assessments

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail J. Lynch ◽  
Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares ◽  
Ignacio Palomo ◽  
Pedro Jaureguiberry ◽  
Tatsuya Amano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
English Language ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Knowledge Synthesis ◽  
Global Science ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
Language Literature ◽  
Broad Scale

Multicultural representation is a stated goal of many global scientific assessment processes. These processes aim to mobilize a broader, more diverse knowledge base and increase legitimacy and inclusiveness of these assessment processes. Often, enhancing cultural diversity is encouraged through involvement of diverse expert teams and sources of knowledge in different languages. In this article, we examined linguistic diversity, as one representation of cultural diversity, in the eight published assessments of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Our results show that the IPBES assessment outputs are disproportionately filtered through English-language literature and authors from Anglophone countries. To incorporate more linguistic diversity into global ecosystem assessment processes, we present actionable steps for global science teams to recognize and incorporate non-English-language literature and contributions from non-Anglophones. Our findings highlight the need for broad-scale actions that enhance inclusivity in knowledge-synthesis processes through balanced representation of different knowledge holders and sources.

Migrant Voices in the Polish Classroom: Canadian Literature on the Tertiary Level of Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-427
Author(s):  
Dagmara Drewniak
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
English Language ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Canadian Literature ◽  
Cultural Heterogeneity ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
Language Literature

Abstract This paper explores the possibilities of introducing contemporary Canadian texts into a Polish university classroom. It contextualizes teaching English language literature in Poland as well as seeks options for promoting values such as openness and tolerance while facilitating global reading and raising students’ awareness on global conflicts and their meaning in the contemporaneous world. The paper aims at demonstrating that Canadian literature courses composed of texts concerned with immigration and multiculturalism turn out to have an enormous potential in creating valuable debates on the problem of embracing otherness, seeking bridges in mutual understanding, and promoting openness towards different identities. On the basis of close readings of three texts, M. Ondaatje’s The English Patient, A.J. Borkowski’s Copernicus Avenue, and E. Stachniak’s Necessary Lies, the present article also demonstrates how Canadian literature enriches and rescales students’ perception of cultural heterogeneity and responsibility of reading, thus offering new perspectives on the rapidly changing world.

scholarly journals D.E. Serebrennikov [Rev.] Ehrlich E. Fundamental Principles of the Sociology of Law. [Russ. ed.: Erlikh O. Osnovopolozhenie sociologii prava. Transl. from Germ. by M.V. Antonov; Ed. by V.G. Grafskiy, Yu.I. Grevtsov. St Petersburg: OOO “Universitetskii izdatel’skii konsortsium” publ., 2011.]

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-189
Author(s):  
Dmitrii E. Serebrennikov
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Sociology Of Law ◽  
Specific Strategy ◽  
Modern Reader ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
Language Literature

It’s commonly believed that the book “Fundamental Principles of the Sociology of Law” (1913) of Eugen Erlich (1862–1922) was historically the first work in which was made an attempt to create a sociology of law as a specific scientific discipline. However the translation and publication of this work in Russian (2011) was insignificant to the sociological community, while in the English-language literature of the last decades we can observe a growing interest to the classic. The author of the article tries to emphasize the main points and advantages of the theory of the “living law” of Ehrlich, showing how the “Fundamental principles...” may be interesting for the modern reader. For this, the author of the article offers a specific strategy for reading the book.

Acute delirium induced by intravenous trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole therapy in a patient with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
A R Salkind
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Reaction ◽  
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
Acquired Immunodeficiency ◽  
Immunodeficiency Syndrome ◽  
Language Literature

The development of a rash in response to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) administration is a fre-quent adverse reaction in people with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In contrast, there are no published reports in the English language literature describing TMP-SMX induced delirium in an AIDS patient. This report describes the development of frank delirium in a person with AIDS receiving TMP-SMX. The episode resolved completely within 72 h of withdrawal of the drug.

Primary mastoid cyst

2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (S2) ◽  
pp. S48-S50 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Y Tan ◽  
S Chong ◽  
C-K L Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Chronic Infection ◽  
English Language ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Proper Treatment ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Diagnosis And Management ◽  
English Language Literature ◽  
Language Literature

AbstractObjective:To report an unusual case of a primary mastoid cyst (congenital or developmental) in a patient without otological symptoms.Method:Case report and review of the English language literature.Results:Primary mastoid cyst is a newly reported and very rare pathological entity. Mastoid cysts usually occur secondary to chronic infection, inflammation or trauma. Review of the medical literature highlights the rarity of this condition.Conclusion:This report describes the experience gained by the diagnosis and management of this patient. It emphasises the importance of clinical vigilance so that proper treatment may be instituted in a timely manner.

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