1. Literacy and ICT, 2. Creativity and literacy, 3. Situated activity systems, 4. Characteristics of the study, 5. Analytical framework, 6. Communicative events, 7. Analysis, 8. Creativity in communication, 9. Conclusion

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An exploration of the possibility that P.B. Shelley contracted syphilis and the use he made of medical knowledge in the creative process. Strong emphasis on biography and medical context.

Existing surveys demonstrate that in the United States, most homeowners believe that their home insurance coverage will cover the complete costs to rebuild their home in the event of a total loss. Yet, most dwellings are insured for an amount…

This paper presents a proposal for an architecture that integrates knowledge discovery systems (automatic acquisition) and knowledge based systems (experts systems). This work formulates considerations over the viability of the implementation of this architecture according to the advance of the…

Recent work on the application of relevance theory to humorous speech-acts (jokes) defines these as being characterised by an increased demand in processing effort for the attainment of maximum contextual effects. This increase, however, is limited to the resolution of…

Cette étude de cas examine les enjeux éthiques associés à la politique d'immigration du Canada et à la nécessité du dépistage obligatoire du VIH chez les futurs immigrants. L'attention est portée à l'examen médical de l'immigration officielle (EMI) parce qu’il…

Contexte
L’occlusion d’une artère du cœur cause un syndrome coronarien aigu (SCA) soit avec une élévation du segment ST (IAMEST) ou sans élévation du segment ST (1). Le traitement des patients avec un IAMEST requiert soit une intervention coronarienne d’urgence…

The United States education system is not meeting the needs of today’s youth, and
this is especially the case for minority and low socio-economic status youth. Although
there are a number of policy proposals that could improve youth academic performance,

We study the effects of proximity in the interconnections between Internet providers participating at the three main Italian Internet Exchange Points. We find that geographical proximity plays a role in driving Internet Providers’ interconnection, positively affecting the likelihood of an…