Changing Authorial Perspectives in R. L. Stevenson’s Pacific Travel Narratives1

Temporal deixis in narratives1

This paper is about some peculiarities of temporal deixis (indicated in French by temporal adverbs like maintenant, aujourd’hui, hier, demain, etc.) in narratives, that is, either in sentences which clearly are narrative, because of the presence of the passé simple tense in French, or in sentences which express the subjectivity of a third person point of view through represented speech or thoug...

Changing perspectives in radiosurgery

Introduction: The original idea of Lars Leksell and Borje Larson (12, 13) of delivering a single, highly collimated dose of radiation energy either to perform or to treat focal endocranial lesions, has gradually become a powerful and attractive therapeutic option for several neurosurgical disorders. However, for almost half-a-century, some major “tenets” have represented unquestionable pre-requ...

Epilogue: Changing Archaeological Perspectives upon Historical Ecology in the Pacific Islands

Late-twentieth-century archaeological perspectives upon historical ecology in the Pacific islands emphasized anthropogenic impacts documented particularly in studies of vegetation change and deforestation, and the depletion or extinction of native faunas. More complex views of cultural-environmental relationships are now emerging. Biological invasions are seen as occurring more variably than in...

R&D Spillovers, Trade Integration And Expansion Of Trade Flows In East- West Asia And Pacific

Changing perspectives on palliative care.

In the United States, hospice and palliative care are two distinct expressions of the hospice interdisciplinary team approach to end-of-life care, which originated in Great Britain in the 1960s. The hospice movement developed largely as a home-care program and alternative to conventional care. Hospice regulations and reimbursement allowances limit services to patients who are expected to die wi...