The neurology of death and what it does not mean

participation, what does it mean?

participation has been with us since the inception of living in a family. participation developed in the matrix of religion and, two centuries ago, opend up its way in political systems of european countries. it supported the democratic principle of people's determining their own destiny. today, participation is considered a necessity for the total development of not only individuals, but ...

Being a departmental head – what does it mean? Emphasizing the salience and shades in medical academia

Dear Editor, When an academician or clinician assumes the chair of department, multiple responsibilities dawn upon the chair that requires appropriate analysis and effective decision-making skills. Head of the department is uniquely poised to translate the organisational goals into the collective performance of the departmental members. Headship is an iterative process which necessitates ...

What does it mean ?

As renewed attention has been given by policy makers to energy conservation issues, it has ft-equently been asserted that an energy-efficiency gap exists between actual and optimal energy use. The critical question is how to define the optimal level of energy efficiency. This paper seeks to disentangle some confusing strands of argument that are frequently brought to bear on this question, by i...

What does it all mean?

What does it mean to communicate (not) emotionally?

Communication is an essential part of our life. Though, not only communication is the key – it is all about emotional (prosodic) communication. Due to empirical research, people, who are augmentative communicators and speak with a voice output communication aid, want to express their emotions in the same way as everybody else – it is one of their deepest interests (Portnuff, 2006; Hoffmann and ...