Prevalence of low bone health using quantitative ultrasound in Indian women aged 41–60 years: Its association with nutrition and other related risk factors

The purpose of this study was to find the prevalence of low bone health conditions and assess associated nutritional and other risk factors in Indian women aged 41–60 years. A total of 1,911 women participated in this cross-sectional study. Bone health was assessed using an Omnisense multisite quantitative ultrasound bone densitometer on two sites (radius and tibia). Crude prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis was found to be 30.09% and 19.89%, respectively. The Indian women were deficient in a majority of nutrients. Postmenopause, hysterectomy, hyperthyroid, hypothyroid, hypertension, low physical activity, low sun exposure, high stress levels, and low calcium levels were found to be independent risk factors of low bone health.     

‘America’ in Indian Advertising: Change and Impact

The aims of this article are threefold: One, to focus on the advertising and marketing communications situating the presence of the USA in India. Two, to address three issues concerning the where, how, and impact dimensions of marking the US presence in Indian advertising. In that process an attempt will be made to integrate three aspects of advertising, namely: marketing, media, and linguistics. Three, to account for US corporate culture as it manifests itself in advertising. Central to our discussion are two product types: consumer products (e.g. Coke, Pepsi, Kellogg’s cereals, or Cadbury’s chocolates) and socially-sensitive, or ‘taboo’, products (e.g. condoms, alcohol, and breath fresheners).     

Mesurer le travail des enfants: qui faut‐il interroger?

La mesure du travail des enfants est une entreprise difficile et incertaine, mais cruciale puisque le ciblage de l'aide en dépend. Dans ce contexte, l'auteure montre à partir de données tanzaniennes, et en utilisant deux définitions du travail des enfants, que le choix du répondant influe considérablement sur les chiffres obtenus, supérieurs de 35 à 65 pour cent quand ce sont les déclarations des enfants qui sont prises en compte plutôt que celles des adultes. Le biais touche 14 à 31 pour cent de l'échantillon. L'écart diminue avec l'âge de l'enfant et se creuse lorsque le répondant adulte est hostile au travail des enfants.     

从奈达的“对等”理论看译者的追求

译者追求的不同能反映出译者的翻译观,会牵涉到译文的标准,当然会产生不同的译文.奈达翻译理论的核心思想是"对等"理论,依靠读者反应确定译文的优劣,但不是追求与原语完全一致.其他中外翻译家也表达过类似的观点,许多翻译实例都可以体现追求与原语"完全一致"的译文的弊病.译者应该追求"最贴切的最自然的对等表达",译文应该符合读者的阅读习惯,而不应该是贴近或照搬原语的表达方式.     

Sanyog: A Speech Enabled Communication System for the Speech Impaired and People with Multiple Disorders

SUMMARY

The paper presents a multilingual communication tool that has been designed for helping in the communication needs of people with severe speech and multiple disorders. The system accepts icons, selected through special access switches, as input and can form natural language sentences, which can be spoken out using in-built text-to-speech synthesizer. The system has been deployed and is being field tested at the schools for the children with cerebral palsy in India.     

詹姆斯·韦尔奇《血中冬季》中恶作剧者形象解读

恶作剧者是美国印第安创世神话中的一个鲜明又奇特的形象。詹姆斯·韦尔奇的《血中冬季》是清晰地建立在部族传统的恶作剧者原型之上的小说。从恶作剧者的放荡不羁形象、动物变形者和印第安长者三个方面，分析了恶作剧者在小说人物刻画中的作用。     

Validity and reliability of proposed framework of manufacturing excellence in the Indian industry

This article presents the findings of the empirical study of proposed framework of manufacturing excellence (ME) in the Indian industry. The study includes companies from five major sectors, namely automobile, process, machines and equipment, electronics and components and textile. Responses from 90 companies were analysed to explore the validity and reliability of the proposed framework of ME in Indian industry. The developed questionnaire is outlined along with the results obtained from the analysis of the data from the Indian industry. The framework shows high level of reliability and validity.     

Counseling Strategies with Gay and Lesbian Youth

Counseling needs of gay and lesbian youth have not been adequately researched. Identification of these issues has only been underway for adequately researched. Identification of these issues has only been underway for approximately ten years, as service providers and researchers turned their attention to this population. Factors, which contribute to a presenting clinical picture, include stigmatization, hiding and isolation, a sense of being different, lack of family support, harassment, and violence. Each of these areas is discussed, integrating case vignettes and research findings.     

宝玉石颜色的呈色机理

本文从宝玉石的化学结构出发，运用晶体场理论和配住场理论，对宝玉石颜色的产生机理进行了论述和探讨，解释了颜色产生的奥秘．     

原语文本的解码策略模式

文章阐述了翻译过程的一个具体事件———解码原语文本。作者认为要获得原语文本的"真值"而不再仅仅是"命题意义",就得研究和探索原语文本的解码策略模式,并提出原语文本解码某些策略模式对理解文本的意义和作者的意图更具有较强的解释力。