Being and Landscape: An Ontological Inquiry into a Japanese Rural Community

Social Inquiry into Well-Being

Successful communication is vital to active aging and well-being, yet virtually all older adults find it challenging to communicate effectively in noisy environments. The resulting discomfort and frustration can prompt withdrawal or avoidance of social situations, which, in turn, can severely limit the range of activities available to older adults and lead to a less active and satisfying lifest...

An Inquiry into Intersemiotic Translation of Children's Books: A Case Study of Illustration and Rendition

The present study was an attempt to find out whether there were any exclusive strategies regarding illustration in the rendition of children‟s illustrated books. Further, it investigated whether the existing intersemiotic models were sufficiently responsive to the demands of Iranian translators and children. Cases of  the study included three children‟s illustrated story books for age groups B ...

Inquiry into ‘Communities of Inquiry’: knowledge, communication, presence, community

An inquiry into the concept of information poverty

Background and Aim: The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of information poverty, its levels and its causes in society    Methods: The article is a review-analytical paper.  Results: The findings show that information poverty is part of the larger problem of poverty and results from socioeconomic, educational and infrastructural issues. Information poverty can be discussed at mac...

An Inquiry into the Patient Safety Management Patterns: A Review Study

Background and aims: Patient safety, as one of the main components of the health care quality, impliesavoiding any injury and damage to the patient when providing health care services. In other words,patient safety means his or her safety against any adverse and harmful event when receiving health careservices. Based on the above-mention explanations, the present study was con...