Myths and realities in multidisciplinary team-working

Dollarization: Myths and Realities

Myths and Realities

The use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services and supports with infants and young children has been limited, owing to a number of myths about the appropriateness of AAC use with this population. This article will provide an overview of some of the myths that have hampered the inclusion of AAC into early intervention service delivery and refutes them. It will then examine ...

Myths and realities

At this conference, the subject of tyre/road noise is on the agenda to a greater extent than ever before. This paper aims at giving an insight into the past, present and future of tyre/road noise emission in the society as well as its control. This is made by means of exploring some myths and realities related to the subject. The following myths are explored: 1. Tyre/road noise has become a con...

Hyena Myths and Realities

Hyenas, first of all, were regarded as scavengers and consumers of carrion. In his Natural History, Pliny the Elder (A.D. 23-79) spoke of them as the only animals that dig up graves in search of corpses (ab uno animali sepulchra erui inquisitione corporum). Conrad Gesner, the great sixteenth-century cataloger of natural history, reported that they gorge themselves so gluttonously after finding ...

Wireless Myths, Realities and Futures..

The Myth [1]: Sixty years of research following Shannon’s pioneering paper has led to telecommunications solutions operating arbitrarily close to the channel capacity ’flawless tele-presence’ with zero error is available to anyone, anywhere, anytime across the globe... The Reality [1]: Once we leave home or the office, even top of the range iPhones and tablet-computers fail to maintain ’flawles...