Western Frontier or Feudal Society?: Metaphors and Perceptions of Cyberspace

Perceptions of risk in cyberspace

This paper reviews the social scientific literature on public perception of risk. We begin with a discussion of the concept of risk and its place in the social sciences. Then we outline psychological research on cognition and emotion and how laypersons appraise uncertainty. This highlights the different ways in which experts and the public often approach risk. After this discussion we turn to t...

construction and validation of the translation teacher competency test and the scale of students’ perceptions of translation teachers

the major purpose of this study was to develop the translation teacher competency test (ttct) and examine its construct and predictive validity. the present study was conducted in two phases: a qualitative phase as well as a quantitative phase. in the first phase of the study, the author attempted to find out the major areas of competency required for an academic translation teacher. the second...

Mixed Metaphors in Cyberspace: Property in Information and Information Systems

petrology and geochemistry of khar-bash (western shahrood) and its relation ship to iron mineralization

منطقه مورد مطالعه در 23 کیلومتری جنوب غرب شهرستاشاهرود قرار دارد که در نقشه 100000/1 شاهرود قرار گرفته است.ناحیه مورد مطالعه در تقسیمات ساختاری ایران بخشی از زون البرز شرقی است . در طی سنوزوئیک این زون به شدت تحت تأثیر فازهای کوهزایی آلپی قرار گرفته و فعالیت های آتشفشانی انوسن در قسمت های غربی آن دیده می شود . از نظر ترکیب سنگ شناسی منطقه مورد مطالعه متنوع و بیشتر شامل سنگ های رسوبی مانند : آ...

Reduction of dietary sodium in Western Society. Benefit or risk?

T HERE is widespread interest in relationships between dietary electrolyte intake and arterial pressure. Attention has been directed to potassium, calcium, and magnesium, but the predominant discussion has been of the possible role of dietary sodium in determining the level of blood pressure in Western society. Experts viewing information from animal research, from intra-and interpopulation stu...