In order to elucidate meanings of being received and met by others as experienced by women with multiple sclerosis (MS) we conducted a qualitative inquiry. We interviewed 15 women with MS and analysed the interviews with a phenomenological hermeneutic interpretation. The findings were presented in two themes: experiencing oneself as a valuable person and experiencing oneself as diminished. Mean...

The paper presents intrinsic properties of cross-organizational collaboration in shared information spaces and motivates the concept of ambient communities with particular reference to the tourism sector. Our approach is informed by an ethnographic analysis of assembling innovative information-based products for tourists. Qualitative data collection methods combined with online ‘tells’ reveal t...

There is a cultural unity of Europe, notwithstanding the Reformation. This unity must be 'consciously' recognized, in order to develop the concept of European togetherness. The paper will examine the common roots of the European vocabulary, submitting the project for the compilation of some dictionaries, to which European colleagues will be called to contribute. European languages must be studi...

s our understanding of the intestinal microbiota’s Astructure, function, regulation, and wide-ranging influence on human health grows, several important roadblocks to therapeutic targeting remain. First is the descriptive nature of most studies to date, which in many cases have documented steady-state phenotypes without investigating cause–effect relationships. Substantive progress is underway ...

This case study explores a collective response to the challenges of learning and teaching within College Science Engineering at University Glasgow, in context COVID-19 pandemic. The comprises seven diverse schools, each which has rich heterogeneous pedagogical culture. As soon as national lockdown commenced, we identified an immediate priority devise implement flexible approach for incoming aca...