Argumentum : the peer-reviewed electronic journal of the graduate school for linguistics, University
This is the home page of the "Argumentum", the peer-reviewed e-journal published by the Graduate School for Linguistics at the University of Debrecen, Hungary. The site is bilingual, Hungarian and English, thus being available to a wide scholarly audience. However, the introduction and the guidelines for submissions of articles are written only in Hungarian. The English version of these can be read under the "technical guide". Argumentum is published once a year. The articles in the review are w
Lusiad index, The : by Luis de Camõens; trans. by William Julius Mickle
This is the online fulltext edition of the first English translation of The Lusiad, the Portuguese national poem written by Luis de Camõens. The translation was made by William Julius Mickle in 1776, and this digitised transcription was based on the 1877 edition of the poem. The site contains the transcription of the complete 1877 edition, including the 1877 preface by the editor. It also contains the preliminary material added to the 1776 edition by Mickle, including the biography of the poet,
Coins and Medals of Imperial Russia
Coins and Medals of Imperial Russia is an online exhibition of the Russian coins housed at Yale University, dating from the reign of Ivan IV to Nicholas II. The exhibition is organised into chronological periods (by monarch), each with a brief summary of significant historical and monetary events, and clickable thumbnails of coins from the period. The quality of images is excellent, and both sides of each coin are shown. Separate pages catalogue: commemorative medals (such as the one struck to c
Fundamentalnaia elektronnaia biblioteka
The Fundamental Digital Library of Russian Literature and Folklore (FEB-web) is an ambitious project initiated by the Gorky Institute of World Literature and the Russian Ministry for Communications, which aims to make available the full-text authoritative primary and secondary literature pertaining to selected 11th- 20th century Russian literature and folklore (currently with limited full-text content). A developing resource, FEB-web can be navigated by: time period; author name (via author inde
Russian women painters : 1893 exposition
Russian women painters : 1893 exposition is a subsection of a larger site created by US literature professor Kathleen Nichols, which lists artworks by women exhibited at the WorldÂ’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago 1893. Very few details are given about the artists themselves (in some cases only the surname is known), but images of the works exhibited are provided where known, and where not, representative images are given. This site will be of interest to students and researchers in the field o
SKAT : Sankt-Peterburgskii korpus agiograficheskikh tekstov
Sankt-Peterburgskii korpus agiograficheskikh tekstov [Saint Petersburg corpus of hagiographical texts] is a searchable database of medieval Slavic saints lives, constructed by the department of mathematical linguistics at the University of St Petersburg. It contains more than 50 manuscripts, with around 500,000 catalogued word usages. The word index may be searched in Old Slavic using an online keyboard, and results show the desired word (and lexical derivatives) in context. Unfortunately it is
Yourgenome.org
This site offers information about genetics and genomic science, with the aim of increasing understanding and stimulating discussion of genetic research and its implications. Produced by the Communication and Public Engagement team of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, it is aimed at students and the general public and includes animations, videos and activities. There are three sections entitled: Your Introduction to DNA, Genes and Genomes; Your Human Genome; and Our Genomes, Health and Soci
Guidance for student projects
This learning resource is aimed at undergraduate biological sciences students completing a final year research project, but is also useful to other students and researchers running projects. Written in 2002 by John Finn and created by John Finn and Julian Park (both then at the University of Reading), it gives detailed guidance on aspects such as designing the project, analysing data and writing up the project in the correct format, including referencing and presenting data. Sections comprise:
Heatwave plan for England : protecting health and reducing harm from extreme heat and heatwaves
This Department of Health (DH) publication “Heatwave plan for England: protecting health and reducing harm from extreme heat and heatwaves” was published in March 2010. The plan aims to “enhance resilience in the event of a heatwave.” Additional DH documents on the topic of heatwave are also available from this site.
Pregnancy book, The
‘The Pregnancy Book 2009’ is a key Department of Health (DH) publication covering all aspects of maternity. This publication is provided free to expectant mothers and parents in England. The online version has 17 chapters which can be viewed or downloaded individually, or alternatively the complete document can be viewed or downloaded (196 pages). Crown copyright.
Management of patients with stroke : rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and
‘Management of patients with stroke: rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning’ is the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN's) 118th national clinical guideline, published in June 2010. This guideline makes recommendations on best practice to assist individual clinicians, primary care teams and hospital departments to optimise their management of stroke patients. The full-text guideline is available (108 pages), a quick reference guide, and
Climate communication: improving understanding of global warming: the science and solutions
Susan Joy Hassol, a climate change communicator, analyst and author, has produced this website to show the wide range of work she has undertaken over two decades to improve human understanding of climate change science. Since 1998 Susan Hassol has been an independent analyst working on such projects as the US National Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change and the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment as well as writing and speaking widely about this fundamental issue. The website gives a profil
Social science research ethics
This site has been created by School of Health and Medicine (Division of Health Research), Lancaster University from the materials used in an ESRC funded Research Development Initiative on Training Researchers in Ethics and Ethical Practice in Social Science Research. It aims to provide new researchers with a set of resources to enable them to undertake ethically sound research. The site is arranged around 8 core themes: ethical review processes; ethical issues in the global context; ethical and
TEAN (Teacher Educator Advancement Network)
TEAN (Teacher Educator Advancement Network) is a group at the University of Cumbria that seeks to support teacher education providers and associated organisations across the UK. The website includes links to relevant documents, a diary of events, links to related websites, a journal and more about the work of TEAN. Topics covered include: research in teacher education, assessment, teaching as a Masters profession and teacher qualifications.
Hispana: directorio y recolector de recursos digitales
Hispana: repositorio de colecciones digitales de archivos, bibliotecas y museos españoles is a special project of the Spanish government (Ministerio de Cultura). It is a portal to digital archives and repositories from Libraries, museum and universities in Spain. It enables rapid cross searching of millions of online ebooks, journal articles, working papers prints, photographs, as well as Spanish elibrary initiatives. It is possible to search by keyword or browse. All subject areas of the human
Internet sacred text archive : women and religion
Women and religion is a part of the Internet Sacred Text Archive. The site contains texts on feminism, women warriors and heroines, goddesses and other religious, anthropological, fictional and polemical texts that incorporate women. Texts include Mary Wollstonecraft's A vindication of the rights of woman (1792), The woman's bible (1895) by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and The poems of Sappho: Hymn to Aphrodite. Full texts or excerpts are available in original language and English translation to down
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Burma votes 2010 - Episode 2
'Burma votes 2010' presenter Nicholas Farrelly gives a special post-poll update to the vod and podcast series. This episode was recorded on 9 November 2010 and in the second in the series.
'Burma votes 2010' brings together experts to discuss and analyse the poll and the political landscape ahead of and after the election day.
If you have questions or comments for the team you can leave them here or join in the conversation at asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala
Keynote address: Research Agenda and Policy Perspectives on Agriculture for Development
The keynote address of the conference, by Justin Lin, the chief economist at the World Bank, focuses on future research priorities and the process of implementing the policy objectives of the 2008 World Development Report, "Agriculture for Development."
Justin Lin is the Chief Economist of the World Bank.
Water Alert!
"Water Alert!" is an interactive educational resource on water, environment and sanitation where young people are engaged in an adventure of strategy and survival. The goal is to ensure that the people in this drought-challenged village, who are facing the threat of a flood, have water that is safe to drink and a clean and healthy school environment. Includes a facilitation guide with instructions for use of the game as a teaching tool and suggestions for classroom activities relating to water,
