What Was a Relevant Translation in the 18th Century?

The paper applies RT to analyse an 18th century translation of a Latin text by the preeminent Romanian scholar Demetrius Cantemir. The translation diverges significantly from the original and was met with harsh criticism. Using the conceptual toolkit of RT, I argue that the differences between the original and its English translation were motivated by the translator’s desire to yield the same cognitive effect without putting the audience to unnecessary processing effort. Both effects and effort need to be evaluated by taking into account the respective cognitive environments of the source-text and the target-text audiences. The intertextual dimension of the text under scrutiny adds to the difficulty of communicating the same message in different languages and cultures

Increasing autonomy through improved care: effects of a professional care-giver training programme on the functional status of older adults

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Government of Spain (grant number FPU15/03966).The aim of the present research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a care-giver training programme that trains professional care-givers in cognitive stimulation strategies for functional maintenance in care-dependent older adults. The sample contained 69 older adults (37 in the treatment group, 32 control group) assessed with the Barthel Index, the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Clifton Assessment Procedure for the Elderly (Cognitive Scale). Participants in the treatment group were treated by professional care-givers who were trained with the programme CUIDA-2 in communication and cognitive stimulation strategies. The results from the Barthel Index showed significant differences in the post-intervention assessment and in the follow-up assessment, where the treatment group obtained higher scores, and there were significant differences within the treatment group between the initial assessment and the post-treatment assessment, as well as between the initial assessment and the follow-up. The data obtained reflect that a training programme to train professional care-givers produced functional benefits in the older adults, and these improvements persisted over time. Moreover, the care-givers saw themselves as more competent and more satisfied with their work.Ministry of Education, Government of Spain FPU15/0396

Monumentul medieval de la Măxineni, jud. Brăila / Le monument féodal de Măxineni, dép. de Brăila.

Cândea Ionel. Monumentul medieval de la Măxineni, jud. Brăila / Le monument féodal de Măxineni, dép. de Brăila.. In: Materiale şi cercetări arheologice, N°17 1993. A XVII-A sesiune anuală de rapoarte, Ploiești 1983 (Partea a II-a) pp. 539-544