Cultural levels of speech

The way you use language tells more about you than any other activity of your life. What you say and how you say it are more revealing of your intelligence, personality, and character than the ways you dress, eat, walk, read or make your living. Knowing how to read and write is a significant accomplishment for everyone, but neither reading nor writing is an essential part of anyone’s factual existence. Communicating with others through some sort of speech signals is essential however

Therapeutic cloning

The review is devoted to the current biomedical direction in cell-replacement therapy - therapeutic cloning, which is the most universal approach for obtaining patient-specific embryonic stem cell lines (hESC) with tremendous potential in maintaining and restoring human health. Now the main sources of stem cells directly for biomedical work are stem cells from umbilical cord blood and adult stem cells. Both sources have serious limitations: umbilical cord blood stem cells are autogenous only to the newly born, and receiving stem cells from the patient himself is unsafe for him. In addition, in general opinion, the potential for differentiation in these cells is lower than in ESCs. Obviously, the most versatile and reliable source of human stem cell (SC) production is through cloning technology

Plane coding device

While designing a fault protection device, one of the most important tasks is to ensure the high reliability of the transmitted data with the highest possible speed at the lowest possible cost. In order to accomplish this task, it is necessary to use codes capable of detecting and correcting an error. To achieve noise immunity, a combinatorial plane code is often used

Modern achievements of genetic engineering and biotechnologies

Modern medical science and the needs of practical health care require the use of scientific technology in basic research. The Europian federation of Biotechnology defines modern biotechnology as the use of sciences related to nature (biology, chemistry, physics) and engineering (e.g. electronics) in relation with biosystems in the bio-industry

A new class of cancer-killing viruses

T-VEC (Talimogene laherparepvec) is a local immunotherapy that contains a modified herpes virus with which a skin cancer can be cured. The invention of T-VEC can be called a breakthrough in medicine because it saves the lives of people who have inoperable stages III and IV of melanoma

Swallowable gastric balloon could help with weight loss

Nowadays, obesity cannot be ignored no more, it is a major factor which is harmful for our human health. This metabolic illness results from excess accumulation of body fat. Obesity increases the development of such fatal diseases including diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension. Curing obese patients prevents the development of complications and irrevocable changes. Current therapeutic methods are maintaining a healthy lifestyle, a medical treatment, bypass surgery

Bacteriophages as alternatives to antibiotics

The history of the discovery of bacteriophages began almost a century ago. In spite of the appearance of antibiotics, bacteriophages are still extremely promising. Bacterial infections are an urgent public health problem, due to the increasing of antibiotic resistance and negative health consequences. Thus, phages are currently considered as an alternative treatment, which are going to replace antibiotics

Smart lenses for diabetics

What is life with diabetes? It is an annоying control of blood sugar and injections with insulin. Using a glucometer for diabetics is the same as you check your mail box. The problem is that it becomes boring very soon, particularly for diabetics who keep active. It is time to change. Scientists in one of the South Korean institutes developed a device that combines the glucometer with ordinary contact lenses

Non-Verbal Behaviour in Intercultural Communication

The implementation of intercultural communication, the achievement of mutual understanding between peoples are important factors of stability and cultural exchange against the background of the diversity of cultures, traditions, religions, business, and technologies. Productive intercultural dialogue is largely possible not only due to knowing foreign languages, but also non-verbal communication that helps to overcome cultural barriers

Cultural levels of speech

The way you use language tells more about you than any other activity of your life. What you say and how you say it are more revealing of your intelligence, personality, and character than the ways you dress, eat, walk, read or make your living. Knowing how to read and write is a significant accomplishment for everyone, but neither reading nor writing is an essential part of anyone’s factual existence. Communicating with others through some sort of speech signals is essential however