Negotiating Cultural Identities Through Language: Academic English In Jordan

This article discusses how a group of multilingual scholars in Jordan negotiate multiple linguistic and cultural affiliations. These writers\u27 experiences demonstrate the varied ways English\u27s global dominance affects individuals\u27 lives. The scholars find both empowerment and disempowerment in English, viewing English as linked to Western hegemony in some situations and as de-nationalized and de-territorialized in others

Effect of in-season resistance exercise-induced changes in muscle size and strength on match-related handball external load measurements

Purpose: this study aimed to investigate if in-season resistance training-induced changes in maximal lower-body strength and fat-free mass could influence changes in match-related handball external load measurements. Method: twenty female handball players from two senior sub-elite teams (19.6 years ± 2.4, 168.7 cm ± 6.3 in height, and 69.3 kg ± 13.3 body mass) completed a 12-week in-season strength- and power training program. Players were then divided into high- and low-responders based on changes in squat 1 repetition maximum, leg press force, and leg fat-free mass (FFM). Improvements in FFM and one of the two strength tests that exceeded the smallest worthwhile change and coefficient of variation were defined as high-responders. Weekly standardized match-related handball external load was measured as Player Load and high intensity events (HIE) with inertial movement units. Changes in external load between high- and low-responders were analyzed with t-tests (three first- vs. three last measurements), single-cases with Nonoverlap of all Pairs (NAP) as well as correlations between changes in external load and the combined 1RM, force and FFM (composite change score). Results: There were no significant differences between or within responders in change in external load (p>0.05) or any correlations between changes in the composite score and external load (r= -0.04- -0.20, all p>0.05). The NAP analyses revealed no significant differences on an individual level (effect sizes: PlayerLoad: 0-0.66, HIE: 0.25-0.61). Conclusion: These findings indicate that changes in maximal leg extensor strength and fat-free mass do not influence match-related in-season handball PlayerLoad and HIE measurements. Key-words: resistance training, handball, external load, PlayerLoad, high intensity event

Interprofessional collaboration in the Norwegian welfare context : a scoping review

Author's accepted version (postprint).This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Interprofessional Care on 09/12/2019.Available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13561820.2019.1693353acceptedVersio

Both the environment and genes are important for concentrations of cadmium and lead in blood

Concentrations of cadmium and lead in blood (BCd and BPb, respectively) are traditionally used as biomarkers of environmental exposure. We estimated the influence of genetic factors on these markers in a cohort of 61 monozygotic and 103 dizygotic twin pairs (mean age = 68 years, range = 49-86). BCd and BPb were determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Variations in both BCd and BPb were influenced by not only environmental but also genetic factors. Interestingly, the genetic influence was considerably greater for nonsmoking women (h(2) = 65% for BCd and 58% for BPb) than for nonsmoking men (13 and 0%, respectively). The shared familial environmental (c(2)) influence for BPb was 37% for men but only 3% for women. The association between BCd and BPb could be attributed entirely to environmental factors of mutual importance for levels of the two metals. Thus, blood metal concentrations in women reflect not only exposure, as previously believed, but to a considerable extent hereditary factors possibly related to uptake and storage. Further steps should focus on identification of these genetic factors and evaluation of whether women are more susceptible to exposure to toxic metals than men.publishedVersio

How far does the dynamic doctrine go?:Looking for the basis of precontractual liability in the CISG

The inherent conundrums of precontractual liability are familiar in most domestic legal systems, but they also turn overly complex if the parties are located in each their jurisdiction. This article analyses whether the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) governs any precontractual questions. Precontractual liability under the CISG has been discussed sparsely in the literature and since the Convention neither expressly deals with nor excludes precontractual liablity it leaves a gap of knowledge. A further examination of the Convention’s applicability to precontractual liability, what the legal foundation of such precontractual duties may be, and what such duties may consist of is desired