Writing in Britain and Ireland, c. 400 to c. 800

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Considerations on Genre and Gender Conventions in Translating from Old English

The Old English poem The Wife's Lament is an extremely conventional and, at the same time, original text. It portrays a female character suffering for the absence of her loved one, through the framework of the so-called 'elegiac' style and a mainly heroic vocabulary. The traditional exile theme is, thus, interwoven with the uncommon motif of love sickness. While this appraisal of the poem is the most widely accepted one, disagreement still remains about the translation of some keywords, strictly related to the exile theme, such as sīþ or wræcsīþ. The aim of this paper is to examine diverging readings and glosses of the above mentioned 'exilic/elegiac' keywords, and to show that an accurate translation should not neglect a thorough appraisal of the text in its complexity and the association with related literary patterns and imagery in other poetic and prose texts

First Time Expectant Fathers’ Attitudes, Actions and Well-being in Regard to Work & Family Issues

Expectant fathers’ attitudes, decision-making processes, and sense of well-being relating to the challenges of work and family life as well as their conceptualizations of the role of father were explored with a purposive sample. In 2000, twenty-five married first time expectant fathers from central Texas in the U.S.A. completed self-administered questionnaires and fourteen were interviewed. While all fathers placed the highest priority on ‘breadwinning’, the majority believed that childcare and domestic duties should be shared equally when both parents are employed full time. Only two interviewed fathers described truly egalitarian household practices. Seven interviewees were ‘traditional’ in expectations and actions. The remaining five held traditional expectations for fathers but reported increased responsibility as helpers with domestic responsibilities and child rearing. The fathers’ often conflicting expectations with practice suggest that the challenges couples face after the baby is born will impact their well-being and health. Supportive programs and policies would help

The Transfer of Work Experiences into Family Life: An Introductory Study of Workers in Self-Managed Work Teams

Article on the transfer of work experiences into family life and an introductory study of workers in self-managed work teams

Systematic review of the psychometric properties of balance measures for cerebellar ataxia

Objective: To review systematically the psychometric properties of balance measures for use in people with cerebellar ataxia. Data sources: Medline, AMED, CINAHL, Web of Science and EMBASE were searched between 1946 and April 2014. Review methods: Two reviewers independently searched data sources. Cerebellar-specific and generic measures of balance were considered. Included studies tested psychometric properties of balance measures in people with cerebellar ataxia of any cause. Quality of reported studies was rated using the Consensus Based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist. Results: Twenty-one articles across which 16 measures had been tested were included for review. Using the COSMIN, quality of methodology in studies investigating psychometric properties of generic balance measures (n=10) was rated predominantly as ‘poor’. Furthermore, responsiveness has not been tested for any generic measures in this population. The quality of studies investigating psychometric properties of balance sub-components of the cerebellar-specific measures (n=6) ranged from ‘poor’ to ‘excellent’; however, Minimally Clinically Important Difference has not been determined for these cerebellar-specific measures. Conclusion: The Posture and Gait (PG) sub-component of the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) demonstrates the most robust psychometric properties with acceptable clinical utility