This volume provides a summary of the standard laboratory protocols and methodology commonly used in basic and translational studies in the field of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. Chapters detail including basic RA models, evaluation of disease activity and immunological status, systemic drug delivery, and new research tools. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Rheumatoid Arthritis: Methods and Protocols aims to be a basic manual for clinical researchers who are just getting started in the field of intervention study.

The Chinese have been one of the oldest and largest ethnic communities across the world with well over 35 million people living overseas. Despite their relatively large cultural distance from the host countries, and the ordeals faced by generations of Chinese immigrants due to stereotypes, prejudice, and racism, many have adjusted remarkably well economically and socially in their new country. But how do generations of Chinese immigrants reconcile seemingly incompatible demands from home and host cultures to negotiate bicultural or multicultural identities? Identity, Hybridity and Cultural Home explores the multifaceted concept of cultural identity to uncover the meaning of cultural home for Chinese immigrants in multicultural environments. It questions the conventional notion of a stable and secure cultural identity, challenges the common conception of bilingualism and biculturalism, analyses hybrid identities, and identifies directions for future research on the critical issue of searching for a cultural home in a multicultural society.

Taking a global and critical perspective, this textbook presents the concepts, theories and applications from the field of intercultural communication in a lively and easy-to-follow style. Covering all the essential topics, from immigration and intercultural conflict, to intercultural health communication and communication in the workplace, this cutting-edge 4th edition: Explains the key theories and concepts you need to know. Brings theory to life with a range of global case studies. Ties key ideas and debates to the reality of intercultural skills and practice. Adds a new chapter on intercultural communication and business. Expands coverage of topical areas such as health and crisis communication and virtual communication in the workplace. Introducing Intercultural Communication is the ideal guide to becoming a critical consumer of information and an effective global citizen. It is essential reading for students of intercultural communication across media and communication studies, and international business and management. 

The Chinese have been one of the oldest and largest ethnic communities across the world with well over 35 million people living overseas. Despite their relatively large cultural distance from the host countries, and the ordeals faced by generations of Chinese immigrants due to stereotypes, prejudice, and racism, many have adjusted remarkably well economically and socially in their new country. But how do generations of Chinese immigrants reconcile seemingly incompatible demands from home and host cultures to negotiate bicultural or multicultural identities? Identity, Hybridity and Cultural Home explores the multifaceted concept of cultural identity to uncover the meaning of cultural home for Chinese immigrants in multicultural environments. It questions the conventional notion of a stable and secure cultural identity, challenges the common conception of bilingualism and biculturalism, analyses hybrid identities, and identifies directions for future research on the critical issue of searching for a cultural home in a multicultural society.

This book advances a new understanding of acculturation processes for older migrants, drawing on empirical data from migrants of Chinese heritage in Australia. It challenges the traditional models of acculturation, questions the conventional notion of integration and analyses the fluid nature of cultural identities. Drawing on insights from environmental gerontology, intercultural communication and acculturation theories, it conceptualises ageing in a foreign land as a home-building process, highlighting the collective contributions of individual, community, social, cultural, technological and environmental factors to older migrants' well-being. A consideration of what it means to age 'in place' for those whose home is not necessarily attached to one place and one culture, this volume will appeal to social scientists with interests in ageing, gerontology, migration and diaspora, as well as those working in the fields of aged care policy.

Taking a global and critical perspective, this textbook presents the concepts, theories and applications from the field of intercultural communication in a lively and easy-to-follow style. Covering all the essential topics, from immigration and intercultural conflict, to intercultural health communication and communication in the workplace, this cutting-edge 4th edition: Explains the key theories and concepts you need to know. Brings theory to life with a range of global case studies. Ties key ideas and debates to the reality of intercultural skills and practice. Adds a new chapter on intercultural communication and business. Expands coverage of topical areas such as health and crisis communication and virtual communication in the workplace. Introducing Intercultural Communication is the ideal guide to becoming a critical consumer of information and an effective global citizen. It is essential reading for students of intercultural communication across media and communication studies, and international business and management. 

This research covers how high street fashion companies manage the new product development process to meet the demands of a new market.It give some definitions in the beginning of the literature review. And the primary research presents two case studies to help the reader understand the theories in the literature review.In the conclusion, I summarize the opinions from literature review and primary research, and make some suggestions about the standard process of a high street fashion company trying to enter a new market and to a company already in this market segment and interested in expanding its brand to a new market.

Hauptseminararbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Linguistik, einseitig bedruckt, Note: 2,0, Freie Universitat Berlin (Philosophie und Geisteswissenschaften Institut fur Deutsche Philologie), 10 Eintragungen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die hier vorliegende Arbeit analysiert Gedichte in Bezug auf ihre Aufbauprinzipen und Textfunktionen, ausgehend von generellen Initiatoren der vier fur diese Analyse ausgewahlten Anthologien, uber die spezifischen Initiatoren der einzelnen Gedichte, bis hin zu ihren besonderen makro- und mikrostrukturellen sowie syntaktischen Merkmalen.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Deutsch - Padagogik, Didaktik, Sprachwissenschaft, Note: 1,7, Freie Universitat Berlin (Institut fur Deutsche Philologie), 21 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit analysiert Lehnwortbeziehungen im deutsch-niederlandischen Sprachkontakt. Die Lehnworter werden nicht nur zum Spiegel der Kulturgeschichte des kontinentalwestgermanischen Raumes, sondern daruber hinaus zu Einzelelementen innerhalb der Gesamtstruktur der diachronischen Kommunikationssituation zwischen beiden sich verselbststandigenden Sprachen. Dabei werden die wechselseitigen kulturellen, religiosen, wirtschaftlichen und personlichen Beeinflussungen sowie die Entwicklung beider Sprachen am Beispiel des niederlandischen Romans De Tweeling" (zu deutsch Die Zwillinge") von Tessa de Loo dargestellt. Betrachtet werden ca. zwanzig Worter, die in der deutschen Ubersetzung des Romans auftauchen und jeweils im Wortschatz beider Kultursprachen vorkommen bzw. aus der jeweils anderen Kultursprache entlehnt wurden.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Orientalistik / Sinologie - Chinesisch / China, Note: 1,0, Freie Universitat Berlin (Ostasiatisches Institut), Veranstaltung: Lekture des Zhuangzi, 6 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der alten chinesischen Gesellschaft waren die Gedanken des Konfuzianismus uber einen langen Zeitraum vorherrschend. Parallel dazu existierte die taoistische Lehre vom Weg bzw. deren Prinzip des absichtslosen Handelns. Diese beiden Lehren bildeten die Grundlage der Vorstellungswelt der Menschen in der klassischen chinesischen Kultur. Wahrend der Konfuzianismus mit seinem kraftvollen und aktiven Charakter die Personlichkeit der chinesischen Nation beeinflusste, verfolgte der Taoismus das Ziel, die Existenz des Menschen zu erhohen, auf eine immer hohere Stufe des Daseins zu bringen und bis zur hochsten zu steigern. Zhuangzi glaubte dieses Konzept in die Realitat umsetzen zu konnen, wenn er die Personlichkeit und den Charakter der chinesischen Nation seinen Ideen entsprechend gestaltete und die klassische chinesische Kultur heraushobe. Diese Arbeit setzt sich mit jenen Lehren von der idealen Personlichkeit bei Zhuangzi auseinander. Dabei wird zunachst erlautert, wie die philosophischen Gedanken Zhuangzis entstanden waren, d.h. auf welchen Grundlagen seine Personlichkeitslehre aufbaut. Im Anschluss daran folgt eine Darstellung der Lehre vom wahrhaften Menschen, die in der von Zhuangzi konzipierten Idee von der idealen Personlichkeit eine zentrale Rolle spielt. Abschliessend werden die konkreten Methoden dieser Personlichkeitslehre dargestellt und erlautert, welche Ziele damit verfolgt wurden