Last week I showed how the noun “culture” developed from the IndoEuropean root KWEL, which implied turning in different ways. “Culture” entered English in the 15th century with meanings related […]
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Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Culture
The IndoEuropean root KWEL, which implied turning in different ways, has turned into many different linguistic manifestations. Through the Greek κύκλος, a circle, we get cycle, cyclone, and encyclopaedia. A […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Naming monoclonal antibodies
The term “monoclonal” is over 100 years old, having been first recorded, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, in a 1914 paper in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . The IDEAL shape of promulgation
Last week I suggested that passive diffusion and active dissemination of the outcomes of research could together be called “promulgation”. To promulgate is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Diffusion + dissemination = promulgation
As I have previously discussed, although the idea of translational research did not start to emerge as such until the 1980s, it had roots in the idea of “diffusion of […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Diffusion
Diffusion and dissemination are important aspects of translational research. They are the processes whereby the products of such research—knowledge, skills, understanding, innovations—spread, encouraging implementation. Diffusion is a passive process, like […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Knowledge translation
You would think that the word “knowledge” comes from the word “know”, but it isn’t as simple as that. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) only says “probably”. The problem is […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Knowledge
As I discussed last week, new knowledge, not in itself research, is an important outcome of research and, through diffusion and dissemination, a tool for further research. GN, meaning to […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Defining research
Last week I proposed a definition of translational research and started to explore the problem of defining research itself. Previous definitions suggest six headings, relevant to all types of research. […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Defining translational research
Over the past four weeks I have been exploring models of translational research using the metaphor of crossing bridges. I started by exploring the meanings of translation. It comes from […]