What is it about performance that draws people to sit and listen attentively in a theater, hoping to be moved and provoked, challenged and comforted? In Utopia in Performance, Jill Dolan traces the ...sense of visceral, emotional, and social connection that we experience at such times, connections that allow us to feel for a moment not what a better world might look like, but what it might feel like, and how that hopeful utopic sentiment might become motivation for social change. She traces these "utopian performatives" in a range of performances, including the solo performances of feminist artists Holly Hughes, Deb Margolin, and Peggy Shaw; multicharacter solo performances by Lily Tomlin, Danny Hoch, and Anna Deavere Smith; the slam poetry event Def Poetry Jam; The Laramie Project; Blanket, a performance by postmodern choreographer Ann Carlson; Metamorphoses by Mary Zimmerman; and Deborah Warner's production of Medea starring Fiona Shaw. While the book richly captures moments of "feeling utopia" found within specific performances, it also celebrates the broad potential that performance has to provide a forum for being human together; for feeling love, hope, and commonality in particular and historical (rather than universal and transcendent) ways.
This study investigated the impact of exercise training on interindividual variability and response rates in body composition and cardiometabolic outcomes in adolescents with obesity. Postpubertal ...males and females (n = 143) were randomly assigned to 6 months of a diet-only control or aerobic, resistance, or combined exercise training. Body composition indices were percentages of body fat mass and lean body mass and waist circumference. Biomarkers of cardiometabolic health were systolic blood pressure and plasma fasting glucose, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Interindividual variability was examined by comparing the standard deviation of individual responses (SD
IR
) to a smallest robust change (SRC). The typical error of measurement was used to classify responses. SD
IR
exceeded the SRC for percent body fat mass in all exercise groups (SRC = 1.04%; aerobic SD
IR
= 1.50%; resistance SD
IR
= 1.22%; combined SD
IR
= 2.29%), percent lean body mass (SRC = 1.38%; SD
IR
= 3.2%,), systolic blood pressure (SRC = 2.06 mm Hg; SD
IR
= 4.92 mm Hg) in the resistance group, and waist circumference (SRC = 2.33 cm; SD
IR
= 4.09 cm), and fasting glucose (SRC = 0.08 mmol/L; SD
IR
= 0.28 mmol/L) in the combined group. However, half of the reported variables (11/21) did not have a positive SD
IR
. Importantly, adverse response rates were significantly lower in all 3 exercise groups compared with control for body composition. Although exercise had a small influence on interindividual variability for indices of body composition, the rate of adverse responses did not increase for any outcome.
Novelty
Interindividual variability and individual responses to exercise training have not been investigated in adolescents with obesity.
Six months of exercise training does not increase interindividual variability in adolescents with obesity.
Exercise created a positive, uniform shift in responses.
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Stephenson explores the autobiographical form by analysing seven works by Canadian playwrights written and performed between 1999 and 2009, including Judith Thompson's Perfect Pie, Daniel MacIvor's ...In On It, and Timothy Findley's Shadows.
Grave's disease affecting one thyroid lobe: About 2 cases Elamari, S.; Rhmari Tlemcani, F.Z.; Motaib, I. ...
Médecine nucléaire : imagerie fonctionelle et métabolique,
June 2022, 2022-06-00, Letnik:
46, Številka:
3
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Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder of thyroid which is characterized by hyperthyroidism, diffuse goiter, ophthalmopathy. Due to the pathophysiological mechanism of the disease, the disease ...affects both thyroid lobes. Unilateral involvement of the thyroid gland in patients with Graves’ disease is a rare entity, which suggests a difference between the two thyroid lobes. Clarifying this phenomenon could be a line of research for a better understanding of the pathophysiology of Graves's disease. This entity must be known to the clinician in order to take it better and avoid misdiagnosis. Here we present two cases of Graves’ disease which had unilateral involvement of the thyroid gland and discuss the hypotheses explaining this observation.
La maladie de Basedow est un trouble auto-immun de la thyroïde qui se caractérise par une hyperthyroïdie, un goitre diffus et une ophtalmopathie. En raison du mécanisme physiopathologique de la maladie, celle-ci affecte les deux lobes thyroïdiens. L’implication unilatérale de la glande thyroïde chez les patients atteints de la maladie de Basedow est une entité rare, ce qui suggère une différence entre les deux lobes thyroïdiens. La clarification de ce phénomène pourrait être un axe de recherche pour une meilleure compréhension de la physiopathologie de la maladie de Basedow. Cette entité doit être connue du clinicien afin de mieux l’appréhender et éviter d’induire un diagnostic erroné. Nous présentons ici deux cas de maladie de Basedow qui présentaient une atteinte unilatérale de la glande thyroïde et discutons des hypothèses expliquant cette observation.
•Gaseous pρTx data for R1234ze(E) + R134a were measured.•Measurements were performed by a compact single-sinker densimeter.•Experimental results were correlated with the PR and truncated virial ...equations of state.
In this work, 101 gaseous pressure–density–temperature–mole fraction (pρTx) measurements for trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R1234ze(E)) + 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a) binary mixtures were measured along with seven isotherms from 270.351 to 300.276 K by using a compact single-sinker densimeter. The mixtures consisted of four mole fractions of R1234ze(E) from 0.4338 to 0.6356, corresponding to mass fractions of R1234ze(E) from 0.4613 to 0.6610. The experimental standard uncertainties in temperature, pressure, mole fraction, and density were estimated to be less than 5 mK, 200 Pa, 0.0003, and 0.05%, respectively. The Peng–Robinson (PR) equation of state with vdW one-fluid mixing rules and a truncated virial equation of state were employed to correlate the experimental data. The correlated results from different models are consistent with each other, and the virial model gives the best description of the experimental pρTx data with average absolute relative pressure and density deviations of 0.088% and 0.093%, respectively.
The treatment of refractory macular holes is controversial, with human amniotic membrane grafts emerging recently as an attractive option. We performed a meta-analysis and systematic review in this ...paper to assess the results of human amniotic membrane (hAM) in the treatment of refractory macular hole (MH).
We searched the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases, VIP database, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, Sinomed, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, and Clinical Trials.gov. Studies reporting hAM for the treatment of refractory MH were included. The outcomes are MH closure rate, visual acuity (VA) improvement rate, and graft dislocation/contracture rate.
A total of 8 studies on 103 eyes were included, all of which had undergone failed vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. In all studies, the VA improvement rate was 66% (95%CI: 45 to 84%), the MH closure rate was 94% (95%CI: 84 to 100%) and the hAM graft dislocation/contracture rate was 6% (95%CI: 0 to 15%). In the studies using cryopreserved hAM grafts, the MH closure rate was 99% (95%CI: 94 to 100%) and the hAM graft dislocation/contracture rate was 3% (0%, 10%). The VA improvement rates were 94% (95%CI: 79 to 100%) in the retinal detachment subgroup, 37% (95%CI: 20 to 56%) in the pathologic myopia subgroup, and 62% (95%CI: 14 to 100%) in the idiopathic MH subgroup.
Human amniotic membrane in the treatment of refractory MH results in visual improvement. It has a high macular hole closure rate and low dislocation/contracture rate. Cryopreserved hAM grafts might have better outcomes than dehydrated grafts.
Le traitement des trous maculaires réfractaires est controversé. Récemment, avec l’émergence des greffes de membrane amniotique humaine, une option attrayante est apparue récemment. Ici, nous avons effectué une méta-analyse et une revue systématique des résultats de la membrane amniotique humaine (hAM) dans le traitement du trou maculaire réfractaire (MH). Une méta-analyse et une revue systématique ont été utilisées dans cet article pour évaluer l’effet de la membrane amniotique humaine (hAM) dans le traitement du trou maculaire réfractaire (MH).
Nous avons effectué des recherches dans la base de données Cochrane des revues systématiques, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, les bases de données China National Knowledge Infrastructure, la base de données VIP, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, Sinomed, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry et Clinical Trials.gov. Les études faisant état de hAM pour le traitement du MH réfractaire ont été incluses. Les résultats sont le taux de fermeture des MH, le taux d’amélioration de l’acuité visuelle (VA) et le taux de luxation/contracture du greffon.
Au total, 8 études portant sur 103 yeux ont été incluses, toutes ayant subi un échec de vitrectomie et un peeling de la membrane limitante interne (MLI). Dans toutes les études, le taux d’amélioration de l’AV était de 66 % (IC à 95 % : 45 à 84 %), ; le taux de fermeture du MH était de 94 % (IC à 95 % : 84 à 100 %) ; le taux de luxation/contracture du greffon hAM était de 6 % (IC à 95 % : 0 à 15 %). Dans les études utilisant des greffons hAM cryoconservés, le taux de fermeture du MH était de 99 % (IC à 95 % : 94 à 100 %) et le taux de luxation/contracture du greffon hAM était de 3 % (0 %, 10 %) ; Les taux d’amélioration de l’AV étaient de 94 % (IC à 95 % : 79 à 100 %) dans le sous-groupe de décollement de la rétine, de 37 % (IC à 95 % : 20 à 56 %) dans le sous-groupe de myopie pathologique et de 62 % (IC à 95 % : 14 à 100 %) dans le sous-groupe MH idiopathique.
La membrane amniotique humaine dans le traitement du MH réfractaire conduit à une vision améliorée, il a un taux de fermeture de trou maculaire élevé et un faible taux de luxation/contracture,. Les greffes de hAM cryopréservées pourraient avoir de meilleurs résultats que les greffes déshydratées.
DNA-binding with one finger (Dof) domain proteins are a multigene family of plant-specific transcription factors involved in numerous aspects of plant growth and development. In this study, we report ...a genome-wide search for Musa acuminata Dof (MaDof) genes and their expression profiles at different developmental stages and in response to various abiotic stresses. In addition, a complete overview of the Dof gene family in bananas is presented, including the gene structures, chromosomal locations, cis-regulatory elements, conserved protein domains, and phylogenetic inferences. Based on the genome-wide analysis, we identified 74 full-length protein-coding MaDof genes unevenly distributed on 11 chromosomes. Phylogenetic analysis with Dof members from diverse plant species showed that MaDof genes can be classified into four subgroups (StDof I, II, III, and IV). The detailed genomic information of the MaDof gene homologs in the present study provides opportunities for functional analyses to unravel the exact role of the genes in plant growth and development.
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Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is rapidly replacing other molecular techniques for identifying and subtyping bacterial isolates. The resolution or discrimination offered by WGS is significantly higher ...than that offered by other molecular techniques, and WGS readily allows infrequent differences that occur between 2 closely related strains to be found. In this investigation, WGS was used to identify the changes that occurred in the genomes of 13 strains of bacterial foodborne pathogens after 100 serial subcultures. Pure cultures of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus were subcultured daily for 100 successive days. The 1st and 100th subcultures were whole-genome sequenced using short-read sequencing. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified between the 1st and final culture using 2 different approaches, and multilocus sequence typing of the whole genome was also performed to detect any changes at the allelic level. The number of observed genomic changes varied by strain, species, and the SNP caller used. This study provides insight into the genomic variation that can be detected using next-generation sequencing and analysis methods after repeated subculturing of 4 important bacterial pathogens.
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10.
It’s about time Hyslop, Bradley G; Colson, Alicia JM
North American archaeologist,
10/2017, Letnik:
38, Številka:
4
Journal Article
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The boreal forest is a vast region. Therefore, the archaeological record, like anywhere else in the globe, is subject to revision as additional evidence is gathered. By conducting research in the ...same location over a long period of time, Hyslop was able to alter the methodological approach that he utilized while surveying the shorelines of Lac Seul. His new approach revealed that cultural material existed well into the forested interior away from the water’s edge within the Lac Seul basin in central Canada. This development requires a detailed discussion of the nature of the boreal forest, the manner in which these discoveries were made, and the possible implications for the geographical region. It is important to recognize that this discussion is concerned with the surveying techniques utilized, and not with the excavation techniques.
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