Notes on Acting Up Hackett, Curry
Journal of architectural education (1984),
20/1/2/, Volume:
78, Issue:
1
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Part open letter, part personal narrative, this essay argues for two mediums that have-in the experience of the author-been derided as less-than-scholarly in architecture education: quilting and ...collage. By inviting us to embrace messiness, nostalgia, and radical juxtaposition, quilting and collage offer timely alternatives to 90-degree corners and orthogonal projection. Rather, they invite us to embrace new forms and spaces of knowledge production and collaboration, with real liberatory potential for design education. Lastly, I outline the nuanced complications of teaching at a Historically Black institution (as an alum of one), and what is lost when we prioritize traditional forms of architectural representation.
This paper investigates the influence of quilting on the ballistic performance of plain weaves. The friction between the fabric-forming yarns was increased due to the constraint imparted by thread ...quilting. Ballistic impact tests were performed to characterize the ballistic protection of the quilted and the un-quilted samples, and FE simulation was used to study the mechanisms of energy absorption. It was found that the quilted fabrics outperform the un-quilted plain weave in terms of energy absorption. The most significant improvement in energy absorption capability exhibits a specific energy absorption over two times greater than that of un-quilted plain weaves. In addition, it was found from the images obtained from the high-speed camera that yarn quilting is effective in resisting yarn pull-out during a ballistic event, enabling more energy to be absorbed by the fabric system. Numerical predictions showed that thread quilting enlarges the area of stress distribution and the transverse deflection, and consequently enable the quilted systems to absorb more energy than the unquilted system shortly after impact. When the constituent layers were quilted together in a panel, the system acted as integrity during the energy dissipation process even though the individual layers were damaged by the projectile.
•The influence of quilting on ballistic performance of plain weaves was systematically studied by experimental and FE method.•The energy absorption in quilted panels exhibits roughly twice as high in un-quilted plain weaves during a ballistic event.•Quilting is effective to resist yarn pull-out and enlarge the stress distribution & transverse deflection area during impact.
The application of transseptal suturing as an alternative to intranasal splints in preventing postoperative complications, such as synechia, and maintaining nasal septal stability following ...Septoplasty, remains controversial. This meta-analysis aims to systematically compare the effectiveness and safety of transseptal suturing with intranasal splints after Septoplasty.
A comprehensive systematic literature review based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was conducted. The review included randomized clinical trials (RCTs) identified through a database search in July 2023, comparing postoperative complications following Septoplasty with the transseptal suturing technique versus intranasal splints.
Eight published RCTs involving 570 participants were included in the meta-analysis. The analysis revealed no significant difference between the transseptal suturing and intranasal splint techniques following Septoplasty in postoperative complications, including postoperative hemorrhage, synechia, septal hematoma, septal perforation, local infection, crusting, and residual septal deviation.
Transseptal suturing can be applied following Septoplasty as an alternative to intranasal splints without increasing the rate of postoperative complications.
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Quilts and Health MacDowell, Marsha; Luz, Clare; Donaldson, Beth
12/2017
eBook
Name an illness, medical condition, or disease and you will find quiltmaking associated with it. From Alzheimer's to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lou Gehrig's Disease to Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, and for ...nearly every form of cancer, millions of quilts have been made in support of personal well-being, health education, patient advocacy, memorialization of victims, and fundraising. InQuilts and Health, Marsha MacDowell, Clare Luz, and Beth Donaldson explore the long historical connection between textiles and health and its continued and ever growing importance in contemporary society. This lavishly illustrated book brings together hundreds of health-related quilts-with imagery from abstract patterns to depictions of fibromyalgia to an ovarian cancer diary-and the stories behind the art, as told by makers, recipients, healthcare professionals, and many others. This incredible book speaks to the healing power of quilts and quiltmaking and to the deep connections between art and health.
The hydatid cysts disease is a parasitic cystic infection of the liver, lungs, and other organs, caused by Echinococcus granulosus. It is mostly seen in the sheep and cattle farms, which have poor ...health conditions. It is endemic in the eastern and southwestern regions of Türkiye. The big cysts that are seen in the lungs are called a huge pulmonary cyst. And it is a particular clinic situation. The symptoms of the disease are cough, chest pain, dyspnoea, hemoptysis, or allergic reactions. The hemoptysis could be seen when these cysts rupture. The use of anthelmintic drugs to treat the pulmonary hydatid cysts could cause cyst rupture. The surgery must be the first choice of treatment. In our case, we discussed the two huge pulmonary hydatid cysts in the upper left lobe of the lung which were treated with thoracotomy.
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