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European Comparative Literature As Humanism, Bernard Franco

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article "European Comparative Literature as Humanism" Bernard Franco presents an epistemological reflection on comparative literature in the context of the evolution of the relationships between different forms of knowledge. Franco argues that in the late nineteenth century the notion of the "humanities" replaced that of the "human sciences," but that we have recently returned to a humanist concept of knowledge linked to ethics. Franco focuses on the origins of this critical reflection about the nature of knowledge and on the debate in the Romantic period between rational and non-rational forms of knowledge. The idéologues (Cabanis, Destutt de Tracy, …

Geomancing Dib's Transcultural Expression In Translation, Madeleine Campbell

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Geomancing Dib's Transcultural Expression in Translation" Madeleine Campbell analyses Mohammed Dib's treatment of symbols and mythologies from Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions. Campbell contextualizes lexical, syntactic, and intertextual elements in Dib's texts with reference to Oriental schemas including the pre-Islamic Mu'allaqāt, The Conference of the Birds by Farīd ud-Dīn Attār and elements of Sufi symbolism. Further, Campbell examines how these elements serve to develop a liminal yet multilingual "reference system" within the framework of the French language. Dib's poetic aesthetic goes beyond surrealism in the intensity of its ontological enquiry and appears to go beyond Sufism in …

Literary Aspects In New Media Art Works, Narvika Bovcon

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Literary Aspects in New Media Art Works" Narvika Bovcon discusses examples of new media literature in the works of new media artists Jaka Železnikar and Srečo Dragan. While Železnikar is primarily a net artist who authors new media poetry and online linguistic interventions, the literary segments in Dragan's work are based in conceptual art and video art and he uses them to initiate a happening. Bovcon argues that studies of new media literature — of those works which require a readerly perception — should take time and attempt to capture the general flavor of such works which …

Artaud, Barney, And The Total Work Of Art From Avant-Garde To The Posthuman, Matteo Colombi, Massimo Fusillo

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In their article "Artaud, Barney, and the Total Work of Art from Avant-Garde to the Posthuman" Matteo Colombi and Massimo Fusillo discuss the aesthetics of Matthew Barney's video-performance art and the theater of Antonin Artaud. Colombi and Fusillo highlight the characteristics of the posthuman: the rejection of Western anthropocentrism and its subversion through hybridization with human, animal, and mechanical elements, the incorporation of Dionysian imagery of the body, and a commitment to the idea of the total work of art in its blending of different artistic mediums, and indeed, of art and life. Using examples from Artaud's writings on theater, …

Cervantes And The World's Literatures: A Book Review Article On Hagedorn's Don Quixote Volumes, José Manuel Lucía Megías

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

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Inflation In Enrichment Claims: Reflections On The Brazilian Civil Code, Aimite Jorge

Journal of Civil Law Studies

Inflation can be one of the risks assumed by the parties to a contract. Notwithstanding, contractual terms may provide for monetary corrections to offset that risk in cases of foreseeable inflation. The same may not hold true, however, for claims based on unjustified enrichment. They may find themselves in the position of innocents because the events that brought about the decline of purchasing power of the currency were unconnected to them. This paper analyses the approach recently favoured in the new Brazilian Civil Code on inflation in enrichment claims. Its focus is on article 884 (headed “enriquecimento sem justa causa”), …

Vietnam Towards The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 : Benefits, Challenges And Reality, Nguyen Viet Hoang Son

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Cost And Benefit Analysis Of Shore Side Electricity In The Port Of Tanjung Perak, Indonesia, Oscar Yogi Yustiano

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Implementation Of The Maritime Labour Convention In Peru : Applications Met's Models To Optimize Implementation, Gustavo Livia Rosas

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Cultural Understanding In The Indonesian Translation Of The Baby-Sitters Club, Halida Aisyah

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

This paper examines the original American edition and the Indonesian translation of two The Baby- Sitters Club novels. The researcher focuses on how culture-specific items in the novels are translated. Javier Aixelá’s classification is used to identify culture-specific items, and the translator’s method is analyzed using the notions of foreignization and domestication by Lawrence Venuti. It is found that foreignization is the translator’s tendency in translating the two novels, which indicates that the translated version of these children’s novels promote cultural understanding. This research also fills a gap in translation study as little research has been done to study the …

Representation Of Latinas As Maids On Devious Maids (2013), Fitria Afrianty Sudirman

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

This article aims to analyze the representation of Latinas as maids by examining the first season of US television drama comedy, Devious Maids. The show has been a controversy inside and outside Latina community since it presents the lives of five Latinas working as maids in Beverly Hills that appears to reinforce the negative stereotypes of Latinas. However, a close reading on scenes by using character analysis on two Latina characters shows that the characters break stereotypes in various ways. The show gives visibility to the Latinas by putting them as main characters and portraying them as progressive and independent …

Producing Space: Block-By-Block Change In A Gentrifying Neighborhood, Jen Douglas

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

Gentrification of urban neighborhoods is part of an ongoing restructuring of the city, linked to the emerging occupational structure of the service economy and the remaking of built environments that were created for a production economy. It is the name given to processes in which commodification and reinvestment accompany the in-migration of professional and managerial workers, often displacing prior residents and giving altered spatial form to inequality.

This dissertation is a case study of gentrification in Hyde and Jackson Squares, part of Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The emergence of gentrification pressures and their uneven distribution within the area is documented …

The Effects Of Hyaluronic Acid And Glucosamine On The Migration And Proliferation Of Tenocytes, Chien-Hung Chen, Jin-Fu Huang, Li-Lun Chen, Wen-Chung Tsai, Jong-Hwei S. Pang, Yu-Hsin Liao, Tung-Yang Yu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Tendinopathy or tendon rupture is a common disease. Studies have showed that hyaluronic acid and glucosamine benefit the process of tendon repair. Tendon healing requires the migration of tenocytes to the repair site, followed by the proliferation and synthesis of the extracellular matrix. However, the effects of hyaluronic acid and glucosamine on tenocytes remain to be explored. Here, we treated tenocytes from rat Achilles tendons with hyaluronic acid or glucosamine. The ability of tenocytes to migrate and proliferate was assessed by transwell filter migration assay and MTT (3-[4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay, respectively. Results from transwell filter migration assays showed that …

The Effect Of Health Promotion With Physical Therapy And Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid For Knee Osteoarthritis, Chen-Liang Chou, Wen-Hsu Sung, Fu-Wei Liu, Hsuci-Chen Lee, Li-Lung Haung, Jin-Jong Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (knee OA) is a common chronic disease that affects elderly. Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid (IAHA) and physical therapy for knee OA have been shown to have clinical benefits in randomized, clinical trials separately. However, it is generally accepted that optimal management of knee OA requires a combination of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment. Currently, few studies have directly evaluated the benefits of combining the 2 treatments for knee OA. The purpose of this study explored the efficacy of interventions in patients with knee osteoarthritis through combined IAHA and physical therapy. This study investigated the potential benefit of …

Effects Of Low Power Laser On Pain And Balance Dysfunction Caused By Periostitis Of Lower Limb: A Case Series, Hui-Yi Su, Yu-An Hu, Wei-Chun Hsu, Shih-Chi Li, Shin-Tsu Chang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Periostitis of the lower limb is a common problem in sports injury, and an appropriate treatment option is required for this medical issue. The purpose of this study was to assess pain reduction and functional improvement after low power laser therapy in the lower limbs with periostitis. A total of 29 adults (20-40 year-old) who had periostitis at our outpatient clinic were enrolled. The diagnosis of periostitis in the lower limbs was confirmed by skeletal scintigraphy. The treatment protocol adopted rehabilitation intervention involving low power laser treatment 3 times a day for 5 days, and a low-energy dosage of 1.4 …

Lipoma Arborescens On Mr Imaging And The Associated Lesions: A Reviewarticle Of 78 Cases, Cheng-Yuan Lin, Cheng-Ming Chiu, Tsung-Ching Lin, Shun-Lung Li, Chia-Yi Shang, Yu-Chiang Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Objective: To identify the different morphologic patterns of lipoma arborescens (LA) and the associated lesions on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to evaluate their clinical implication.Methods: We conducted a retrospective reviewarticle of the MR images and medical records of 78 patients diagnosed with LA of the knee (n=73) and shoulder (n=5). The diagnosis of LA was confirmed by the histologic findings in two cases and by the characteristic MR imaging features in the other 76.Results: A typical pattern of villous lipomatous proliferation of the synovium was identified on MR imaging in all cases, as a typical frond-like pattern in 38% …

Early Physical Therapy Intervention For A Child With Williams-Beuren's Syndrome And Presenting With Icf Model For Individual Activity And Participation: A Casereport, Shin-Mei Liu, Feng-Yin Lien, Shin-Tsu Chang, Heng-Yi Chu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Williams-Beuren's syndrome (W-B syndrome) is one of the genetic diseases, often comes with cardiovascular disease, abnormality of facial and teeth structure, poor motor control, delayed development of cognition and spatial sense. Here we present one child with W-B syndrome who underwent early intervention since she was 7 months old. After 20-month training, the child has made impressive progress in motor function and abilities of carrying ADL. Furthermore, by giving the parents instructions and guidelines for home programs, the relationship between the child and her parents also improved a lot. As the matter of fact, this casereport showed that the early …

Evaluation Of Pediatric Subjects With Swallowing Disorder Part Ii, Luh Karunia Wahyuni, Ming-Yen Hsiao, Hsing-Kuo Wang, Tyng-Guey Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The characteristics of pediatric swallowing, anatomical differences between pediatrics and adults, and swallowing problems in common pediatric diseases had been introduced in Part 1 of the article. The common methods for evaluation of pediatric swallowing are discussed in this part. The evaluation of swallowing function in pediatric patients is a great clinical challenge. It requires a team approach, an integration of multiple disciplines, and instrumental evaluations for establishing a diagnosis and developing an appropriate management plan. This article provides an introduction of the vital concept of clinical bedside evaluation and instrumental evaluation including the videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS), fibroptic endoscopic …

Cardiac Rehabilitation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Or Heart Valve Replacement Surgery-Experience Of A Medical Center, Ding-Hao Liu, Yi-Cheng Chen, Su-Ying Hung, Chen-Liang Chou

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Background and Purpose: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a long-term program that includes exercise prescription, education, and counseling on the limitation of physiological and psychological effects of cardiac disease and to enhance the psychosocial and vocational status of selected patients. In spite of CR being approved for patients who have experienced the consequences of coronary artery disease and for those who have had heart valve surgery, CR is widely underused. The aim of this study was to research the current status of CR for patients receiving coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or heart valve replacement (HVR) in a medical center in …

Incidental Finding Of A Simple Dysraphic State Of A Closed Spinal Dysraphism And Tethered Cord In An Adult Patient With Low Back Pain: A Casereport, Lin-Chien Lee, Hung-Fu Lee, Fu-Kong Lieu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The recognition of a closed spinal dysraphism without a subcutaneous mass and cutaneous stigmata depends on the development of relevant neurological and urological symptoms and signs. It can also be an incidental finding when symptoms that do not originate from it are investigated. We describe a 39-year-old man who presented with spondylolysis-related low back pain. Plain film showed posterior spina bifida of S1 and magnetic resonance imaging of the L-spine revealed one intradural lipoma at the L5 level and cord tethering. Conservative treatment was suggested because no relevant symptoms or signs of a mass effect of the lipoma or tethered …

Numerical Modeling Of Infrared Thermography Techniques Via Ansys, Hayder Abdulnabi Thajeel

Masters Theses

"Several inspection techniques have been developed over years. Recently, infrared thermography (IRT) technology has become a widely accepted as a nondestructive inspection (NDI) technique for different fields and various applications as well. Infrared thermography stands as one of the most an attractive and a successful NDI technique that has ability to detect the object's surface/subsurface defects remotely based on observing and measuring the surface's emitted infrared heat radiation by using an infrared camera. The finite element modeling FEM ANSYS was successfully used for the modelling of several IRT techniques; such as Pulsed Thermography (PT) and Lock-in Thermography (LT) that can …

Contemporary Issues In Domestic Ro-Ro Passenger Ferry Operation In Developing Countries : Identification Of Safety Issues In Domestic Ferry Operation Based On Accident Investigation Reports On Ferry Involved Accidents In Indonesian Waters, 2003 - 2013, Aleik Nurwahyudy

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Enhancement Of Seafarers' Employability Through Capacity Building In Maritime Education And Training (Met) : A Case Study Of Bangladesh, Md Manjurul Kabir

World Maritime University Dissertations

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A Critical Evaluation On The Effective Implementation Of The Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan For The South : A Case Study Of The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality African Coastline; Eastern Cape; South Africa, Thembani Wilberforce Manyefane

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Review Of South Africa's Marine Pollution Prevention Measures, Particularly Those Regarding Vessel-Source Oil Pollution, Sibusiso Rantsoabe

World Maritime University Dissertations

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An Analysis Of Leadership Education And Training In Maritime Education And Training Institutions, Yusuke Mori

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Assessment Of The Maritime Legislative Regulatory Framework Relating To The Jamaica Logistics Hub With Special Reference To Selected Contemporary Maritime Issues, Deniece Melissa Aiken

World Maritime University Dissertations

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Regional Cooperation For Antipiracy Measures In South East Asia : Study Of The Malacca Strait, Yuichi Monji

World Maritime University Dissertations

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The Attraction Of Seafaring For Young Chinese Students, Qiang Jianzhong

World Maritime University Dissertations

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An Optogenetic Gene Expression System With Rapid Activation And Deactivation Kinetics, Laura B. Motta-Mena, Anna Reade, Michael J. Mallory, Spencer Glantz, Orion D. Weiner, Kristen W. Lynch, Kevin H. Gardner

Publications and Research

Optogenetic gene expression systems can control transcription with spatial and temporal detail unequaled with traditional inducible promoter systems. However, current eukaryotic light-gated transcription systems are limited by toxicity, dynamic range, or slow activation/deactivation. Here we present an optogenetic gene expression system that addresses these shortcomings and demonstrate its broad utility. Our approach utilizes an engineered version of EL222, a bacterial Light-Oxygen-Voltage (LOV) protein that binds DNA when illuminated with blue light. The system has a large (>100-fold) dynamic range of protein expression, rapid activation (< 10 s) and deactivation kinetics (< 50 s), and a highly linear response to light. With this system, we achieve light-gated transcription in several mammalian cell lines and intact zebrafish embryos with minimal basal gene activation and toxicity. Our approach provides a powerful new tool for optogenetic control of gene expression in space and time.