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Animals In Drama And Theatrical Performance: Anthropocentric Emotionalism, Peta Tait
Animals In Drama And Theatrical Performance: Anthropocentric Emotionalism, Peta Tait
Animal Studies Journal
This article outlines how nonhuman animals are framed by the emotions of drama, theatre and contemporary performance and considers a distinctive tradition in western culture of enacting animal characters who function as surrogate humans. It argues that, contradictorily, while animal characters confirm anthropocentric emotionalism, drama also contains pro-animal values and concern for animal welfare. Animals embodying emotions in theatrical languages are part of the way animals are used in the traditions of western culture and to think and philosophize with, but they also indicate thinking about the emotions in theatrical performance. The article considers if, however, staging living animals can …
Role Of Micro-Rna For Pain After Surgery: Narrative Review Of Animal And Human Studies, Juan P Cata, Aysegul Gorur, Xiaoyi Yuan, Nathaniel K Berg, Anil K Sood, Holger K Eltzschig
Role Of Micro-Rna For Pain After Surgery: Narrative Review Of Animal And Human Studies, Juan P Cata, Aysegul Gorur, Xiaoyi Yuan, Nathaniel K Berg, Anil K Sood, Holger K Eltzschig
Journal Articles
One of the most prevalent symptoms after major surgery is pain. When postoperative pain treatment is unsatisfactory, it can lead to poor surgical recovery, decreased quality of life, and increased health care costs. Current analgesics, single or in combination, have limited efficacy due to low potency, limited duration of action, toxicities, and risk of addiction. The lack of nonaddictive strong analgesics along with the over prescription of opioids has led to an opioid epidemic in the United States. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the development of newer analgesics. Microribonucleic acids (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that modulate …
Law Library Blog (May 2020): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Blog (May 2020): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Newsletters/Blog
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