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Unthinkable II

'Unthinkable II' is an installation integrating a large scale fabric work along with a lecture performance, recorded as a digital video. This work critically examines the engendering of language in relation to histories of conceptual art and abstract painting, reframing material language as part of a broader practice strategy to re-perform a subjective feminist archive. This installation was developed and presented as a solo exhibition for Blindside Gallery, Melbourne in 2015.

Evaluation of the AlgerBrush II rotating burr as a tool for inducing ocular surface failure in the New Zealand White rabbit

The New Zealand White rabbit has been widely used as a model of limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD). Current techniques for experimental induction of LSCD utilize caustic chemicals, or organic solvents applied in conjunction with a surgical limbectomy. While generally successful in depleting epithelial progenitors, the depth and severity of injury is difficult to control using chemical-based methods. Moreover, the anterior chamber can be easily perforated while surgically excising the corneal limbus. In the interest of creating a safer and more defined LSCD model, we have therefore evaluated a mechanical debridement technique based upon use of the AlgerBrush II rotating burr. An initial comparison of debridement techniques was conducted in situ using 24 eyes in freshly acquired New Zealand White rabbit cadavers. Techniques for comparison (4 eyes each) included: (1) non-wounded control, (2) surgical limbectomy followed by treatment with 100% (v/v) n-heptanol to remove the corneal epithelium (1-2 minutes), (3) treatment of both limbus and cornea with n-heptanol alone, (4) treatment of both limbus and cornea with 20% (v/v) ethanol (2-3 minutes), (5) a 2.5-mm rounded burr applied to both the limbus and cornea, and (6) a 1-mm pointed burr applied to the limbus, followed by the 2.5-mm rounded burr applied to the cornea. All corneas were excised and processed for histology immediately following debridement. A panel of four assessors subsequently scored the degree of epithelial debridement within the cornea and limbus using masked slides. The 2.5-mm burr most consistently removed the corneal and limbal epithelia. Islands of limbal epithelial cells were occasionally retained following surgical limbectomy/heptanol treatment, or use of the 1-mm burr. Limbal epithelial cells were consistently retained following treatment with either ethanol or n-heptanol alone, with ethanol being the least effective treatment overall. The 2.5-mm burr method was subsequently evaluated in the right eye of 3 live rabbits by weekly clinical assessments (photography and slit lamp examination) for up to 5 weeks, followed by histological analyses (hematoxylin & eosin stain, periodic acid-Schiff stain and immunohistochemistry for keratin 3 and 13). All 3 eyes that had been completely debrided using the 2.5-mm burr displayed symptoms of ocular surface failure as defined by retention of a prominent epithelial defect (~40% of corneal surface at 5 weeks), corneal neovascularization (2 to 3 quadrants), reduced corneal transparency and conjunctivalization of the corneal surface (demonstrated by the presence of goblet cells and/or staining for keratin 13). In conclusion, our findings indicate that the AlgerBrush II rotating burr is an effective method for the establishment of ocular surface failure in New Zealand White rabbits. In particular, we recommend use of the 2.5-mm rotating burr for improved efficiency of epithelial debridement and safety compared to surgical limbectomy.

The influence of school smoking policy and school prevention programs on the smoking behaviour of high school students in Prince Edward Island, Canada

The aim of the study was to examine the influence of school smoking policy and school smoking prevention programs on the smoking behaviour of students in high schools in Prince Edward Island using the School Health Action Planning Evaluation System (SHAPES). A total sample included 13,131 observations of students in grades 10-12 in ten high schools in Prince Edward Island over three waves of data collection (1999, 2000, and 2001). Changes in prevalence of smoking and factors influencing smoking behaviour were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-Square tests. Multi-level logistic regression analyses were used to examine how both school and student characteristics were associated with smoking behaviour (I, II, III, IV). Since students were located within schools, a basic 2-level nested structure was used in which individual students (level 1) were nested within schools (level 2). For grade 12 students, the combination of both school policies and programs was not associated with the risk of smoking and the presence of the new policy was not associated with decreased risk of smoking, unless there were clear rules in place (I). For the grade 10 study, (II) schools with both policies and programs were not associated with decreased risk of smoking. However, the smoking behaviour of older students (grade 12) at a school was associated with younger students’ (grade 10) smoking behaviour. Students first enrolled in a high school in grade 9, rather than grade 10, were at increased risk of occasional smoking. For students who transitioned from grade 10 to 12 (III), close friends smoking had a substantial influence on smoking behaviour for both males and females (III). Having one or more close friends who smoke (Odds Ratio (OR) = 37.46; 95% CI = 19.39 to 72.36), one or more smokers in the home (OR = 2.35; 95% CI = 1.67 to 3.30) and seeing teachers and staff smoking on or near school property (OR=1.78; 95% CI = 1.13 to 2.80), were strongly associated with increased risk of smoking for grade 12 students. Smoking behaviour increased for both junior (Group 1) and senior (Group 2) students (IV). Group 1 students indicated a greater decrease in smoking behaviour and factors influencing smoking behaviour compared to those of Group 2. Students overestimating the percentage of youth their age who smoke was strongly associated with increased likelihood of smoking. Smoking rates showed a decreasing trend (1999, 2000, and 2001). However, policies and programs alone were not successful in influencing smoking behaviour of youth. Rather, factors within the students and schools contextual environment influenced smoking behaviour. Comprehensive approaches are required for school-based tobacco prevention interventions. Keywords: schools, policy, programs, smoking prevention, adolescents Subject Terms: school-based programming, public health, health promotion

Cilengitide combined with cetuximab and platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients: Results of an open-label, randomized, controlled phase II study (CERTO)

Background: This multicentre, open-label, randomized, controlled phase II study evaluated cilengitide in combination with cetuximab and platinum-based chemotherapy, compared with cetuximab and chemotherapy alone, as first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients and methods: Patients were randomized 1:1:1 to receive cetuximab plus platinum-based chemotherapy alone (control), or combined with cilengitide 2000 mg 1×/week i.v. (CIL-once) or 2×/week i.v. (CIL-twice). A protocol amendment limited enrolment to patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) histoscore ≥200 and closed the CIL-twice arm for practical feasibility issues. Primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS; independent read); secondary end points included overall survival (OS), safety, and biomarker analyses. A comparison between the CIL-once and control arms is reported, both for the total cohorts, as well as for patients with EGFR histoscore ≥200. Results: There were 85 patients in the CIL-once group and 84 in the control group. The PFS (independent read) was 6.2 versus 5.0 months for CIL-once versus control [hazard ratio (HR) 0.72; P = 0.085]; for patients with EGFR histoscore ≥200, PFS was 6.8 versus 5.6 months, respectively (HR 0.57; P = 0.0446). Median OS was 13.6 for CIL-once versus 9.7 months for control (HR 0.81; P = 0.265). In patients with EGFR ≥200, OS was 13.2 versus 11.8 months, respectively (HR 0.95; P = 0.855). No major differences in adverse events between CIL-once and control were reported; nausea (59% versus 56%, respectively) and neutropenia (54% versus 46%, respectively) were the most frequent. There was no increased incidence of thromboembolic events or haemorrhage in cilengitide-treated patients. αvβ3 and αvβ5 expression was neither a predictive nor a prognostic indicator. Conclusions: The addition of cilengitide to cetuximab/chemotherapy indicated potential clinical activity, with a trend for PFS difference in the independent-read analysis. However, the observed inconsistencies across end points suggest additional investigations are required to substantiate a potential role of other integrin inhibitors in NSCLC treatment.

Nickel(II) meso-hydroxyporphyrin complexes revisited: Palladium-catalysed synthesis, electronic structures of derived oxy radicals, and oxidative coupling to a dioxoporphodimethene dyad

We report the synthesis and characterisation of new examples of meso-hydroxynickel(II) porphyrins with 5,15-diphenyl and 10-phenyl-5,15-diphenyl/diaryl substitu- tion. The OH group was introduced by using carbonate or hydroxide as nucleophile by using palladium/phosphine cat- alysis. The NiPor OHs exist in solution in equilibrium with the corresponding oxy radicals NiPor OC. The 15-phenyl group stabilises the radicals, so that the 1H NMR spectra of {NiPor OH} are extremely broad due to chemical exchange with the paramagnetic species. The radical concentration for the diphenylporphyrin analogue is only 1%, and its NMR line-broadening was able to be studied by variable-tempera- ture NMR spectroscopy. The EPR signals of NiPor OC are con- sistent with somewhat delocalised porphyrinyloxy radicals, and the spin distributions calculated by using density func- tional theory match the EPR and NMR spectroscopic obser- vations. Nickel(II) meso-hydroxy-10,20-diphenylporphyrin was oxidatively coupled to a dioxo-terminated porphodimethene dyad, the strongly red-shifted electronic spectrum of which was successfully modelled by using time-dependent DFT calculations.

Media Education in the Finnish School System : A Conceptual Analysis of the Subject Didactic Dimension of Media Education

The aim of the doctoral dissertation was to further our theoretical and empirical understanding of media education as practised in the context of Finnish basic education. The current era of intensive use of the Internet is recognised too. The doctoral dissertation presents the subject didactic dimension of media education as one of the main results of the conceptual analysis. The theoretical foundation is based on the idea of dividing the concept of media education into media and education (Vesterinen et al., 2006). As two ends of the dimension, these two can be understood didactically as content and pedagogy respectively. In the middle, subject didactics is considered to have one form closer to content matter (Subject Didactics I learning about media) and another closer to general pedagogical questions (Subject Didactics II learning with/through media). The empirical case studies of the dissertation are reported with foci on media literacy in the era of Web 2.0 (Kynäslahti et al., 2008), teacher reasoning in media educational situations (Vesterinen, Kynäslahti - Tella, 2010) and the research methodological implications of the use of information and communication technologies in the school (Vesterinen, Toom - Patrikainen, 2010). As a conclusion, Media-Based Media Education and Cross-Curricular Media Education are presented as two subject didactic modes of media education in the school context. Episodic Media Education is discussed as the third mode of media education where less organised teaching, studying and learning related to media takes place, and situations (i.e. episodes, if you like) without proper planning or thorough reflection are in focus. Based on the theoretical and empirical understanding gained in this dissertation, it is proposed that instead of occupying a corner of its own in the school curriculum, media education should lead the wider change in Finnish schools.

Studies in biogas technology. Part II. Optimisation of plant dimensions

In this paper, the design basis of the conventional Khadi and Village Industries Commission biogas plants has been elucidated. It has been shown that minimisation of the cost of the gas holder alone leads to the narrow and deep digesters of conventional plants. If instead, the total capital cost of the gas holder plus digester is minimised, the optimisation leads to wide and shallow digesters, which are less expensive. To test this alternative, two prototype plants have been designed, constructed and operated. These plants are not only 25–40% cheaper, but their performance is actually slightly better than the conventional plants.

Evaluación de los ixodicidas utilizados en el control de garrapatas bovina en el municipio de San Pedro de Lóvago-Chontales

El presente estudio se realizó con el objetivo de evaluar la efectividad de los productos ixodicidas utilizados en el control de las garrapatas en el ganado bovino en las distintas Comarcas del Municipio de San Pedro de Lóvago, Chontales. El municipio se localiza entre las coordenadas 12º 07 ́ latitud norte y 85º07 ́longitud oeste.La altitud promedio es de 340 msnm. La temperatura promedio anual oscila entre los 25 y 26 ºC; su precipitación pluvial varía entre los 1,200 y 1,400mm al año. La selección de las explotaciones fue en base en un listado de fincas bajo el programa de Brucella y Tuberculosis, proporcionada por las Cooperativas San Pedro y Manantial. Durante el muestreo se aplicó una encuesta que proporcionó información relativa al tamaño de la explotación, manejo de los animales, tipo de ganado explotado y antecedentes sobre el uso de ixodicidas. La información se obtuvo por medio de una entrevista semi- estructurada y dirigida al propietario o encargado de la explotación. El trabajo experimental se utilizó un diseño completamente al azar (D.C.A) en el cual se utilizaron 3 tratamientos Tratamiento I Piretroides, Tratamiento II Amidinas y Tratamiento III, Organofosforados con 4 repeticiones con una misma dosis (3 ml) en diferentes periodos de tiempos (4, 8, 12, y 72 horas). Según el análisis de encuesta se determinó que los ixodicidas utilizados son los Piretroides, Amidinas y Organofosforados. En cuanto a la frecuencia de tratamiento durante el año, se aprecia que el 27.7 % tratan sus animales menor 6 veces por año y el 72.3 % igual 6 veces por año. Con relación al tipo de aplicación de los productos, el 100 % utiliza aspersión con mochila El 51.8 % de los productores mencionaron querotaron los ixodicidas durante los dos últimos años, de los cuales el 4.8 % señalaron que cambiaron el producto como práctica de manejo para evitar resistencia, y el 95.2 % manifestaron que el cambio del producto químico se debió al valor del producto. El Piretroide empieza su efectividad a partir de las 8 horas de aplicación. La Amidina tuvo baja efectividad contra las garrapatas. El organofosforado empieza a controlar a partir de las 4 horas de aplicación. Los tratamientos III y I tuvieron las mejores respuestas en el control, de garrapatas, con un porcentaje de efectividad del 92%, y 86% respectivamente y con un 17% para el tratamiento II.

Teología, 1965, Tomo II/2 nº 5 (número completo)

Los pobres en la Iglesia / Norman Horacio Pipo -- La ordenación final del hombre a la gloria en el comentario a las Sentencias de Santo Tomás de Aquino / Juan C De Zan -- Exposición de la doctrina de la fe en el Nuevo Mundo / Eduardo Pérez Bravo -- Boletín de teología de la historia / Pedro Geltman -- Se suprime en Buenos Aires (1824) el nombre del Papa en la liturgia / Américo Tonda -- Crónica de la Facultad -- Índice del Tomo II (1964)

Prudentia Iuris, 2015, n° 80 (número completo)

Contenido: Presentación -- Parte I. Contribuciones especiales con motivo del 35º Aniversario de la Revista: El derecho privado entre dos Bicentenarios : a propósito de los treinta y cinco años de Prudentia Iuris / Gabriel Limodio -- Breviario de la legislación civil (1980-2015) / Marcelo U. Salerno -- La transformación del derecho penal argentino / Guillermo J. Yacobucci -- Tendencias, cambios y desplazamientos en el campo jurídico / Roberto A. Punte -- Derecho administrativo y ética : una visión luego de treinta y cinco años / Pedro Coviello --- Parte II. Cátedra Internacional Ley Natural y Persona Humana: ¿Hacia un estado mundial de derecho global? / Daniel A. Herrera -- La persona humana en el Código Civil y Comercial, artículos 17 y 19 : una reflexión filosófica / Héctor Padrón -- "De F.A.I., a M.A.D. : el derecho a la vida en la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación" : workshop del 19 de noviembre de 2015 / Jorge Nicolás Lafferriere -- Parte III. Estudios doctrinales : Hegel y la disolución de la tradición de la ley natural : el apogeo del gnosticismo moderno / Félix A. Lamas -- El aborto en la ley europea : derechos humanos, derechos sociales y la nueva tendencia cultural / Grégor Puppinck -- Hacia una política criminal integradora / Carlos M. Romero Berdullas -- La doctrina del control de convencionalidad : dificultades inherentes y criterios razonables para su aplicabilidad / Juan Alonso Tello Mendoza -- Parte IV. Notas y comentarios : Habla ahora o calla (forzosamente) para siempre : las Convenciones en contra de toda forma de discriminación e intolerancia y su amenaza a la libertad de expresión en los estados americanos / Tomás Henríquez C. -- The art of human rights : enriching the life of the law school through drawings and other visual resources / Santiago Legarre -- Las citas de leyes y otras normas : legislación comparada y nuevo Digesto Jurídico Argentino / Fernando M. Toller -- "Paradiso, Campanelli" y un contrato internacional de maternidad subrogada ante el TSribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos / Julieta Monteroni -- Parte V. Documentos -- Recensiones

Obras metricas de Don Francisco Manuel : al Serenissimo Senor Infante Don Pedro : contienen La Tres Musas, El pantheon, Las Musas portuguesas, El Tercer coro de las musas

Francisco Manuel de Melo nasceu em Lisboa, em 23 de novembro de 1608 e morreu na sua quinta em Alcântara, em 13 de outubro de 1666. Estudou em colégio Jesuíta, especializando-se em Filosofia e Teologia. Aos dezessete anos, decidiu seguir carreira militar. Condenado por instigar homicídio, esteve preso por onze anos e, em 1655, foi degredado para o Brasil, para onde partiu na armada de Francisco de Brito Freire. Retornou a Portugal em 1658. De lá foi para Itália, onde permaneceu por alguns anos e começou, em 1664, a fazer uma edição completa de suas obras, as quais por motivo ignorado não deu continuidade. Transferiu-se para Lisboa onde veio a falecer. Historiador, poeta, orador e crítico moralista, Francisco Manuel foi um dos escritores mais eruditos e polidos. ‘Obras metricas’ reúne a produção lírica de D. Francisco Manuel e foi editada integralmente em 1665. O volume agrupa as seguintes composições poéticas: ‘Las tres musas dei Mellodino’, que fora publicada separadamente em 1649; o ‘Panthéon’; ‘As segundas três musas do Mellodino’, escrita em língua portuguesa; o ‘Auto do fidalgo aprendiz’ apensa ao ‘Pantheón’; e, por último, ‘El tercer coro de las musas dei Mellodino’

Prevalência de doença celíaca em pacientes dispépticos sem diarreia atendidos na Disciplina de Gastroenterologia e Endoscopia Digestiva do Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto da UERJ

A Doença Celíaca (DC) é uma doença autoimune que afeta o intestino delgado de indivíduos geneticamente susceptíveis após contato com o glúten. Diversos estudos têm relatado aumento da prevalência ao longo dos anos. Objetivo: Determinar a prevalência de DC em pacientes adultos sem diarreia encaminhados à Disciplina de Gastroenterologia do HUPE da UERJ para serem submetidos a Endoscopia Digestiva Alta (EDA).Comparar os resultados do histopatológico das biópsias duodenais com os resultados sorológicos, utilizando o anticorpo antitransglutaminase tecidual IgA (ATGt IgA). Métodos: Pacientes que foram encaminhados ao nosso serviço para serem submetidos a EDA entre Julho de 2008 e Julho de 2010, com idade entre 18 e 85 anos foram aceitos no estudo. Critérios de exclusão foram cirrose, neoplasias do trato gastrointestinal, HIV, uso de imunossupressores e anticoagulantes, diarreia, hemorragia digestiva e DC. Coleta de sangue para pesquisa do anticorpo ATGt IgA (utilizando KIT ORGENTEC - Alemanha), avaliação endoscópica e exame histopatológico das biópsias de segunda porção duodenal foram feitos para cada paciente. Biópsias foram avaliadas de acordo com o critério de Marsh modificado. Resultados: Trezentos e noventa e nove pacientes consecutivos (112 homens, 287 mulheres), média de idade 49,616,4 anos, variando de 18-85 anos, sem diarreia, foram prospectivamente aceitos. Os sintomas clínicos mais prevalentes foram dor abdominal em 99,5%, pirose em 41,1%, plenitude pós prandial em 30,6%, náuseas e vômitos em 21,3%. Os achados endoscópicos foram: normais em 41,6%, lesões pépticas (esofagite, gastrite, duodenite e úlceras) em 41,6%, hérnia hiatal em 5,5%, pólipos gástricos em 3%, neoplasias em 1,3% e miscelânea em 7%. DC foi endoscopicamente diagnosticada em 13 pacientes (3,3%) com mucosa duodenal exibindo serrilhamento das pregas em 8 (2%), diminuição do pregueado em 2 (0,5%) e mucosa exibindo padrão nodular e mosaico em 3 (0,75%). Os achados histopatológicos de duodeno foram normais em 96,7%, duodenites inespecíficas em 2,7% e 3 pacientes (0,75%) confirmaram DC pelos critérios de Marsh modificado (IIIa, IIIb e IIIc). O anticorpo ATGt IgA foi positivo (>10 U/ml) em 1,3% (5/399). Conclusão: Este estudo mostrou que a prevalência de DC em pacientes dispépticos sem diarreia atendidos na Disciplina de Gastroenterologia e Endoscopia do HUPE/UERJ foi de 0,75% (1:133). A acurácia diagnóstica do anticorpo ATGt IgA é boa para pacientes com Marsh III e achados endoscópicos sugestivos. Nenhum dos pacientes tinha alterações Marsh I ou II. A EDA se mostrou um excelente método de triagem para definir os pacientes com graus mais acentuados de atrofia e que se beneficiariam de biópsia e sorologia para confirmação diagnóstica. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho não justificam uma triagem rotineira de DC.