6 research outputs found
Violence in graphic novels : Boom, Zack, Pow - comics and graphic novels defined, with a special focus on the portrayal and mechanics of violence
No full textArmin LippitzKlagenfurt, Alpen-Adria-Univ.,Master-Arb., 201
Periphery: The Departure from Avatar-Sexual Characters in BioWare’s Dragon Age: Inquisition
No full textPeriphery: The Departure from Avatar-Sexual Characters in BioWare's Dragon Age: Inquisition
No full textPhenomenology in Pedagogical Settings. Overview of the current discourse on phenomenological pedagogy
No full textPhenomenology has been well-received in pedagogy from the very beginning. With direct reference to Husserl, Aloys Fischer calls for a Descriptive Pedagogy. Only on the basis of a close description of educational processes similar to the phenomenological reduction can the educational sciences rediscover their actual subject matter. In this article the author traces the development of phenomenological thought in educational theory with a special focus on the notions of corporeality and negativity. As a necessary condition of perception in general, corporeality constitutes an important factor in the structural being-to-the-world of the human being. Apart from being able to sense its surroundings the body can also be perceived as part of these surroundings. Due to this double role, the subject opens up to foreign influences and negativity. Thus, the other plays an important role in the constitution of the identity of the subject. Through corporeality, a sphere of intersubjectivity is opened up. A recapitulation of Käte Meyer-Drawe’s Pedagogy of Inter-Subjectivity and Wilfried Lippitz’ Theory of Bildung and Alterity shows how these thoughts can be made useful for pedagogical discussion. Hereby, sociality and alterity prove to be foundational categories for educational settings in general. Finally, the author gives an outlook on current developments in phenomenological pedagogy
Long term tumour control of benign intracranial meningiomas after radiosurgery in a series of 4565 patients.
No full textBACKGROUND:: Radiosurgery is the main alternative to microsurgical resection for benign meningiomas. OBJECTIVE:: To assess the long-term efficacy and safety of radiosurgery for meningiomas with respect to tumour growth and prevention of associated neurological deterioration. Medium to long-term outcomes have been widely reported, but no large multicentre series with long-term follow-up have been published. METHODS:: From 15 participating centers we performed a retrospective observational analysis of 4565 consecutive patients harbouring 5300 benign meningiomas. All were treated with Gamma-Knife radiosurgery at least five years prior to assessment for this study. Clinical and imaging data were retrieved from each center and uniformly entered into a database by one author (AS). RESULTS:: Median tumour-volume was 4.8cc and median dose to tumour margin was 14Gy. All tumours with imaging follow-up less than 24 months were excluded. Detailed results from 3768 meningiomas (71\%) were analyzed. Median imaging follow-up was 63 months. The volume of treated tumours decreased in 2187 (58\%), remained unchanged in 1300 (34.5\%), and increased in 281 lesions (7.5\%), giving a control rate of 92.5\%. Only 84 (2.2\%) enlarging tumours required further treatment. Five and ten years progression-free-survival (PFS) rates were 95.2\% and 88.6\%, respectively. Tumour-control was higher for imaging defined tumours vs. Grade-I meningiomas (p<0.0001), for females vs. males (p<0.0001), for sporadic vs. multiple meningiomas (p<0.0001) and for skull-base vs. convexity tumours (p<0.0001). Permanent morbidity rate was 6.6\% at last follow-up. CONCLUSION:: Radiosurgery is a safe and effective method for treating benign meningiomas even in the medium to long-term
