133 research outputs found
Barbara Claus : Dérobée (à la)
No full textClaus' photographs, created around the theme of childhood, are complemented by a poem by Beharry. Brief biographical notes
The Glade : A Performance/Installation by Zachery Longboy
No full textStressing the "almost fetishistic accumulation of empty AZT pill vials" for the performance "The Glade", Fabo elaborates on Native artist Longboy's "totemic expressionism", his quasi-painterly video practice, and his recourse to technology. The text read during the performance and photographs are reproduced. Beharry contributes a tale about a woman and a bird. Biographical notes
Marie-France Brière, Barbara Claus : Blancs
No full textIntended as a complement to an exhibition presented at Dazibao, this book brings together photographs by two women who have chosen to explore the repetition of family gestures and myths. Brière and Claus’ images (which are accompanied by a poem by Beharry) use blur as a means of evoking memory while placing emphasis on touch and the gaze. Text in French and English. Brief biographical notes
Ovarian steroid cell tumor in pregnancy-a rare occurrence: Report of a case and review of the literature
No full textBackground: Steroid-cell tumors of the ovary are very rare, especially during pregnancy, and they must be distinguished from luteoma of pregnancy.
Case: An 18-year-old female, gravida 3, para 1-0-1-1, at 38 weeks' of gestation, had an adnexal mass that was discovered incidentally during a Caesarean section. The tumor was excised and her male infant was normal.
Results: Histologic workup revealed the tumor to be a steroid-cell tumor, which is exceedingly rare in pregnancy.
Conclusions: Ovarian steroid-cell tumors, which are malignant one-third of the time, are difficult to distinguish from luteoma of pregnancy.Peer reviewe
Open Doorways : Paintings by Susan Bustin
No full text"Illustrations" for phrases from a 1950s primary school science text, Bustin's paintings are viewed as unveiling a paradigm of an attitude which condones domination and control of nature. Biographical notes
Smile by R. Telgemeier - 2nd review
No full textTelgemeier, Raina. Smile. New York: Scholastic, 2010. Print I picked the book Smile to review because it tells you about the author\u27s childhood. Going to the dentist, getting braces, going for gum surgery, severely injuring her two front teeth, and getting fake ones, while that\u27s going on, she was in a major earthquake. After getting braces her friends were making fun of her and when she finally left middle school and goes off to high school she finds new friends that are kind to her. And then when she got her braces off they did not make fun of her. That\u27s how she knew she found her true friends. I give this 4 out of 5. I recommend this book to anybody that likes graphic novels.Recommended: 4 out of 4 stars Reviewer: ShaunaMy name is Shauna and I like to read graphic novels
Loving literature : a cultural history /
No full text"Of the many charges laid against contemporary literary scholars, one of the most common--and perhaps the most wounding--is that they simply don't love books. And while the most obvious response is that, no, actually the profession of literary studies does acknowledge and address personal attachments to literature, that answer risks obscuring a more fundamental question: Why should they? That question led Deidre Shauna Lynch into the historical and cultural investigation of Loving Literature. How did it come to be that professional literary scholars are expected not just to study, but to love literature, and to inculcate that love in generations of students? What Lynch discovers is that books, and the attachments we form to them, have long played a role in the formation of private life--that the love of literature, in other words, is neither incidental to, nor inextricable from, the history of literature. Yet at the same time, there is nothing self-evident or ahistorical about our love of literature: our views of books as objects of affection have clear roots in late eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century publishing, reading habits, and domestic history."--Publisher's Web site.Includes bibliographical references and index.At home in English -- Choosing an author as you choose a friend -- Making it personal -- Possessive love -- Literary history and the man who loved too much -- Wedded to books: nineteenth-century bookmen at home -- English literature for everyday use -- Going steady: canons' clockwork -- Dead poets societies -- Canon love in Gothic libraries -- Poetry at death's door."Of the many charges laid against contemporary literary scholars, one of the most common--and perhaps the most wounding--is that they simply don't love books. And while the most obvious response is that, no, actually the profession of literary studies does acknowledge and address personal attachments to literature, that answer risks obscuring a more fundamental question: Why should they? That question led Deidre Shauna Lynch into the historical and cultural investigation of Loving Literature. How did it come to be that professional literary scholars are expected not just to study, but to love literature, and to inculcate that love in generations of students? What Lynch discovers is that books, and the attachments we form to them, have long played a role in the formation of private life--that the love of literature, in other words, is neither incidental to, nor inextricable from, the history of literature. Yet at the same time, there is nothing self-evident or ahistorical about our love of literature: our views of books as objects of affection have clear roots in late eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century publishing, reading habits, and domestic history."--Publisher's Web site
The Impact of Ethnic Geography Established in Colonial Kenya on Politics Post-Independence
No full textMany colonized nations post-independence struggle to maintain a political system representative of the majority of its people and instead consolidates power and resources to a select few. Kenya in particular has struggled with this, as they have been independent of British rule since 1963 yet have been unable to maintain an effective multi-party democratic system. Much of Kenya’s political turmoil comes from tensions amongst various ethnic groups as they fight to obtain access to power and resources for their specific groups. These tensions between ethnic groups can be traced back to British colonial rule as Britain initially divided the region into distinct districts giving groups of people tribal identities based on their location. While this style of rule mostly benefited European settlers, some tribal groups would benefit more than others based on their location and access to resources. This paper will look at how this system which consolidated power to a select few, would have lasting effects in Kenyan politics and result in a struggle to maintain an effective multi-party democracy.Peer reviewe
Development and use of a G. mellonella infection model to discover novel virulence mutants in B. anthracis
No full textUnderstanding bacterial virulence provides insight into the molecular basis behind infection and could identify new targets for drug development. Currently, in vivo virulence is assessed in the mouse model. While this model is effective, there are constraints associated with vertebrate use. This study investigated the invertebrate wax worm larvae, G. mellonella, as an alternative in vivo model for B. anthracis. We constructed and assessed several virulence mutants and found that G. mellonella effectively distinguished between virulent and avirulent strains. We also tested whether G. mellonella could identify novel virulence mutants. Transposon mutants were screened for deficits in reactive oxygen species (ROS) survival and iron acquisition and were then assessed in G. mellonella. Two were found to have an in vivo phenotype. These results demonstrate the potential effectiveness of G. mellonella as an infection model and could increase the efficiency in the identification of novel bacterial virulence mutants
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