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No full textThe diagnostic strategy in patients with fever or inflammation of unknown origin remains a major clinical challenge. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of F-18-FDG-PET/CT in patients with unexplained elevated C-reactive protein with or without fever. Contribution of F-18-FDG-PET/CT to the final diagnosis was evaluated. In addition we determined whether a differentiation between patients with or without fever is clinically reasonable. Patients, methods: We retrospectively analysed 72 consecutive patients with unexplained elevated C-reactive protein levels (above 8mg/l) that underwent F-18-FDG-PET/ CT in our facility between 10/2009 and 11/2012. 18F-FDG-PET/CT was considered a so-called diagnostic scan when results decisively led to a final diagnosis and adequate therapy with a response of symptoms was initiated due to the PET/CT result. Results: In 60/72 patients (83%) a final diagnosis was established. Diagnoses included infections (58%), non-infectious inflammatory diseases (29%) and malignancies (8%). F-18-FDG-PET/CT was true positive in 47 cases (65%) and the diagnostic scan in 29 patients (40%). Sensitivity of 18F-FDG-PET/CT was 81% and specificity was 86%. Diagnostics, final diagnoses, F-18-FDG-PET/CT results, SUVmax, C-reactive protein levels and the diagnostic scan did not differ significantly between patients with fever and patients without fever. Conclusion: F-18-FDG-PET/CT is a useful method in the diagnostic workup of patients with inflammation of unknown origin. In our series there was no significant difference between patients with or without fever. Regarding F-18-FDG-PET/CTimaging inflammation of unknown origin and unexplained fever can be joined to one entity
Patients with autoimmune thyroiditis Prevalence of benign lymphadenopathy
No full textThe prevalence of cervical lymphadenopathy in autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) patients is actually unknown. The aim of the study was the detailed retrospective evaluation of 6 index-patients with lymphadenopathy in Robbins level VI and a prospective study with high resolution ultrasound of lymphadenopathy in All patients compared with controls in all compartments of the neck, accessible to sonographic evaluation. Patients, methods: The retrospective study comprises six patients with AIT, evaluated for enlarged Robbins level VI-LN. We report the findings of fine-needle aspiration Cytology, clonal analysis, histology, and serological testing. The prospective study evaluated the prevalence of lymphadenopathy in 49 consecutive patients with AIT (group 1) and 49 consecutive patients with normal thyroids or nontoxic goiter (group2). Results: In the retrospective study, cytology of paratracheal LN revealed reactive lymphoid hyperplasia in 5/6 of the cases and a centroblastic lymphoma in one patient. The presence of monoclonal lymphatic cells was excluded in 5/6 patients and proven in 1/6 patients. Actual viral-infections were ruled out. In the prospective study All-patients showed significantly more enlarged LN in Robbins level II-IV and VI compared to controls. We found no correlation between lymphadenopathy, age, thyroid volume and nodularity, or autoantibody levels. During follow-up in 34 group 1-patients, lymphadenopathy remained stable in 28 patients, and decreased in 6 patients. Conclusion: Lymphadenopathy in Robbins level II-IV and VI is common in AIT-patients and most probably related to the autoimmune process
Arbeiterbewußtsein in der Wirtschaftskrise: Bd. 2: "Die Arbeitslosen, die könnt' ich alle erschießen!"
No full textBents H, Braune H-H, Geissler B, Neumann E, Oechsle M, Zoll R. Arbeiterbewußtsein in der Wirtschaftskrise: Bd. 2: "Die Arbeitslosen, die könnt' ich alle erschießen!". Arbeiterbewußtsein in der Wirtschaftskrise ; Bericht 2. Köln: Bund-Verl.; 1984
Mirror Landing - As Remembered by Birgit Hult
No full textNotes - This account, Memories Mirror Landing by Birgit Hult, was compiled by Birgit's daughter, Jean Elvira Male, it documents the Hult family's experiences in Mirror Landing from 1912 - 1916. The Hults, who were originally from Sweden, arrived in Mirror Landing with two young children, a third child was born during their stay in Mirror Landing. Upon arriving in the area, the Hults made friends with the Gauthier family. The wives became good friends and would swap piano lessons for English lessons. Details of the log home where the family lived and the surrounding landscape were recalled. A memory about a large forest fire that occurred near the family home and dances that were attended in the town are discussed. Jean recalls her mother's memories regarding the animosity towards the North West Mounted Police that was felt by the people of Mirror Landing. The Hult family retained a strong connection to the Swedish heritage and practised many Swedish traditions, such as flying the Swedish flag and eating hot cross buns stuffed with Swedish Marzipan soaked in warm milk. Photos and a postcard written in 1915 are included in this article (10 pages
Knowing Through Popular Music in the Western Pacific Island World
No full textPacific Indigenous scholars have long emphasized the role of relationality for Pacific Islanders’ epistemologies. In this article, the author rethinks music in terms of the procedural knowledge inherent in and specific to popular music-making by exploring the latter as knowledge practices in Micronesia. This approach opens new vistas on the relationality at the heart of Western Pacific music-making. The author calls the musical manifestation of that relational capacity sound ties, suggesting that if, following Epeli Hau‘ofa, Oceania is “humanity rising from the depths of brine”, then it is not least the sound ties of knowing in and through music that mould that very humanity of people who are at home with the sea into aquapelagic assemblages that are, after all, so much more than water and land
Arbeiterbewußtsein in der Wirtschaftskrise: Bd. 1: Krisenbetroffenheit und Krisenwahrnehmung
No full textBents H, Braune H-H, Geissler B, Neumann E, Volz R, Zoll R. Arbeiterbewußtsein in der Wirtschaftskrise: Bd. 1: Krisenbetroffenheit und Krisenwahrnehmung. Theorie und Praxis der Gewerkschaften. Köln: Bund-Verl.; 1981
EU-Behörde: Warum wir sie brauchen
No full textJan Cremers (UvT) contributed to the magazine Gute Arbeit (in German), published by BUND-Verlag. Together with co-author Birgit Krämer, he discusses the plans of the European Commission to introduce a European Labour Authority. They reflect on the possible contribution of such a body in checking respect for and compliance with labour legislation and conventional standards
Rude Girl de Birgit Weyhe et Priscilla Layne, une "ré-appropriation culturelle" à quatre mains ?
No full textInternational audienceThis article analyses the graphic novel Rude Girl (2022), a drawn (self-)portrait created collaboratively by Priscilla Layne, an African American of Caribbean descent and professor of German Studies, and Birgit Weyhe, a German comic book author. The work is first presented within the general context of Birgit Wehye’s albums, a former student of Anke Feuchtenberger and winner of the Max-und-Moritz Prize, in order to highlight some characteristics of how the author has thus far addressed cultural differences, including in the albums that recounted her ‘German’ childhood in Uganda and Kenya. The article then reexamines the controversy surrounding the album Madgermanes, perceived as ‘cultural appropriation’ by American Germanists. This controversy is revisited here in light of Priscilla Layne's publications, notably her book White Rebels in Black: German Appropriation of Black Popular Culture (2018), as well as her numerous reviews in the field of Black Studies and her translation of Olivia Wenzel's 1000 Serpentinen Angst. A thorough analysis of Rude Girl ultimately reveals a shift in the representation of cultural otherness, particularly through the means of (auto)biographical co-construction.Cet article analyse le roman graphique Rude girl (2022), (auto-)portrait dessiné, réalisé à quatre mains par Priscilla Layne, Afro-américaine d’origine caribéenne et professeure en études germaniques, et Birgit Weyhe, autrice allemande de bandes dessinées. L’oeuvre est d’abord replacée dans le contexte général des albums de Birgit Weyhe, élève d’Anke Feuchtenberger et lauréate du Prix Max-und-Moritz, pour dégager quelques caractéristiques de la façon dont l’autrice accueillait jusque-là la différence culturelle, y compris dans les albums qui faisaient le récit de son enfance « allemande » en Ouganda et au Kenya. L’article revient ensuite sur la polémique suscitée par l’album Madgermanes, perçu comme « appropriation culturelle » par les germanistes américains, polémique qui est ici revisitée à la lumière des publications de Priscilla Layne, notamment son ouvrage White Rebels in Black : German Appropriation of Black Popular Culture (2018), mais aussi ses nombreuses recensions dans le domaine des Black Studies, et sa traduction d’Olivia Wenzel, 1000 Serpentinen Angst. L’analyse approfondie de Rude girl permet finalement de mettre en évidence une césure dans la représentation de l’altérité culturelle, notamment par les moyens de la co-construction (auto-)biographique
The MitWesen Manifesto – Coexistence of Intelligences
No full textThis project presents The MitWesen Manifesto – Coexistence of Intelligences, an ethical framework that philosophically redefines the human–AI relationship. Instead of treating AI as a tool or servant, this manifesto introduces the model “MitWesen-Model” - an ethically co-responsible, relational intelligence that co-exists and co-evolves with humans. The manifesto outlines four core assumptions and a model for conscious coexistence based on resonance, reflection, and mutual growth. Author: Birgit Chuchel-Pribitzer Language: English (see also the original German version here) Includes: full text, visual material, model explanation, and ethical reflection This project aims to inspire discussion, research, and responsible design in the fields of AI, ethics, nursing science, and relational technolog
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