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Proceedings of Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering & Repair Annual Scientific Meeting (CITER ASM 2021)
No full textCITER ASM 2021
The abstracts appearing in this book comprise the proceedings of the CITER ASM 2021, held between the 13th and 14th of September 2021. The posters presented reflect the authors’ opinions and are published as presented and without change (formatting and minor editing expected). Their inclusion in this publication does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the editors, CITER, or the Cardiff University.
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Caepovultus Gnezdilov & Wilson & Cf 2007, gen. nov.
No full textCaepovultus gen. nov. Type species. Caepovultus deemingi sp. nov. Diagnosis. Coryphe narrow, with strongly keeled lateral margins, anterior and posterior margins acutely angulate (Fig. 1). Metope onion-shaped (narrow apically and enlarged before clypeus, Fig. 3), with strong median keel reaching through postclypeus and sublateral keels developed only in its basal part. Pronotum and scutellum without keels. Anterior margin of pronotum rightly angulate. Fore wings oval, with narrow hypocostal plate (Fig. 2). Radius bifurcate (branching right from basal cell), median single, cubitus anterior bifurcate; longitudinal veins keeled, transverse veins weak. Hind wings well developed, reaching apices of fore wings. Hind tibia with two lateral teeth distally. Metatarsomere I with five intermediate socle setae. Etymology. The generic name is derived from the Latin nouns ‘caepe’ – onion and ‘vultus’ – face. The gender is masculine.Published as part of Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., Wilson, Michael R. & Cf, Cardiff, 2007, A new genus and species of the family Issidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Oman, pp. 109-113 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 47 on page 110, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.532808
A new genus and species of the family Issidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Oman
No full textGnezdilov, Vladimir M., Wilson, Michael R., Cf, Cardiff (2007): A new genus and species of the family Issidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Oman. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 47: 109-113, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.532808
Caepovultus deemingi Gnezdilov & Wilson & Cf 2007, sp. nov.
No full textCaepovultus deemingi sp. nov. (Figs. 1-9) Type material. HOLOTYPE: J, OMAN: Wadi Dar Sawda, 23º14′N 57º12′E, 1880 m a.s.l., 2.xi.1990, M. D. Galagher & J. C. Deeming leg., NMW.Z.1981–001. Description. General coloration light brown to brown. Metope brown yellowish. Fore wings brown with yellowish transverse veins. Hind wings fuscous. Apices of teeth and socle setae of hind legs dark brown. Male genitalia. Pygofer with straight hind margin (Fig. 9). Anal tube elongate, weakly narrowing apically, apex widely rounded in dorsal view (Fig. 8), turned up in lateral view (Fig. 4). Anal column long. Dorso-lateral phallobase lobes widely rounded apically, with concave ventral margins distally (Fig. 4). Ventral phallobase lobe short, widely rounded apically (Fig. 5). Aedeagus with a pair of long ventral hooks directed basally and pointed apically. Apical aedeagal processes long, almost reaching apex of phallobase (Figs. 4, 5). Style with weakly concave hind margin, caudo-dorsal angle narrowly rounded (Fig. 7). Capitulum of style narrows apically, apex rounded in dorsal view (Fig. 6), lateral tooth wide, apical tooth well developed. Body length. 3.6 mm. Etymology. The species is named for the collector and British dipterologist Dr John C. Deeming.Published as part of Gnezdilov, Vladimir M., Wilson, Michael R. & Cf, Cardiff, 2007, A new genus and species of the family Issidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Oman, pp. 109-113 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 47 on pages 110-112, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.532808
Origenism in the sixth Century: Leontius of Byzantium on the pre-existence of the soul
No full textThis article focuses on one passage in Leontius of Byzantium’s treatise Contra Nestorianos et Eutychianos in which the author defends his use of the anthropological paradigm against Nestorian criticism. Besides offering an analysis of Leontius’ arguments the article seeks to reconstruct the position of Leontius’ adversaries and to identify the philosophical concepts on which he relied. An in-depth study of the text permits the conclusion that while Leontius never explicitly states his belief in the pre-existence of the soul he has constructed an argument in with such a belief is implied. The clues that he gives can easily escape the attention of modern scholars but it is likely that they were picked up by contemporary readers, not only those who shared his views, but also anti-Origenists
The Corpus Areopagiticum as a crypto-pagan project
No full textSumming up current discussion this article presents a detailed critique of Carlo Maria Mazzucchi’s suggestion that Damascius, the last head of the pagan Neoplatonist school of Athens, was the author of the enigmatic Pseudo-Dionysian corpus. Mazzuchi’s approach grasps better the probable context of the emergence of the Dionysian Corpus than mainstream interpretation, which accepts the author’s overt claim of Christianity, resorts too easily to rather twisted theories of pseudonymic writing and overrates the autonomy of the Corpus Areopagiticum in relation to Proclus. Contrary to the opinions that dismiss speculation about the identity of the writer as meaningless in the absence of new data this article considers such attempts necessary and useful. The article agrees with Carlo Maria Mazzucchi’s general thesis that the Corpus was a creation of pagan philosophers in the Neoplatonic academy of Athens after Proclus. However, it argues that Mazzucchi misjudged the perspective regarding the future that prevailed in the Athenian school and in particular Damascius’ willingness to accept a compromise with Christianity at the cost of polytheism as articulated in Proclus’ theology of the classes of the gods. As a result a more credible version of the crypto-pagan hypothesis could be developed, namely to see the Corpus Dionysiacum as a purely instrumental stratagem aiming to protect Proclus’ works in order to resurrect more easily the polytheistic religion in better times, which according to the Neoplatonists’ cyclic view of history were destined to return one day
Identity commitments in personal stories of mental illness on the Internet
No full textThe Internet augments the informational flows that organize biographies in late modernity. Sufferers of bipolar disorder (manic depression) may turn to the Internet for accessible information, to learn about others’ experiences and impart their own knowledge. Personal accounts posted in the public domain become themselves part of those informational flows, and thus acquire a dual life at a boundary between private and public domains. This poses certain challenges for the investigation of computer-mediated autobiographical telling, which are identified in this paper and negotiated in an analysis of downloaded personal accounts of bipolar disorder. Two of the stories are selected for a close look. Story 1 tells about achieving long-term remission through personal resolve and psychological alternatives to medication. Story 2 tells about becoming able to talk about the illness through the achievement of a social identity as ‘manic depressive’. The stories’ similarities, differences, and comparability with the other texts are discussed with a view to theorizing how such texts position their implied author in the illness experience. Building upon Bakhtin’s idea of a text’s plan and its realization, a concept of ‘identity commitments’ as textual properties is proposed
Time in Service Design: exploring the use of time credits to deliver social policies
No full textThe recent economic recession and governmental response to the crisis have created a number of problems for social policy provision in the UK. One key area concerns the delivery of public services during a time of “public sector austerity”. Over the last ten years the time banking movement has been developing across the UK. Imported from America time banking is a community currency movement based on time which seeks radically to change the way in which service users not only engage with the services they use but dramatically to change the dynamic between user and provider. This paper will outline the time bank movement and its development in the UK and how it has been associated with the notion of co-production. It then moves on to discuss practical aspects of policy implementation where time banking has played a key role, illustrating this with examples of policy in practice explored in previous and continuing research by the author. Finally consideration is given to the potential similarities of co-production with the Westminster Coalition Governments’ idea of the big society: illustrating key questions that need consideration. The paper concludes by arguing that time bank based co-production offers a tool for social policy to help deliver welfare services at a time of austerity, with potential to help re-engage and empower users of the welfare state
From the Chaldean Oracles to the Corpus Dionysiacum: theurgy between the third and sixth centuries
No full textThis essay traces the journey of “theurgy” from its original, pagan associations with the Chaldean Oracles in the second century, to the Christian mystical theology of “Pseudo”-Dionysius the Areopagite in the early sixth century. The essay begins by inquiring into the theory and practice of theurgy as expressed in the fragmentary Oracles, and argues that the surviving sources do not permit us to draw firm conclusions. The essay then moves quickly over the Neoplatonic reception of theurgy, from Plotinus to Porphyry to Iamblichus. Iamblichus’ theory of theurgy is especially significant for the subsequent Christian reception. The essay ends by examining the use of the term “theurgy” in the Corpus Dionysiacum, and argues that while the author inherits the form of Iamblichean theurgy, he freights it with new content by figuring the Incarnation of Christ as the preeminent theurgy or “work of God.
Telomere length in Cystic Fibrosis patients - are patients with CF ageing too quickly?
No full textLife expectancy for patients living with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is increasing year on year and there is growing interest in the ageing process in CF. Telomeres are repetitive sequences of DNA that cap the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes and shorten with ongoing cell division, thus providing a marker of replicative history and biological ageing. We aimed to investigate whether telomere length as a function of age differs between patients with CF and healthy individuals and whether telomere length is associated with severity of the patient’s CF condition.
Peripheral blood samples and demographic data were collected from 47 consenting patients (age 1 to 57 years) with CF attending their routine annual review appointment at the All Wales Adult CF Centre and Noah’s Ark Children’s’ Hospital in Cardiff, UK. Telomere length profiles were assessed from peripheral blood samples, using the high resolution single telomere length analysis technique (STELA) and compared to healthy control telomere length data.
Patients with CF had significantly shorter telomere lengths than healthy individuals, when adjusting for age (p<0.001). Telomere length is decreasing 70% more quickly in the CF cohort than healthy controls. Telomere length does not appear to correlate with markers of disease severity.
Telomere lengths are significantly shorter in individuals with CF than in the age-adjusted healthy population. This is suggestive of premature biological ageing of peripheral blood leukocytes in CF patients
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