336 research outputs found
André Breton’s Nadja: A \u3cem\u3eVagabonde\u3c/em\u3e in a \u3cem\u3eFemme Fatale’s\u3c/em\u3e Narrative
No full textThrough diverse styles of written and visual text (diary and pseudo-autobiographical narrative, drawings and photographs), André Breton—the narrative agent of Nadja (1928, revised by the author, 1962) who happens to share the author\u27s name—sets forth to recount his interactions with a mysterious âme errante whom he follows literally down a myriad of Parisian streets and figuratively to diverse avenues of self-understanding. However, if Breton initially finds himself intrigued—dare we say obsessed—by the eponymous Nadja, as the narrative progresses her aimless wandering, telepathic powers and free association speech eventually bore, unnerve and even frighten him. In fact, Nadja\u27s errant words and actions become so threatening for Breton that he ceases to see her in the best interest of his own wellbeing. At the work\u27s conclusion, Nadja\u27s wandering is put to an end when she is interned in an insane asylum; as if to underline his change of heart, Breton does nothing to free or even visit Nadja, preferring instead to pursue a far safer and less enigmatic love interest
Impact of positive end-expiratory pressure and recruitment maneuver on healthy lungs in dogs assessed by functional and anatomical monitoring methods
No full textIntroduction Atelectasis is a common occurrence during anesthesia, and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ventilation and recruitment maneuvers (RM) can be used to mitigate this. However, both techniques may be associated with side effects in healthy lungs, and close monitoring is indicated. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of PEEP and RM in healthy dogs and to compare functional lung monitoring methods by electrical impedance tomography (EIT), volumetric capnography (VCap), and blood gas analysis with the gold-standard anatomical monitoring provided by computed tomography (CT). Methods and materials Nine healthy Beagle dogs underwent anesthesia and mechanical ventilation three times. After 35 min using zero end-expiratory pressure (ZEEP), CT images, VCap, EIT measurements, and arterial blood gas samples were taken. Thereafter, either (1) ZEEP was continued, (2) PEEP initiated or (3) an RM was performed followed by PEEP. Ten minutes after changing the ventilation mode all measurements were repeated. Only one ventilation mode was employed during each anesthesia. Results During RM, we found a significant increase in the percentage of overaerated lung (V hyper ) ( p < 0.001), while the amount of normally aerated lung (V normal ), poorly aerated lung and non-aerated lung decreased ( p ≤ 0.001). VCap showed an increase in airway dead space (VD aw /VT) ( p = 0.002), and a decrease in alveolar dead space (VD alv /VT alv ). For PEEP, an increase in airway dead space ( p = 0.003) was found. For both groups, the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled per breath (VTCO 2,br ) decreased ( p = 0.001), and EIT showed a shift of the center of ventilation to the dependent lung areas ( p = 0.021 and p = 0.046, respectively). Oxygenation was superior in RM compared to ZEEP ( p = 0.033). The arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide decreased in RM ( p = 0.012). Positive associations were found between V hyper and VD aw /VT ( p = 0.004), V hyper and VD aw /VT ( p = 0.004), V hyper and V normal with VTCO 2,br ( p = 0.002 for both). Negative associations were found between V hyper and VD alv /VT alv ( p = 0.004) and non-dependent silent spaces ( p = 0.050), and V normal with oxygenation ( p = 0.030). Conclusion While RM may be effective in improving gas exchange, it appears to be not benign in healthy lungs, and PEEP might be the preferable strategy to avoid lung collapse during anesthesia. Functional monitoring – EIT, VCap, blood gas analysis – does not detect changes corresponding to anatomical findings on CT
Стратегии конструирования идентичности в мусульманском хип-хопе. Разносторонний анализ творчества немецкого рэпера Сахиры
No full textThe aim of Nadja Thoma's paper is to explore how young Muslim artists construct identity within contemporary hip-hop culture in Germany. Using the example of the rapper Sahira,the author focuses on the following questions: Which strategies are used to express religious identities in hip-hop? Which modifications of the traditional hip-hop culture can be observed within and through elements of Muslim culture and religion? The data used in the paper ranges from visual resources (a CD cover and the logo of the record label) to song lyrics and interview excerpts.In the first section of her paper the author offers an orientation towards hip-hop culture, introducing a number of important cultural concepts for the successive discussion. Then she provides an overview of discussions about the permissivity of music, especially hip-hop andIslam. Finally, Thoma deals with identity construction in German hip-hop culture and discusses of how cultural and religious identity is constructed in the work of the German rapper Sahira. At the conclusion, Nadja Thoma states, that multimodal analysis shows that German Muslim rap is the achievement of a recontextualization process, wherein a global cultural model has been adapted to a specific audience in a different reception country. Beyond the mere use of different languages as markers for ethnic belonging, Sahira uses religious visual codes and linguistic phrases in order to transgress ethnic differences and monocultural, monoreligious or Islamophobic conceptions which, in her opinion, could restrict communication. Furthermore, the different visual and linguistic elements are a demonstration of Sahira's ability to insert new elements into the existing hip-hop culture, one of the abilities which label someone a good and real rapper.Надя Тома анализирует в своей статье способы конструирования мусульманской идентичности средствами современной молодежной культуры на примере немецкой хип-хоп-исполнительницы палестинского происхождения Сахиры. Констатируя широкое распространение альтернативной музыкальной культуры, в частности хип-хопа в субкультуре молодых мусульман Германии, автор задается вопросом, какие стратегии используют современные мусульманские рэперы для выражения своей конфессиональной идентичности, как модифицируются стандарты хип-хоп-культуры в преломлении исполнителей мусульман и в соединении с элементами традиционной исламской культуры и религии. Исследуя обширную дискографию немецкого хип-хопа, Тома демонстрирует, что взаимодействие ислама и хип-хопа носит обоюдный характер, что выражается в росте числа принимающих ислам рэперов немусульманского происхождения. Рассматривая пример Сахиры как case-study, исследовательница приходит к выводу, что в этом примере проявляется процесс «реконтекстуализации», когда глобальная культурная модель (в данном случае, музыкальный стиль) адаптируется к потребностям специфической мусульманской аудитории отдельной страны. При этом религиозная символика и знаковая система используется как для преодоления этнолингивистических различий разных групп аудитории исполнителя, так и для разрушения монокультуралистских и исламофобских стереотипов германского общества. Таким образом, Сахира утверждает себя не только как истинная мусульманка, но и как «реальный» рэпер
Imagem e palavra: o jogo surreal das fotografias em Nadja, de André Breton
No full textThis paper aims to understand the inclusion of photographs in the novel Nadja (1928), by André Breton. Although the author states that they would be used to eliminate excess description, one realizes that perform other functions. They may represent a portal between the real world and the surreal present in the novel, forming a parallel between the word and the image. Thus, through an intertextual game they would be the link that refers the reader to the reality, but also induces observe the world from a more unusual point of view, more unusual than the purely documentary photographs.Este trabalho tem por finalidade compreender a inserção de fotografias na obra Nadja (1928), de André Breton. Embora o próprio autor afirme que elas seriam usadas para eliminar o excesso de descrição, percebe-se que desempenham outras funções. Elas podem representar um portal entre o mundo real e o mundo surreal presentes no romance, formando um paralelo entre a palavra e a imagem. Assim, através de um jogo intertextual elas seriam o elo que remete o leitor à realidade, mas também o induz a observar o mundo sob outro ponto de vista, mais inusitado que o das fotografias puramente documentais
Measurements of free amino acids in cloud water samples at the Monte Verde Atmospheric Observatory
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Measurements of size-segregated aerosol particles at the Monte Verde Atmospheric Observatory
No full textSimultaneous measurements of free amino acids in seawater, size-segregated aerosol particle and cloud water samples at the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory
No full textSimultaneous measurements of free amino acids in seawater (underlying water, ULW, and sea surface microlyer, SML), size-segregated aerosol particle and cloud water samples at the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory (CVAO) in the framework of the MarParCloud project with contribution of MARSU in September/October 2017. During this campaign, sampling of size-segregated aerosol particles at the CVAO (30 m sampling tower) and seawater sampling at the ocean site (~16°53ˈ30ˈN, ~24°54ˈ00ˈˈW) were performed. Additionally, aerosol sampler and cloud water sampler were installed at the mountain station on the top of the mountain 'Monte Verde (MV)' (744 m a.s.l.). The amino acid analysis includes glycine (Gly), L-alanine (Ala), L-serine (Ser), L-glutamic acid (Glu), L-threonine (Thr), L-proline (Pro), L-tyrosine (Tyr), L-valine (Val), L-phenylalanine (Phe), L-aspartic acid (Asp), L-isoleucine (Ile), L-leucine (Leu), L-methionine (Met), L-glutamine (Gln) and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) (purity ≥ 99 %, Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, Missouri, USA). The analytical measurements of the derivatized FAA, derivatization was performed using AccQ-Tag™ precolumn derivatization method (Waters, Eschborn, Germany), were performed with ultra high performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization and Orbitrap mass spectrometry (UHPLC/ESI Orbtitrap-MS)
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