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Paul K. Weiser Photograph Collection, 1940s-1992
No full textThe Paul K. Weiser photograph collection contains 22 photographs and 26 film negatives from his time with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, a group photo from the Class of 1942, and various photographs of his musical and professional career in soil conservation
K. Hönn, Solon, Staatsmann und Weiser, 1948
No full textAymard André. K. Hönn, Solon, Staatsmann und Weiser, 1948. In: Revue des Études Anciennes. Tome 51, 1949, n°1-2. pp. 152-153
The Mundane Computer: Non-Technical Design Challenges Facing Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence
No full textInterdisciplinary collaboration, to include those who are not natural scientists, engineers and computer scientists, is inherent in the idea of ubiquitous computing, as formulated by Mark Weiser in the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, ubiquitous computing has remained largely a computer science and engineering concept, and its non-technical side remains relatively underdeveloped.
The aim of the article is, first, to clarify the kind of interdisciplinary collaboration envisaged by Weiser. Second, the difficulties of understanding the everyday and weaving ubiquitous technologies into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it, as conceived by Weiser, are explored. The contributions of Anne Galloway, Paul Dourish and Philip Agre to creating an understanding of everyday life relevant to the development of ubiquitous computing are discussed, focusing on the notions of performative practice, embodied interaction and contextualisation. Third, it is argued that with the shift to the notion of ambient intelligence, the larger scale socio-economic and socio-political dimensions of context become more explicit, in contrast to the focus on the smaller scale anthropological study of social (mainly workplace) practices inherent in the concept of ubiquitous computing. This can be seen in the adoption of the concept of ambient intelligence within the European Union and in the focus on rebalancing (personal) privacy protection and (state) security in the wake of 11 September 2001. Fourth, the importance of adopting a futures-oriented approach to discussing the issues arising from the notions of ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence is stressed, while the difficulty of trying to achieve societal foresight is acknowledged
"Ne Serie ist's ja wenn's...": Serialität aus RezipientInnenperspektive
No full textWeiser-Zurmühlen K. "Ne Serie ist's ja wenn's..": Serialität aus RezipientInnenperspektive. kjl & m. Connected .. Kinder- und Jugendmedien heute. 2017;69(2):35-44
Vergemeinschaftung und Distinktion. Eine gesprächsanalytische Studie über Positionierungspraktiken in Diskussionen über TV-Serien
No full textWeiser-Zurmühlen K. Vergemeinschaftung und Distinktion. Eine gesprächsanalytische Studie über Positionierungspraktiken in Diskussionen über TV-Serien. Reihe Germanistische Linguistik. Vol 327. Berlin: De Gruyter; 2021
Effects of the standardised ginseng extract G115(R) in patients with chronic bronchitis : a nonblinded, randomised, comparative pilot study
No full textObjective: To investigate the effects of G115(R) ginseng extract in reducing the bacterial count in the lungs of patients undergoing an acute attack of chronic bronchitis.
Design: Nonblinded, randomised, comparative pilot trial.
Setting: One centre in Milan, Italy.
Patients: 75 patients with acute attacks of chronic bronchitis.
Interventions: All patients received 875mg amoxicillin and 125mg clavulanic acid twice daily for 9 days. They were then further randomised into two groups, one (n = 37) receiving only the antibacterial treatment, the second (n = 38) also receiving 100mg standardised ginseng extract G115(R) twice daily. The total duration of treatment was 9 days.
Main Outcome Measures and Results: Of the 75 patients included in the trial, 44 were evaluable. Significant group and time effects were found after analysis of the evolution of bacterial count. Significant differences between treatment groups were found on days 4, 5, 6 and 7, while a borderline trend was found on day 8. The log rank test showed a significant difference between the treatment groups after analysis of time to clearance of infection ([chi]2 = 6.2127, p = 0.0127). The median time to reach the point where no bacteria were detected was lower in the antibacterial plus ginseng group [median 6 days, mean 5.9 days, standard deviation (SD) 0.3] than in those receiving antibacterials alone (median 7 days, mean 6.7 days, SD 0.3).
Conclusions: In the group receiving G115(R) ginseng extract, bacterial clearance was significantly faster than in those receiving antibacterials alone. These results indicate a beneficial effect of G115(R) ginseng extract on the reduction of bacterial counts in the bronchial systems of patients with acute attacks of chronic bronchitis. Patients in whom the elimination of bacteria from the bronchial system is particularly difficult may benefit from the use of ginseng
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.
Please use the following format to cite material from these Proceedings:
Author, AB, Author, XY, and Author, DE (2021), Title of paper, Proc. Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering & Repair Annual Scientific Meeting (CITER ASM 2021), M Al-Amri, R Weiser (Eds), pp. a–b, Cardiff, UK, 13-14 Sept. 2021, ISSN 2634-100X
Proceedings reference number: ISSN 2634-100X
Published by Cardiff University
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Systematic review of interventions for treating or preventing antipsychotic-induced tardive dyskinesia
No full textBackground: Antipsychotic medication can cause tardive dyskinesia (TD) – late-onset, involuntary, repetitive movements, often involving the face and tongue. TD occurs in > 20% of adults taking antipsychotic medication (first-generation antipsychotics for > 3 months), with this proportion increasing by 5% per year among those who continue to use these drugs. The incidence of TD among those taking newer antipsychotics is not different from the rate in people who have used older-generation drugs in moderate doses. Studies of TD have previously been found to be limited, with no treatment approach shown to be effective.
Objectives: To summarise the clinical effectiveness and safety of treatments for TD by updating past Cochrane reviews with new evidence and improved methods; to undertake public consultation to gauge the importance of the topic for people living with TD/the risk of TD; and to make available all data from relevant trials.
Data sources: All relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies.
Review methods: Cochrane review methods, network meta-analysis (NMA).
Design: Systematic reviews, patient and public involvement consultation and NMA.
Setting: Any setting, inpatient or outpatient.
Participants: For systematic reviews, adults with TD who have been taking a stable antipsychotic drug dose for > 3 months.
Interventions: Any, with emphasis on those relevant to UK NHS practice.
Main outcome measures: Any measure of TD, global assessments and adverse effects/events.
Results: We included 112 studies (nine Cochrane reviews). Overall, risk of bias showed little sign of improvement over two decades. Taking the outcome of ‘TD symptoms improved to a clinically important extent’, we identified two trials investigating reduction of antipsychotic dose [n = 17, risk ratio (RR) 0.42, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.17 to 1.04; very low quality]. Switching was investigated twice in trials that could not be combined (switching to risperidone vs. antipsychotic withdrawal: one RCT, n = 42, RR 0.45, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.89; low quality; switching to quetiapine vs. haloperidol: one RCT, n = 45, RR 0.80, 95% CI 0.52 to 1.22; low quality). In addition to RCTs, six observational studies compared antipsychotic discontinuation with decreased or increased dosage, and there was no clear evidence that any of these strategies had a beneficial effect on TD symptoms (very low-quality evidence). We evaluated the addition to standard antipsychotic care of several treatments, but not anticholinergic treatments, for which we identified no trials. We found no clear effect of the addition of either benzodiazepines (two RCTs, n = 32, RR 1.12, 95% CI 0.6 to 2.09; very low quality) or vitamin E (six RCTs, n = 264, RR 0.95, 95% CI 0.89 to 1.01; low quality). Buspirone as an adjunctive treatment did have some effect in one small study (n = 42, RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.33 to 0.84; low quality), as did hypnosis and relaxation (one RCT, n = 15, RR 0.45, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.94; very low quality). We identified no studies focusing on TD in people with dementia. The NMA model found indirect estimates to be imprecise and failed to produce useful summaries on relative effects of interventions or interpretable results for decision-making. Consultation with people with/at risk of TD highlighted that management of TD remains a concern, and found that people are deeply disappointed at the length of time it has taken researchers to address the issue.
Limitations: Most studies remain small and poorly reported.
Conclusions: Clinicians, policy-makers and people with/at risk of TD are little better informed than they were decades ago. Underpowered trials of limited quality repeatedly fail to provide answers.
Future work: TD reviews have data from current trials extracted, tabulated and traceable to source. The NMA highlights one context in which support for this technique is ill advised. All relevant trials, even if not primarily addressing the issue of TD, should report appropriate binary outcomes on groups of people with this problem. Randomised trials of treatments for people with established TD are indicated. These should be large (> 800 participants), necessitating accrual through accurate local/national registers, including an intervention with acceptable treatments and recording outcomes used in clinical practice.
Study registration: This study is registered as PROSPERO CRD4201502045.
Funding: The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme
Podążając śladami dzieciństwa – „kuglarstwa” pamięci w filmie Weiser (2000) Wojciecha Marczewskiego
No full textThe subject of the article is Wojciech Marczewski’s film Weiser (2000), based on Paweł Huelle’s novel, which explores the problems of memory and oblivion. The author indicates the differences between the cinematic adaptation and the literary prototype that are connected with the strategy of constructing the main characters and modifications of the time and place of the action. Afterwards, Jalocha describes the relationship between image, memory and imagination. Analyzing the formal construction of Weiser, she names the means of cinematic expression that allow to imitate the work of memory. She characterizes the contrast between the lanes of the past and present established in the film, the structure of flashbacks, the way of introducing them into the narration and, based on the scope of subjectivity, she divides retrospections into two sub-categories. Jałocha refers to Paul Ricoeur’s phenomenology of memory, that is the notion of trace and the aporia of presentabsent. When interpreting the film, she takes into consideration the characters’ motivations, their attitudes towards the past, the influence of ‘what has been’ on the present, the nature of the process of reconstructing the truth about the bygone events. She also identifies the motives used in the film that are linked with memory, such as photography and archives. Additionally, the author shows different functions assigned to the character of Weiser: he may be seen as a figure of the Other, the metaphor of childhood and the past seen in terms of an enigma. Marchewski’s films, as Jalocha argues, both on the level of plot and formal organization, thematize the memory and its limitations as well as the inaccessibility of the past founded on the difference between ‘here/now’ and ‘there/then’.Tematem artykułu jest podejmujący problematykę pamięci i zapomnienia Weiser (2000) Wojciecha Marczewskiego, film oparty na powieści Pawła Huellego. Autorka porównuje różnice pomiędzy literackim pierwowzorem a adaptacją filmową, związane między innymi ze sposobem konstruowania postaci i dokonaną przez reżysera zmianą czasu oraz miejsca akcji. Ponadto analizuje konstrukcję formalną Weisera i zastosowane w dziele środki wyrazu filmowego, przy pomocy których naśladowana jest praca pamięci. Charakteryzuje budowany w filmie kontrast pomiędzy płaszczyznami teraźniejszości oraz przeszłości, opisuje strukturę retrospekcji, sposób ich wprowadzania w obręb narracji i, biorąc pod uwagę między innymi zakres subiektywizacji, dzieli je na dwie sub-kategorie. Dokonując interpretacji filmu, odwołuje się do sformułowanej przez Paula Ricoeura fenomenologii pamięci: pojęcia śladu-wspomnienia oraz aporii uobecniania nieobecnego
This Conjuncture: Patriarchy in the digital conjuncture
No full textNew Formations This Conjuncture seminar series.
The fifth of a series of online seminars hosted by the journal New Formations in Autumn 2021, organised by Rebecca Bramall and Jeremy Gilbert. The series marks the publication of the journal’s series of issues published under the title This Conjuncture and dedicated to the memory of Stuart Hall.
Patriarchy in the digital conjuncture
Digital platforms create new opportunities to express misogyny in increasingly extreme ways, intersect with the structures of patriarchy sustained in everyday life. In the form of misogynistic ‘rationalism’, these ideas also permeate the culture of Silicon Valley. Join Sarah Banet-Weiser, Ben Little and Alison Winch to discuss networked misogyny and male victimhood in the context of the growing power and influence of digital platforms.
Speakers:
Sarah Banet-Weiser is Distinguished Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Centre for Collaborative Communication. Her books include Authentic™: The Politics of Ambivalence in a Brand Culture (2012), and Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny (2018).
Ben Little is Lecturer in Media and Cultural Politics at the University of East Anglia. He is the co-author of The New Patriarchs of Digital Capitalism (2021) and Russell Brand: Comedy, Celebrity and Politics (2016, with Jane Arthurs).
Alison Winch is Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of East Anglia. Her books include The New Patriarchs of Digital Capitalism (2021) and Girlfriends and Postfeminist Sisterhood (2013). Alison and Ben are the authors of ‘Patriarchy in the digital conjuncture – an analysis of Google’s James Damore’, which was published as part of This Conjuncture
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