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In Sarbiewski's Circle − Albert Ines' Lyric Poetry
No full textAlbert Ines is discussed here as the author of the lyrical poem Lyricorum centuriae (Gdańsk 1655). In the collection there are many religious poems, especially ones taking up Virgin Mary as their subject matter, and hence Ines is described as vates Marianus. Ines' religious poems are bound by a double convention: that of the use of biblical and ancient metaphors; they are also even ”garrulous” because of motives of praise accumulated in a litany-style manner. His reflective poems are more interesting; they are a kind of intellectual-lyric poetry abouding in clever sayings, pointed antitheses, etc. Ines imitates Sarbiewski but being consistent with the rule ”imitari non expilare” he limits himself to only two ”parodies”; and even they are not very typical. The fact that Ines imitates Sarbiewski is also seen in taking up the same subjects in his poems. This similarity is sometimes rather faint so its significance for our interpretation will be limited
The Story of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
No full textabstract: The story of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is one of a woman who defied the odds of her time. Sor Juana was a nun born in the 1600's in Mexico. From an early start, she had an endless passion for knowledge and always strove to learn as much as she could. She went on to become a nun at the Convent of Santa Paula and used her intellect to advocate for women's rights. Though met with opposition, she wrote many poems, letters, and even plays which included her strong push for women's equality. However, the name Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is almost never mentioned in popular feminist discourse, despite Sor Juana being credited as one of the first feminist authors. This paper works to not only tell the story of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz in detail, but also works to answer the question, "Why do people not know about Sor Juana". By diving into the origins of the Feminist movement in the United States, the dark underbelly of Feminism is uncovered. Primarily, the topic of how racism in feminism has plague the civil rights movement, what damage has been done to people of color because of feminism's history, and how does that pertain to modern day feminism and Sor Juana. By telling her story through both written and visual aids, the voice of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz is no longer silenced but free to tell her tale and move a generation
Metagenomische und physiologische Analysen der Interaktion zwischen Mikroalgen und Bakterien in Photobioreaktoren
No full textPhotobioreaktoren (PBRs) stellen eine wichtige Form der Sonnenlicht-abhängigen CO2 - Fixierung im technischen Maßstab dar. Ein Hauptproblem dabei ist, dass es in nicht-axenischen Kulturen durch Bakterien, welche in der Regel mit den Mikroalgen assoziiert sind, zur Bildung lichtundurchlässiger Biofilme kommt und somit die Produktivität der Mikroalgen stark beeinträchtigt wird.
In der vorliegenden Studie wurde erstmalig die zeitabhängige Biofilmentwicklung und die Veränderung der Zusammensetzung der bakteriellen Populationen der Mikroalgen Scenedes-mus obliquus und Chlorella vulgaris in einem Modellreaktor im Detail untersucht. Die bio-chemischen und chemischen Komponenten der Biofilmmatrix setzten sich hauptsächlich aus neutralen und sauren Polysacchariden (11,60 mg/g Biofilm), Fett-säuren (10,40 mg/g Biofilm), Proteinen (3,77 mg/g Biofilm), Uronsäuren (0,82 mg/g Biofilm) und sehr geringe Mengen an DNA (< 4 ng/mg Biofilm) zusammen. Die Populationsdynamik der bakteriellen Gemeinschaft wurde mittels Rasterelektronenmikroskopie (REM) und Untersuchungen der 16S rRNA-Gensequenzen analysiert. Insgesamt ist die Vielfalt mit ca. 30 zugeordneten Bakterienarten eher limitiert. Die Mehrheit dieser Mikroorganismen wurde zu Vertretern der Alpha- und Betaproteobacteria sowie den Bacteroidetes zugeordnet.
Durch einen kombinierten Ansatz der Sequenzierung über \"GS FLX Titanium von Roche\" und \"HiSeq 2000 von Illumina\" konnte ein Datensatz von 350 Mbp assemblierter DNA generiert werden. Die Auswertung dieser Daten deutete auf eine hohe meta-bolische Vielfalt hin. Innerhalb des Metagenoms waren viele Stoffwechselwege und Gene vorhanden, welche Sequenzhomologien für die Verwertung von Polymeren sowie aromatischen und nicht-aromatischen Verbindungen zeigten. Interessanterweise wurde zudem eine relativ hohe Anzahl von Genen identifiziert, welche für Esterasen und Lipasen kodierten. Darüber hinaus konnten Sequenzhomologien zu Genen ermittelt werden, die für die Biosynthese von B-Vitaminen relevant sind. Da Mikroalgen selbst zumeist keine B-Vitamine (Cobalamin, Thiamin und z.T. Biotin) synthetisieren können, implizieren diese Ergebnisse, dass die meta-bolischen Leistungen der bakteriellen Populationen unerlässlich für das Wachstum und die Stabilität der Algenkultur sind. Sie deuten aber auch daraufhin, dass die Bakterien die von den Algen produzierten und freigesetzten Exsudate verstoffwechseln können.
Im Zuge einer weiteren Charakterisierung des Biofilmmetagenoms wurde aus der isolierten DNA eine 14.976 Klone umfassende Fosmidbank konstruiert. Die durchschnittliche Insertgröße betrug 30-35 kb, welches ca. 524 Mbp an klonierter DNA entspricht. Durch funktionelle Testverfahren konnten erste Einblicke in die Enzym-aktivität der in dem Photo-bioreaktor vorkommenden Bakterien gewonnen werden. So wurden 68 putativ positive Klone gefunden, die Esterase/Lipase - Aktivität zeigten. Die Zellrohextrakte von 16 dieser Fosmid-klone bestätigten, dass eine breite Palette von Fettsäuren mit unterschiedlicher Kettenlänge verstoffwechselt werden kann.
Kultivierungsabhängige Untersuchungen bestätigten diese Ergebnisse. So konnte direkt in zellfreien Überständen der Mikroalgenkultur Esterase/Lipase - Aktivität sowie die B-Vitamine Cobalamin (B12) und Biotin (B7) nachgewiesen werden. Parallel hierzu wurden auch Untersuchungen zur Kultivierung und Isolierung einzelner Bakterienarten aus dem Mikroalgen-Bakterien-Konsortium durchgeführt. Anfängliche Versuche resultierten in der Iso-lierung von zwei Reinkulturen. Erst nach Zugabe von 5 50% (v/v) der Mikroalgenkultur konnten sechs weitere Bakterienarten isoliert werden.
Vor dem Hintergrund, dass Biofilme die Photosyntheseaktivität und somit die Produktivität der Mikroalgenkultur negativ beeinflussen, wurden im Laufe dieser Arbeit zwei Screening-methoden entwickelt, die zur Identifizierung von Biofilm-inhibierenden Syntheseprodukten aus Metagenombanken führen sollten. Insgesamt konnten 10 aktive Fosmidklone ermittelt werden, deren Zellrohextrakte eine inhibierende Wirkung auf die Biofilmbildung von Gram-positiven und -negativen Bakterien zeigten.
Somit konnte im Rahmen dieser Arbeit eine umfassende Charakterisierung der phylo-genetischen Zusammensetzung sowie des metagenomischen und physiologischen Potentials von Algen-assoziierten Bakterien erarbeitet werden. Zudem wurde deutlich, dass es sich bei der Interaktion der Bakterien mit den Algen um eine sehr fein abgestimmte Biozönose handelt, wobei die Bakteriengemeinschaft die Mikroalgen mit essentiellen B-Vitaminen versorgt und im Gegenzug die Mikroalgen den heterotrophen Bakterien komplexe Kohlen-stoffverbindungen zur Verfügung stellten.Photobioreactors (PBRs) are an important form of sunlightdependent CO2 - fixation on an industrial scale. One major problem is that bacteria in non-axenic cultures, which are usually associated with microalgae, form opaque biofilms and thereby affect the productivity of the microalgae significantly.
In the present study time-dependent biofilm development and changes in the composition of bacterial population of the micro-algae Scenedesmus obliquus and Chlorella vulgaris in a modelreactor were analysed in detail for the first time. The biochemical and chemical compo-nents of the biofilm matrix consisted mainly of neutral and acidic polysaccharides (11.60 mg/g biofilm), fatty acids (10.40 mg/g biofilm), proteins (3.77 mg/g biofilm), uronic acids (0.82 mg/g biofilm) and only traces of DNA (< 4 ng/mg biofilm). The population dynamics of the bacterial community was determined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and sequencing of the 16S rRNA genes. In general, the diversity was rather limited with approxi-mately 30 bacterial species. The majority of these microorganisms have been assigned to representatives of Alpha-, and Betaproteobacteria and Bacteriodetes.
Through a combined approach of sequencing by \"GS FLX Titanium Roche\" and \"HiSeq 2000 from Illumina\" resulted in the overall production of 350 Mbp of sequenced DNA. The analysis of these data indicated a high metabolic diversity. Within the metagenome, many metabolic pathways and genes were present, which showed sequence homologies for the utilization of polymers and aromatic and non-aromatic compounds. Interestingly, also a relatively large number of genes have been identified which encode for esterases and lipases. In addition, sequence homologies to genes could be detected, which are relevant for the bio-synthesis of B vitamins. Since most microalgae cannot synthesize B vitamins (cobalamin, thiamine and biotin in some cases), these results imply that the metabolic activities of bacterial populations are essential for the growth and stability of algal culture. But they also suggest that the bacteria can metabolize the exudates produced and released by the algae.
In order to further characterize the biofilm metagenome, a comprehensive fosmid metagenome library comprising 14,976 clones was constructed from the isolated DNA. The average insert size was 30-35 kb., which corresponds to approximately 524 Mbp of cloned DNA. Through functional screening procedures, insights into enzyme activity of the bacteria occurring in the photo-bioreactor were gained. Through this, 68 clones that were assumed to be positive were found to show esterase/lipase activities. The crude cell extract of 16 of these fosmid clones confirmed that a wide range of fatty acids of different chain lengths can be metabolized.
Cultivation-dependent analysis confirmed these results. Esterase/lipase activity, as well as the B-vitamins cobalamin (B12) and biotin (B7) could be detected directly in cell-free superna-tants of microalgae culture. In parallel, studies of cultivation and isolation of individual bacte-rial species from the microalgae-bacteria-consortium were performed. Initial attempts resulted in the isolation of two pure cultures. Only a addition of 5-50% (v/v) of the micro-algae cul-ture, growth of another six bacterial organisms was stimulated.
In consideration that biofilms negatively affect the photosynthetic activity and thus the productivity of microalgae culture, two screening methods were developed in this study, which should lead to the identification of biofilm-inhibiting synthesis products from meta-genomic libraries. A total of 10 active fosmid clones were identified, whose crude cell extract showed an inhibitory effect on biofilm formation of Gram - positive and - negative bacteria.
Thus, a comprehensive characterization of the phylogenetic composition of the metagenomic and physiological potential of algae-associated bacteria could be developed within the frame-work of this study. It was also apparent that the interaction between bacteria and algae is a very finely balanced biological biocenosis, in which the bacterial community supplies the micro-algae with essential B-vitamins, and the microalgae in turn supplied the heterotrophic bacteria with complex carbon compounds
The Encounter between the West and the Arab World in the Age of Nahdah (Renaissance). The Translation Movement in the Arab Literary Reviews
No full textIn quest'articolo si riflette sul ruolo giocato dalla riviste letterarie arabe nella diffusione della conoscenza della cultura occidentale. Il movimento di traduzione avviato durante la Nahda (la Rinascita) in Egitto e nella Grande Siria condusse a cambiamenti sostanziali dei canoni estetici, ma suscitò anche un movimento di forte opposizione da parte dei conservatori
Dall’esclusione all’inclusione. Questioni e possibili itinerari di vita per le persone con impairment intellettivo
No full textThe aim of this paper is continuing to think about the issues relating to inclusion, because of aseries of reasons that will be illustrated by the author. The same concept of inclusion needs tobe disambiguated, in order to act a transformative process that is necessary for the whole societyfor becoming welcoming to all. Exactly as happened in the seventies of the twentieth century,we think that the educational institution is a privileged place for the encounter with the other(and, therefore, capable of triggering the inclusive process). In order to remove the stigmawhichstill is around disability, it is important to promote as much as possible such socialization opportunities.With respect to disability (as will emerge from this paper), it should be reiterated that it is a sociohistorical-cultural construct and, therefore, that it varies with the changing of practices linked toit. In this regard, turning our gaze towards adult life (and towards the institutional practices implementedso far), we think is important to continue to problematize the housing conditions of thosewho have intellectual impairment, in order to imagine solutions which could be different fromthose acted up to now. If implemented, these solutions would allow the identity developmentof the people involved (changing the same meaning of disability)
Growth, genes, genomes: iInsights into microbial respiration of arsenic and selenium
No full textArsenic (As) and selenium (Se) are naturally occurring metalloids in the Earth’s crust. Their speciation is governed by the microbial communities in various environments which influences their mobility among the soil, water, and air interface. Microorganisms can utilize As and Se oxyanion as terminal electron acceptors in dissimilatory reduction. These organisms are ubiquitous and phylogenetically diverse. The objectives of the studies in this thesis were to gain an understanding of the metabolism of As and Se respiring bacteria, analyze the genes encoding enzymes involved in respiration and understand how these enzymes are regulated in the presence of various electron acceptors. We were able to isolate two novel As and Se respiring bacteria from different environments; from a wastewater treatment facility in Verona, NJ and an estuarine canal from Chennai, India. Based on 16S rRNA gene analysis, strain S4 was classified as a novel genus and species, Selenovibrio woodruffi and strain S5 as a novel species, Desulfurispirillum indicum. We analyzed the genome of D. indicum and examined the expression of putative reductases to further understand respiratory metabolism of As and Se oxyanions. Five molybdoenzyme genes were identified in the genome of strain S5, three of which we were annotated to encode for a respiratory arsenate reductase arr, periplasmic nitrate reductase nar, and respiratory nitrate reductase nap. Also, an arsenate resistance system, ars, was identified. We were not able to positively identify a selenate reductase gene. Gene expression studies revealed that arr was an inducible gene and the only gene highly expressed during arsenate respiration. Growth studies showed that selenate respiration was inhibited by nitrate. Lastly, we also enriched activated sludge samples for tellurium oxyanion respiring bacteria. Thus, we not only added novel, phylogenetically different organisms to the ever-increasing list of As and Se respiring microbes, we also provided insights into the genes and enzymes involved in As and Se respiration and how they are regulated.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Ines Rauschenbac
Ines Adornetti, Buone idee per la mente. I fondamenti cognitivi ed evolutivi della cultura, Cagliari, Cuec Editrice, 2011, pp.144
No full textThe text offers a Critical Review of "Buone idee per la mente. I fondamenti cognitivi ed evolutivi della cultura" by Ines Adornetti. The author critically reflects on the book by considering its methodologies, its arguments, and its relation with other books of the same type and on the same subject.Il testo propone una Lettura Critica del libro "Buone idee per la mente. I fondamenti cognitivi ed evolutivi della cultura" di Ines Adornetti. L'autrice riflette criticamente sul libro considerandone le metodologie, gli argomenti e il nesso con altri libri dello stesso tipo e sullo stesso argomento
MARIONETA KAO SREDSTVO IZRAŽAVANJA
No full textPredstava Fragile naslov je diplomske ispitne predstave studentice Ines Zmazek pod mentorstvom doc. art. Hrvoja Seršića na Umjetničkoj akademiji u Osijeku, na Odsjeku za kazališnu umjetnost, smjer gluma i lutkarstvo. Predstava je nastala u sklopu dvogodišnjeg projekta Zavirimo iza pozornice: pioniri europskog lutkarstva. U ovom diplomskom radu autorica opisuje proces rada na predstavi, iznosi činjenice o lutkarima i njihovim životima, te se bavi marionetom kao sredstvom izražavanja. Na kraju autorica zaključuje da joj je rad na predstavi Fragile uvelike pomogao da istraži stvari koje do sada nije imala priliku istražiti, te da se još više razvije kao lutkarica.The play Fragile is the title of a graduate exam presentation by Ines Zmazek under mentorship of assistant professor of arts Hrvoje Seršić at the Academy of Art in Osijek, at the Department of Theater Art, acting and puppetry. The performance was born as part of the two-year project All Strings Attached: The Pioneers of European Puppetry Behind the Scenes. In this graduate thesis the author describes the process of work on the play, the facts about famous puppeteers and their lives, and deals with the marionette as a means of expression. In the end the author concludes that her work at the Fragile show greatly helped investigate things she has not yet been able to investigate and develop even more as a puppeteer
Moonlit lullaby : on one Marian ode by Albert Ines
No full textThe aim of this paper is to analyze and interpret the ode by Albert Ines, Ad Virginem Matrem. Cynthiam suam. In cuiusdam diei crepusculo (Lyr. 57). First the author cites the original lyrics written in Latin in Alcaic stanzas, and its poetic translation by the author of this paper. Next, the previous reception of the poem is discussed and the motifs analyzed in the context of intellectual history (time and transience, melancholy of twilight) and sensual experiences and its religious symbolism (contemplation of the sky, the moon as a figure of Virgin Mary). The paper points out the strong bond of the poet with Mary treated as a Muse, guide and object of pure, innocent love
Replication Data for The Effect of Increasing Women’s Autonomy on Primary and Repeated Cesarean Sections in Brazil
No full textThis document guides researchers to replicate the figure in “The Effect of Increasing Women’s Autonomy on Primary & Repeated Cesarean Sections in Brazil” by Victor Hugo de Oliveira, Ines Lee and Climent Quintana-Domeque (corresponding author; email: [email protected])
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