315 research outputs found
PORTRAYAL OF ANXIETY AND DEFENSE MECHANISM OF HALA IN HALA (2019)
No full textThe purpose of this study is to analyze Hala's character's anxiety and defense mechanism. Hala is a film depicting the day-to-day activities of a teenage girl named Hala. While she tries to face her family and relationship issues, Hala experienced three anxieties and they will be coped with defense mechanism. In this study, the author employs Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis theory to examine Hala's psychology. This study is aimed to to identify the type and factors of anxiety and to explain the defense mechanism as a strategy to handle it. This study uses descriptive qualitative method. For collecting the data, this study uses observation and documentation technique. The results of this study are that there are two types of Hala's anxiety: neurotic anxiety and realistic anxiety. Hala uses four types of defense mechanism—displacement, rationalization, denial, and sublimation to handle her anxiety
The Twenty-Ninth Year
No full textWild, lyrical poems that examine the connections between physical and interior migration, from award-winning Palestinian American poet, novelist, and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/dlpp_all/1538/thumbnail.jp
Diagnostic accuracy of S100B urinary testing at birth in full-term asphyxiated newborns to predict neonatal death.
No full textBACKGROUND: Neonatal death in full-term infants who suffer from perinatal asphyxia (PA) is a major subject of investigation, since few tools exist to predict patients at risk of ominous outcome. We studied the possibility that urine S100B measurement may identify which PA-affected infants are at risk of early postnatal death. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In a cross-sectional study between January 1, 2001 and December 1, 2006 we measured S100B protein in urine collected from term infants (n = 132), 60 of whom suffered PA. According to their outcome at 7 days, infants with PA were subsequently classified either as asphyxiated infants complicated by hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy with no ominous outcome (HIE Group; n = 48), or as newborns who died within the first post-natal week (Ominous Outcome Group; n = 12). Routine laboratory variables, cerebral ultrasound, neurological patterns and urine concentrations of S100B protein were determined at first urination and after 24, 48 and 96 hours. The severity of illness in the first 24 hours after birth was measured using the Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology-Perinatal Extension (SNAP-PE). Urine S100B levels were higher from the first urination in the ominous outcome group than in healthy or HIE Groups (p1.0 microg/L S100B had a sensitivity/specificity of 100% for predicting neonatal death. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Increased S100B protein urine levels in term newborns suffering PA seem to suggest a higher risk of neonatal death for these infants
Histoire et fiction dans Beyrouth Adrénaline (2008) de Hala Ghosn
No full textCet article propose l’analyse d’une œuvre dramatique actuelle dans ses liens avec l’histoire : dans un premier temps, il met en lumière le modus scribendi original d’une pièce saisie par un événement historique contemporain (la guerre du Liban) et ancrée dans le parcours intime de son auteur, la Franco-Libanaise Hala Ghosn (née en 1976) ; il inscrit dans un second temps cette œuvre selon ses particularités dans la constellation des écritures de plateau afin, dans un troisième temps, d’expliciter les défis anthropologiques qu’elle soulève.This article offers an analysis of a dramatic work in its current links with History: at first, it highlights the original modus scribendi of a work written about a contemporary historical event (the Lebanese war) and rooted in the intimate path of Franco-Lebanese author, Hala Ghosn (born in 1976). In a second part, this article places the text with his feature in the nebula of current devised theater, in order to clarify the anthropological challenges it raises in a third part
Increased maternal/fetal blood S100B levels following systemic endotoxin administration and periventricular white matter injury in preterm fetal sheep
No full textObjective. Intrauterine infection is suggested to cause perinatal brain white matter injury. In the current study, we evaluated whether S100B, a brain damage marker, may be also assessed in maternal bloodstream after white matter injury induced by fetal intravenous application of lypopolisaccharide (LPS) endotoxin. Methods. Fourteen fetal sheeps were chronically catheterized at a mean gestational age of 107 days. Three days after surgery, fetuses (n = 7) received 500 ng of LPS or 2 mL 0.9% saline (n = 7) intravenously (IV). Lypopolisaccharide and placebo groups were monitored by continuous hemodynamic data recordings and at 6 predetermined time points (control value; 3, 6, 24, 48, and 72 hours after LPS/placebo administration) blood was drawn for laboratory parameters and S100B assessment. Brain damage was evaluated by light microscopy after Klüver-Barrera staining. Selected areas of the periventricular white matter were also examined by electron microscopy. Results. White matter injury was detected in all LPS-treated fetuses, whereas no abnormalities were seen in control animals or in LPS-treated mothers. Maternal and fetal S100B protein levels were significantly higher in the LPS group than in the control group at all monitoring time points (P <.001). The highest fetal-maternal S100B levels were observed at 3-hour time-point (P <.001). Conclusions. We found that S100B protein is increased in the maternal district in presence of fetal periventricular brain white matter injury induced by endotoxin. The present data offer additional support for S100B assessment in the maternal circulation in pregnancies complicated by intrauterine infection at risk of white matter injury. © 2009 The Author(s)
CONFORMATION-SPECIFIC INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF -PEPTIDE FOLDAMERS: Ac--hPhe--hAla-NHMe AND Ac--hAla--hPhe-NHMe
No full textAuthor Institution: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706IR/UV double-resonance spectroscopy has been used to study the intrinsic conformational preferences of naturally occurring and synthetic peptides. These studies demonstrated the power of double-resonance methods and highlighted the ability of even short peptide mimics to form a variety of intramolecular hydrogen bonded architectures. Currently, we are extending these studies to a series of model -peptides, which differ from -peptides by virtue of having two additional, substitutable methylene units separating amide groups in the peptide backbone. Initial studies centered on the conformation-specific infrared spectra of Ac--hPhe-NHMe, where three unique conformational isomers (two hydrogen-bonded and one intramolecular amide stacked) were observed under the isolated-molecule conditions of a jet-cooled environment. This talk will focus on on two larger -peptides, Ac--hPhe--hAla-NHMe and Ac--hAla--hPhe-NHMe. Utilizing resonant ion-dip infrared spectroscopy, the single-conformation infrared spectra of eight resolved conformers of the two molecules were recorded in the amide NH stretch region. The resulting infrared spectra of the tri-amides contain evidence for structures comprised of one, two, and three intramolecular amide-amide hydrogen bonds, the last of which is unprecedented for a tri-amide. In an effort to make firm conformational assignments, the spectroscopic data will be compared to the results of harmonic vibrational frequency calculations using traditional DFT and dispersion-corrected DFT methods, the results of which will be discussed
Urine S100 BB and A1B dimers are valuable predictors of adverse outcome in full-term asphyxiated infants
No full textTo investigate whether S100A1B and BB dimers are predictors of early perinatal death in newborns with perinatal asphyxia (PA).
METHODS: The study compared 38 full-term newborns with PA [neonatal death n = 11; hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE): n = 27] with a control group of 38 healthy infants. Clinical and laboratory parameters were recorded at eight time points and urine collected for S100B assessment. Multivariate analysis was performed in order to analyse the influence of various clinical parameters on the occurrence of neonatal death.
RESULTS: A1B and BB in PA nonsurvivor infants were significantly higher (p 42 ng/L) was the best predictor of early neonatal death (p < 0.05) of all the clinical and laboratory parameters studied.
CONCLUSION: These results suggest that S100s are valuable predictors of adverse outcome in PA infants. It is also suggested that these biomarkers be used in daily clinical practice, due to their low cost and stress, reproducibility and the possibility of longitudinal monitoring
The 13th/12th centuries destructions and the abandonment of Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus
No full textRenewed excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke under the direction of the author, which have so far extended over seven field campaigns (2010–2016), have exposed three new city quarters. These comprise City Quarters 1–3 with three phases of occupation, of which Stratum 2 and the most recent Stratum 1 are of chronological relevance to this paper. Excavations took place near the ancient harbour, i.e. close to today’s Salt Lake, in the north-western part of this large city, the total extent of which is still not known but which seems to have exceeded 25 hectares according to the recent findings. Destructive events affected both Strata 2 and 1. Stratum 1 structures with a partly new layout were built on the ruins of the occupation of Stratum 2 shortly after its destruction. Radiocarbon dates suggest that the transition from Stratum 2 to Stratum 1 most likely occurred around 1200 BCE, shortly after 1200 BCE at the latest. The evidence from pottery supported by radiocarbon dates proposes that the end of the settlement in Stratum 1 can be placed around the mid-12th century BCE. Domestic and industrial structures, where copper and textiles were produced, were destroyed twice, and the once flourishing city was abandoned after the second destruction, never to be reoccupied again by permanent settlers. The present paper will discuss the possible reasons for the destructions of Hala Sultan Tekke and the eventual abandonment of the city. Hypotheses will be presented as regards the fate of its population after leaving the city. In addition, destructive events and the abandonment of roughly contemporaneous settlements will be summarized and discussed
High urinary concentrations of activin A in asphyxiated full-term newborns with moderate or severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
No full textBackground: Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major cause of permanent neurological disabilities in full-term newborns. We measured activin A in urine collected immediately after birth in asphyxiated full-term newborns, and assessed the ability of the measurements to predict the occurrence of perinatal encephalopathy. Methods: We studied 30 infants with perinatal asphyxia and 30 healthy term neonates at the same gestational age. We recorded routine laboratory variables, cranial assessments by standard cerebral ultrasound, and the presence or absence of neurological abnormalities during the first 7 days after birth. Urinary activin A concentrations were measured at first urination and 12, 24, 48, and 72 h after birth. Results: Asphyxiated infants were subdivided as follows: group A (n = 18): no or mild HIE with good prognosis and group B (n = 12): moderate or severe HIE with a greater risk of neurological handicap. Activin A concentrations in urine collected at birth (median collection time at first urination <2 h) and at 12, 24, 48, and 72 h from birth were significantly (P [removed]0.08 μg/L at first urination in 10 of 12 patients with moderate or severe HIE but in none of 18 patients with no or mild HIE. Conclusions: Activin A measurements in urine soon after birth may be a promising tool to identify which asphyxiated infants are at risk of neurological sequelae. © 2007 American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Digital incentive for generation Z towards a better financial far future: Reflection and Perspective-taking with Retirement Experts
No full textMany people have certain dreams for their far future besides living a comfortable life, such as owning a vacation house or taking a long trip. However, most people do not have financial plans. The lack of having such plans decreases the chance of these wishes and goals to be realised.Although the majority starts saving for their retirement above the age of 40, studies show that it is more beneficial to invest earlier in life. According to an analysis by the World Economic Forum (2018), delaying retirement savings by just five years, at age 27 instead of 22, results in a retirement account 18% smaller. Starting with savings later, even in higher amounts, rarely outperforms earlier savings with compounding interest. Encouraging young generations to long-term saving, even if for small amounts, provides opportunities to significantly improve retirement outcomes and anticipate the future of investment behaviour (World Economic Forum, 2017, 2018). The challenge, however, is to effectively engage young people, age 22 or younger, to participate in the first place. The selected target group are late adolescents between the ages of 16 to 18 with a Money Mindset of Controller or Future Planner based on their Financial Behaviour. This target group seems the best likely to adopt saving behaviour that enables young people to be better equipped for the far future before other pressing expenses hijack their willingness to retirement investment. There are currently 624.459 young people of age 16,17 and 18 in the Netherlands (CBS, 2018). According to the percentages above, 156.114 people should have the mindset of a Controller, and 103.035 of Future Planner. Together there will be 259.149 young people to motivate and engage with retirement investing. Based on the findings in this research, young people desire to either retire early at age 55, or fulfil their need for self-actualisation: living to one's full potential. What they need is having support in setting a realistic retirement age and income goals as well as professional, genuine advice from personal experiences. INFINITY is a far future exploration tool with the focus on increasing young people's awareness for the far future through motivation, engagement, reflection and perspective-taking. This is done with retirement experts, whose role are to support users in their needs. INFINITY is deliberately designed as light and playful tool; with a low threshold and game-like elements to trigger young people and make it easy for them to start exploring their far future (Eyal and Hoover, 2014; Fogg, 2009). The tool will gently guide users through several steps, called 'The Journey', based on The Path of Expression (Sanders & Stappers, 2012). The Path of Expression is a method that explains how the present (now) connects to the past and the future through memories and dreams. It describes the path as guiding awareness in "steps of thinking of the present first, then the past, then looking for underlying layers, in order to move towards the future" (Sanders & Stappers, 2012, pp. 55). The Journey triggers users throughout the product flow to perform small tasks and engage in conversation with their retirement expert. The design intends to have users reflect and explore other perspectives regarding retirement, instead of postponing it. The benefits of this showcase is its direct link to users. It includes the advantage for the company of shortcutting the current route, which is for clients to identify opportunities first and then pass it on to Yellowtail. Having a direct link enables the company to respond to user demand and present clients with innovative, user-oriented propositions quickly. This showcase also increase in the company’s knowledge about target groups with a thorough understanding of a new and young target group under the age of 25. The showcase includes users’ values, needs and wishes concerning the far future. It supports the company with developing differentiated, user-oriented value propositions. As for the clients, with this proposal they are able to increase the quality of the financial life of their consumers significantly and to be distinct and ahead of the competition. This user-driven showcase for a generation of savers represents an opportunity for any financial services company to renew and revitalise its brand. INFINITY is designed to motivate and engage young people for far future exploration and investment. It provides clients with the opportunity to connect with users and provide them with additional services and tools that further support their needs and wishes
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