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Los subterfugios digitales de Jafar Panahi
No full textDos temas se encuentran en la aplaudida cinematografía de Jafar Panahi (1960): la exposición de las contradicciones de la sociedad iraní y el cuestionamiento del dispositivo cinematográfico. El abordaje de ambas problemáticas ha continuado en la última década, a pesar de la prohibición de dirigir impuesta por los ayatolás. Esto ha sido posible, en gran medida, por las oportunidades que supone la digitalización de las formas de registro y distribución del material audiovisual. En largometrajes como Este no es un filme (2011) y Taxi (2015), Panahi continúa con el examen de las convenciones cinematográficas que comenzó en El espejo (1997), e invita a ver un filme que “se hace solo”, es decir un dispositivo que funciona sin la participación de un director o narrador consciente, sino por la simple actividad de un camarógrafo (que no acepta instrucciones) o la operación de un artefacto (la cámara en la cabina del taxi o en el teléfono celular de uno de los pasajeros). De esta manera, Panahi elude la censura gubernamental, al mismo tiempo que hace evidentes ciertos rasgos de la narración audiovisual en el contexto de la digitalización y las nuevas tecnologías
Replication Data for: Hostility and Proselytism of Political Communities - Political activism in the age of social networks
No full textData to reproduce the analysis of the paper : : Chavalarias D, Gaumont N. and Panahi M. (2019) Hostilité et prosélytisme des communautés politiques : le militantisme politique à l’ère des réseaux sociaux, Réseaux n°214-21
Soil Erosion Control in Drylands
No full textThis book focuses on drylands such as arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas where they form the main part of ecosystems, e.g., in Iran, but also around the world. Mismanagement and improper exploitation of these areas lead to more degradation day by day.
Besides an introduction to the role and importance of vegetation cover in conserving soil against wind and water erosion, this book gives a scope of appropriate techniques and methods for vegetation establishment and maintenance, indicators for suitable plants selection for soil conservation, and soil erosion prevention and combat. It provides methods of soil erosion prevention and combating through the application of plants, using bioengineering systems for soil erosion control and the role of agroforestry in soil erosion prevention.
This book can be helpful to those with an interest in countries with similar climates to Iran. In particular, this includes Dubai, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Replication Data for: Hostility and Proselytism of Political Communities - Political activism in the age of social networks
No full textData to reproduce the analysis of the paper : : Chavalarias D, Gaumont N. and Panahi M. (2019) Hostilité et prosélytisme des communautés politiques : le militantisme politique à l’ère des réseaux sociaux, Réseaux n°214-21
CINEMA E REPRESSÃO: A VONTADE DE VERDADE DE JAFAR PANAHI
No full textThe article analyzes the film In film nist (2011), by the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, as a form of resistance to the silencing imposed by the Iranian government on his artistic production, since, in 2009, the filmmaker displeased the authorities of his country by supporting Mir Hussein Mussavi, the opposition candidate in the presidential election. Thus, Panahi was sentenced to 6 years of house arrest and banned from filming for 20 years, however, the filmmaker called his cameraman friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb to record his routine in one day inside his own apartment and produced a questioning film. Contemporary Iranian cinema inaugurated a new modality of realism, whose filmmakers build “documentary fictions”, in which scripts are inspired by real stories. The restorative realism of Iranian cinema seeks to restore a fullness to the complex reality that only cinema would be able to achieve, using, for this, the resumption of episodes that happened in the historical and social world. It must be considered that the production of discourses, in any society, is controlled with the aim of conjuring its powers and dangers, weakening the effectiveness of uncontrollable events, with the aim of hiding the forces that materialize the social constitution. In order for the “will to truth” to be satisfactorily exercised, external and internal procedures to the discourse are used. While procedures external to discourse limit the production of discourses, interdicting the word, and defining what can be said/not said in each circumstance, through the “object taboo” and the privileged or exclusive right of the speaker; the procedures internal to the discourse have the function of classifying, ordering and dictating their distribution. O artigo analisa o filme In film nist (2011), do cineasta iraniano Jafar Panahi, como forma de resistência ao silenciamento imposto pelo governo do Irã à sua produção artística, pois, em 2009, o cineasta desagradou as autoridades do seu país ao apoiar Mir Hussein Mussavi, o candidato oposicionista na eleição presidencial. Dessa forma, Panahi foi condenado a 6 anos de prisão domiciliar e proibido de filmar por 20 anos, contudo, o cineasta chamou o amigo cinegrafista Mojtaba Mirtahmasb para registrar a sua rotina em um dia dentro do seu próprio apartamento e produziu um filme questionador. O cinema iraniano contemporâneo inaugurou uma nova modalidade de realismo, cujos cineastas constroem “ficções documentais”, em que os roteiros são inspirados em histórias reais. O realismo restituitivo do cinema iraniano procura restituir à complexa realidade uma plenitude que só o cinema seria capaz de alcançar, utilizando, para isso, a retomada de episódios acontecidos no mundo histórico e social. Deve-se considerar que a produção de discursos, em qualquer sociedade, é controlada com o desígnio de conjurar-lhe os poderes e os perigos, enfraquecendo a eficácia de eventos incontroláveis, no intuito de ocultar as forças que materializam a constituição social. Para que a “vontade de verdade” seja exercida satisfatoriamente, são utilizados, portanto, procedimentos externos e internos ao discurso. Enquanto os procedimentos externos ao discurso limitam a produção de discursos, interditando a palavra, e definindo o que pode ser dito/não-dito em cada circunstância, através do “tabu do objeto” e do direito privilegiado ou exclusivo de quem fala; os procedimentos internos ao discurso possuem a função de classificar, ordenar e ditar sua distribuição
Curcumin: A naturally occurring autophagy modulator
No full textAutophagy is a self-degradative process that plays a pivotal role in several medical conditions associated with infection, cancer, neurodegeneration, aging, and metabolic disorders. Its interplay with cancer development and treatment resistance is complicated and paramount for drug design since an autophagic response can lead to tumor suppression by enhancing cellular integrity and tumorigenesis by improving tumor cell survival. In addition, autophagy denotes the cellular ability of adapting to stress though it may end up in apoptosis activation when cells are exposed to a very powerful stress. Induction of autophagy is a therapeutic option in cancer and many anticancer drugs have been developed to this aim. Curcumin as a hydrophobic polyphenol compound extracted from the known spice turmeric has different pharmacological effects in both in vitro and in vivo models. Many reports exist reporting that curcumin is capable of triggering autophagy in several cancer cells. In this review, we will focus on how curcumin can target autophagy in different cellular settings that may extend our understanding of new pharmacological agents to overcome relevant diseases
Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in Kuwaiti infertile males.
No full textA variety of mtDNA mutations responsible for human diseases have been associated with molecular defects in the OXPHOS system. It has been proposed that mtDNA genetic alterations can also be responsible for sperm dysfunction. To investigate any possible association between infertility and mtDNA haplogroups (hg), the nucleotide sequence of the Hypervariable Segment I (HVS-I) of mtDNA was determined in 99 unrelated Kuwaiti patients with infertility and 64 normal controls with the same ethnicity. DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood after having obtained informed consent. The nucleotide sequence of HVS-I (np 16,024-16,383) was directly determined. High-resolution RFLP analysis and control-region sequencing revealed high proportion of haplogroup J and M in normal controls (64% and 20.3%) compared to infertile men (26.2% and 8.1%) respectively. (P= 0.002 for J and 0.03 for M) Therefore, we hypothesize that individuals classified as haplogroup J and M demonstrate a significant decrease in risk of infertility in Kuwaiti population
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
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