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    Providence College Faculty Author Series 2012-2013: Dr. Adrian Weimer

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    Dr. Adrian Weimer (History, Providence College) discusses her new book Martyrs\u27 Mirror: Persecution and Holiness in Early New England and the cultural importance of martyrdom within Colonial America

    Providence College Faculty Author Series 2012-2013: Dr. Adrian Weimer

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    Dr. Adrian Weimer (History, Providence College) discusses her new book Martyrs\u27 Mirror: Persecution and Holiness in Early New England and the cultural importance of martyrdom within Colonial America

    Adrian Matejka, 34th Annual ODU Literary Festival

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    Adrian Matejka is the author of The Devil’s Garden and Mixology, which was a winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series. He is the recipient of two Illinois Arts Council Literary Awards and fellowships from Cave Canem and the Lannan Foundation. His work has been featured in American Poetry Review, The Best American Poetry 2010, and Ploughshares, among other journals and anthologies. He teaches at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

    Performing the archive: following in the footsteps

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    Using documentation of Mike Pearson's performance 'Bubbling Tom', Deirdre Heddon attempts to step into his shoes and re-perform it

    Electrochemical-control of abrasive polishing and machining rates, U.S. Patent 6,171,467

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    An apparatus and method is disclosed; both of which use electrochemistry to selectively grow and remove hard oxide coatings on metals, and capacitive double layers on non-metals and semiconductors in order to predict and control the rate of surface abrasion during planarization of the surface of such materials

    ADRIAN POP - IN SEARCH OF A LONG LOST SMILE

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    An anniversary, especially in the case of a generation colleague, the renowned composer Adrian Pop, generates the remembrance of a long series of musical events that have become notorious, with works included in the national and international concert repertoire. The avoidance of nostalgic memories made that a stage miniature be chosen for the present paper, an incursion of the author into the naive world of childhood reading. The result was a modern, glamorous musical transposition of a sequence with Max and Moritz, the playful heroes created by the famous humorist and cartoonist Wilhelm Busch in the middle of the 19th century. The musical act Onkel Fritz by Adrian Pop was first performed in Cluj in 2016, on October 22, on the occasion of his previous anniversary, within the Cluj Musical Autumn Festival. The graceful performers of the act, presented under the title “Anniversaries at the Festival, Adrian Pop compositional portrait”, were soprano Mihaela Maxim, in the role of Max and pianist Eva Butean, in the role of Moritz. How did composer Adrian Pop manage to musically enliven a 150 years old humorous story? The author of the following text will try to answer this question. Rezumat. ADRIAN POP - ÎN CĂUTAREA SURÂSULUI PIERDUT. O aniversare, mai ales în cazul unui coleg de generație, reputatul compozitor Adrian Pop, generează rememorarea unui lung șir de evenimente muzicale devenite notorii, cu lucrări intrate în repertoriul intern și internațional de concerte. Evitarea unor memorii nostalgice au făcut ca sorții acestei comunicări să cadă asupra unei miniaturi scenice, o incursiune a autorului în lumea ingenuă a lecturilor din copilărie. A rezultat o transpunere muzicală modernă, plină de farmec, a unei secvențe cu Max și Moritz, eroii poznași creați de celebrul umorist și caricaturist Wilhelm Busch la mijlocul secolului XIX. Prima audiție clujeană a scenetei muzicale Onkel Fritz de Adrian Pop a avut loc în 2016, la 22 octombrie, cu ocazia precedentei sale aniversări, în cadrul Toamnei Muzicale Clujene. Interpreții plini de har ai scenetei prezentate sub genericul „Aniversări în Festival, portret componistic Adrian Pop” au fost soprana Mihaela Maxim, în rolul lui Max și pianista Eva Butean, în rolul lui Moritz. Oare cum a reușit compozitorul Adrian Pop să însuflețească muzical o poveste umoristică de 150 de ani? La această întrebare va încerca să răspundă autoarea acestor rânduri.  Cuvinte cheie: Adrian Pop, Wilhelm Busch, Max și Moritz, Unchiul Fritz, act muzica

    Breaking the barriers: Migrants and tuberculosis

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    Tuberculosis (TB) can represent an important clinical and public health in developing and developed countries. Low- and middle-income countries are facing an epidemic which is difficult to address because of the drug-resistance spread and the association of TB with HIV/AIDS. High-income countries, whose TB incidence has decreased in the last decades, can be involved in new TB epidemic waves owing to social, healthcare, and economic hurdles and challenges. In particular, migrants coming from high TB incidence countries can represent a new epidemiological issue in the TB care and control in geographical areas where primary care and specialized centres are not equipped to face the clinical and public health issues associated with the TB disease. The healthcare management of individuals with a latent TB infection or the TB disease is heterogeneous and different policies are in place in Europe, and, specifically, in EU countries. Scientific evidence on how to early and efficiently detect TB cases is missing, as well as diagnostic tools to diagnose those who have latent TB infection do not show adequate accuracy. Countries like Greece and Italy have political difficulties in the management of migrants and the poor living conditions in the migration centres can increase the probability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission. A clear advocacy and political commitment are urgently required. The current migration trends represent a threat from a human and a healthcare perspective. New homogeneous and target-oriented policies and strategies are needed to improve the health of the migrant and of the autochthonous populations. Editorial World Tuberculosis Day 2017: strengthening the fight against tuberculosis. I. Solovic (Slovakia) et al. Breaking the barriers: Migrants and tuberculosis. G. Sotgiu (Italy) et al. Tuberculosis elimination and the challenge of latent tuberculosis. A. Matteelli (Italy) et al., Italy The cursed duet today: Tuberculosis and HIV-coinfection. S. Tiberi (UK) et al. The challenge of the new tuberculosis drugs. S. Tiberi (UK) et al. Agents of change: The role of healthcare workers in the prevention of nosocomial and occupational tuberculosis. R. R. Nathavitharana (USA) et al

    Delamanid and bedaquiline to treat multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in children: A systematic review

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    The new drugs delamanid and bedaquiline are increasingly used to treat multidrug-resistant (MDR-) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). As evidence is lacking, the World Health Organization recommends their use under specific conditions in adults, delamanid only being recommended in children â¥6 years of age. No systematic review has yet evaluated the efficacy, safety and tolerability of the new drugs in children. A search of peer-reviewed, scientific evidence was performed, to evaluate the efficacy/effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of delamanid or bedaquiline-containing regimens in children with confirmed M/XDR-TB. We used PubMed and Embase to identify any relevant manuscripts in English until 31 December 2016, excluding editorials and reviews. Three out of 96 manuscripts retrieved satisfied the inclusion criteria, while 93 were excluded because dealing exclusively with adults (12: 4 on delamanid and 8 on bedaquiline), being recommendations or guidelines (8 manuscripts), reviews (17 papers) or other studies (56 papers). One of the studies retrieved reported evidence on 19 M/XDR-TB children, 16 of them treated under compassionate use with delamanid (13 achieving consistent bacteriological conversion) and 3 candidates for the drug. Two studies reported details on the first paediatric case treated (and cured) with a delamanid-containing regimen. Eight trials including children were also retrieved (clinicaltrials.gov). Although the methodology used in the study was rigorous, the results are limited by the paucity of the studies available in the literature on the use of new anti-TB drugs in children. In conclusion, more evidence is needed on the use of delamanid and bedaquiline in paediatric patients

    Book design: Adrian Bradshaw – The Door Opened: 1980s China

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    Adrian Bradshaw: Book author Phil Cleaver: Book design, branding, exhibition design and poster design Art editor on content and sequencing of photography. Designed in two languages Chinese and English in a way which combines them both together. Design reflects Chinese culture in a modern way with a western whist. Embossed slip case with metal badge on cover of book
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