21 research outputs found
First person – Gergő Szanda
No full textABSTRACT
First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Gergő Szanda is the first author on ‘Mitochondrial cAMP exerts positive feedback on mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake via the recruitment of Epac1’, published in Journal of Cell Science. Gergő is an assistant professor and leads a group at Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, investigating Ca2+ signaling and mitochondrial biology, and the role of endocannabinoids in metabolism.</jats:p
First person - Gergo Szanda
No full textFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Gergo Szanda is the first author on 'Mitochondrial cAMP exerts positive feedback on mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake via the recruitment of Epac1', published in Journal of Cell Science. Gergo is an assistant professor and leads a group at Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary, investigating Ca2+ signaling and mitochondrial biology, and the role of endocannabinoids in metabolism. © 2018. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd
The Institutes of Oratory as inspiration and source for Juvenal
No full textThe question of the relation between Juvenal and Quintilian is still unanswered: the reconstruction of their possible biographical and literary connections is very uncertain. The Life of Juvenal does not mention Quintilian; its author only states that Juvenal spent a significant part of his life declaiming. Their personal acquaintance is not confirmed by any ancient source, and the views of modern research are not univocal either; however, most scholars leave the question undecided. On the grounds of the biographical data, it cannot even be proven with certainty that Juvenal known Quintilian, thus we have to find evidence in the texts of the two authors. In this paper, I examine the possible influence of Quintilian on Juvenal's Satires, highlight textual and thematic parallels as well as common motifs in order to unfold the relation between the two authors.The question of the relation between Juvenal and Quintilian is still unanswered: the reconstruction of their possible biographical and literary connections is very uncertain. The Life of Juvenal does not mention Quintilian; its author only states that Juvenal spent a significant part of his life declaiming. Their personal acquaintance is not confirmed by any ancient source, and the views of modern research are not univocal either; however, most scholars leave the question undecided. On the grounds of the biographical data, it cannot even be proven with certainty that Juvenal known Quintilian, thus we have to find evidence in the texts of the two authors. In this paper, I examine the possible influence of Quintilian on Juvenal's Satires, highlight textual and thematic parallels as well as common motifs in order to unfold the relation between the two authors
The State of Content Marketing in Hungary and Its Possible Effects on a Specific Brand - Hungarian Experts’ Opinions
No full textThe aim of this paper is to give an overview of the state of content marketing (CM) in Hungary, its application and whether it is worth examining the effect of CM on the Brand Asset Valuator (BAV) and brand experience (BX). To investigate these issues, the author conducted individual interviews with twelve online marketing and content marketing experts in 2022. Based on the research results, it can be stated that the Hungarian practice of content marketing is typically at an initial stage, the attitude of the management of the companies is inappropriate and there are often resource limitations. According to the experts, examining the effect of CM on BAV and BX is generally relevant and reasonable. The results confirm the connection between content marketing and branding and its controlling is an important academic research area and a business issue that requires further study
The Allegorical Readings in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Its Film Adaptation By Peter Jackson
No full textAlthough Tolkien quickly and vehemently denied the existence of any types of allegorical readings of his work, many characters and events in his fictional world bear striking resemblance to real life figures, events and beliefs, which, somewhat contradicting the author, is sometimes rather noticeable and is often made more conspicuous in Peter Jackson’s film adaptations.
As follows, the present thesis will focus on the most prominent racial, social, ideological and religious allegories that can be found in Tolkien’s magnum opus and its adaptation for the big screen, while also explaining how the already noticeable allegories in the novel trilogy were in certain cases somewhat amplified by the people who produced the film version. Furthermore, the present thesis will also analyse the differences between Tolkien’s and Jackson’s handling of female characters, touching upon the infamous accusations of Tolkien’s work lacking genuine female presence and explaining why that criticism is fair, however not true in its entirety. Finally, in the present thesis, both the book’s and therefore the film’s allegories to religion and to Christian symbolism will be discussed as well.N.E.AnglisztikaBSc/B
Quintilian’s influence on Juvenal’s Satire 1
No full textThe question of the relationship between Juvenal and Quintilian is still unanswered: the reconstruction of their possible biographical and literary connections is very uncertain. The Life of Juvenal does not mention Quintilian; its author only states that Juvenal spent a significant part of his life declaiming. Their personal acquaintance is not confirmed by any ancient source, and the views of modern research are not univocal either. In his Institutes Quintilian declares concerning the satire that in his age there are satirists who will be famous in the future. However, research is very careful about the question whether Quintilian referred to Juvenal with these words. On the basis of the biographical data, it cannot even be proven with certainty that Juvenal had known Quintilian, thus we have to find evidence in the texts of the two authors. In this paper, I examine the possible influence of Quintilian on Juvenal’s Satire 1, by highlighting textual and thematic parallels, as well as common motifs, in order to unfold the relation between Satire 1, the Institutes, and the Minor Declamations attributed to Quintilian
In vino veritas. Wine and its Context in the Uyghur Society: an Insight to the Economic Life of the Silk Roads
No full textThis paper deals with viticulture, viniculture and their social context in the Turfan region from the West Uyghur period (9th-12th cc.) up to the end of the Mongol period (14th century). A comparative analysis of narrative sources alongside documents written in Old Uyghur (ca. 10th-14th cc.) and Middle Mongolian (13th-14th cc.) sheds new light on the interplay between wine production, commerce and state interest, demonstrating that wine was already one of the most important staple products of the Turfan region in the earlier period and a commodity of primary interest to the Mongol Empire. The article illuminates Old Uyghur sources' depictions of ortok partners, stressing how their peculiarities differ from the better-known ortoq partnerships employed by the Mongol aristocracy, and highlights growing interest among the nobility in wine production and the institutionalization of vinicultural assets during the Mongol period. The author argues that these processes mirror changes in transportation and Eurasian interregional contacts under Mongol rule. Finally, despite the scattered and fragmentary nature of these sources on local economy and society, the author argues that they prompt a reevaluation of trade along the Silk Roads
Dynamics of hydroxide-ion-driven reversible autocatalytic networks
No full textIn living systems adaptive regulation requires the presence of nonlinear responses in the underlying chemical networks. Positive feedbacks, for example, can lead to autocatalytic bursts that provide switches between two stable states or to oscillatory dynamics. The stereostructure stabilized by hydrogen bonds provides an enzyme its selectivity, rendering pH regulation essential for its functioning. For effective control, triggers by small concentration changes play roles where the strength of feedback is important. Here we show that the interaction of acid-base equilibria with simple reactions with pH-dependent rate can lead to the emergence of a positive feedback in hydroxide ion concentration during the hydrolysis of some Schiff bases in the physiological pH range. The underlying reaction network can also support bistability in an open system.ChemE/Advanced Soft Matte
