'Kandinsky-fying’ the law: A translaborative use of abstract art in the law classroom

Sources of law are made up of terms that, amongst other things, mediate between facts and different results, and it is the role of lawyers to explain or justify why a particular interpretation or permutation of a given term should be taken in a given case. Such terms do not exist in isolation, but are hugely contextual and play an integral role in intermediating between different potential outcomes. Therefore, the skill of carefully applying and using legal terms is one of the primary focuses of legal education and calls for a consideration of the intricate role that legal terms play in legal argumentation. However, sometimes this endeavour in the law classroom is affected by the focus placed on the meaning of individual terms, as opposed to the broader role they have in legal reasoning and the analysis of legal outcomes. In considering this, this paper draws a contrast between the way in which students sometimes use different legal and moral terms in the various roles in their lives outside of the classrooms and within, and contends that one of the reasons for this is the greater liberty that they feel in using different terms outside of the classroom. This paper contends that, pedagogically, a similar level of independence can be achieved through the collaborative translation of legal concepts into abstract art, by enabling students to take greater co-ownership of legal language. Specifically, it argues that Wassily Kandinsky’s art theory, with its emphasis on the spirit and emotions, can provide an effective framework for this

Fast lemons and sour boulders:Testing crossmodal correspondences using an internet-based testing methodology

Abstract. According to a popular family of hypotheses, crossmodal matches between distinct features hold because they correspond to the same polarity on several conceptual dimensions (such as active–passive, good–bad, etc.) that can be identified using the semantic differential technique. The main problem here resides in turning this hypothesis into testable empirical predictions. In the present study, we outline a series of plausible consequences of the hypothesis and test a variety of well-established and previously untested crossmodal correspondences by means of a novel internet-based testing methodology. The results highlight that the semantic hypothesis cannot easily explain differences in the prevalence of crossmodal associations built on the same semantic pattern (fast lemons, slow prunes, sour boulders, heavy red); furthermore, the semantic hypothesis only minimally predicts what happens when the semantic dimensions and polarities that are supposed to drive such crossmodal associations are made more salient (e.g., by adding emotional cues that ought to make the good/bad dimension more salient); finally, the semantic hypothesis does not explain why reliable matches are no longer observed once intramodal dimensions with congruent connotations are presented (e.g., visually presented shapes and colour do not appear to correspond)

Modality and uncertainty in data visualizations : A corpus approach to the use of connecting lines

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ВАРИАНТЫ КЛИНИЧЕСКОГО ТЕЧЕНИЯ ВАЗОСПАСТИЧЕСКОЙ СТЕНОКАРДИИ

Vasospastic angina (angina inversa, variant angina or Prinzmetal angina) is a rare variant of the course of coronary artery disease. Despite a good understanding of its underlying mechanisms (prolonged coronary spasm resulting from endothelial dysfunction) and contributing factors (smoking, exposure to cold weather, cocaine, autoimmune diseases, etc.), the treatment of each individual patient remains a source of discussion. To date, these patients are commonly treated with drugs, especially calcium antagonists and nitrates. The article presents clinical cases of patients with vasospastic angina and discusses their treatment depending on the individual clinical pattern. Early diagnosis of vasospastic angina allows preventing in some cases fatal complications and save patients’ life.Вазоспастическая стенокардия (ангиоспастическая, вариантная или стенокардия Принцметала) – редко встречающийся вариант течения ишемической болезни сердца. Несмотря на хорошую изученность механизмов ее возникновения (длительный спазм коронарных артерий, являющийся следствием эндотелиальной дисфункции) и провоцирующих факторов (курение, холод, прием кокаина, аутоиммунные заболевания и др.), вопросы лечения каждого отдельно взятого пациента остаются предметом дискуссии. На сегодняшний день предпочтение в лечении таких пациентов отдается медикаментозным препаратам, прежде всего антагонистам кальция и нитратам. В работе представлены случаи вазоспастической стенокардии и обсуждаются особенности их лечения в зависимости от клинического варианта ее течения. Диагностика вазоспастической стенокардии в ранние сроки позволяет предотвратить в ряде случаев фатальные осложнения и спасти жизнь пациенту

Modelling Combined Heat Exchange in the Leading Edge of Perspective Aircraft Wing

In this paper gas dynamic numerical modelling of leading edge flow is presented and thermal loading parameters are determined. Numerical modelling of combined radiative and conductive heat transfer of the wing edge is carried out, thermal state of structure is given and the results are analyzed

Modelling Combined Heat Exchange in the Leading Edge of Perspective Aircraft Wing

In this paper gas dynamic numerical modelling of leading edge flow is presented and thermal loading parameters are determined. Numerical modelling of combined radiative and conductive heat transfer of the wing edge is carried out, thermal state of structure is given and the results are analyzed

RESYNCHRONIZING THERAPY LONG-TERM RESULTS IN INFANCY TREATED FOR SECONDARY (ARRHYTHMOGENIC) DILATION CARDIOMYOPATHY AFTER SURGICAL INTERVENTION

Secondary dilation (arrhythmogenic) cardiomyopathy in children after artificial pacemaker implantation occurs rather rare. Criteria for implantation are typical: expressed disorders of systemic ventricle function (lowering EF < 35% in dynamics) and prolongation of QRS interval more 120 ms. Heart transplantation is the only alternative. We present 2 cases with successful application of cardioresynchronizer for critical lowering EF at a time of AP implantation. We consider this method will assist in overcoming critical decompensated heart insufficiency and it is a good alternative to the only reliable approach in these children-heart transplantation. The age of patients is not a constraint factor