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Hollywood Dreams: Postcolonial Nationalism and Gender Oppression in Jessica Hagedorn\u27s Dogeatersp
This paper addresses how gender, sexuality, and resistance affect personal and national identity construction in Dogeaters. This 1990 novel traces the lives of Filipino characters during President Ferdinand Marcos\u27s dictatorial regime--a period that reshaped the Philippines\u27 national identity. Using gender theory and nationhood studies, I highlight how women and queer individuals who challenge masculine norms attempt subversion by creating communities outside of patriarchal constructs but ultimately fail. Specifically, I read Joey Sands\u27s and Daisy Avila\u27s marginality and failure to comply with societal expectations as futile pushbacks against the larger system. Furthermore, their embrace and use of violence as a means of final resistance makes them complicity with their oppressors
The Iowa Homemaker vol.4, no.12
Table of Contents
How Shall the Family Invest Its Savings? by Dr. Hazel Kyrk, page 1
The Home Economics Vodvil by Thirza Hull, page 2
The Junior-Senior Banquet by Alma Riemenschneider, page 3
With the Iowa State Home Economics Association by Avis Talcott, page 4
Electricity in the Home by Fred C. Fenton, page 5
Perennials for Perpetual Bloom by Juanita Beard, page 6
Editorial, page 7
The Eternal Question, page 8
Who’s There and Where by Pearl Harris, page 9
Homemaker as Citizen, page 9
Spring Offers Us a Change by Margaret Taylor, page 10
A Spring Tonic by Viola Jammer, page 1
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Evaluation of two different diffusion weighted sequences at MRI prostate
Bakgrund: Protokollet som används för att underundersöka MR-prostata innehåller en uppsättning förutbestämda sekvenser enligt PI-RADS riktlinjer. Diffusionsviktade bilder används för att utröna om vattenmolekyler kan röra sig fritt eller inte. Begränsad rörlighet kan tyda på patologi. Att registrera dessa mikroskopiska rörelser kräver snabba skiftningar i MR-kamerans gradientsystem. Prostatans relativa närhet till rektum kan skapa problem vid bildtagningen, det kan bildas artefakter från tarmgas. Motiv: Den teknik som används för att skapa diffusionsviktade bilder (ssEPI) är känslig för till exempel tarmgas och kan bilda artefakter. Ett försök att minska dessa artefakter är att dela upp bildtagningen i flertalet mindre segment (rsEPI) vilket kan minska artefaktens utbredning i bilden. Jämförande studier på en MR 3T finns men det saknas studier utförda med magnetfältstyrkan 1,5T. Syfte: Att jämföra bildkvalitén mellan sekvenserna single shot echo planar imaging och readout segmented echo planar imaging vid MR-undersökning av prostatan på deltagare som undersöks med en magnetkamera 1,5T. Metod: En jämförande with-in subject studie med kvantitativ design utfördes där antalet deltagare som valdes konsekutivt blev 24. Bilderna bedömdes av en radiolog utifrån en 5-gradig Likert-skala; anatomisk distorsion, anatomiska detaljer och helhetsbedömning. En hypotesprövning (Wilcoxon signed rank test) tillsammans med effektberäkning (Cohen ́s d) med statistikprogrammet Jamovi utfördes. Resultat: Huvudresultatet visar med en statistisk signifikant skillnad (p=0,037) att rsEPI ger bättre diagnostiskt bildkvalité än ssEPI. Artefaktens utbredning i bilden var även mindre när rsEPI användes dock var skillnaden endast signifikant på ADC (p=0,037) och b.50/900 (p=0,037) men inte på b.1500 (p=0,072). Effekten var låg, enligt Cohen ́s d. Prostatans anatomiska detaljer visualiseras bättre med ssEPI på b.50/900 (p< 0,001) medan b.1500 (p=0,002) gav ett bättre resultat när rsEPI användes. Effekten var stor, enligt Cohen ́s d på de båda. Ingen skillnad sågs när ADC jämfördes. Konklusion: Författaren till detta arbete har visat att rsEPI som diffusionsteknik kan användas på en MR-kamera 1,5T. Resultatet är i linje med studier utförda på MR-kamera 3T.Background: The protocol used to examine the MRI prostate contains a set of predetermined sequences according to PI-RADS guidelines. Diffusion-weighted images are used to determine whether water molecules can move freely or not. Limited mobility may indicate pathology. Detecting these microscopic movements requires rapid shifts in the gradient system of the MRI camera. The relative proximity of the prostate to the rectum can create problems during imaging, artifacts can be formed from intestinal gas.Motive: The technology used to create diffusion-weighted images (ssEPI) is sensitive to, for example, intestinal gas and can form artifacts. An attempt to reduce these artifacts is to divide the imaging into several smaller segments (rsEPI), which can reduce the spread of the artifact in the image. Comparative studies on an MRI 3T are available, but there are no studies performed with the magnetic field strength of 1.5T. Aim: A comparative with-in subject study with quantitative design was performed where the number of participants selected consecutively was 24. The images were assessed by a radiologist based on a 5-point Likert scale: anatomical distortion, anatomical details and overall assessment. A hypothesis test (Wilcoxon signed rank test) together with effect calculation (Cohen ́s d) with the statistics program Jamovi was performed. Result: The main result shows with a statistically significant difference (p = 0.037) that rsEPI provides better diagnostic image quality than ssEPI. The distribution of the artifact in the image was also smaller when rsEPI was used, however, the difference was only significant on ADC (p = 0.037) and b.50 / 900 (p = 0.037) but not on b.1500 (p = 0.072). The effect was low, according to Cohen ́s d. The anatomical details of the prostate are better visualized with ssEPI of b.50 / 900 (p <0.001) while b.1500 (p = 0.002) gave a better result when rsEPI was used. The effect was great, according to Cohen's d on both. No difference was seen when comparing the ADC. Conclusion: The author of this work has shown that rsEPI as a diffusion technology can be used on an MRI camera 1.5T. The results are in line with studies performed on MRI camera 3T
Succeed with BI implementation in the public sector : Critical success factors during the implementation of BI in public sector
Implementering av BI inom offentlig sektor är något som växer och blir vanligare och vanligare. För organisationer inom privata sektorn finns det tydliga och välbeprövade kritiska framgångsfaktorer att följa för att lyckas med implementationen. För den offentliga sektorn är detta inte lika tydligt och finns lite forskning. Denna studie har undersökt kritiska framgångsfaktorer för den offentliga sektorn vid BI implementation. Studien har utgått ifrån ett tidigare framtaget ramverk anpassat för den privata sektorn för att sedan urskilja med hjälp av erfarna personer inom området vilka kritiska framgångsfaktorer som finns för den offentliga sektorn. Studien har resulterat i ett vidareutvecklat ramverk anpassat för den offentliga sektorn. Studiens resultat framställer en tydlig skiftning från det tidigare ramverkets affärsfokus till ett mer verksamhetsfokus för den offentliga sektorn. Det vidareutvecklade ramverket framhäver även att det måste finnas en BI-mognad inom den offentliga verksamheten som inte var en kritisk framgångsfaktor inom det tidigare ramverket
How Shall the Family Invest its Savings
Today saving and investment go hand in hand. No one tries to build up a private hoard of gold coins and bank notes, hidden under the heartllike Silas Marner. Both for the sake of safety and of income we take advantage of one of the many ways by which we can get our savings into the hands of those who wish to use them productively. Thus individual savings become social capital, and factories are built, railways are extended, farms are improved, as a result of the family's desire to provide for the future.</p
Aktivitetsloggning : Ett nytt sätt att utforska kroppen
With the emerging of digital tools that track personal data, more humans start to explore these tools for self-discovery and self-exploration. There are still lack of proper instructions, to the public, how to use these tools to aid and efficiently benefit people. The aim of this research was to find out why individuals use digital tools to collect data about their bodies, and how they use this data to expand their knowledge about their body and mind. The research was based on a semi-structured interview where 10 participants was interviewed about their daily use of self-tracking data with the help of digital tools. During the research we found four different themes of how the participants were using their data generated by their activity trackers. By understanding activities that goes on inside of them, the participants have been able to adapt different techniques to optimize their training and expand the understanding of their body and mind. The study shows there are many different reasons why tracking yourself is a wildly considered option; motivation, measurability, self-awareness, willingness to improve and prosperity, are among these reasons. Our findings show that a lot of people don’t reflect on their own usage, and further shows how different attitudes towards tracking yourself differentiates between a positive or negative outcome. It then boils down to the importance of reflecting on how and why you are using self-tracking, if used in the correct way, self-understanding via digital tools can help individuals to become more self-conscious and enjoy the journey to a more active life
Cell Biology Animation
If you can tear your eyes away from the mesmerizing graphics on the main page, you'll find a very detailed and comprehensive cell biology tutorial created by graphic artist/biologist John Kyrk. Kyrk's animations demonstrate all major aspects of cell biology: amino acid structure, DNA replication, transcription and translation, cellular cycles (Krebs, glycolysis, mitosis), photosynthesis, and so on. The tutorial's beautiful graphics and cool animations should make studying cell biology relatively painless for any student
Evaluation of two different diffusion weighted sequences at MRI prostate
Bakgrund: Protokollet som används för att underundersöka MR-prostata innehåller en uppsättning förutbestämda sekvenser enligt PI-RADS riktlinjer. Diffusionsviktade bilder används för att utröna om vattenmolekyler kan röra sig fritt eller inte. Begränsad rörlighet kan tyda på patologi. Att registrera dessa mikroskopiska rörelser kräver snabba skiftningar i MR-kamerans gradientsystem. Prostatans relativa närhet till rektum kan skapa problem vid bildtagningen, det kan bildas artefakter från tarmgas. Motiv: Den teknik som används för att skapa diffusionsviktade bilder (ssEPI) är känslig för till exempel tarmgas och kan bilda artefakter. Ett försök att minska dessa artefakter är att dela upp bildtagningen i flertalet mindre segment (rsEPI) vilket kan minska artefaktens utbredning i bilden. Jämförande studier på en MR 3T finns men det saknas studier utförda med magnetfältstyrkan 1,5T. Syfte: Att jämföra bildkvalitén mellan sekvenserna single shot echo planar imaging och readout segmented echo planar imaging vid MR-undersökning av prostatan på deltagare som undersöks med en magnetkamera 1,5T. Metod: En jämförande with-in subject studie med kvantitativ design utfördes där antalet deltagare som valdes konsekutivt blev 24. Bilderna bedömdes av en radiolog utifrån en 5-gradig Likert-skala; anatomisk distorsion, anatomiska detaljer och helhetsbedömning. En hypotesprövning (Wilcoxon signed rank test) tillsammans med effektberäkning (Cohen ́s d) med statistikprogrammet Jamovi utfördes. Resultat: Huvudresultatet visar med en statistisk signifikant skillnad (p=0,037) att rsEPI ger bättre diagnostiskt bildkvalité än ssEPI. Artefaktens utbredning i bilden var även mindre när rsEPI användes dock var skillnaden endast signifikant på ADC (p=0,037) och b.50/900 (p=0,037) men inte på b.1500 (p=0,072). Effekten var låg, enligt Cohen ́s d. Prostatans anatomiska detaljer visualiseras bättre med ssEPI på b.50/900 (p< 0,001) medan b.1500 (p=0,002) gav ett bättre resultat när rsEPI användes. Effekten var stor, enligt Cohen ́s d på de båda. Ingen skillnad sågs när ADC jämfördes. Konklusion: Författaren till detta arbete har visat att rsEPI som diffusionsteknik kan användas på en MR-kamera 1,5T. Resultatet är i linje med studier utförda på MR-kamera 3T.Background: The protocol used to examine the MRI prostate contains a set of predetermined sequences according to PI-RADS guidelines. Diffusion-weighted images are used to determine whether water molecules can move freely or not. Limited mobility may indicate pathology. Detecting these microscopic movements requires rapid shifts in the gradient system of the MRI camera. The relative proximity of the prostate to the rectum can create problems during imaging, artifacts can be formed from intestinal gas.Motive: The technology used to create diffusion-weighted images (ssEPI) is sensitive to, for example, intestinal gas and can form artifacts. An attempt to reduce these artifacts is to divide the imaging into several smaller segments (rsEPI), which can reduce the spread of the artifact in the image. Comparative studies on an MRI 3T are available, but there are no studies performed with the magnetic field strength of 1.5T. Aim: A comparative with-in subject study with quantitative design was performed where the number of participants selected consecutively was 24. The images were assessed by a radiologist based on a 5-point Likert scale: anatomical distortion, anatomical details and overall assessment. A hypothesis test (Wilcoxon signed rank test) together with effect calculation (Cohen ́s d) with the statistics program Jamovi was performed. Result: The main result shows with a statistically significant difference (p = 0.037) that rsEPI provides better diagnostic image quality than ssEPI. The distribution of the artifact in the image was also smaller when rsEPI was used, however, the difference was only significant on ADC (p = 0.037) and b.50 / 900 (p = 0.037) but not on b.1500 (p = 0.072). The effect was low, according to Cohen ́s d. The anatomical details of the prostate are better visualized with ssEPI of b.50 / 900 (p <0.001) while b.1500 (p = 0.002) gave a better result when rsEPI was used. The effect was great, according to Cohen's d on both. No difference was seen when comparing the ADC. Conclusion: The author of this work has shown that rsEPI as a diffusion technology can be used on an MRI camera 1.5T. The results are in line with studies performed on MRI camera 3T
DNA Replication
If you can tear your eyes away from the mesmerizing graphics , you'll find a very detailed and comprehensive DNA replication tutorial created by graphic artist/biologist John Kyrk. The tutorial's beautiful graphics and cool animations should make studying cell biology relatively painless for any student
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