Correction:Carbonyl trapping and antiglycative activities of olive oil mill wastewater

Correction for ‘Carbonyl trapping and antiglycative activities of olive oil mill wastewater’ by Marta Navarro et al., Food Funct., 2015, 6, 574–583

'We Are not the Same Person': (Auto)Biography, (Self)Representation, and Brechtian Performativity in Lisa Kron's "Well"

La protagonista de well define la obra como una exploración teatral con varios personajes sobre asuntos de salud y enfermedad, tanto a nivel individual como comunitario (12). Iniciativa poco frecuente para lisa kron, que ha construido su carrera a partirWell is defined by its protagonist as a multicharacter theatrical exploration of issues of health and illness both in the individual and in a community (12). An unusual initiative for lisa kron, whose career has grown through one-woman shows and her part

‘Once you get the card you can do anything you want.’ Migrant identities and gender transgression in chicana dramatic literature

Issues of migration, frontiers and identity are recurrent in Chicano/a literature. In Real Women Have Curves the protagonists are conditioned by la migra as much as by race stereotyping and gender limits, living in a metaphoric frontera between clandestine existence and public acknowledgement; between curvy, dark-skinned beauty, and white, androgynous images of womanly perfection. The Hungry Woman is situated in a symbolic territory where Medea has been banished for being a lesbian. Both texts are constructed around ethnic and gender identities, and they both create worlds in which limits are broken and barriers transgressed with a clear Chicana feminist conscience. Temas como migración, fronteras e identidad proliferan en la literatura chicana. En Real Women Have Curves las protagonistas están condicionadas por .“la migra.”, estereotipos de raza y límites de género, viviendo en una .“frontera.” entre la clandestinidad y el reconocimiento; entre una belleza oscura con curvas e imágenes de perfección blancas y andróginas. The Hungry Woman se sitúa en una .“tierra de nadie.” a donde Medea es desterrada por lesbiana. Ambos textos crecen alrededor de la identidad étnica y de género, y ambos crean mundos en los que se rompen barreras y se transgreden límites con una clara conciencia feminist

Voces contra la desigualdad. El teatro testimonial de Emily Mann e Eve Ensler

En su trabajo sobre la historia del teatro documental del año 1999, Gary Fisher Dawson hablaba de tres grandes fases: el movimiento de la Nueva Objetividad en la Alemania de los años veinte, las propuestas del Federal Theatre Project en EE.UU. durante los treinta y el renacimiento del estilo con la versión de The Deputy dirigida por Piscator en los sesenta. En el cambio de siglo XX al XXI, varias dramaturgas norteamericanas han recogido el testigo de estos documentalistas, desarrollando lo que Emily Mann, inspirada por las tradiciones orales sudafricanas, ha llamado «teatro testimonial». Mann, junto con Eve Ensler, Anna Deavere Smith o Heather Raffo, cultiva una forma dramática basada en recuperar las voces silenciadas de la historia y en proporcionarles unos oídos atentos que escuchen sus experiencias y aprendan de ellas. Así, en Annulla Mann repasa los horrores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial desde un punto de vista feminista, y en Still Life coloca en el centro de un drama sobre la Guerra de Vietnam, enfrentadas a un veterano, a dos mujeres que nunca lucharon en el frente asiático, demostrando que el home front debe ser un concepto a tener en cuenta en la historiografía sobre los conflictos bélicos. Yendo un paso más allá, Eve Ensler elimina las voces masculinas de sus trabajos monologados sobre violencia, presentando historias plurales de mujeres muy distintas unidas por su condición femenina violentada. En este artículo se analiza una parte del teatro de ambas autoras desde la perspectiva de género para determinar la validez que las técnicas documentales y testimoniales pueden tener en un momento dominado por los medios de comunicación, la hiperrealidad y la (des)información

Voices against Inequality. Emily Mann´s and Eve Ensler´s Theatre of Testimony Resumen

En su trabajo sobre la historia del teatro documental del año 1999, Gary Fisher Dawson hablaba de tres grandes fases: el movimiento de la Nueva Objetividad en la Alemania de los años veinte, las propuestas del Federal Theatre Project en EE.UU. durante los treinta y el renacimiento del estilo con la versión de The Deputy dirigida por Piscator en los sesenta. En el cambio de siglo XX al XXI, varias dramaturgas norteamericanas han recogido el testigo de estos documentalistas, desarrollando lo que Emily Mann, inspirada por las tradiciones orales sudafricanas, ha llamado «teatro testimonial». Mann, junto con Eve Ensler, Anna Deavere Smith o Heather Raffo, cultiva una forma dramática basada en recuperar las voces silenciadas de la historia y en proporcionarles unos oídos atentos que escuchen sus experiencias y aprendan de ellas. Así, en Annulla Mann repasa los horrores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial desde un punto de vista feminista, y en Still Life coloca en el centro de un drama sobre la Guerra de Vietnam, enfrentadas a un veterano, a dos mujeres que nunca lucharon en el frente asiático, demostrando que el home front debe ser un concepto a tener en cuenta en la historiografía sobre los conflictos bélicos. Yendo un paso más allá, Eve Ensler elimina las voces masculinas de sus trabajos monologados sobre violencia, presentando historias plurales de mujeres muy distintas unidas por su condición femenina violentada. En este artículo se analiza una parte del teatro de ambas autoras desde la perspectiva de género para determinar la validez que las técnicas documentales y testimoniales pueden tener en un momento dominado por los medios de comunicación, la hiperrealidad y la (des)información.In his 1999 work about the history of Documentary Theatre, Gary Fisher Dawson wrote about three main phases: the New Objectivity Movement in 1920s Germany, the Federal Theatre Project in 1930s USA, and the revival of the style thanks to Piscator’s version of The Deputy in the 1960s. In the 20th-to-21st turn of the century, several North American female playwrights have become inheritors to these documentarians, developing what Emily Mann –inspired by South African oral traditions– has called «theatre of testimony». Together with Eve Ensler, Anna Deavere Smith or Heather Raffo, Mann cultivates a dramatic form based on recovering silenced voices from history, and on providing them with an attentive ear that will listen to their experiences and learn from them. Thus, in Annulla Mann revises World War II from a feminist point of view, and in Still Life she places centre stage, facing a veteran, two women who never fought in the Asian battlefield, proving that the «home front» is a concept that must be acknowledged in the construction of history about war. Going further, Eve Ensler eliminates the male voice from her monologues about violence, presenting stories of very different women united by their violated female condition. This article analizes part of the theatrical production of these two authors from a gender perspective to try and determine the validity that documentary and testimonial techniques may have in a time dominated by the mass media, hyper-reality and (mis)information

Communicating the experience of war: the "us" vs. "them" dialectic in Eve ensler's "Necessary Targets"

During the 1990s, the Ex -Yugoslavia was involved in a series of armed conflicts. The debate was opened about the need for an intervention on the part of the U.s. and the NATO. When the intervention finally carne, the damage to the civil population had already been done: raped women, dead men and children, displaced people. American Playwright Eve Ensler visited a refugee camp in Bosnia in 1993. What she saw and experienced there she put on stage in Necessary Targets, a play where the protagonists un-learn the concepts of "us" and "them" and build a new community based on solidarity and respect

Thermometry on individual nanoparticles highlights the impact of bimetallic interfaces

A new study sheds light on the impact of bimetallic interfaces in nanomaterials for heat generation using single-particle thermometry. Moving from nanoparticle ensembles to single particles is key to developing consistent knowledge of material performance and nanoscale processes, but also involves assumptions and definitions that require careful consideratio

Quest for Equality

Mexican Americans/Chicanos have been on a historical quest for equality in the United States. This essay outlines important Mexican American Chicanos’ roles in the development of the United States, especially in the Southwest. It addresses issues and patterns of migration as well as the important forces for colonization and the environment. In addition, it reveals the importance of Mexican American women in education and employment.https://repository.usfca.edu/listening_to_the_voices/1002/thumbnail.jp

Explorative investigation of the anti-glycative effect of a rapeseed by-product extract

Formation of Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs) in biological systems are increased during hyperglycaemia due to higher levels of circulating glucose, as well as carbonyl reactive species. AGEs are causative factors of common chronic diseases. Since synthetic AGE-inhibitors exert unwanted side effects and polyphenols act as potent antiglycative agents, vegetables (fruits, seeds and related by-products) are good candidates for searching natural inhibitors. The aim of this research is to explore the suitability of a polyphenol-rich rapeseed cake extract (RCext) to decrease the formation of AGEs in an in vitro model. Total Phenolic Content, antioxidant, anti-glycative activity, specific inhibition of AGEs (pentosidine and argypyrimidine), and methylglyoxal trapping capacity of the RCext were evaluated. The metabolomic profile of the extract was also analysed through GC-MS. Different phenols, amino acids, carbohydrates, organic acids and fatty acids are identified in the RCE by GC-MS. Results confirm the high concentration of polyphenols correlated with the antioxidant capacity and anti-glycative activity in a dose dependent manner. Rapeseed cake extract (3.7 mg mL−1) significantly reduced the formation of free fluorescent AGEs and pentosidine up to 34.85%. The anti-glycative activity of the extract is likely to be due to the high concentration of sinapinic acid in its metabolic profile, and the mechanism of action is mediated by methylglyoxal trapping. Results show a promising potential for using rapeseed cake extract as a food supplement to ameliorate the formation of AGEs. Rapeseed cake extract should therefore be considered a potential candidate for the prevention of glycation-associated complications of age-related pathologie

Potential Role of Bioactive Proteins and Peptides Derived from Legumes towards Metabolic Syndrome.

Legumes have been widely consumed and used to isolate bioactive compounds, mainly proteins. The aim of this study was to review the beneficial actions of different legumes proteins and peptides updating the main findings that correlate legumes consumption and the effects on non-transmissible chronic diseases, specifically metabolic syndrome. An exhaustive revision of five relevant bioactivities (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, hypocholesterolemic -all of them linked to metabolic syndrome- and antitumoral) of proteins and peptides from legumes focused on isolation and purification, enzymatic hydrolysis and in vitro gastrointestinal digestion was carried out. The promising potential of bioactive hydrolysates and peptides from pulses has been demonstrated by in vitro tests. However, only a few studies validated these biological activities using animal models. No clinical trials have been carried out yet; so further research is required to elucidate their effective health implications.post-print374 K