A Lyrical Comparison Of Suzanne And Its Translation

This paper compares Leonard Cohen’s song Suzanne and its French translation by Graeme Allwright. It takes translation principles into account, by relying on translator Antoine Berman’s “Twelve Deforming Tendencies of Translation.” In his reliance on the instrumental model, which tries to find equivalence and treat the translation as a reproduction of the original, Allwright’s translation misinterprets several important elements in the original, namely the relationship between the speaker and the Suzanne character. In Cohen’s original, the character Suzanne is expected to follow the speaker and is changed by his “superior” intellect, while in Allwright’s version Suzanne is likened to a dangerous siren. By comparing both songs and scrutinizing them under translation principles, the reader will gain a greater understanding of the elements and difficulties of translating music. This paper was written and developed in Dr. Hedwig Fraunhofer’s “Principles of Translation” course and was the basis of a modern foreign language capstone presentation

The relationship between wasting and stunting in young children: A systematic review.

In 2014, the Emergency Nutrition Network published a report on the relationship between wasting and stunting. We aim to review evidence generated since that review to better understand the implications for improving child nutrition, health and survival. We conducted a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines, registered with PROSPERO. We identified search terms that describe wasting and stunting and the relationship between the two. We included studies related to children under five from low- and middle-income countries that assessed both ponderal growth/wasting and linear growth/stunting and the association between the two. We included 45 studies. The review found the peak incidence of both wasting and stunting is between birth and 3 months. There is a strong association between the two conditions whereby episodes of wasting contribute to stunting and, to a lesser extent, stunting leads to wasting. Children with multiple anthropometric deficits, including concurrent stunting and wasting, have the highest risk of near-term mortality when compared with children with any one deficit alone. Furthermore, evidence suggests that the use of mid-upper-arm circumference combined with weight-for-age Z score might effectively identify children at most risk of near-term mortality. Wasting and stunting, driven by common factors, frequently occur in the same child, either simultaneously or at different moments through their life course. Evidence of a process of accumulation of nutritional deficits and increased risk of mortality over a child's life demonstrates the pressing need for integrated policy, financing and programmatic approaches to the prevention and treatment of child malnutrition

Collision, Collusion and Coincidence: Pop Art’s Fairground Parallel

This article looks at parallel methods, motivations and modes of consumption between formative British pop art and British fairground art. I focus on two strands, the emergent critical work of the Independent Group and the school of artists based at the Royal College of Art under the nominal leadership of Peter Blake. I use iconographical and iconological methods to compare the content of the art, and then examine how pop art tried to create both a critical and playful distancing from established rules and practices of the artistic canon. I focus on non-institutional cultural groupings and diffuse production and consumption models

2017 Research & Innovation Day Program

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Impact of COVID-19 on cardiovascular testing in the United States versus the rest of the world

Objectives: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-US institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced testing for cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Methods: Data were submitted to the INCAPS-COVID (International Atomic Energy Agency Non-Invasive Cardiology Protocols Study of COVID-19), a multinational registry comprising 909 institutions in 108 countries (including 155 facilities in 40 U.S. states), assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of diagnostic cardiovascular procedures. Data were obtained for April 2020 and compared with volumes of baseline procedures from March 2019. We compared laboratory characteristics, practices, and procedure volumes between U.S. and non-U.S. facilities and between U.S. geographic regions and identified factors associated with volume reduction in the United States. Results: Reductions in the volumes of procedures in the United States were similar to those in non-U.S. facilities (68% vs. 63%, respectively; p = 0.237), although U.S. facilities reported greater reductions in invasive coronary angiography (69% vs. 53%, respectively; p < 0.001). Significantly more U.S. facilities reported increased use of telehealth and patient screening measures than non-U.S. facilities, such as temperature checks, symptom screenings, and COVID-19 testing. Reductions in volumes of procedures differed between U.S. regions, with larger declines observed in the Northeast (76%) and Midwest (74%) than in the South (62%) and West (44%). Prevalence of COVID-19, staff redeployments, outpatient centers, and urban centers were associated with greater reductions in volume in U.S. facilities in a multivariable analysis. Conclusions: We observed marked reductions in U.S. cardiovascular testing in the early phase of the pandemic and significant variability between U.S. regions. The association between reductions of volumes and COVID-19 prevalence in the United States highlighted the need for proactive efforts to maintain access to cardiovascular testing in areas most affected by outbreaks of COVID-19 infection

A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems

Technology is transforming societies worldwide. A major innovation is the emergence of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS), which have the potential to revolutionize cities for both people and nature. Nonetheless, the opportunities and challenges associated with RAS for urban ecosystems have yet to be considered systematically. Here, we report the findings of an online horizon scan involving 170 expert participants from 35 countries. We conclude that RAS are likely to transform land use, transport systems and human–nature interactions. The prioritized opportunities were primarily centred on the deployment of RAS for the monitoring and management of biodiversity and ecosystems. Fewer challenges were prioritized. Those that were emphasized concerns surrounding waste from unrecovered RAS, and the quality and interpretation of RAS-collected data. Although the future impacts of RAS for urban ecosystems are difficult to predict, examining potentially important developments early is essential if we are to avoid detrimental consequences but fully realize the benefits

A chemical probe approach for studying protein redox dynamics in biofuel relevant cyanobacteria

Biofuel research is inspired by the prospect of coercing microorganisms, with their skills in making high-energy molecules, into producing commercially relevant quantities of biofuel. Success in this venture would help ease our global dependency on non-renewable fossil fuels. Current approaches for tackling this technology include genetic annotation, pathway analysis and genetic modification; yet intracellular signaling mechanisms are often overlooked. Microbes utilize protein redox reactions for enacting fast and flexible metabolic change in response to their environment. Gaining insight into protein redox signaling would allow for a better understanding of the intricasies of microbial metabolism and assist in the development of strategies for exploiting microbial talents for biosynthesis. In order to study protein redox events, small molecule chemical probes were designed to cross cell membranes and covalently bind to reduced cysteine thiol moities. These probes were applied to two types of cyanobacteria in order to track protein redox reactions in cells as they were exposed to changes in nutrient availability. Probe labeled proteins were analyzed via SDS-PAGE, confocal microscopy, and high resolution LC-MS. This approach shed light on how reductant was partitioned within the cell, and resulted in the identification of redox sensitive proteins and the cysteine(s) responsible for this sensitivity. Cyanobacteria are a highly desirable microbial platform for biofuel production because they acquire energy through photosynthesis, sequester atmospheric CO2, and are metabolically diverse. Initial studies were focused on the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. This organism can handle high levels of constant light, which for a phototroph means extended potential for production of organic molecules of interest that result from the conversion of light and atmospheric CO2 fixation. We limited and then starved Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 cells of a carbon source to identify redox sensitive proteins affected by this nutrient perturbation. The second system we looked at was the cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142. Hydrogenases are sensitive to O2, yet Cyanothece can produce H2 concomitantly with photosynthesis, thereby puzzling scientists while inciting interest because of this organism’s unprecedented ability to reduce protons with photosynthetically derived electrons in the presence of O2

Contrast effects in stereotype formation and change: the role of comparative context

Two experiments investigated the way in which the presence of a comparative or inter-group context during stereotype formation affects stereotype change, induced by subsequent disconfirming information. Participants learned about a focal group, after learning about one of the two context groups. After reporting their stereotypes about both groups, participants learned additional information about the focal group. This information described new group members who either confirmed or disconfirmed the group stereotype. Consistent with previous research, participants formed more extreme stereotypes about the focal group on dimensions that distinguished it from the context group (i.e., a contrast effect). In response to the subsequently presented disconfirming group members, a greater stereotype change was observed on dimensions that distinguished the focal group from the context group than on dimensions it did not. We argue that these effects are due to differences in perceived typicality of disconfirming group members.  Attempts by social psychologists to identify ways in which group stereotypes can be effectively changed have met with mixed success. Most of these attempts have explored the conditions under which stereotype-inconsistent information (in the form of behaviors or traits shown by group members) reduces stereotypic views of the group (e.g., Johnston & Hewstone, 1992; Kunda & Oleson, 1995; Rothbart, 1996; Rothbart & John, 1985; Weber & Crocker, 1983). The focus in this literature has largely been on characteristics of the stereotype-inconsistent information that facilitate or hinder stereotype change.  To gain a better understanding of stereotype change, we argue in this paper that it is important to better understand the factors that affect stereotype formation and content in the first place. That is, we argue that change in response to stereotype-inconsistent information may importantly depend on the nature and content of the stereotype that one is attempting to change.  Group stereotypes have been shown to be context-dependent. Beliefs about a particular group depend heavily on the comparative context in which those beliefs are salient. Our central thesis is that stereotype change in response to stereotype-inconsistent information also depends in predictable ways upon this comparative context.  To develop the rationale for this hypothesis, we begin by reviewing what is known about the role of context in stereotype formation. In light of these effects, we then outline some ways in which these context effects may influence responses to stereotype-inconsistent information. Finally, we present the results of two studies designed to test these ideas

The Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents in an adolescent in-patient sample

The primary aims of the study were to examine the reliability and validity of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) in a sample of adolescents requiring medium to long-term in-patient psychiatric treatment and to examine the association between HoNOSCA scores and age, gender and length of treatment.A multidisciplinary team completed the HoNOSCA for 51 adolescent patients at intake and at 3- and 6-months following admission to the unit.The study provided support for the test-retest reliability, concurrent and convergent validity, but not the internal reliability, of the HoNOSCA. Total HoNOSCA scores at intake were similar to those found in adolescent outpatient samples, although there were some differences at the level of individual items. Similarly, while the total HoNOSCA score showed some sensitivity to change, using the total HoNOSCA score obscured important changes in specific domains of functioning over the course of admission.The HoNOSCA was found to be a valid measure of global functioning at intake, thereby supporting its use in an adolescent psychiatric unit. However, focusing on individual items, rather than total score, appears more useful in evaluating the impact of inpatient psychiatric treatment on adolescents