‘Welcome to my Malibu Dreamhouse’:How has the celebrity house tour served as a mechanism for U.S cultural imperialism?

This research delves into the phenomenon of celebrity house tours, a cultural practice deeply rooted in American media production. Tracing its origins back to Jackie Kennedy's iconic White House tour in 1962, this study explores the evolution of celebrity house tours, noting their proliferation in popular culture through shows such as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, MTV Cribs, and Architectural Digest’s Open Door web series. While primarily an American phenomenon, the allure of celebrity homes has transcended borders, exemplified by the global success of such series. Against the backdrop of late capitalism's housing affordability crisis, the global fascination with idealised domestic spaces prompts an inquiry into the phenomenon and its potential role as a tool for U.S cultural imperialism. Drawing on postmodernism and Herbert Schiller’s concept of cultural imperialism, I focus on the celebrity house tour as an export of the so-called American Dream, emphasising consumer capitalism and individualism as foundational elements. My analytical framework incorporates hyperrealism, Gramscian common sense, and Mark Fisher’s capitalist realism within a loosely post-Marxist perspective. My central argument posits that celebrity house tours function as a mechanism for U.S cultural imperialism by constructing a hyperreal image of the celebrity home as a representation of the American Dream. This curated image, laden with contradictions, is disseminated globally, reshaping cultural landscapes and marginalising alternative ideals. This paper details this argument by examining the hyperreal nature of celebrity house tours, followed by an exploration of the roles played by both the celebrity and the home in constructing and perpetuating this narrative. Ultimately, I shed light on the impact of such representations on our global cultural landscape, contributing to the pathological inability to envision alternatives to capitalism's destructive dreams and desires

‘Welcome to my Malibu Dreamhouse’:How has the celebrity house tour served as a mechanism for U.S cultural imperialism?

This research delves into the phenomenon of celebrity house tours, a cultural practice deeply rooted in American media production. Tracing its origins back to Jackie Kennedy's iconic White House tour in 1962, this study explores the evolution of celebrity house tours, noting their proliferation in popular culture through shows such as Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, MTV Cribs, and Architectural Digest’s Open Door web series. While primarily an American phenomenon, the allure of celebrity homes has transcended borders, exemplified by the global success of such series. Against the backdrop of late capitalism's housing affordability crisis, the global fascination with idealised domestic spaces prompts an inquiry into the phenomenon and its potential role as a tool for U.S cultural imperialism. Drawing on postmodernism and Herbert Schiller’s concept of cultural imperialism, I focus on the celebrity house tour as an export of the so-called American Dream, emphasising consumer capitalism and individualism as foundational elements. My analytical framework incorporates hyperrealism, Gramscian common sense, and Mark Fisher’s capitalist realism within a loosely post-Marxist perspective. My central argument posits that celebrity house tours function as a mechanism for U.S cultural imperialism by constructing a hyperreal image of the celebrity home as a representation of the American Dream. This curated image, laden with contradictions, is disseminated globally, reshaping cultural landscapes and marginalising alternative ideals. This paper details this argument by examining the hyperreal nature of celebrity house tours, followed by an exploration of the roles played by both the celebrity and the home in constructing and perpetuating this narrative. Ultimately, I shed light on the impact of such representations on our global cultural landscape, contributing to the pathological inability to envision alternatives to capitalism's destructive dreams and desires

Comparative assessment of health care delivery systems of developing countries: Pakistan versus Cuba

The health of a nation can be measured by its health care system and it strongly depends upon country’s health policy and strategical planning. Globally health care industry is undergoing a rapid change and is confronting the challenges of shift in demographics and emergence of chronic diseases which is resulting in higher cost of health care delivery. Countries worldwide are scrutinizing their current operational performance of health system, and struggling to adjust to recent growing demands. The health care system of developing countries are immersed in the complex issues of governance and financing of health care, human resource inequity and lack of access to quality health services, which are significantly impacting on the delivery of health services to the consumers. This paper will highlight on of health care system of Pakistan and Cuba under the spheres of their health care delivery system, organizational structure, authority and power structure, decision making process, future challenges and their resolutions

Physiotherapy intervention in Parkinson's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective To assess the effectiveness of physiotherapy compared with no intervention in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Data sources Literature databases, trial registries, journals, abstract books, and conference proceedings, and reference lists, searched up to the end of January 2012. Review methods Randomised controlled trials comparing physiotherapy with no intervention in patients with Parkinson’s disease were eligible. Two authors independently abstracted data from each trial. Standard meta-analysis methods were used to assess the effectiveness of physiotherapy compared with no intervention. Tests for heterogeneity were used to assess for differences in treatment effect across different physiotherapy interventions used. Outcome measures were gait, functional mobility and balance, falls, clinician rated impairment and disability measures, patient rated quality of life, adverse events, compliance, and economic analysis outcomes. Results 39 trials of 1827 participants met the inclusion criteria, of which 29 trials provided data for the meta-analyses. Significant benefit from physiotherapy was reported for nine of 18 outcomes assessed. Outcomes which may be clinically significant were speed (0.04 m/s, 95% confidence interval 0.02 to 0.06, P<0.001), Berg balance scale (3.71 points, 2.30 to 5.11, P<0.001), and scores on the unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale (total score −6.15 points, −8.57 to −3.73, P<0.001; activities of daily living subscore −1.36, −2.41 to −0.30, P=0.01; motor subscore −5.01, −6.30 to −3.72, P<0.001). Indirect comparisons of the different physiotherapy interventions found no evidence that the treatment effect differed across the interventions for any outcomes assessed, apart from motor subscores on the unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale (in which one trial was found to be the cause of the heterogeneity). Conclusions Physiotherapy has short term benefits in Parkinson’s disease. A wide range of physiotherapy techniques are currently used to treat Parkinson’s disease, with little difference in treatment effects. Large, well designed, randomised controlled trials with improved methodology and reporting are needed to assess the efficacy and cost effectiveness of physiotherapy for treating Parkinson’s disease in the longer term

Monograph of Holarrhena antidysenterica (linn.) Wall

Holarrhena Antidysenterica is a very significant herbal drug in Unani system of medicine and Ayurvedic system of medicine. This meticulous herb was used to treat a variety of infectious diseases especially in Staphylococcus aureus, Entamoeba histolytica and Escherichia coli. It is a large tree of 30 to 40 feet in height grows widely on the mountains. A large number of pharmacological studies have been done on the bark and seed of the tree.Keywords: Holarrhena Antidysenterica, Conessine, amoebic dysenter

A Review of Big Data Trends and Challenges in Healthcare

The healthcare sector produces an enormous amount of complicated data from several sources, such as health monitoring systems, medical devices, and electronic health records. Big data analytics may improve healthcare by enabling more effective decision-making, improving patient outcomes, and reducing costs. To improve the operational efficiency of healthcare organizations, scientific studies must search for the standardization and integration of data analysis equipment and methods. This systematic literature review aims to provide current insights on the topic by analyzing a total of 60 relevant articles published between 2017 and 2023. The review explores the challenges and opportunities in using big data in healthcare, including data security, privacy, data quality, interoperability, and ethical considerations. The article also explores big data analytics' potential uses in healthcare, such as personalized treatment, disease prediction and prevention, and population health management. It provides significant insights for healthcare providers, researchers, and practitioners to make evidence-based decisions, as well as underlines the need for more research in this area to fully realize the promise of big data in healthcare

MALDI TOF MS and currently related proteomic technologies in reconciling bacterial systematics

The chapter is on development and application of matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) to identification and and classification of bacteria