The Caged Bird Still Sings: The Poetics of Peace

Although poetry has been used as a method of peacemaking since Homer’s Iliad, little research, theory, or analysis has been done evaluating precisely what role poetry holds in the realms of peacemaking and conflict resolution. Poetry, along with other arts-based practices of peacemaking, is beneficial because of its ability to encourage personal autonomy and emotional communication, while offering an open and creative space to heal from violent conflict. In terms of the arts, poetry is especially unique because it holds the ability to transform relationships between adversaries and the relationship with the self. This paper seeks to analyze both the historical and contemporary role of poetry in personal, communal, and international conflicts, including where it is being utilized and determining its effectiveness in addressing genocide, state violence, and processes of reconciliation

Yrkesskade eller fritidsskade - hva med skader som oppstår under sosiale aktiviteter i tilknytning til arbeidslivet? En analyse av nyere praksis om rekkevidden av vilkårene i folketrygdloven § 13-6 andre ledd når skaden påføres arbeidstaker under fritidsaktiviteter på arrangementer med tilknytning til jobben.

Oppgavens tema er rekkevidden av folketrygdloven § 13-6 andre ledd for de tilfeller der en arbeidstaker blir skadet under deltakelse i sosiale aktiviteter på arrangementer i tilknytning til jobben. Oppgaven vil være rettsdogmatisk, med et trygderettslig perspektiv. Siktemålet er å finne ut hvordan grensedragningen mellom yrkesskader og fritidsskader skal foretas etter ftrl. § 13-6 andre ledd. En analyse av praksis gir grunnlag for å avdekke argumentasjonslinjer. Jeg vil derfor undersøke om det kan påvises utviklingstrekk i hvordan vilkårene «i arbeid på arbeidsstedet i arbeidstiden» er blitt tolket og anvendt for de tilfeller en arbeidstaker er påført skaden under det vi normalt anser som fritidsaktiviteter eller private gjøremål, men likevel i tilknytning til jobben. Analysegrunnlaget er praksis hovedsakelig etter årtusenskiftet

Equilibrium extraction characteristics of alkyl amines and nuclear fuel metals in nitrate systems: progress report for the period January 1- September 30, 1960 : progress report VII

"November 1, 1960."Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-21)Progress report no. VII; January 1 - September 30, 1960Work performed under subcontract no. 1327 under contract no. W -7405 - Eng - 26 with Union Carbide Nuclear Corporation Oak Ridge, Tennesse

Equilibrium extraction characteristics of alkyl amines and nuclear fuel metals in nitrate systems: progress report for the period July 1 - December 31, 1961 : progress report X

"February 15, 1962."Includes bibliographical references (page 62)Progress report no. 10; July 1 to December 31, 1961Work performed under subcontract no. 1327 under contract no. W -7405 - Eng - 26 with Union Carbide Nuclear Corporation Oak Ridge, Tennesse

The solvent extraction of nitrosylruthenium by trilaurylamine in nitrate systems : summary report for the period July 1, 1960 to March 31, 1962

"June 1, 1962."Also issued as an Sc. D. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1962Summary report; July 1, 1960 to March 31, 1962Work performed under subcontract no. 1327 under contract no. W-7405-Eng-26 with Union Carbide Nuclear Corporation, Oak Ridge, Tennesse

Androgens Contribute to Sex Differences in Myocardial Remodeling under Pressure Overload by a Mechanism Involving TGF-β

Background: In clinical studies, myocardial remodeling in aortic valve stenosis appears to be more favorable in women than in men, even after menopause. In the present study, we assessed whether circulating androgens contribute to a less favorable myocardial remodeling under pressure overload in males. We examined sex-related differences in one-year-old male and female mice. Whereas male mice at this age exhibited circulating androgen levels within the normal range for young adults, the circulating estrogens in females were reduced. The contribution of gonadal androgens to cardiac remodeling was analyzed in a group of same-age castrated mice. Methodology/Principal Findings: Animals were subjected to transverse aortic constriction (TAC). Echocardiography was performed 2 weeks after TAC and myocardial mRNA levels of TGF-bs, Smads 2 and 3, collagens, fibronectin, b-myosin heavy chain and a-myosin heavy chain were determined by q-PCR. Protein detection of p-SMAD2/3 was performed by Western Blot. Histological staining of fibrosis was performed with picrosirius red and Masson’s trichrome. Compared with females, males developed more severe tissue fibrosis, LV dilation and hemodynamic dysfunction. TAC-males showed higher myocardial expression levels of TGF-bs and the treatment with a neutralizing antibody to TGF-b prevented myocardial fibrosis development. Orchiectomy diminished TAC-induced up-regulation of TGF-bs and TGF-b target genes, and it also reduced fibrosis and hemodynamic dysfunction. The capability of androgens to induce TGF-b expression was confirmed i

Sex-specific pathways in early cardiac response to pressure overload in mice

Pressure overload (PO) first causes cardiac hypertrophy and then heart failure (HF), which are associated with sex differences in cardiac morphology and function. We aimed to identify genes that may cause HF-related sex differences. We used a transverse aortic constriction (TAC) mouse model leading to hypertrophy without sex differences in cardiac function after 2 weeks, but with sex differences in hypertrophy 6 and 9 weeks after TAC. Cardiac gene expression was analyzed 2 weeks after surgery. Deregulated genes were classified into functional gene ontology (GO) categories and used for pathway analysis. Classical marker genes of hypertrophy were similarly upregulated in both sexes (α-actin, ANP, BNP, CTGF). Thirty-five genes controlling mitochondrial function (PGC-1, cytochrome oxidase, carnitine palmitoyl transferase, acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase) had lower expression in males compared to females after TAC. Genes encoding ribosomal proteins and genes associated with extracellular matrix remodeling exhibited relative higher expression in males (collagen 3, matrix metalloproteinase 2, TIMP2, and TGFβ2, all about twofold) after TAC. We confirmed 87% of the gene expression by real-time polymerase chain reaction. By GO classification, female-specific genes were related to mitochondria and metabolism and males to matrix and biosynthesis. Promoter studies confirmed the upregulation of PGC-1 by E2. Less downregulation of metabolic genes in female hearts and increased protein synthesis capacity and deregulation of matrix remodeling in male hearts characterize the sex-specific early response to PO. These differences could contribute to subsequent sex differences in cardiac function and HF