Places, non-places, and the abandoned individual: an augian interpretation of the Terminal and Babel

This study examines the French Philosopher, Marc Augé’s concept of ‘non-places’ and if it can be extended beyond the classification provided by Augé. Since the conception of the theory of the non-place, a lot has been said and written about what makes a space a non-place but there’s still very little emphasis and research on a place becoming a non-place and vice-versa. This study will indicate that places and non-places have the potential of colliding and merging into the other. In order to achieve the desiring result, the example of border has been explored as a space that can be transformed into a place when in theory it’s a non-place. Additionally in the latter part of the study, non-places and the individuals trapped in these spaces are treated as ‘homo sacers’, a concept provided by Giorgio Agamben, where the individuals are abandoned in a sort of no-man’s land, legally and otherwise, and have to fend for themselves. This study will also focus on the areas that Marc Augé didn’t take into consideration while conceptualizing non-places. However, despite all this, Marc Augé’s concept can still be a prominent tool in the analysis of supermodernity and capitalism.Departamento de Filología InglesaMáster en Estudios Ingleses Avanzados: Lenguas y Culturas en Contact

First trimester uterine rupture-a rare but catastrophic event: a case report

Uterine rupture is a rare but life threatening obstetrical emergency. It often occurs at term during trail of labour but rarely may occur during early pregnancy in first trimester. Here, we report a case of 28 years, G2P1+0L0 at 3 months of pregnancy with fundal rupture in shock with history of previous caesarean section. Ultrasound report revealed massive hemoperitoneum (2 litres) with dead fetus lying outside the uterine cavity. Emergency laparotomy was performed and uterine repair was done. The differential diagnosis for hemoperitoneum is early pregnancy includes bleeding corpus luteum, heterotropic pregnancy or ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy with secondary invasion. The possibility of uterine rupture should also be kept in mind. Prompt diagnosis and early management is important to reduce the morbidity and mortality

MOLECULAR DETECTION OF HUMAN RHINOVIRUS IN RESPIRATORY SAMPLES OF SWINE FLU NEGATIVE NORTH INDIAN CHILDREN WITH FLU-LIKE ILLNESS

Objectives: Flu-like illness may also be caused by different respiratory viruses other than influenza. Human rhinovirus (HRV) shows almost flu-likesymptoms. The purpose of this study is the molecular detection of HRV in throat swab of swine flu negative North Indian children during the years2012 and 2013. Reverse transcriptase (RT) - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of 5'non-coding region (NCR) was used for HRV detectionfollowed by cell culture isolation of HRV.Methods: PCR confirmed swine flu negative throat swab samples were collected from the Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post GraduateInstitute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. The RNA isolation of samples was done using the QIAampViral RNA Mini Kit (Qiagen),followed by single step RT-PCR amplification (AgPath-ID, Life Technologies). All PCR positive HRV samples were cell cultured in HeLa and HEp-2 celllines for viral isolation.®Results: 135 swine flu negative throat swab samples were examined. Out of which 34 samples (25.2%) were found HRV positive by RT-PCR, while onlyfour samples (11.8%) were culture positive on HeLa cell line. Younger children (0-4 year) were found more susceptible to HRV infection. This studyindicated the highest prevalence of HRV (37.0%) during the months (September-October) of the Autumn season in 2012 and 57% in Winter-springseason (February-March) during 2013.Conclusion: HRV may be a cause of flu-like symptoms in swine flu suspected North Indian children with a higher rate during Autumn and Springseason. Molecular detection of HRV using RT-PCR is more sensitive than cell culture assay.Keywords: Human rhinovirus, Swine flu, Influenza-like illness, Lower respiratory tract infections

MOESM1 of Comparison of the safety and efficacy of fixed-dose combination of arterolane maleate and piperaquine phosphate with chloroquine in acute, uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria: a phase III, multicentric, open-label study

Additional file 1: Table S1. Adverse events