Directions of myth research in video games

This article is devoted to the identification of the main trends of myth research in video games. We have considered various approaches to defining the essence of myth. We suggest understanding myth as an inherent feature of the human consciousness that allows creating primary life meanings of an individual that are not questioned. There are two types of mythological reality construction that we distinguish here: mythmaking and mythodesign. We also suggest the following directions of myth research in video games: the study of mythodesign in video games; the analysis of archetypes usage, mythologems, mythological images, symbols and plots in video games; the study of mythological narrative construction features in video games; identification and analysis of mythological ideas shared by gaming communities and subcultures

Non-adiabatic spin torque investigated using thermally activated magnetic domain wall dynamics

Using transmission electron microscopy, we investigate the thermally activated motion of domain walls (DWs) between two positions in permalloy (Ni80Fe20) nanowires at room temperature. We show that this purely thermal motion is well described by an Arrhenius law, allowing for a description of the DW as a quasi-particle in a 1D potential landscape. By injecting small currents, the potential is modified, allowing for the determination of the non-adiabatic spin torque: the non-adiabatic coefficient is 0.010 +/- 0.004 for a transverse DW and 0.073 +/- 0.026 for a vortex DW. The larger value is attributed to the higher magnetization gradients present

Natürliche Killerzellen und natürliche Killer-T-Zellen bei Nierentransplantation

Kidney transplantation is a well established procedure in the treatment of patients suffering from chronic renal failure. Despite high standards, post-operative complications are common. In addition to transplant rejection, viral, bacterial and fungal infections are of relevance. Frequently, clinical examination and clinical chemistry cannot establish requested diagnoses in a timely manner. Here, we propose the inclusion of natural killer (INK) cells and natural killer T (NKT) cells into flow cytometric immunomonitoring of patients undergoing kidney transplantation. Patients were followed from the pre-operative to the 28th post-operative day. Using flow cytometry, we investigated NK and NKT cells and their functional markers, NKp30, NKp44, NKp46, CD16 and CXCR3. Both cell populations were influenced by transplantation. Results were independent of the origin of the graft (cadaveric or living donor) and of the immunosuppressive protocol used. However, NKT cells were influenced by induction therapies and indicated organ loss. We conclude that detection of these cell types should be added to immunomonitoring panels in solid organ transplanted patients