Repetition, revision, appropriation and the Western

The aim of this research paper is to demonstrate the innate dialogue that exists between the Western genre and Contemporary Art practice. Initially, the fundamental qualities of a ‘Classic’ Western are defined, before moving on to a broader examination of the genre’s key developments and evolutions post World War II. Using George Steven’s Shane as a case study, the paper traces the prominent position of appropriation inside the meta-cinematic form, whilst also tying various filmic examples to the practice’s of visual artists who employ congruous strategies when developing their own work. The paper concludes with a detailed exploration of my own creative practice, highlighting how my theoretical research has informed a body of work that employs prominent connections and appropriations from both cinematic and artistic forms of expression. The exhibited component of my studio research is a three part installation and accompanying online database of film stills. Each piece in the body of work explores the position of the Western genre in the cinematic and contemporary art contexts, representing a refined culmination of my various work and its development through a sustained process of visual and theoretical investigation. All four parts of the project employ the well established revisionist imperatives that characterise the Western and Contemporary Art spheres. Through the combination of these shared practices my work seeks to hybridise the two traditionally separate, but increasingly homogeneous creative mediums

Circadian rhythms and epilepsy:A suitable case for absence epilepsy

Contains fulltext : 218494.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)Many physiological processes such as sleep, hormonal secretion, or thermoregulation, are expressed as daily rhythms orchestrated by the circadian timing system. A powerful internal clock mechanism ensures proper synchronization of vital functions within an organism on the one hand, and between the organism and the external environment on the other. Some of the pathological processes developing in the brain and body are subjected to circadian modulation as well. Epilepsy is one of the conditions which symptoms often worsen at a very specific time of a day. Variation in peak occurrence depends on the syndrome and localization of the epileptic focus. Moreover, the timing of some types of seizures is closely related to the sleep-wake cycle, one of the most prominent circadian rhythms. This review focuses on childhood absence epilepsy (CAE), a genetic generalized epilepsy syndrome, in which both, the circadian and sleep influences play a significant role in manifestation of symptoms. Human and animal studies report rhythmical occurrence of spike-wave discharges (SWDs), an EEG hallmark of CAE. The endogenous nature of the SWDs rhythm has been confirmed experimentally in a genetic animal model of the disease, rats of the WAG/Rij strain. Well-known detrimental effects of circadian misalignment were demonstrated to impact the severity of ongoing epileptic activity. SWDs are vigilance-dependent in both humans and animal models, occurring most frequently during passive behavioral states and light slow-wave sleep. The relationship with the sleep-wake cycle seems to be bidirectional, while sleep shapes the rhythm of seizures, epileptic phenotype changes sleep architecture. Circadian factors and the sleep-wake states dependency have a potential as add-ons in seizures' forecasting. Stability of the rhythm of recurrent seizures in individual patients has been already used as a variable which refines existing algorithms for seizures' prediction. On the other hand, apart from successful pharmacological approach, circadian hygiene including sufficient sleep and avoidance of internal desynchronization or sleep loss, may be beneficial for patients with epilepsy in everyday management of seizures.13 p

Metabotropic glutamate receptors as drug targets for the treatment of absence epilepsy

Metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors are expressed in key regions of the cortex and the thalamus and are known to regulate spike and wave discharges (SWDs), the electroclinical hallmarks of absence seizures. Recent preclinical studies have highlighted the therapeutic potential of selective group I and III mGlu receptor subtype allosteric modulators, which can suppress pathological SWDs. Of particular interest are positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) for mGlu5 receptors, as they currently show the most promise as novel anti-absence epilepsy drugs. The rational design of novel selective positive and negative allosteric mGlu modulators, especially for the mGlu5 receptor, has been made possible following the recent crystallographic structure determination of group I mGlu receptors. Our current knowledge of the role of different mGlu receptor subtypes in absence epilepsy is outlined in this article. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

The Maslach-Trisni Burnout Inventory: Adaptation for IndonesiaJP3I (Jurnal Pengukuran Psikologi dan Pendidikan Indonesia)

Abstract Burnout is commonly measured with the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), which consists of three subscales measuring emotional exhaustion, personal accomplishment, and cynicism. We adapted the scale and then explored and confirmed the three dimensions on the Indonesian version named The Maslach-Trisni Burnout Inventory (M-TBI) with an exploratory analysis followed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) from 822 workforces. The sensitivity for different job characteristics and demographic factors was established with analyses of variance and based on percentile scores of the subscales, three categories for burnout tendency were proposed. The scores on the three subscales were compared with those of Western countries. There are similar scores for emotional exhaustion and cynicism, but the sample score for personal accomplishment tends to be lower than the western countries. It can be concluded that the M-TBI scale is a reliable, sensitive, and efficient tool to measure the burnout tendency in the workforce in Indonesia. Keywords: adaptation scale, burnout, factor analysi

Indonesian Trail Making Test: Analysis of Psychometric Properties, Effects of Demographic Variables, and Norms for Javanese Adults

Trail Making Test (TMT) has been widely used in Indonesia as an Executive Function (EF) test, however, no studies reported validity and reliability of the test. In this study, we analyzed TMT’s psychometric properties, including reliability and validity, effect of demographic variables such as education, age, and sex on the TMT, and propose norm scores for the urban population of Java Island. Four hundred ninety persons (aged 16-80 years) with varying education levels participated in the study. Four additional EF tests (Digit Span, Five Point, phonemic Verbal Fluency, and Stroop) were administered. Principal Component Analysis was used to test whether the structure of TMT supported theoretical foundations of EF. The test-retest reliability was estimated in different samples (N = 50). Results suggest that education increased and age decreased the performance, however there were no differences between high school graduates and undergraduates in the age range 16-39 years. The intraclass correlation as a reliability measure showed good results (TMTA, rs=0.76; TMT B, rs= 0.86; TMT B-A, rs=0.74). The PCA revealed that the TMT, Digit Span, and Five Point scores loaded highly on one construct, while Stroop, phonemic Verbal Fluency, and errors on Five Point test loaded highly on other. It can be concluded that TMT is a valid neuropsychological instrument measuring EF with high reliability score and has high sensitivity for education, and age effects. The study also provides TMT Norms and cut-off scores for Javanese population between 16 and 39 years old with senior high school and undergraduate level of education

Indonesia Neuropsychological Test Battery: Normative Score, Reliability, Age and Education Effects

Shinta Estri Wahyuningrum Marc P.H. Hendriks, Gilles van Luijtelaar Augustina Sulastr

THE INDONESIAN NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST BATTERY (INTB): PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES, PRELIMINARY NORMATIVE SCORES, THE UNDERLYING COGNITIVE CONSTRUCTS, AND THE EFFECTS OF AGE AND EDUCATION

Shinta Estri Wahyuningrum 1 , Augustina Sulastri 2 , M.P.H Hendriks 3 , Indonesian NP Consortium 4 , Gilles van Luijtelaar

Indonesia Neuropsychological Test Battery: Normative Score, Reliability, Age and Education Effects

Shinta Estri Wahyuningrum Marc P.H. Hendriks, Gilles van Luijtelaar, Augustina Sulastri