Antyjapońskie oblicze nacjonalizmu chińskiego

The article examines evolution of anti-Japanese right-wing movements in mainland China and Hong Kong

Hongkong w nowej rzeczywistości

The article examines evolution of Hong Kong's political system since reunification with China in 1997

Problem rewizji Konstytucji a japońska polityka bezpieczeństwa w XXI wieku

The article compares the plans of revision of the Constitution of Japan by separate political parties

She was twelve years old: a note on Mark 5:42

Many scholars have grappled with the precise meaning of Mark 5:42. The main problem lies in the interpretation of γάρ, which is usually considered causal in nature. This paper proposes a departure from this outdated view and suggests a procedural reading of γάρ. In this sense, it does not mark a semantic relationship between the two clauses, but a communicative one – it indicates that the clause to which it belongs is communicatively subsidiary to the previous one

Lung carcinoma in the era of personalized medicine: the role of cytology.

In 2004, three groups working independently [1–3] , almost simultaneously, reported remarkable findings: that activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) were common in certain lung carcinomas and that these mutations correlated with the response of those lung tumors to therapy with gefitinib and erlotinib, both EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). This was the first time driver mutations in lung cancer that responded to targeted therapy had been identified, marking the beginning of a new era of personalized medicine in lung cancer. Prior to the discovery of these mutations, patients had been treated with EGFR TKIs but predicting who would respond and who would not was only imperfectly correlated with the histologic appearance of the tumor and the clinical profile of the patient

Pro-Con Debate: Nitrous Oxide for Labor Analgesia

This Pro-Con debate will provide the practitioner with an evidence-based knowledge approach to assist the clinician in determining whether to employ (Pro) or not to employ (Con) this technique in the obstetrical suite for labor analgesia. Nitrous oxide has been used safely in dentistry and medicine for many centuries. However, accumulating preclinical and clinical evidence increasingly suggests previously unrecognized adverse maternal and fetal effects of nitrous oxide, which warrants reconsideration of its use in pregnant women and a more detailed informed consent. Nitrous oxide is associated with metabolic, oxidative, genotoxic, and transgenerational epigenetic effects in animals and humans that may warrant limiting its usefulness in labor. This debate will discuss and review the clinical uses, advantages, and disadvantages of nitrous oxide on occupational effects of nitrous oxide exposure, neuroapoptosis, FDA warning on inhalational anesthetics and the developing brain, research limitations, occupational exposure safety limits, effects on global warming, and potential for diversion

Values or Interests? Japan’s Relations with European Countries under the Abe Administration

Both during his first (2006–2007) and second administrations (since 2012) Prime Minister Abe Shinzō emphasized the gravity of value-oriented diplomacy based on promotion of democracy, free-market economy, human rights, and rule of law. At the same time, however, his foreign policy has been very pragmatic and focused on hard-power-like measures, such as an increase in the deterrence capacity of the Self-Defense Forces. On the one hand, the Japanese government declared its attachment to universal values on the international scene, but on the other hand there were doubts whether it lived up to those values on domestic ground. For that reason, Tokyo has been accused by neighboring countries of treating value-oriented diplomacy as an empty slogan in order to realize national interests. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the role of this dichotomy in relations with Europe. It is examined to what extent Abe declared his adherence to the universal values, and to what extent he really promoted them in Europe. Special emphasis is placed on the discrepancy between Tokyo’s narrative on values in relations with the European Union (EU) on the one side and with Moscow and other undemocratic regimes in Europe on the other.Publication is a part of the project: Regional Center for International Debate in Lodz 2017–2018 Project co-financed by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affair