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Tekstuāla un vizuālā semiotika Iana Makjūena romānā "Piedošana" un tā ekranizācijā

2022

Šī maģistra darbs ir veltīts pētījumam par Iana Makjuana (Ian McEwan) romāna "Piedošana" (‘Atonement’) semiotiskājiem elementiem, kurus režisors Džo Raits (Joe Wright) vēlāk pārnesa uz ekrāna. Darbs koncentrējas uz teksta oriģināla un tā adaptācijas kinofilmā salīdzinājumu, pētot gan teksta, gan vizuālo attēlojumu no semiotiskās perspektīvas. Pētījuma mērķis ir izpētīt teksta kinematogrāfiskos atveidojumus, novērtēt tekstuālo un vizuālo zīmju atšķirības un līdzības, kā arī veikt identificēto semiotisko elementu salīdzinošo analīzi un to turpmāko interpretāciju. Pētījuma rezultāti parādīja, ka Džo Raita kinematogrāfiskā adaptācija ir izcila teksta semiotisko elementu reprezentācijas ziņā, ka…

2014

The contrast between self- and other-produced tickles, as a special case of sensory attenuation for self-produced actions, has long been a target of empirical research. While in standard wake states it is nearly impossible to tickle oneself, there are interesting exceptions. Notably, subjects awakened from REM (rapid eye movement-) sleep dreams are able to tickle themselves. So far, however, the question of whether it is possible to tickle oneself and be tickled by another in the dream state has not been investigated empirically or addressed from a theoretical perspective. Here, we report the results of an explorative web-based study in which participants were asked to rate their sensations…

Hierarchical imaging and computational analysis of three-dimensional vascular network architecture in the entire postnatal and adult mouse brain

2021

The formation of new blood vessels and the establishment of vascular networks are crucial during brain development, in the adult healthy brain, as well as in various diseases of the central nervous system. Here, we describe a step-by-step protocol for our recently developed method that enables hierarchical imaging and computational analysis of vascular networks in postnatal and adult mouse brains. The different stages of the procedure include resin-based vascular corrosion casting, scanning electron microscopy, synchrotron radiation and desktop microcomputed tomography imaging, and computational network analysis. Combining these methods enables detailed visualization and quantification of t…

LOCAL ADAPTATION, RESISTANCE, AND VIRULENCE IN A HEMIPARASITIC PLANT-HOST PLANT INTERACTION

2000

Coevolution may lead to local adaptation of parasites to their sympatric hosts. Locally adapted parasites are, on average, more infectious to sympatric hosts than to allopatric hosts of the same species or their fitness on the sympatric hosts is superior to that on allopatric hosts. We tested local adaptation of a hemiparasitic plant, Rhinanthus serotinus (Scrophulariaceae), to its host plant, the grass Agrostis capillaris. Using a reciprocal cross-infection experiment, we exposed host plants from four sites to hemiparasites originating from the same four sites in a common environment. The parasites were equally able to establish haustorial connections to sympatric and allopatric hosts, and…

Boceprevir in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection

2011

Marina Berenguer1, F Xavier López-Labrador2,31Hepatology-Liver Transplantation Unit, Digestive Medicine Service, Hospital Universitari La Fe, and National Network Center for Hepatology and Gastroenterology Research, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, CIBEREHD Spain; 2CSISP, Center for Public Health Research, Public Health Department, Generalitat Valenciana and Microbioloy Department/Institut Cavanilles, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; 3National Network Center for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, CIBERESP SpainAbstract: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global public health problem. The current standard-of-care…

Visual mismatch negativity (vMMN): a prediction error signal in the visual modality

2015

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8

Neural Adaptation to Optical Quality Defects

2010

From an optical perspective the eye is far from perfect. This is a fact that is extensively supported by literature; for instance, Prof. Navarro recently provided us with a fantastic critical review on the various theories behind the different eye models and their flaws.1 The human eye has considerable amounts of higher-order aberrations even when it is emmetropic,2 with great inter-individual variability. Besides, higher-order aberrations are still postulated to have a role in the development of the refractive error, although it is not clear the extent to which this may be (see Charman WN for a review).3 The known optical limitations of the normal human eye raised the question as to what t…

The need for recovery scale

2013

Abstract Introduction Need for Recovery scale is one of the main scales used to assess work-induced fatigue and quality of workers’ recovery time. In fact, need for recovery is considered relevant as a precursor of prolonged fatigue or psychological distress, an indicator of work stress, and a mediating or moderating characteristic in the etiology of work-related health problems, sick leave and work disability. Objective The purpose of the present study is to translate the Need for Recovery scale into Italian, and to adapt it to Italian culture; until now there has been no comparable valid instrument made for the Italian language that measures the need for recovery of employees. The stabili…

RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE LATVIAN VERSION OF THE COMPUTERIZED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS TEST “EXAMINER” IN A STUDENTS SAMPLE: RESULTS OF THE PILOT ST…

2016

The aim of this pilot-study was to assess reliability and validity of the Latvian version of the computerized executive functions test EXAMINER (Executive Abilities: Measures and Instruments for Neurobehavioral Evaluation and Research) in a sample of high school students and university students. The adaptation procedure included translation of the instructions and technical configuration of the test’s computerized version. The Latvian version of the EXAMINER includes tasks that measure executive functions of inhibition, set shifting and working memory updating. Participants included two sub-groups: 22 (14 males, 8 female) students from high school and 39 students (11 males, 28 female) from …

Spatial correction in dynamic photon emission by affine transformation matrix estimation

2014

International audience; Photon emission microscopy and Time Resolved Imaging have proved their efficiency for defect localization on VLSI. A common process to find defect candidate locations is to draw a comparison between acquisitions on a normally working device and a faulty one. In order to be accurate and meaningful, this method requires that the acquisition scene remains the same between the two parts. In practice, it can be difficult to set. In this paper, a method to correct position by affine matrix transformation is suggested. It is based on image features detection, description and matching and affine transformation estimation.