bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ST segment monitoring with a derived 12-lead electrocardiogram is superior to routine cardiac care unit monitoring
Authors: Drew BJ , Adams MG , Pelter MM , Wung SF
Published: November 2019

BACKGROUND: Prior studies have shown that a derived 12-lead electrocardiogram with a simple electrode configuration is comparable with the standard electrocardiogram for arrhythmia analysis. METHODS: A prospective, comparative, within subjects design was used to compare the value of the derived 12-lead electrocardiogram with that of routine monitoring of leads V1 and II for detection of transient myocardial ischemia in 250 patients treated for unstable angina or myocardial infarction. RESULTS: During 11,532 hours of derived 12-lead ST segment monitoring, 55 (22%) of 250 patients had 176 episodes of ischemia. Of the 55 patients with ischemia, 75% reported no chest pain and 64% had no ischemic ST changes with routine monitoring leads. All five patients who developed angiographically confirmed abrupt reocclusion after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty had ischemic ST changes with the derived electrocardiogram (sensitivity, 100%), compared with only two patients with routine monitoring (sensitivity, 40%). Serious complications occurred in 17% of angina patients with ischemic events compared to 3% of those without ischemia. Length of stay in the cardiac care unit was twice as long in angina patients who had ischemic events. In patients with acute myocardial infarction, ischemic events were not associated with a more complicated hospital course; however, length of stay in the cardiac care unit was longer in patients with recurrent ischemia. CONCLUSIONS: The findings show that derived 12-lead ST monitoring is superior to routine monitoring of leads V1 and II for detecting transient myocardial ischemia. ST monitoring of the derived 12-lead electrocardiogram may identify high-risk patients with unstable angina and provide prognostic information that would not be otherwise available from the usual clinical measures.
Mucormycosis in diabetes
Authors: Hopkins MA , Treloar DM
Published: November 2019

Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic infection caused by ubiquitous fungi typically found in soil, spoiled foods, bread, and dust. The acute infection most commonly is rhinocerebral and is associated with metabolic acidosis. Mucormycosis spreads quickly and can progress from the paranasal area to the brain in a few days. In the case presented, a young diabetic woman had diabetic ketoacidosis and classic signs and symptoms of mucormycosis. Even after aggressive and appropriate treatment with surgical debridement and IV administration of amphotericin B, the fungus invaded the central nervous system. This article discusses current methods of treating mucormycosis and important critical care nursing considerations for patients who have the infection.
Cardiorespiratory Nurses’ Perceptions of Palliative Care in Nonmalignant Disease: Data for the Development of Clinical Practice
Authors: Davidson Patricia , Introna Kate , Daly John , Paull Glenn , Jarvis Robyn , Angus Janet , Wilds Tony , Cockburn Jill , Dunford Mary , Dracup Kathleen
Published: November 2019

Nurses lack a comprehensive body of scientific knowledge to guide the palliative care of patients with nonmalignant conditions. Current knowledge and practice reveal that nurses in many instances are not well prepared to deal with death and dying. Focus groups were used in an exploratory study to examine the perceptions of palliative care among cardiorespiratory nurses (n = 35). Content analysis was used to reveal themes in the data. Four major themes were found: (1) searching for structure and meaning in the dying experience of patients with chronic disease, (2) lack of a treatment plan and a lack of planning and negotiation, (3) discomfort in dealing with death and dying, and (4) lack of awareness of palliative care philosophies and resources. The information derived from this sample of cardiorespiratory nurses represents a complex interplay between personal, professional, and organizational perspectives on the role of palliative care in cardiorespiratory disease. The results of the study suggest a need for nurses to be equipped on both an intellectual and a practical level about the concept of palliative care in nonmalignant disease.
Postoperative Pulmonary Dysfunction in Adults After Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Clinical Significance and Implications for Practice
Authors: Wynne Rochelle , Botti Mari
Published: November 2019

Postoperative pulmonary complications are the most frequent and significant contributor to morbidity, mortality, and costs associated with hospitalization. Interestingly, despite the prevalence of these complications in cardiac surgical patients, recognition, diagnosis, and management of this problem vary widely. In addition, little information is available on the continuum between routine postoperative pulmonary dysfunction and postoperative pulmonary complications. The course of events from pulmonary dysfunction associated with surgery to discharge from the hospital in cardiac patients is largely unexplored. In the absence of evidence-based practice guidelines for the care of cardiac surgical patients with postoperative pulmonary dysfunction, an understanding of the pathophysiological basis of the development of postoperative pulmonary complications is fundamental to enable clinicians to assess the value of current management interventions. Previous research on postoperative pulmonary dysfunction in adults undergoing cardiac surgery is reviewed, with an emphasis on the pathogenesis of this problem, implications for clinical nursing practice, and possibilities for future research.
Secondary Prevention of Hyperlipidemia After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: From Acute Care to Primary Care
Authors: Brackbill Marcia L. , Sytsma Christine
Published: November 2019

• Background Clinical trials have established that secondary prevention of hyperlipidemia in patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery prevents progression of atherosclerosis. A multidisciplinary team promotes secondary prevention by prescribing antihyperlipidemic agents, screening for risk factors, and providing education on disease, diet, and medications. Information is minimal on the number of patients who continue with antihyperlipidemic therapy or follow-up with a primary care provider for cholesterol management after antihyperlipidemic therapy is initiated in an acute surgical setting.

• Objectives To determine (1) the frequency of use of antihyperlipidemic agents before CABG surgery, at hospital discharge, and approximately 9 months after discharge and (2) the occurrence of cholesterol monitoring by a primary care provider at least once between discharge and telephone follow-up.

• Methods Observational study of 135 patients undergoing CABG surgery at a regional medical center during a 4-month period. Patients were contacted by telephone between 5 and 12 months after discharge and asked about continued use of antihyperlipidemic agents and cholesterol monitoring since discharge.

• Results Before surgery, 56% of the patients were taking an antihyperlipidemic agent. At discharge, 95% were taking an antihyperlipidemic agent. At the time of study follow-up, 91% were still taking an antihyperlipidemic agent, and 84% had follow-up cholesterol monitoring by their primary care provider.

• Conclusion Initiation of an antihyperlipidemic agent and provision of education during hospitalization for CABG surgery results in a high percentage of patients continuing antihyperlipidemic therapy and having cholesterol levels monitored by their primary care provider after discharge.
Lived Experience of Critically Ill Patients’ Family Members During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Authors: Wagner Jennifer M.
Published: November 2019

• Background During resuscitative efforts, patients’ family members are often barred from the patients’ rooms and may never have the opportunity to see their loved ones alive again. Recently, the need to ask family members to leave the room is being questioned. Little is known about families’ perceptions of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

• Objective To describe the experiences, thoughts, and perceptions of family members of critically ill patients during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the intensive care unit.

• Method Six family members whose loved ones underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation and survived consented to an audiotaped interview. During the interview, family members were asked to describe their experiences during the resuscitation. Interviews were transcribed and were analyzed for relevant themes by using Van Manen thematic analysis.

• Results One major theme emerged: Should we go or should we stay? Additionally, 2 subthemes emerged: What is going on? and You do your job. A model, the family’s experience with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, was developed to reflect the research findings.

• Conclusions During the period of resuscitation, healthcare professionals neglect to recognize that patients’ family members are experiencing crisis along with the patients and that coping mechanisms are impaired. Moreover, the family members’ informational and proximity needs are often ignored during this time of crisis. Addressing these needs through appropriate nursing interventions will become increasingly important as patients’ family members begin to remain with their loved ones during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Psychosocial Issues of Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Authors: Dunbar Sandra B.
Published: November 2019

Use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators has become standard therapy for patients at high risk for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Although acceptance of the device is generally high among patients and their families, quality of life and psychosocial issues associated with use of the defibrillators deserve greater attention to improve outcomes. Psychosocial issues, their ramifications, and theory-and evidence-based approaches to improving outcomes are described.
Family needs: an annotated bibliography
Authors: Alpen MA , Halm MA
Published: November 2019

Hospitalization for a critical illness is not only a crisis for the patient, but also his family. This annotated bibliography can be used as a resource for nurses dealing with the family members of such patients.
Hypertensive crisis: review and update
Authors: Teplitz L
Published: November 2019

The best treatment for a hypertensive crisis is prevention. Early identification and treatment of hypertension can prevent the development of most hypertensive crises. Although the increased emphasis on detection and advances in pharmacologic treatment of hypertension has influenced the decline in frequency of this disorder in recent years, critical care nurses still need to be aware of this potentially lethal complication of hypertension.
IL-17 Promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis in C57BL/6 Mouse Corneas
Authors: Me Rao , Gao Nan , Dai Chenyang , Yu Fu-shin X.
Published: November 2019

The aim of this study was to elucidate the expression and functions of IL-17 in C57BL/6 mouse corneas in response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. We found that P. aeruginosa infection induced and increased signaling of IL-23/23R/17/17R in mouse corneas. Targeting IL-17A or the IL-17A–specific receptor IL-17RA/IL-17RC with neutralizing Abs resulted in a significant decrease in the severity of P. aeruginosa keratitis, including a decrease in bacterial burden and polymorphonuclear leukocyte infiltration. IL-17A–signaling blockade also significantly reduced the expression of the proinflammatory cytokines L-1β, IL-24, and MMP-13 and increased the expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-1RA in mouse corneal epithelium. The presence of mouse IL-17A exacerbated P. aeruginosa–mediated tissue destruction. A cytokine protein array revealed that the expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) was regulated by IL-17A, and OPG neutralization also resulted in a decrease in the severity of P. aeruginosa keratitis. Although both IL-17 and OPG affected the balanced expression of IL-1β and IL-1RA, only IL-17 inhibited the expression of TH2 cytokines. Taken together, our results revealed that IL-17A, along with its downstream factor OPG, plays a detrimental role in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa keratitis. Targeting IL-17A and/or the OPG/RANKL/RANK/TRAIL system is a potential therapeutic strategy in controlling the outcome of P. aeruginosa keratitis, which was demonstrated by concurrent topical application of IL-17A–neutralizing Ab and ciprofloxacin in B6 mice.
Anterior temporal approach and clipping of a high-riding basilar tip aneurysm: Case report and review of the surgical technique
Authors: Musara Aaron , Yamada Yasuhiro , Takizawa Katsumi , Seng Liew , Kawase Tsukasa , Miyatani Kyosuke , Tanaka Rikki , Higashiguchi Saeko , Kumar Ambuj , Kutty Raja , Ravisankar Vigneshwar , Kato Yoko , Teranishi Takao
Published: November 2019

Basilar apex aneurysms constitute 5%–8% of all intracranial aneurysms. Microsurgical clipping of basilar tip aneurysms is still advocated for as it is safe, especially for unruptured basilar tip aneurysms which have a low risk of postoperative mortality or morbidity. Careful patient preparation is needed preoperatively because the risk of intraoperative rupture is significant. Good surgical techniques should be applied. The skill will need to be preserved as endovascular surgery becomes more popular.This is a case of basilar tip aneurysm managed by clipping through the anterior temporal approach, followed by a review of the literature.
Do asians have higher carotid bifurcation? A computed tomographic angiogram study of the common carotid artery bifurcation and external carotid artery branching patterns
Authors: Jitpun Ekkapot , Wattanasen Yodkhwan , Tirakotai Wuttipong
Published: November 2019

Introduction: Carotid endarterectomy is a major treatment modality for high-grade carotid stenosis. Preoperative identification of the level of the carotid bifurcation and its branching pattern is important in planning for adequate exposure and cross-clamping to achieve hemostasis during the procedure. Most of the previous studies on carotid arteries were performed in cadavers. Methods: We studied levels of carotid bifurcation compared relatively with the level of the vertebral body and ipsilateral angle of the mandible and its branching pattern using computed tomographic angiogram (CTA) carotid with multiplanar reconstruction and three-dimensional imaging in 100 CTA studies. Results: Most of the carotid bifurcations were located at the level of C3–C4 vertebral body and 12% were considered to be high bifurcation. Carotid bifurcations were located below the angle of the mandible in 83.5%. The superior thyroid, facial, and lingual arteries arose from separate branches of external carotid arteries in 67.7% of samples. Facial arteries arose in common trunk with lingual arteries in 29.2%, much more common than previous cadaveric studies. The lingual arteries arose with superior thyroid arteries in 2%, while occipital arteries had high variations in their branching patterns. Conclusions: CTA is an effective and reliable modality for preoperative evaluation of the carotid system in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy and other carotid procedures. Higher percentage of high carotid bifurcation was found in our study, concordant with other Asian cadaveric studies. We assumed that carotid bifurcation of Asian tends to be located slightly higher than those of the Caucasian population.
Functional Role of T-tubules on Calcium Transients in Canine Cardiac Myocytes
Authors: Barnes Alicia A. , Williams Zachary E. , Olzcyk Samuel , Cooke Alida , Cordeiro Jonathan A. , Zeina Tanya , Mathew Rueben , Treat Jacqueline A. , Aistrup Gary L. , Cordeiro Jonathan M.
Published: November 2019

Background:

A loss of t-tubules and alterations in ultrastructure occur in cultured ventricular myocytes. A similar alteration in t-tubules and ultrastructure is well documented under certain pathological conditions such as heart failure. We examined the ultrastructural changes in cultured canine cardiac cells and determined the functional impact these changes have on excitation-contraction coupling and Ca2+ transients.

Materials, Methods and Results:

Atrial, ventricle, and Purkinje myocytes were isolated by enzymatic dispersion. Atrial and ventricular myocytes were cultured for up to 48 h. Voltage clamp recordings were made with patch electrodes. Ca2+ transient was recorded as a laser scanning confocal microscope in myocytes loaded with Ca2+ fluorescent dyes. Membrane ultrastructure was imaged in myocytes stained with the membrane selective dye, di-8-ANEPP. Freshly isolated ventricular myocytes had a well-developed t-tubule system, while Purkinje cells had no t-tubules; some atrial cells exhibited a primitive t-tubule system. In atrial and Purkinje cells, the Ca2+ transient had a U-shaped profile with the fluorescence highest at the edge of the cell. In contrast, ventricular myocytes showed a homogeneous rise in Ca2+ at the edge and center of cells. Ventricular myocytes cultured for 2 days showed a nearly complete loss of t-tubules. The Ca2+ transients revealed a phenotypic switch from a homogeneous profile to a “U”-shaped profile. Interestingly, atrial cells in culture maintained their primitive t-tubule system.

Conclusions:

Our results show that atrial and ventricular myocytes respond differently to being placed in culture. Ventricular myocytes, but not atrial myocytes, quickly lose their t-tubules accompanied by a Ca2+ transient profile suggestive of a phenotypic switch in Ca2+ handling. The differential response also suggests that the various cardiac tissue types would respond differently to pathophysiological stresses.
Hausdorff dimension of weighted singular vectors in $\mathbb R^2$
Authors: Liao Lingmin , Shi Ronggang , Solan Omri N. , Tamam Nattalie
Published: November 2019

Let

w=(w_1, w_2)

be a pair of positive real numbers with

w_1+w_2=1

and

w_1\ge w_2

. We show that the set of

w

-weighted singular vectors in

\mathbb R^2

has Hausdorff dimension

2- \frac{1}{1+w_1}

. This extends the previous work of Yitwah Cheung on the Hausdorff dimension of the usual (unweighted) singular vectors in

\mathbb R^2

.
Weighted fractional chain rule and nonlinear wave equations with minimal regularity
Authors: Hidano Kunio , Jiang Jin-Cheng , Lee Sanghyuk , Wang Chengbo
Published: November 2019

We consider the local well-posedness for 3-D quadratic semi-linear wave equations with radial data:

\begin{array}{rcl}
&\Box u = a |\partial_t u|^2+b|\nabla_x u|^2,& \\
& u(0,x)=u_0(x)\in H^{s}_{\mathrm{rad}}, \quad \partial_t u(0,x)=u_1(x)\in H^{s-1}_{\mathrm{rad}}.& \end{array}

It has been known that the problem is well-posed for

s\ge 2

and ill-posed for

s<3/2

. In this paper, we prove unconditional well-posedness up to the scaling invariant regularity, that is to say, for

s>3/2

and thus fill the gap which was left open for many years. For the purpose, we also obtain a weighted fractional chain rule, which is of independent interest. Our method here also works for a class of nonlinear wave equations with general power type nonlinearities which contain the space-time derivatives of the unknown functions. In particular, we prove the Glassey conjecture in the radial case, with minimal regularity assumption.
Limit cycles of piecewise polynomial perturbations of higher dimensional linear differential systems
Authors: Llibre Jaume , Novaes Douglas Duarte , Zeli Iris de Oliveira
Published: November 2019

The averaging theory has been extensively employed for studying periodic solutions of smooth and nonsmooth differential systems. Here, we extend the averaging theory for studying periodic solutions a class of regularly perturbed non-autonomous

n

-dimensional discontinuous piecewise smooth differential system. As a fundamental hypothesis, it is assumed that the unperturbed system has a manifold

\mathcal{Z}\subset\mathbb{R}^n

of periodic solutions satisfying

\dim(\mathcal{Z}) < n.

Then, we apply this result to study limit cycles bifurcating from periodic solutions of linear differential systems,

x'=Mx

, when they are perturbed inside a class of discontinuous piecewise polynomial differential systems with two zones. More precisely, we study the periodic solutions of the following differential system:

x'=Mx+ \varepsilon F_1^n(x)+\varepsilon^2 F_2^n(x),

in

\mathbb{R}^{d+2}

, where

\varepsilon

is a small parameter,

M

is a

(d+2)\times(d+2)

matrix having one pair of pure imaginary conjugate eigenvalues,

m

zeros eigenvalues, and

d-m

non-zero real eigenvalues.
Cost-Efficient Medical Education: An Innovative Approach to Creating Educational Products
Authors: Kaplovitch Eric , Otremba Mirek , Morgan Matthew , Devine Luke A.
Published: November 2019

Background

Cost is a barrier to creating educational resources, and new educational initiatives are often limited in distribution. Medical training programs must develop strategies to create and implement cost-effective educational programming.

Objective

We developed high-quality medical programming in procedural instruction with efficient economics, reaching the most trainees at the lowest cost.

Methods

The Just-In-Time online procedural program was developed at the University of Toronto in Canada, aiming to teach thoracentesis, paracentesis, and lumbar puncture skills to internal medicine trainees. Commercial vendors quoted between CAD $50,000 and $100,000 to create 3 comprehensive e-learning procedural modules—a cost that was prohibitive. Modules were therefore developed internally, utilizing 4 principles aimed at decreasing costs while creating efficiencies: targeting talent, finding value abroad, open source expansion, and extrapolating efficiency.

Results

Procedural modules for thoracentesis, paracentesis, and lumbar puncture were created for a total cost of CAD $1,200, less than 3% of the anticipated cost in utilizing traditional commercial vendors. From November 2016 until October 2018, 1800 online instructional sessions have occurred, with over 3600 pageviews of content utilized. While half of the instructional sessions occurred within the city of Toronto, utilization was documented in 10 other cities across Canada.

Conclusions

The Just-in-Time online instructional program successfully created 3 procedural modules at a fraction of the anticipated cost and appeared acceptable to residents based on website utilization.
Monochrome
Authors: Staff Craig
Published: November 2019

The monochrome - a single colour of paint applied over the entirety of a canvas - remains one of the more contentious modernist artistic inventions. But whilst the manufacture of these 'pictures of nothing' was ostensibly straightforward, their subsequent theorisation has been anything but. More than a history, Monochrome: Darkness and Light in Contemporary Art is the first account of the monochrome's lively role in contemporary art. Liberated from the burden of representation, the monochrome first stood for emancipation: an ideological and artistic impulse that characterised the avant-garde of the early twentieth century. Historically, the monochrome embodied the most extreme form of abstraction and pure materiality. Yet more recently, adaptations of the art form have focused on a broader range of cultural and interpretive contexts. Provocative, innovative and timely, this book argues that the latest artistic strategies go beyond stylistic concerns and instead seek to re-engage with ideas around authorship, process and the conditions of the visible as they are given and understood through both light and darkness.

Discussing works by artists such as Katie Paterson, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Tom Friedman, Bruno Jakob, Sherrie Levine and Ceal Floyer, the book shows that the debates around an artwork's form and its possibility for meaning that the monochrome first engendered remain very much alive in contemporary visual culture.
Contemporary Art and Memory
Authors: Gibbons Joan
Published: November 2019

Whether exploring the intimate recollections which make up the artist’s own life history or questioning the way the gallery and museum present public memory, contemporary art, it would seem, is haunted by the past. Contemporary Art and Memory is the first accessible survey book to explore the subject of memory as it appears in its many guises in contemporary art. Looking at both personal and public memory, Gibbons explores art as autobiography, the memory as trace, the role of the archive, revisionist memory and postmemory, as well as the absence of memory in oblivion. Grounding her discussion in historical precedents, Gibbons explores the work of a wide range of international artists including Yinka Shonibare MBE, Doris Salcedo, Keith Piper, Jeremy Deller, Judy Chicago, Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Christian Boltanski, Janet Cardiff, Bill Fontana, Pierre Huyghe, Susan Hiller, Japanese photographer Miyako Ishiuchi and new media artist George Legrady. Contemporary Art and Memory will be indispensable to all those concerned with the ways in which artists represent and remember the past.
Aftershock
Authors: Cashell Kieran
Published: November 2019

Accused by the tabloid press of setting out to ‘shock’, controversial artworks are vigorously defended by art critics, who frequently downplay their disturbing emotional impact. This is the first book to subject contemporary art to a rigorous ethical exploration. It argues that, in favouring conceptual rather than emotional reactions, commentators actually fail to engage with the work they promote. Scrutinising notorious works by artists including Damien Hirst, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Richard Billingham, Marc Quinn, Sally Mann, Marcus Harvey, Hans Bellmer, Paul McCarthy, Tierney Gearon, and Tracey Emin, “Aftershock” insists on the importance of visceral, emotional and ‘ethical’ responses. Far from clouding our judgement, Cashell argues, shame, outrage or revulsion are the very emotions that such works set out to evoke. While also questioning the catch-all notion of ‘transgression’, this illuminating and controversial book neither jumps indiscriminately to the defence of shocking artworks nor dismisses them out of hand.
Renegotiating the Body
Authors: Battista Kathy
Published: November 2019

What makes art 'feminist art'? Although feminist artists do have a unique aesthetic, there can be no essential feminist aesthetic, argues Kathy Battista in this exciting new art history. Domesticity, the body, its traces and sexuality have become prominent themes in contemporary feminist practice but where did these preoccupations begin and how did they come to signify a particular type of art? Kathy Battista's (re-)engagement with the founding generation of female practitioners centres on 1970s London as the cultural hub from which a new art practice arose. Emphasising the importance of artists including Bobby Baker, Anne Bean, Catherine Elwes, Rose English, Alexis Hunter, Tina Keane, Hannah O'Shea, Kate Walker and Silvia Ziranek and examining works such as Mary Kelly's Post-Partum Document, Judy Clark's 1973 exhibition Issues, Carolee Schneemann's Meat Joy and Cosey Fanni Tutti's Prostitution, shown in 1976, Kathy Battista investigates some of the most controversial and provocative art from the era.

This book not only deals with the 'famous' art events but includes analysis of lesser-known exhibitions and performances and explains why so much feminist art has been both marginalised in art history and grossly under-represented in institutional archives and collections.
Performing the East
Authors: Bryzgel Amy
Published: November 2019

Performance art in Western Europe and North America developed in part as a response to the commercialisation of the art object, as artists endeavoured to create works of art that could not be bought or sold. But what are the roots of performance art in Eastern Europe and Russia, where there was no real art market to speak of? While many artworks created in the 'East' may resemble Western performance art practices, their origins, as well as their meaning and significance, is decidedly different. By placing specific performances from Russia, Latvia and Poland from the late- and post-communist periods within a local and international context, this book pinpoints the nuances between performance art East and West. Performance art in Eastern Europe is examined for the first time as agent and chronicle of the transition from Soviet and satellite states to free-market democracies. Drawing upon previously unpublished sources and exclusive interviews with the artists themselves, Amy Bryzgel explores the actions of the period, from Miervaldis Polis's Bronze Man to Oleg Kulik's Russian Dog performances.

Bryzgel demonstrates that in the late-1980s and early 1990s, performance art in Eastern Europe went beyond the modernist critique to express ideas outside the official discourse, shocking and empowering the citizenry, both effecting and mirroring the social changes taking place at the time. Performing the East opens the way to an urgent reassessment of the history, function and meaning of performance art practices in East-Central Europe.
Art and Architecture
Authors: Rendell Jane
Published: November 2019

The last twenty years have seen fascinating developments in the nature of collaboration between artists and architects and in the approaches taken by artists making work intended for public spaces. These sophisticated projects go far beyond the standard 'art for architecture' remit, limited as it is to the addition of 'artworks' to already designed buildings, the work described here invites us to rethink the reputation that public art has acquired over the years amongst both the public and the artists themselves. Timely and wide-ranging, "Art and Architecture" explores the proliferation of recent pioneering work by both artists and architects that seeks to blur traditional boundaries between the two fields. Looking back to precedents in land and community art by artists from Robert Smithson and Walter de Maria to Mierle Laderman Ukeles and Joseph Beuys, Rendell discusses international projects by artists including Tacita Dean, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Paul Pfeiffer and Rachel Whiteread and architects as varied as Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, Diller + Scofidio and Shigeru Ban.

She visits 'site-specific' artworks, interventions into existing buildings, galleries operating outside their physical limits and the best of collaborations between the fields. More than a survey, however, "Art and Architecture" also draws on the work of thinkers from Walter Benjamin to Michel de Certeau to probe the meanings of place, space and site.
TV FAQ
Authors: Ellis John
Published: November 2019

“TV FAQ” will make you a fully informed and knowledgable, entertained and argumentative TV expert. “TV FAQ” does what it says on the cover: it answers just about everything you’ve always wanted to know about Television, in witty and highly informative form and is written by a leading TV writer, thinker, educator and long-term producer. “‘TV FAQ” takes commonly asked questions about TV - factual, technical, ethical, content-based, controversial, plain cheeky and answers them crisply and comprehensively. Each entry contains examples, ranging from a detailed deconstruction of an episode of “NYPD Blue”, to the way that audience statistics are produced, and how television gains (and sometimes forfeits) our trust. Answers can be read down, across - with links between entries - or dipped into as required.
TARDISbound
Authors: Britton Piers D
Published: November 2019

‘Doctor Who’ has always thrived on multiplicity, unpredictability and transformation, its worlds and characters kaleidoscopic and shifting, and ‘Doctor Who’s complexity has grown. With its triumphant return to TV in 2005, it was made up of four different fictional forms, across three different media, with five actors simultaneously playing the eponymous hero. ‘TARDISbound’ is the first book to deal both with the TV series and with the ‘audio adventures’, original novels, and short story anthologies produced since the 1990s, engaging with the common elements of these different texts and with distinctive features of each. ‘TARDISbound’ places ‘Doctor Who’ under a variety of lenses, from examining the leading characteristics of these ‘Doctor Who’ texts, to issues of class, ethnicity and gender in relation to the Doctor(s), other TARDIS crew-members, and the non-human/inhuman beings they encounter. ‘TARDISbound’ also addresses major questions about the aesthetics and ethical implications of ‘Doctor Who’.
Triumph of a Time Lord
Authors: Hills Matt
Published: November 2019

Before Saturday March 26th 2005, "Doctor Who" had been off the air as a regular, new TV series for more than fifteen years; until a production team led by Russell T. Davies re-imagined the programme so successfully, so triumphantly, that it's become an instant Christmas tradition, a BAFTA winner, an international 'superbrand' and a number one rated show. It's even been credited with reinventing family TV. This is the first full-length book to explore the 'new Who' phenomenon through to the casting of Matt Smith as the new Doctor. It explores "Doctor Who" through contemporary debates in TV Studies about quality TV and how can we define TV series as both 'cult' and 'mainstream'. Further, the book challenges assumptions in focusing on the importance of breath-taking, dramatic moments along with narrative structures, and in analysing the significance of Murray Gold's music as well as the series' visual representations. Matt Hills is a lifelong "Who" fan and he also considers the role of fandom in the show's return. He investigates too the multi-generic identity, the monster-led format, and the time-travelling brand of BBC Wales' 'Doctor Who'.

In the twenty-first century, TV is changing, but the last of the Time Lords has been more than ready: he's been fantastic.
TV Horror
Authors: Jowett Lorna , Abbott Stacey
Published: November 2019

Horror is one of the most pervasive of contemporary TV genres with shows like True Blood, Being Human, The Walking Dead and American Horror Story making a bloody splash across our television screens. Yet not too long ago critics and horror writers claimed that television and horror were incompatible bedfellows. TV Horror: Investigating the Dark Side of the Small Screen explores the often contradictory relationship between horror and television and shows how this most adaptable genre has continued to be a part of the broadcast landscape, unsettling audiences and pushing the boundaries of acceptability. Lorna Jowett and Stacey Abbott demonstrate how TV horror continues to provoke and terrify audiences by bringing the monstrous and the supernatural into the home, whether through adaptations of Stephen King and classic horror novels, or by reworking the gothic and surrealism in Twin Peaks and Carnivale.

They uncover the omnipresence of horror in mainstream television from procedural dramas to children’s television and, through close analysis of landmark TV auteurs including Rod Serling, Nigel Kneale, Dan Curtis and Steven Moffat, as well as case studies of Dark Shadows, Dexter, The League of Gentlemen, Pushing Daisies, Torchwood, and Supernatural. They expand debates about the nature of horror by exploring its evolution on television. The historical breadth of the discussion, alongside detailed analysis of an exciting and diverse selection of television series, makes this book a must-have for those studying TV genre, as well as for anyone with a taste for the gruesome and the macabre.
Black Transhuman Liberation Theology
Authors: Butler Philip
Published: November 2019

Edition description: This book proposes freedom through an unlikely source: science. Mediating Black religious studies and liberation theology, Philip Butler explores how Black Americans can utilize technology in conjunction with their spirituality in the fight towards materializing freedom.

The discussions shaping what it means for humans to exist with technology and as part of technology are already underway – transhumanism suggests that any use of technology to augment intellectual, psychological or physical capability makes one transhuman. Black Transhuman Liberation Theology explores the role technology already plays in the lives of Black Americans, and considers the possibility for technology to be used as a liberative tool.

Addressing some of the issues that have prevented Black Americans from participating in science, technology and even science fiction, the book engages how religion, medical abuse and the perception of the Black intellect in America have served as barriers. It takes a critical scientific approach to understanding the biological embodiment of Black spiritual practices, and projects how current and emerging technologies can be aligned with spiritually generative biological states to physically deconstruct oppressive societal structures.
Clothing and Landscape in Victorian England
Authors: Worth Rachel
Published: November 2019

In the context of this rapidly changing world, Rachel Worth explores the ways in which the clothing of the rural working classes was represented visually in paintings and photographs and by the literary sources of documentary, autobiography and fiction, as well as by the particular pattern of survival and collection by museums of garments of rural provenance. Rachel Worth explores ways in which clothing and how it is represented throws light on wider social and cultural aspects of society, as well as how 'traditional' styles of dress, like men's smock-frocks or women's sun-bonnets, came to be replaced by 'fashion'. Her compelling study, with black & white and colour illustrations, both adds a broader dimension to the history of dress by considering it within the social and cultural context of its time and discusses how clothing enriches our understanding of the social history of the Victorian period.
Fighting Proud
Authors: Bourne Stephen
Published: November 2019

“In this astonishing new history of wartime Britain, historian Stephen Bourne unearths the fascinating stories of the gay men who served in the armed forces and at home, and brings to light the great unheralded contribution they made to the war effort. Fighting Proud weaves together the remarkable lives of these men, from RAF hero Ian Gleed - a Flying Ace twice honoured for bravery by King George VI - to the infantry officers serving in the trenches on the Western Front in WWI - many of whom led the charges into machine-gun fire only to find themselves court-martialled after the war for indecent behaviour. Behind the lines, Alan Turing's work on breaking the ‘enigma machine’ and subsequent persecution contrasts with the many stories of love and courage in Blitzed-out London, with new wartime diaries and letters unearthed for the first time. Bourne tells the bitterly sad story of Ivor Novello, who wrote the WWI anthem ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’, and the crucial work of Noel Coward - who was hated by Hitler for his work entertaining the troops. Fighting Proud also includes a wealth of long-suppressed wartime photography subsequently ignored by mainstream historians.

This book is a monument to the bravery, sacrifice and honour shown by a persecuted minority, who contributed during Britain's hour of need.”
The Beatles and Fandom
Authors: Mills Richard
Published: November 2019

Sex, death and nostalgia are among the impulses driving Beatles fandom: the metaphorical death of the Beatles after their break-up in 1970 has fueled the progressive nostalgia of fan conventions for 48 years; the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison have added pathos and drama to the Beatles’ story; Beatles Monthly was predicated on the Beatles’ good looks, and the letters page was a forum for euphemistically expressed sexuality. The Beatles and Fandom is the first book to discuss these fan subcultures. It combines academic theory on fandom with compelling original research material to tell an alternative history of the Beatles phenomenon: a fans’ history of the Beatles that runs concurrently with the popular story we all know.
Monitoring of compliance with fuel sulfur content regulations through unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) measurements of ship emissions
Authors: Zhou Fan , Pan Shengda , Chen Wei , Ni Xunpeng , An Bowen
Published: November 2019

Abstract. Air pollution from ship exhaust gas can be reduced by the
establishment of emission control areas (ECAs). Efficient supervision of
ship emissions is currently a major concern of maritime authorities. In this
study, a measurement system for exhaust gas from ships based on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was designed and developed. Sensors were mounted on the UAV
to measure the concentrations of SO2 and CO2 in order to calculate
the fuel sulfur content (FSC) of ships. The Waigaoqiao port in the Yangtze
River Delta, an ECA in China, was selected for monitoring compliance with
FSC regulations. Unlike in situ or airborne measurements, the proposed
measurement system could be used to determine the smoke plume at about 5 m
from the funnel mouth of ships, thus providing a means for estimating the
FSC of ships. In order to verify the accuracy of these measurements, fuel
samples were collected at the same time and sent to the laboratory for
chemical examination, and these two types of measurements were compared.
After 23 comparative experiments, the results showed that, in general, the
deviation of the estimated value for FSC was less than 0.03 % (m/m) at an
FSC level ranging from 0.035 % (m/m) to 0.24 % (m/m). Hence, UAV
measurements can be used for monitoring of ECAs for compliance with FSC
regulations.
Retrieval of atmospheric CH4 vertical information from ground-based FTS near-infrared spectra
Authors: Zhou Minqiang , Langerock Bavo , Sha Mahesh Kumar , Kumps Nicolas , Hermans Christian , Petri Christof , Warneke Thorsten , Chen Huilin , Metzger Jean-Marc , Kivi Rigel , Heikkinen Pauli , Ramonet Michel , De Mazière Martine
Published: November 2019

Abstract. The Total
Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) column-averaged dry air mole fraction
of CH4 (XCH4) measurements have been widely used to
validate satellite observations and to estimate model simulations. The
GGG2014 code is the standard TCCON retrieval software used in performing a
profile scaling retrieval. In order to obtain several vertical pieces of
information in addition to the total column, in this study, the SFIT4
retrieval code is applied to retrieve the CH4 mole fraction
vertical profile from the Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) spectrum at six
sites (Ny-Ålesund, Sodankylä, Bialystok, Bremen, Orléans and St
Denis) during
the time period of 2016–2017. The retrieval strategy of the CH4
profile retrieval from ground-based FTS near-infrared (NIR) spectra using
the SFIT4 code (SFIT4NIR) is investigated. The degree of freedom for signal
(DOFS) of the SFIT4NIR retrieval is about 2.4, with two distinct pieces of
information in the troposphere and in the stratosphere. The averaging kernel
and error budget of the SFIT4NIR retrieval are presented. The data accuracy
and precision of the SFIT4NIR retrievals, including the total column and two
partial columns (in the troposphere and stratosphere), are estimated by TCCON
standard retrievals, ground-based in situ measurements, Atmospheric Chemistry
Experiment – Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) satellite
observations, TCCON proxy data and AirCore and aircraft measurements. By
comparison against TCCON standard retrievals, it is found that the retrieval
uncertainty of SFIT4NIR XCH4 is similar to that of TCCON
standard retrievals with systematic uncertainty within 0.35 % and random
uncertainty of about 0.5 %. The tropospheric and stratospheric
XCH4 from SFIT4NIR retrievals are assessed by comparison with
AirCore and aircraft measurements, and there is a 1.0 ± 0.3 %
overestimation in the SFIT4NIR tropospheric XCH4 and a
4.0 ± 2.0 % underestimation in the SFIT4NIR stratospheric
XCH4, which are within the systematic uncertainties of
SFIT4NIR-retrieved partial columns in the troposphere and stratosphere
respectively.
CALIPSO level 3 stratospheric aerosol profile product: version 1.00 algorithm description and initial assessment
Authors: Kar Jayanta , Lee Kam-Pui , Vaughan Mark A. , Tackett Jason L. , Trepte Charles R. , Winker David M. , Lucker Patricia L. , Getzewich Brian J.
Published: November 2019

Abstract. In August 2018, the Cloud–Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) project released a new level 3 stratospheric aerosol profile data product derived from nearly 12 years of measurements
acquired by the spaceborne Cloud–Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP). This monthly averaged, gridded level 3 product is based on version 4 of the CALIOP level 1B and level 2 data products, which feature significantly improved calibration that now makes it possible to reliably retrieve profiles of stratospheric aerosol extinction and backscatter coefficients at 532 nm. This paper describes the science algorithm and data handling techniques that were developed to generate the CALIPSO version 1.00 level 3 stratospheric aerosol profile product. Further, we show that the extinction profiles (retrieved using a constant lidar ratio of 50 sr) capture the major stratospheric perturbations in both hemispheres over the last decade resulting from volcanic eruptions, extreme smoke events, and signatures of stratospheric dynamics. Initial assessment of the product by intercomparison with the stratospheric aerosol retrievals from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III) on the International Space Station (ISS) indicates good agreement in the tropical stratospheric aerosol layer (30∘ N–30∘ S), where the average difference between
zonal mean extinction profiles is typically less than 25 % between 20
and 30 km (CALIPSO biased high). However, differences can exceed 100 % in the very low aerosol loading regimes found above 25 km at higher latitudes. Similarly, there are large differences (≥100 %) within 2 to 3 km above the tropopause that might be due to cloud contamination
issues.