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The Law of Just Relationships
Authors: Dagan Hanoch , Dorfman Avihay 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This introductory chapter succinctly lays out the book’s conceptual and normative claims while delineating its ambition. We argue that private law should, and to a significant degree already does, abide by two fundamental commitments: reciprocal respect for self-determination and substantive equality. This we refer to as relational justice. The chapter highlights the distinctive features of the relational justice theory of private law, sketches its main arguments, and outlines its principled guidelines, originating in the basic features of law and private law. Implicit in this is our opposition to the dominant schools of private law theory, whether they take the private law category seriously or marginalize its significance.
Vergil’s Garden (Georgics 4.116–48)
Authors: Myers K Sara 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Chapter 2 examines Vergil’s famous garden passage in Georgics 4.116–48 as a literary paradigm for interpreting the Roman garden and as an important model for later Latin authors. Vergil recalls a humble, but sufficient, hortus in Tarentum gardened by an old Corycian. The many and varied ancient and modern interpretations of this complex passage illustrate well the numerous potential associations of (male) gardening: literary, aesthetic, ethical and philosophical, and political. The garden serves as a metapoetic symbol of Vergil’s poetic task and as a statement of his literary affiliations, especially with Hellenistic poetry. Horticulture is presented in a praeteritio, which highlights its special status within the agricultural world and raises questions about its relationship to the rest of the poem, in terms of genre and content. The garden embodies a number of unresolved tensions in the Georgics as a whole between the bucolic and georgic genres, labor and leisure, and humans and the natural world.
Conclusion and Epilogue
Authors: Myers K Sara 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This chapter offers an overview and summary of the study. It also provides an Epilogue that traces briefly some major changes and continuities in later Latin literature that bring out some of the distinctive features of these earlier representations and remind us that many of our conceptions of the garden are post-Classical. Most notably, the later literary tradition of gardens in Greek and Latin literature is dramatically altered by the influence of the Jewish and Christian traditions, which introduce new allegorical dimensions to the representations of gardens. There is, however, at the same time a remarkable continuity in the techniques and functions of garden descriptions, due to the similar writing and reading practices of late Latin poets with those of the classical past and their desire to associate themselves with the earlier literary tradition. The classical texts and their garden depictions surveyed in this study remained important models for the Latin poets of late antiquity. The cultural value of the villa and its grounds and gardens continues as an important feature of later Roman masculine self-definition. Garden imagery endures as a self-reflexive symbol of aesthetics and poetics, but it gains a Christian interpretation, either as a metaphor for the cultivation of the soul or as an earthly image of the Garden of Eden or Heavenly Paradise.
Video Culture in India
Authors: Tiwary Ishita 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This book narrates the history of video technology in India as it made its entry in the 1980s, along with its production and reception practices. Each chapter examines forms that arose with the arrival of video. Specifically, it looks at the widespread explosion of the marriage video, the little-known history of the video film, the intensity associated with the video news magazine, and the explosive imagination attached to the religious video. It focuses on the analog period, showing it as an important inflection point for current debates over new and digital media. Video Culture in India draws on oral histories, discarded tapes, and forgotten archives to unravel the history of analog video in India alongside a broad narrative of the cultural history of the country from the 1980s to the early 1990s.
Video as Intimacy
Authors: Tiwary Ishita 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This chapter looks at the role of straight-to-video productions and their engendering of a film culture that ran parallel with Bollywood. These video films were shot, edited, and distributed on video and introduced to the market by Nari Hira, owner of Magna Publications which published Stardust, India’s most popular film tabloid. They were extremely successful and moved through the video circuit and were connected to the Hindi film industry via a complex and intricate system of links. More than any other form discussed in this volume, the video film demonstrated the medium’s attempt to define itself in opposition to celluloid. All these issues are discussed through a biography of Hiba Films, a process that allowed the chapter to engage with legal regulations, the tabloid Stardust, a complex video infrastructure, a parallel star system, and the aesthetics of the form.
The Afterlives of the Video Pravachana
Authors: Tiwary Ishita 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
This chapter highlights the relationship between video technology and religious movements. It looks at the video pravachana and its relationship to the Rajneesh commune. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, religious videos such as those on the charismatic figure of Rajneesh and videos filmed on devotional songs (notably those produced by T-Series) gained popularity. Through the use of the ‘video darshan’ it delineates the intricate connections between electronic media and religion by examining video’s centrality in the buildup of Rajneesh’s persona.
Ambedkar's Political Philosophy
Authors: Rodrigues Valerian 
Published: June 2024

AbstractThis study is organized around a set of key concepts that Ambedkar, the Indian thinker and leader of the socially marginalized, proposed to reconstruct public life, factoring in oppression and degradation. This framework conceived human beings as endowed with a distinct set of attributes entitling them to consideration as moral equals despite other differences among them. It also accorded a procedural priority to consciousness in human understanding. Ambedkar deployed this framework to contend against social institutions of caste, untouchability, and other forms of marginalities and to interrogate texts, traditions, and modes of social dominance. Ambedkar regards justice as foundational to modern societies. It called for ‘initial equality’ across its members while recognizing desert. All differential accomplishments, however, cannot be rewarded or compensated. Democracy is an essential requirement to resolve competing claims. As a self-governing mode of rule, democracy affords access to its members to multiple avenues of reach, learning, and enablement. Nationalism, a distinctive bond that precipitates with the entry of the masses into the political arena, is justiciable only if it has a definitive tilt towards democracy. Social relations, however, are caught in trappings of power across levels of a social ensemble. Control over state power is an indispensable condition to undermine dominance and enable the commons. The representational, constitutional, and institutional architecture of power must be geared to this end. Such a pursuit needs to be secured through an apt moral anchor shored up through religious sanctions. In Ambedkar’s view only Buddhism can measure up to this demand.
Constitutionalism and Rule of Law
Authors: Rodrigues Valerian 
Published: June 2024

AbstractAmbedkar thought that as an institutional complex the state needs to be clear about its objectives. In the Indian Constitution, he paid close attention to the preamble in this regard, revamping Jawaharlal Nehru’s formulation. While he argued for the fundamental rights of citizens, he did not regard them any one of them as absolute and pleaded for considering them as a whole and not discretely. He sought positive interventions of the state for the enablement of citizens and to protect the context of rights. While he upheld the principle of separation of powers and considered federalism as a commendable device to manage large and diverse polities, he argued that it is not a stand-alone principle but needs to be in consonance with constitutional objectives. A constitutional scheme would succeed only if there was general deference to constitutional morality, which, he argued, is habitual fealty to constitutional provisions.
Religion and the Modern Public
Authors: Rodrigues Valerian 
Published: June 2024

AbstractIn Ambedkar we find a sustained emphasis on the significance of religion in public life. Religion sacralizes life, affirms it, and forbids its violation. The sanctions and interdictions that religion invokes enjoy greater deference than moral codes and laws. Law and morality have little capacity to hold out unless they are grounded in religious sensibility. What religion holds as sacrosanct, however, has undergone mutations over time. In modern times, the religious imaginary revolves around the value of the individual and his/her claim to justice. Such an imaginary tends to subject all existing religions to test. Ambedkar thought that the teachings of the Buddha are in consonance with this imaginary and, therefore, eminently suited to be the foundational basis of modern public life.
Conclusion: An Imaginary of Public Life From Social Margins
Authors: Rodrigues Valerian 
Published: June 2024

AbstractThere is a consistent and remarkably coherent set of arguments that Ambedkar advances for the constitution of public life placing those in social margins at the centre of his thought. While these arguments address the concerns of a people wrestling against colonial context, they at the same time are imbued with the concerns of those at the social margins everywhere: These arguments seek to place the idea of the human at the centre of public life and make it the measure of a fulfilling life to every man and woman. Ambedkar calls for a radical overhauling of the social, economic, constitutional and religious parameters of society for the purpose. The rich arguments that he deploys while they craft a distinct map of public life are, however, caught in contentions, and even antinomies.
Comparison of clevidipine vs nicardipine in the treatment of hypertensive urgency and emergency in critically ill patients
Authors: Johnson Logan , Erdman Michael , Ferreira Jason 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Purpose
Evidence has suggested that clevidipine may provide faster blood pressure (BP) reduction with less volume than nicardipine in stroke and cardiothoracic surgery patients, but its use in hypertensive crises has not been well established. The primary objective of this study was to compare the treatment success of clevidipine and nicardipine in hypertensive crisis.

Methods
This was a multicenter, retrospective cohort study including patients who received either clevidipine or nicardipine for treatment of hypertensive crisis. The primary outcome was the time from infusion start to attainment of goal BP, defined as the higher value of the guideline-directed 25% reduction in BP or the physician-ordered goal. Secondary outcomes were the time from infusion start to guideline-directed 25% reduction in BP, drug and total volume intake, the time from order entry to BP goal attainment, the number of BP and heart rate excursions, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, and study medication cost.

Results
In total, 182 patients were included in the study (103 receiving nicardipine and 79 receiving clevidipine). Time to goal BP was similar between the groups (35 vs 33 minutes for clevidipine vs nicardipine, respectively; P = 0.37). Time to guideline-directed 25% reduction was also similar (P = 0.42). Volume from study drug was significantly less with clevidipine (222 vs 518 mL; P = 0.01); however, the total volume received in the ICU was similar (3,370 vs 3,383 mL; P = 0.43). Percent time in the goal BP range was similar (43.1% vs 42.3%). The cost of clevidipine was $199.37 per vial (based on the average wholesale price as of June 2023). This cost was 682% higher than that for a bag of nicardipine.

Conclusion
Time to goal BP was similar for clevidipine and nicardipine in this population. Any decreases in medication-associated volume with clevidipine were no longer evident when all volume sources were considered. These results show that clevidipine may not provide meaningful benefit in this heterogenous population. The difference in cost does not seem justified given the lack of improvement in clinically relevant outcomes.
Oncogenic alterations in KIR3DL1 in cutaneous acral CD8+ lymphoproliferative disorder
Authors: Wobser Marion , Appenzeller Silke , Roth Sabine , Siedel Claudia , Goebeler Matthias , Geissinger Eva , Rosenwald Andreas , Maurus Katja 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Background
Primary cutaneous acral CD8+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (TLPD) is a rare and indolent lymphoma entity. Although TLPD was first identified many years ago, the molecular pathogenesis is still not fully understood.

Objectives
In order to better understand the molecular pathogenesis of cutaneous acral CD8+ TLPD and to identify further discriminatory markers to differentiate this lymphoma subtype from other CD8+ cutaneous lymphomas, we analysed five cases of cutaneous acral CD8+ TLPD for putative molecular alterations.

Methods
Somatic alterations were assessed using whole-exome and targeted sequencing of paraffin-embedded tissue. Results were evaluated using immunohistochemical staining of respective relevant proteins. CD8+ cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (n = 12) served as control for KIR3DL1 staining.

Results
Copy number variation analysis revealed a homozygous deletion of the KIR3DL1 gene in two of the analysed cases. This resulted in loss of KIR3DL1 protein expression, which was observed in all cases of cutaneous acral CD8+ TLPD. In contrast, KIR3DL1 expression was more variable in other CD8+ cutaneous T-cell lymphomas with 50% of analysed cases (n = 12) found to be positive. In addition, one further case of acral CD8+ TLPD harboured a loss-of-function mutation in the PIK3R1 gene, presumably activating the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-AKT pathway.

Conclusions
Alterations of the KIR3DL1 gene may be of pathogenetic relevance for acral CD8+ TLPD. Loss of KIR3DL1 protein expression may support the diagnosis of this indolent lymphoma entity; however, this is not a subtype-specific discriminative feature.
Urticaria and the risk of cancer: a Danish population-based cohort study
Authors: Sørensen Sissel B T , Farkas Dóra K , Vestergaard Christian , Schmidt Sigrun A J , Lindahl Lise Maria , Mansfield Kathryn E , Langan Sinead M , Sørensen Henrik T 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Background
Urticaria has been tentatively linked to cancer, but epidemiological evidence supporting this link is sparse and conflicting. We conducted a population-based cohort study using healthcare databases covering the Danish population (January 1980–December 2022). We followed 87 507 people for a median of 10.1 years after their first hospital contact for urticaria.

Objectives
To examine associations of a hospital diagnosis of urticaria with incident cancer.

Methods
We computed the absolute risk of cancer and standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) standardized to Danish national cancer rates. In a cross-sectional analysis, we examined whether the extent of cancer spread differed between people with vs. without a previous urticaria diagnosis.

Results
The overall SIR for all types of cancer was 1.09 (95% CI 1.06–1.11) based on 7788 observed vs. 7161 expected cases. The risk for any cancer was 0.7% (95% CI 0.6–0.7) for the first year of follow-up. Cancer was diagnosed in 588 people with urticaria during the first year of follow-up (SIR 1.49, 95% CI 1.38–1.62) and in 7200 people thereafter (SIR 1.06, 95% CI 1.04–1.09). During the first year of follow-up, we found strong associations with haematological cancers (e.g. non-Hodgkin lymphoma; SIR 2.91, 95% CI 1.92–4.23). Cancer stage was similar in people with vs. without a previous urticaria diagnosis.

Conclusions
At the time of urticaria diagnosis, or in the first year afterward, we found a large increase in the risk of cancer. In subsequent years, a persistent 6% increase in risk remained. Diagnostic efforts may partly explain the elevated short-term risk, but occult cancer may promote urticaria, or cancer and urticaria share common risk factors.
An early accumulation of serum uric acid confers more risk of heart failure: a 10-year prospective cohort study
Authors: Tian Xue , Chen Shuohua , Zhang Yijun , Xia Xue , Xu Qin , Wu Shouling , Wang Anxin 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

Background
Evidence on the longitudinal association of serum uric acid (SUA) with the risk of heart failure (HF) was limited and controversial. This study aimed to investigate the associations of cumulative SUA (cumSUA), incorporating its time course of accumulation, with the risk of HF.

Methods and results
This prospective study enrolled 54 606 participants from the Kailuan study. The magnitude of SUA accumulation was expressed as cumSUA, exposure duration, and cumulative burden from baseline to the third survey, with cumSUA, calculated by multiplying mean values between consecutive examinations by time intervals between visits, as the primary exposure.
During a median follow-up of 10 years, 1260 cases of incident HF occurred. A higher risk of HF was observed in participants with the highest vs. the lowest quartile of cumSUA [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR), 1.54; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.29–1.84], 6-year vs. 0-year exposure duration (aHR, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.43–2.45), cumulative burden &gt;0 vs. = 0 (aHR, 1.55; 95 CI, 1.29–1.86), and those with a negative vs. positive SUA slope (aHR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.02–1.25). When cumSUA was incorporated with its time course, those with cumSUA ≥median and a negative SUA slope had the highest risk of HF (aHR, 1.55; 95% CI, 1.29–1.86).

Conclusions
Incident HF risk was associated with the magnitude and time course of cumSUA accumulation. Early accumulation resulted in a greater risk of HF compared with later accumulation, indicating the importance of optimal SUA control earlier in life.
Three-dimensional reconstruction computed tomography in thoracoscopic segmentectomy: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Chen Kai , Niu Zhenyi , Jin Runsen , Nie Qiang , Gong Xian , Du Mingyuan , Jiang Benyuan , Zheng Bin , Chen Chun , Zhong Wenzhao , Li Hecheng 
Published: June 2024

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Thoracoscopic segmentectomy is the recommended treatment option for small peripheral pulmonary nodules. To assess the ability of preoperative three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction computed tomography (CT) to shorten the operative time and improve perioperative outcomes in thoracoscopic segmentectomy compared with standard chest CT, we conducted this randomized controlled trial.

METHODS
The DRIVATS study was a multicentre, randomized controlled trial conducted in 3 hospitals between July 2019 and November 2023. Patients with small peripheral pulmonary nodules not reaching segment borders were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either 3D reconstruction CT or standard chest CT before thoracoscopic segmentectomy. The primary end-point was operative time. The secondary end-points included incidence of postoperative complications, intraoperative blood loss and operative accident event.

RESULTS
A total of 191 patients were enrolled in this study: 95 in the 3D reconstruction CT group and 96 in the standard chest CT group. All patients underwent thoracoscopic segmentectomy except for 1 patient in the standard chest CT group who received a wedge resection. There is no significant difference in operative time between the 3D reconstruction CT group (median, 100 min [interquartile range (IQR), 85–120]) and the standard chest CT group (median, 100 min [IQR, 81–140]) (P = 0.82). Only 1 intraoperative complication occurred in the standard chest CT group. No significant difference was observed in the incidence of postoperative complications between the 2 groups (P = 0.52). Other perioperative outcomes were also similar.

CONCLUSIONS
In patients with small peripheral pulmonary nodules not reaching segment borders, the use of 3D reconstruction CT in thoracoscopic segmentectomy was feasible, but it did not result in significant differences in operative time or perioperative outcomes compared to standard chest CT.
Temporal variations of the ‘in-situ’ nonlinear behaviour of shallow sediments during the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake sequence
Authors: Esfahani Reza , Cotton Fabrice , Bonilla Luis Fabian 
Published: June 2024

SUMMARY
Strong ground shaking has the potential to generate significant dynamic strains in shallow materials such as soils and sediments, thereby inducing nonlinear site response resulting in changes in near-surface materials. The nonlinear behaviour of these materials can be characterized by an increase in wave attenuation and a decrease in the resonant frequency of the soil; these effects are attributed to increased material damping and decreased seismic wave propagation velocity, respectively. This study investigates the ‘in-situ’ seismic velocity changes and the predominant ground motion frequency evolution during the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence. This sequence includes two foreshocks (Mw 6 and Mw 6.2) followed by a mainshock (Mw 7.2) that occurred 24 hr after the last foreshock. We present the results of the seismic velocity evolution during these earthquakes for seismological records collected by the KiK-net (32 stations) and K-NET (88 stations) networks between 2002 and 2020. We analyse the impulse response and autocorrelation functions to investigate the nonlinear response in near-surface materials. By comparing the results of the impulse response and autocorrelation functions, we observe that a nonlinear response occurs in near-surface materials. We then quantify the velocity reductions that occur before, during, and after the mainshock using both approaches. This allows us to estimate the ‘in-situ’ shear modulus reduction for different site classes based on V$_{S30}$ values (V$_{S30}\lt 360$ m s−1, $360\lt $V$_{S30}\lt 760$ m s−1 and V$_{S30}\gt 760$ m s−1). We also establish the relationships between velocity changes, shear modulus reduction, variations in predominant ground motion frequencies and site characteristics (V$_{S30}$). The results of this analysis can be applied to site-specific ground motion modelling, site response analysis and the incorporation of nonlinear site terms into ground motion models.