scholarly journals Introduction

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. v-vii
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Comic Strip ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili ◽  
Comic Art ◽  
To Receive

Future directions are often shaped by quirks of necessity or chance: the groundbreaking iconoclast that is Moebius’s Garage hermétique, with its rejection of conventional narrative or character coherence, came as a result of the author having forgotten previous scripts from one week to the next; Rodolphe Töpffer, so often credited for having invented the modern comic strip, initially saw himself as producing no more than scribblings for the entertainment of his pupils; one of the earliest of text/image forms, the emblem, may well be the result of Augsburg printer, Heinrich Steiner, adding images in 1531 to Andrea Alciato’s epigrams, a far cry from the composed intertwining of Francesco Colonna’s Hypnerotomachia Poliphili of 1499. Mirroring such processes in our own way, European Comic Art is embarking on a new direction, as we turn to issues that can reflect the diversity of comic art rather than being necessarily united by a single theme. It is a logical direction, but also one shaped by chance and necessity, that of the diversity of high-quality submissions that we have been delighted to receive.

The Spanish Tebeo

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane Alary
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Mass Medium ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
Comic Strip ◽  
Spanish Translation ◽  
Spanish Society ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Bande Dessinee ◽  
Cultural Legitimacy ◽  
Comic Art

It seems difficult to speak about comic art in Spain without considering what tebeos mean to Spaniards. This term is not simply a Spanish translation of bande dessinée. It refers to a special kind of comic strip aimed at children, which appeared in the late 1920s. Tebeos were the only available mass medium in Spain after the Civil War (1936-1939). In this contribution we want to analyse tebeos as an editorial, social and cultural phenomenon, with the aim of demonstrating that 'tebeo-culture' survived even after the collapse of the 'tebeo-industry' in the 1970s and 1980s. In addition, we will examine the question of the cultural legitimacy of comic art in Spanish society.

Impact of rapid infliximab infusions on access at a large academic tertiary medical center

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoinette Pusateri ◽  
Ashley Hatcher ◽  
Nisha Patel ◽  
Joy Lehman ◽  
Alice Hinton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Infusion Time ◽  
Rheumatologic Disease ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Patient Surveys ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Purpose Infliximab promotes remission in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and rheumatologic disease (RD). Rapid infliximab infusions (RI) reduce infusion time from 2 hours to 1 hour and can enhance access to care, as defined by capacity, safety, and patient characteristics. Our hypothesis for the study described here was that use of RI can enhance access for patients. Methods Data on all patients receiving infliximab for IBD or RD at our outpatient infusion center from February 2016 to August 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic and clinical information were collected. Results Of 348 patients who received infliximab, 205 had IBD and 143 had RD. In terms of capacity, 40% of patients received RI, resulting in a 16.1% decrease in average daily infusion time and a 9.8% increase in average daily available scheduled infusion chair time (P = 0.720). In terms of safety, 4 patients switched back to standard infusions after RI, after 3 specifically had reactions to RI. In terms of patient characteristics, more patients with RD versus IBD received RI (P = 0.020). Among the patients with RD, a lower proportion receiving RI were female (P = 0.043). For the patients with IBD, a higher proportion receiving RI were white (P = 0.048). Among both patients with RD and patients with IBD, a higher proportion receiving RI had private insurance (P = 0.016 and P = 0.018, respectively). Conclusion RI were safe and increased available chair time. Females with RD, patients of non-White race with IBD, and patients with public insurance were less likely to receive RI. Future directions include patient surveys and evaluation of implicit bias against patient factors that may impact access to RI.

Pioneers: Comic Art Exhibitions, 1930–1967

2020 ◽  
pp. 63-65
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Comic Strip ◽  
World War ◽  
Art Exhibitions ◽  
Historical Trends ◽  
Museum Exhibitions ◽  
Comic Art

In this interstitial introduction, art historian Kim A. Munson establishes a chronology of museum exhibitions of original comic art between 1930 and 1967, summarizing the importance of historical trends (the popularity of comics exhibits during World War II) and pioneers like Milton Caniff and the National Cartoonist Society. This chapter contextualizes M.C. Gaines’ 1942 Print magazine article about the important touring exhibit The Comic Strip: Its Ancient and Honorable Lineage and Present Significance. This chapter introduces Alvaro de Moya and Pierre Couperie, who were the founders of influential fan groups that led to breakthrough exhibits in Brazil (1951) and in France (1967).

Permanent Ink: Comic Book and Comic Strip Art as Aesthetic Object

2020 ◽  
pp. 33-62
Author(s):  
Andrei Molotiu
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Comic Book ◽  
Comic Strip ◽  
Indiana University ◽  
Senior Lecturer ◽  
Aesthetic Object ◽  
Full Size ◽  
Comic Art ◽  
History Department ◽  
Born Again

Andrei Molotiu, the Senior Lecturer in the Art History Department at Indiana University, Bloomington, explores the formal characteristics of comic art and the fragmentation caused by showing framed pages that were originally created for publication and separated from their indigenous context, wondering if this separation is ultimately an act of creativity or an act of violence. This chapter explains white-out, margin notations, and how the eye is drawn to different things in an image when it’s isolated on the wall. In this 2006 essay, he focuses on the art of Jack Kirby, Ivan Brunetti’s Schizo 4, Metamorpho, Joe Palooka, Archie, Josie, Tom and Jerry, and "Sooper Hippie.” In this 2018 update to his 2006 essay, Andrei Molotiu, the Senior Lecturer in the Art History Department at Indiana University, Bloomington, returns to his analysis of the formal characteristics of original comic art as seen in exhibitions, exhibit catalogs, and high-end artist’s editions that faithfully reproduce full size comics originals, such as the IDW Artist’s edition of David Mazzucchelli’s and Frank Miller’s Daredevil: Born Again (images). Molotiu briefly discusses the proliferation of comic art exhibits and contrasts the experience of reading a full issue of Jack Kirby’s Kamandi on the wall at the Comic Book Apocalypse show at CSU Northridge and in print in an artist’s edition.

Conducting Goals-of-Care Discussions Takes Less Time Than Imagined

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e1499-e1506
Author(s):  
Sofya Pintova ◽  
Ryan Leibrandt ◽  
Cardinale B. Smith ◽  
Kerin B. Adelson ◽  
Jason Gonsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Progression ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Goals Of Care ◽  
Coaching Model ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Encounter Time ◽  
Face Time ◽  
To Receive

PURPOSE: To describe the length of encounter during visits where goals-of-care (GoC) discussions were expected to take place. METHODS: Oncologists from community, academic, municipal, and rural hospitals were randomly assigned to receive a coaching model of communication skills to facilitate GoC discussions with patients with newly diagnosed advanced solid-tumor cancer with a prognosis of < 2 years. Patients were surveyed after the first restaging visit regarding the quality of the GoC discussion on a scale of 0-10 (0 = worst; 10 = best), with ≥ 8 indicating a high-quality GoC discussion. Visits were audiotaped, and total encounter time was measured. RESULTS: The median face-to-face time oncologists spent during a GoC discussion was 15 minutes (range, 10-20 minutes). Among the different hospital types, there was no significant difference in encounter time. There was no difference in the length of the encounter whether a high-quality GoC discussion took place or not (15 v 14 minutes; P = .9). If there was imaging evidence of cancer progression, the median encounter time was 18 minutes compared with 13 minutes for no progression ( P = .03). In a multivariate model, oncologist productivity, patient age, and Medicare coverage affected duration of the encounter. CONCLUSION: Oncologists can complete high-quality GoC discussions in 15 minutes. These data refute the common misperception that discussing such matters with patients with advanced cancer requires significant time.

Pig Meat Quality as Affected by Genetics and Production Systems

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ellis ◽  
F.K. Mckeith
Keyword(s):  
Meat Quality ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Eating Quality ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Pig Production ◽  
Pig Meat ◽  
On Farm ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Water Holding

The efficiency of pig production has increased considerably in recent years, but the improvement of meat quality has only recently begun to receive attention. Closer links between the producers and marketers of pigs are now resulting in a clearer understanding of the factors that lead to meat of high quality. Here, some of the major on-farm influences on meat quality are described, focussing on meat colour, water-holding capacity and eating quality.

Value of chicory crops to pasture-based dairy farms in the Waikato region of New Zealand

2014 ◽  
Vol 153 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. ROMERA ◽  
G. J. DOOLE ◽  
E. N. KHAEMBAH
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Linear Optimization ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Pasture Production ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Increase Milk Production ◽  
Broad Variation ◽  
Milk Solids ◽  
To Receive

SUMMARYChicory (Cichorium intybusL.) crops can increase milk production on New Zealand dairy farms through providing high-quality feed in late lactation. Non-linear optimization models of three Waikato dairy farms, differing in the degree to which imported supplement is used, were employed to evaluate chicory crops in this environment. At a baseline milk price of $NZ 7/kg milk solids, it was only profitable for chicory to be used on a farm where no imported supplement was fed. However, even then, only 0·04 of the farm area was planted and profit only increased by $NZ 30/ha (0·006 of baseline profit), relative to where it was not used. It was not optimal to plant any chicory on farms where imported feed was available, at the baseline milk price and cost of establishment considered here. This was evident because imported feed is more flexible than chicory for filling temporary feed gaps; also its use does not displace pasture production. Sensitivity analysis indicated that the unprofitability of chicory is robust to broad variation in calving date and the relative growth of chicory and pasture. Overall, results indicate that farmers are unlikely to receive adequate reward for the additional complexity arising from the utilization of chicory crops, especially when imported supplement provides more flexibility.

scholarly journals FUTURE DIRECTIONS: DISSEMINATION OF STANDARDIZED GERIATRIC SURGERY CARE NATIONALLY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S401-S401
Author(s):  
Mark Katlic
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
First Year ◽  
Geriatric Surgery ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
National Initiative

Abstract The American College of Surgeon’s Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery will formally launch a national initiative aimed to improve the quality of surgical care for all older adults in July 2019. The first-year goal will be to recruit and successfully verify 100+ medical centers. This presentation will provide an overview of dissemination efforts for the standards set for providing high quality surgical care for older adults as well as processes to measure the quality of care provided to older adults at these medical centers. It our vision that this national initiative will lead the effort to the improvement of surgical care of all older adults.

Comprehensive Assessment of Individuals With Significant Levels of Intellectual Disability: Challenges, Strategies, and Future Directions

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (6) ◽  
pp. 434-448
Author(s):  
Charlotte DiStefano ◽  
Anjali Sadhwani ◽  
Anne C. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Motor Impairments ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Behavioral Assessments ◽  
Multiple Groups ◽  
True Ability

Abstract The variety and extent of impairments in individuals with severe-profound levels of intellectual disability (ID) impact their ability to complete valid behavioral assessments. Although standardized assessment is crucial for objectively evaluating patients, many individuals with severe-profound levels of ID perform at the floor of most assessments designed for their chronological age. Additionally, the presence of language and motor impairments may influence the individual's ability to perform a task, even when that task is meant to measure an unrelated construct leading to an underestimation of their true ability. This article provides an overview of the assessment protocols used by multiple groups working with individuals with severe-profound levels of ID, discusses considerations for obtaining high-quality assessment results, and suggests guidelines for standardizing these protocols across the field.

Oncologic Care and Pathology Resources in Africa: Survey and Recommendations

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann M. Nelson ◽  
Danny A. Milner ◽  
Timothy R. Rebbeck ◽  
Yawale Iliyasu
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparity ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Pathology Laboratory ◽  
Diagnosis Of Cancer ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Modern Era

The connection of a clinician who identifies a patient with signs and symptoms of malignancy to an oncologist who has the tools to treat a patient's cancer requires a diagnostic pathology laboratory to receive, process, and diagnose the tumor. Without an accurate classification, nothing is known of diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment by the clinical team, and most important, the patient is left scared, confused, and without hope. The vast majority of deaths from malignancies occur in sub-Saharan Africa primarily as a result of lack of public awareness of cancer and how it is diagnosed and treated in the setting of a severe lack of resources (physical and personnel) to actually diagnose tumors. To correct this massive health disparity, a plan of action is required across the continent of Africa to bring diagnostic medicine into the modern era and connect patients with the care they desperately need. We performed a survey of resources in Africa for tissue diagnosis of cancer and asked quantitative questions about tools, personnel, and utilization. We identified a strong correlation between pathology staffing and capacity to provide pathology services. On the basis of this survey and through a congress of concerned pathologists, we propose strategies that will catapult the continent into an era of high-quality pathology services with resultant improvement in cancer outcomes.

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