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2. Dóra Maurer: PROPORTIONS & TIMING: Paper and Textile as Tools for Re-Measuring the Female Body.
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Gabrí, Carla
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PAPER arts , *ATOMIC clocks , *TEXTILES , *FEMALES , *FILM studies , *MOTION capture (Human mechanics) - Abstract
This paper aims at re-evaluating two of Hungarian artist Dóra Mauer's films, the video work PROPORTIONS (1979) and the 16mm film TIMING (1973/80). Both films follow a rigid structure. In PROPORTIONS, Maurer uses a paper roll to compare her own body measures repeatedly; in TIMING, she repeatedly folds a white linen to compare the rhythm of her arm movements. Through her use of paper and the gesture of folding, the two films can be read as references to the very origin of the term format , as coined in early letterpress printing. When the notion of format is understood as a determination of a ratio and, as such, as an indexical reference to given social relationships (Summers, 2003), these films unfold sociocultural and political meanings. The present paper traces this spectrum of meaning through the pointed inclusion of historical discourses surrounding early motion studies, the art scene in socialist Hungary in the 1970s, and early time experiments before the advent of precision clocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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3. Geographic variation in the status signals of Polistes dominulus paper wasps.
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Tibbetts EA, Skaldina O, Zhao V, Toth AL, Skaldin M, Beani L, and Dale J
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- Animal Communication, Animals, Body Size, Environment, Female, Hungary, Italy, Melanins metabolism, Pigmentation physiology, Wasps anatomy & histology, Geography, Hierarchy, Social, Paper, Wasps physiology
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Understanding intraspecific geographic variation in animal signals poses a challenging evolutionary problem. Studies addressing geographic variation typically focus on signals used in mate-choice, however, geographic variation in intrasexual signals involved in competition is also known to occur. In Polistes dominulus paper wasps, females have black facial spots that signal dominance: individuals wasps with more complex 'broken' facial patterns are better fighters and are avoided by rivals. Recent work suggests there is dramatic geographic variation in these visual signals of quality, though this variation has not been explicitly described or quantified. Here, we analyze variation in P. dominulus signals across six populations and explore how environmental conditions may account for this variation. Overall, we found substantial variation in facial pattern brokenness across populations and castes. Workers have less broken facial patterns than gynes and queens, which have similar facial patterns. Strepsipteran parasitism, body size and temperature are all correlated with the facial pattern variation, suggesting that developmental plasticity likely plays a key role in this variation. First, the extent of parasitism varies across populations and parasitized individuals have lower facial pattern brokenness than unparasitized individuals. Second, there is substantial variation in body size across populations and a weak but significant relationship between facial pattern brokenness and body size. Wasps from populations with smaller body size (e.g. Italy) tend to have less broken facial patterns than wasps from populations with larger body size (e.g. New York, USA). Third, there is an apparent association between facial patterns and climate, with wasp from cooler locations tending to have higher facial pattern brokenness than wasps from warmer locations. Additional experimental work testing the causes and consequences of facial pattern variation will be important, as geographic variation in signals has important consequences for the evolution of communication systems and social behavior.
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- 2011
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4. Neonatal screening for biotinidase deficiency in east-Hungary.
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Havass Z
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- Amidohydrolases blood, Biotinidase, Colorimetry, Female, Humans, Hungary, Infant, Newborn, Paper, Amidohydrolases deficiency, Neonatal Screening
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There are two types of multiple carboxylase deficiency, the neonatal form with holocarboxylase synthetase defect and the late-onset form with biotinidase deficiency. We report our preliminary experiences in screening for biotinidase deficiency. In total 43,493 infants were screened for the deficiency of the enzyme biotinidase; 0.14% false positive results that necessitated requests for second blood samples and two newborns with a biotinidase defect were identified during our pilot study. The definitive diagnosis required the demonstration of enzyme deficiency in serum. Both of the patients have residual biotinidase activity: 3.59% and 7.55%. These two newborns with biotinidase deficiency are treated with daily supplementation of free biotin. According to our preliminary results biotinidase deficiency satisfies all the criteria for incorporation into the national newborn mass screening.
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- 1991
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5. [Infection-transmitting potential of hospital library books].
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Csiszár K and Cseplák G
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- Bacteria isolation & purification, Disinfection, Humans, Hungary, Paper, Bacterial Infections transmission, Books, Cross Infection prevention & control, Libraries, Hospital
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- 1979
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