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This paper presents the thematologic interpretation of three novels written by Jasmina Musabegović, Skretnice, Most, and Žene, glasovi, highlighting Mostar as the author's continuous motif. The theoretical starting points are the acquisitions of the post-structural spatial turn, constructivism, women's writing, cultural memory, semiotics of space, ‘hybrid phenomenology’, and stylistics. Such an inclusivist inter-method approach dispelled formalist prejudices according to thematology, providing arguments for the representation of Mostar within the Foucaultian category of heterotopia. The interpretation of a spatial phenomenon, being Mostar in Jasmina Musabegović's novels, guided this multigenerational family trilogy in a three-stage projection encompassing the periods of human life: childhood – maturity – the third age.

This article aims to analyze the phenomenon of arranged marriage traditions in the Islamic boarding school world from the perspective of the KUPI fatwa trilogy. The KUPI fatwa trilogy, namely the ma’rūf (kindness), mubādalah (reciprocity), and true justice approaches, is used to investigate the phenomenon of arranged marriage traditions in the world of Islamic boarding schools. This article uses a library research method with a phenomenological approach which is analyzed using the KUPI fatwa trilogy. Therefore, the nature of this research is descriptive-analytical. Then data collection techniques come from primary and secondary materials. Meanwhile, the analysis technique uses Miles and friends’ qualitative data analysis techniques, which consist of data condensation, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The research results show that the tradition of matchmaking in the Islamic boarding school world has given rise to two characters and models of matchmaking in the Islamic boarding school world, firstly the one-way matchmaking tradition which is coercive, and secondly the two-way matchmaking tradition which is not coercive. Salafi Islamic boarding schools which are still conservative still carry out the tradition of one-way matchmaking which is coercive and one-sided, by denying women the opportunity to participate and hear their opinions regarding matchmaking. This results in injustice and tyranny towards women, so the tradition of this type of arranged marriage is contrary to the KUPI fatwa trilogy, because women are positioned as objects rather than equal subjects. However, it should be noted that not all Islamic boarding schools follow the custom of one-way arranged marriage, instead, there is a more egalitarian custom known as two-way arranged marriage, where women are treated as subjects with the same rights and freedoms as men. This is in line with the KUPI fatwa trilogy, because the practice of matchmaking like this is a tradition of fair matchmaking and supports women in order to give birth to ma’rūf (kindness), mubādalah (reciprocity), and true justice. The Miftahul Huda II Bayasari Ciamis Islamic Boarding School is one of the Islamic boarding school institutions that perpetuates the tradition of two-way matchmaking which is non-coercive and in accordance with the spirit of the KUPI fatwa trilogy.

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While the quality of women's lives and their status and position can be indicative of the prominent cultural and civilizational features of a society, in most societies, especially in our patriarchal society, we witness a kind of liminality, insignificance, and "persistence" of women in the face of both tangible opportunities and imaginary constraints and stereotypes. Since the genre of the novel is one of the most significant mediums that indirectly reflect the symbols of this situation, this study explores the representation of women and the dominant but implicit assumptions in the selected novels of the First Pahlavi era (Mohammad Hejazi's trilogy) from a sociological perspective, using a critical discourse analysis approach. The data analysis was conducted thematically, with the unit of analysis being the "sentence," and utilizing previous research as a foundation for credibility assessment. The results of this study showed that women in Hejazi's stories in the trilogy of Superior Spear and the Religion-Tradition-Modernism trilogy are represented in binary and ternary categorizations. Contrary to the prevailing mental stereotype of the "oppressed woman," the role, characteristics, caricature, and narrative have not been reduced to a single attribute for all women. Based on this, we observe a commitment to both discourse patterns, both conservative and progressive, fuzzy and middle-ground, oscillating between religion and modernity, conservatism and progressivism, which has sometimes led to a "discourse conflict”. Extended Abstract The social status and quality of life for women in any society can be considered as indicators and criteria for the cultural and civilizational characteristics of that society. Throughout history, in all societies, especially in patriarchal societies, the identities and social roles of women have been overlooked or considered insignificant. Despite unprecedented changes in creating structural opportunities for Iranian women, they are still predominantly portrayed within traditional gender roles, stereotypes, and assumptions. Gender stereotypes can be analyzed indirectly and metaphorically in common cultural artifacts such as proverbs, textbooks, films, magazines, and popular novels of each era. Among these, the genre of the novel has allocated the largest share in discourse analysis, and women and their attributed roles have always been prominent topics in social novels. In the pursuit of continuity, prominence, and perpetuation of the representation of Iranian women as oppressed and objectified, this study attempts to analyze and identify the representation of women's identities in three novels (trilogy) by Mohammad Hejazi, using a comprehensive sociological perspective and a critical discourse analysis approach. The fundamental research questions are: 1) How are women represented in Mohammad Hejazi's trilogy of novels? 2) What are the important sociological components documented for women, such as roles, identities, executive characteristics, etc., in these novels? 3) To what extent have the constructed attributes contributed to the reproduction or alteration of the status and identity of women in the society of that era? 4) Have the features and representations presented in the selected novels portrayed a "homogeneous" image of women or not? To achieve this, in the descriptive phase, the themes, elements, and key concepts related to the subject of the study in the text are identified, and subjects, characters, traits, and roles of women and their presence are reconstructed. In the interpretive phase, we delve into the contextual and intertextual aspects of women's subjects and analyze the generated themes. In the explanatory phase, we focus on the social framework, discursive actions, and the relationship between the text and social structures. The use and application of previous research, as well as consultation with expert qualitative researchers for the correction and confirmation of extracted content have always been the researchers' concern. The unit of analysis is the sentence. The first reading of Hejazi's stories indicates a diverse spectrum of women in mainly binary categorizations and confrontations. These attributes and categorizations, which are the subject of ideological disputes, foster a continuous discursive conflict within themselves. By placing women's subjects in their own spatiotemporal context, patterns can be extracted, which categorize women into traditional/modern, active/passive, educated/uneducated, weak and oppressed/strong. Hidden patriarchy, situational objectification-subjection, overall ambiguity, women in the struggle between tradition and modernity, and women at the crossroads of modernity and religion are among the main themes covering the representation of women in the selected texts. According to Hejazi, as claimed by Fairclough, while identifying the assumptions of the prevailing ideology that the people of Iran interacted with women on that day and led to the plasticity of feminine identity, he criticizes and challenges them. In his stories, he effectively highlights the issue of femininity, pays attention to feminine identity, and demonstrates its new dimensions in the First Pahlavi era in Iran. Hejazi challenges the dominant traditional discourse and brings women into positions beyond the confines of the home and without being attributed to stereotypical qualities like "stove-bound" and "bitterness," which were frequently seen in the literature of that era. However, most evidence shows the movement of two discourses, traditional and modern, side by side and in concert with each other, rather than in conflict and confrontation. This means that renewed discourses, alongside traditional discourses, have initiated a movement, and we witness a kind of combined discourse. In summary, Hejazi demonstrates that we are faced not with a singular reality but with diverse realities; he presents a moderate intellectual discourse. Although one foot of it is still trapped in tradition and patriarchy and thinks within the framework of traditional mindsets, it undoubtedly takes firm and steady steps towards modernity with the other foot.

The article presents the novel The Precipice as the final part of the novel trilogy by I. A. Goncharov (by analogy with the canticle “Paradise” in the composition of the “Divine Comedy” by A. Dante). So Raisky appears as the central (not declaratively, but essentially) character of the novel, crowning Goncharov’s ideas of a “serious human figure” and an “idealist character.” The article examines the image of Raisky in its evolutionary development, and designates the vector of his spiritual movement as an experience of falling, repentance and resurrection. The image of the ascetic artist Kirilov clearly manifests Goncharov’s ideas about the purpose of art, about the indecomposable unity of art and religion. It turns out that the spiritual evolution of Raisky — from the “Petersburg” part of the novel to the “Malinovskaya” and to the finale — takes place under the sign of Kirilov’s ideological and aesthetic attitudes, despite the fact that they do not coincide with installations of both Raisky and Goncharov himself. For the first time, the article shows the character of the plot, which is particular for the general meaning of the novel, connected with the spiritual duel of Vera and Mark Volokhov, since all the main meanings of the work, including biographical ones, converge in the figure of Raisky.

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The basis of the trilogy about Vitalin by A. A. Grigoriev is the diary entries of the autobiographical character. The writer consciously refers to this form of narration, since it allows the most complete disclosure of the inner world of the protagonist, conveying his thoughts, feelings, emotions, showing the complexity and inconsistency of his nature. Thanks to fragments of the diaries, the themes of the stories expand: from love experiences to philosophical reflections, reflections on the truth, the meaning of life, and the search for happiness. The protagonist’s diary also influences the chronotope of stories, expanding the space and time of the narrative, introducing a life background, background of events into the work, and at the same time enriching our understanding of the character. The author of the article briefly dwells on the autobiographical elements in the life of Arseny Vitalin, notes his resemblance to the character of the novel by M. Yu. Lermontov — Pechorin. Special attention is paid to the genre originality of Grigoriev’s works, their simultaneous isolation and inclusion in the cycle, trilogy. Besides the article discusses the diary fragment “The Dreamer’s Diary” and its meaning in the text. Psychologically convincingly, the author shows that Vitalin, immersed in love experiences, but unable to share his thoughts with someone close to him, finds an outlet for his pent-up feelings in keeping a diary, on the pages of which he gives free rein to his feelings and actions.

Background: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the dosimetry of the Halcyon in prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) with volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and hippocampal-sparing for small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Methods: Five VMAT plans were designed on CT images of 15 patients diagnosed with SCLC and received PCI. Three plans with two full arcs were generated on the Trilogy and the TrueBeam accelerators, and flattening filter (FF) and flattening filter free (FFF) modes were used on TrueBeam. Two Halcyon plans with two and three full arcs were generated, referred to as H-2A and H-3A, respectively. The prescription dose was 25 Gy in 2.5-Gy fractions. The dose limit for hippocampus were D100 = 9Gy and Dmax = 16Gy. The Wilcoxon matched-paired signed-rank test was used to evaluate the significance of the observed differences between the five plans. Results: H-2A plans significantly increased the D2 of PTV, and H-3A plans showed comparable or even better target dosimetry (better conformity) compared to the three plans on C-arm accelerators. Compared to T and TB plans, the two Halcyon plans significantly reduced the D100 and mean doses of bilateral hippocampus, the mean doses of eyeballs, and the maximum doses of lenses. D100 of hippocampus was reduced in TrueBeam plans comparing to Trilogy plans. The FFF plans on TrueBeam also represented advantages in Dmean and D100 of hippocampas, Dmean and Dmax of eyeballs, and the Dmax of lenses compared to FF plans. Halcyon plans and TrueBeam plans with FFF mode increased the MUs compared to FF plans. Comparing to H-2A, the H-3A plans exhibited additional dosimetric advantages, including D2, CI and HI of PTV, as well as the maximum and mean doses of hippocampus and eyeballs, and the maximum doses of optic nerves and brainstem. The two Halcyon plans significantly reduced the delivery time and showed the higher gamma passing rate than the three plans of C-arm accelerators. Conclusions: Compared with the C-arm accelerators, the dose of hippocampus and the delivery times on Halcyon are relatively significantly reduced for hippocampal-sparing PCI. Three arcs are recommended for VMAT plans with the Halcyon in hippocampal-sparing PCI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Background and purpose The study evaluated the differences in leaf positioning deviations by the log files of three advanced accelerators with two delivery techniques, and established specific assessment parameters of leaf positioning deviations for different types of accelerators. Methods A total of 420 treatment plans with 5 consecutive treatment log files were collected from the Trilogy, TrueBeam and Halcyon accelerators. Millennium MLC was equipped on the Trilogy and TrueBeam accelerators. A jawless design and dual-layer MLC were adopted on the Halcyon accelerator. 70 IMRT and 70 VMAT plans were selected randomly on each accelerator. The treatment sites of all plans included head and neck, chest, breast, pelvis and other sites. The parsing tasks for 2100 log files were proceeded by SunCheck software from Sun Nuclear Corporation. The maximum leaf root mean square (RMS) errors, 95th percentile errors and percentages of different leaf positioning errors were statistically analyzed. The correlations between these evaluation parameters and accelerator performance parameters (maximum leaf speed, mean leaf speed, gantry and arc angle) were analyzed. Results The average maximum leaf RMS errors of the Trilogy in the IMRT and VMAT plans were 0.44 ± 0.09 mm and 0.79 ± 0.07 mm, respectively, which were higher than the TrueBeam's 0.03 ± 0.01 mm, 0.03 ± 0.01 mm and the Halcyon's 0.05 ± 0.01 mm, 0.07 ± 0.01 mm. Similar data results were shown in the 95th percentile error. The maximum leaf RMS errors were strongly correlated with the 95th percentile errors (Pearson index > 0.5). The leaf positioning deviations in VMAT were higher than those in IMRT for all accelerators. In TrueBeam and Halcyon, leaf position errors above 1 mm were not found in IMRT and VMAT plans. The main influencing factor of leaf positioning deviation was the leaf speed, which has no strong correlation with gantry and arc angles. Conclusions Compared with the quality assurance guidelines, the MLC positioning deviations tolerances of the three accelerators should be tightened. For both IMRT and VMAT techniques, the 95th percentile error and the maximum RMS error are suggested to be tightened to 1.5 and 1 mm respectively for the Trilogy accelerator. In TrueBeam and Halcyon accelerators, the 95th percentile error and maximum RMS error of 1 and 0.5 mm, respectively, are considered appropriate.

Objective: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the gold standard for surgical treatment of large kidney stones. Although there are a variety of commercially available Lithotrites, the objective of this video is to review technical aspects of the EMS Lithoclast Trilogy™ and to discuss tips for troubleshooting as well as set up of the device. Surgical Procedure: PCNL is recommended as first-line therapy for renal pelvic stones that are greater than 2 cm in size. Furthermore, PCNL should also be considered for lower pole stones that are > 1 cm in size. Results: The Trilogy uses a combination of ballistic and ultrasound energy to efficiently fragment stone. It is easy to set up. Tips to maximize efficiency of the device including priming the device and appropriate selection of the probe size. We prefer using lower frequency settings at the initiation of the case to suction out blood clot. Once the stone is identified we increase the frequency and impact settings. The surgeon should not torque on the handle as the probe will not function as efficiently and can even break prematurely. Conclusions: The Trilogy is a dual energy lithotrite available in a wide range of probe sizes. Bench and clinical data suggest it is equivalent or more efficient than other available Lithotrites. The surgeon should take care not to torque on the probe to ensure the probe does not break prematurely and functions at maximum efficiency.

In addition to playing characters, stars can represent a story and this is true both of individual stars and star couples. The story of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal – one of France's most famous couples – unfolds both onscreen and offscreen and is articulated in a play of signification across various representations. Gainsbourg and Attal have made several films together, including three directed by Attal in which they play a couple. With reference to these films as a trilogy and to extra-cinematic material, this article considers how the Attal/Gainsbourg celebrity couple is narrativised through the interplay of their onscreen and offscreen presences. It examines how the 'reality' of the offscreen couple is both reinforced and undermined by the 'fiction' of the onscreen couple, particularly through the use of the romantic comedy genre, which engages with established cultural norms around coupling in France. The article interweaves a reading of these films into an analysis of the couple's cultural life to examine how the onscreen couple nuance ideas of legitimate coupling norms, including through an appeal to their everyday authenticity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Elizabethan world has aroused the fascination of a host of musicians, composers and performers, starting with Henry Purcell up to Benjamin Britten. It was with Purcell that the "Shakespearianisation" of musical theatre began, which was to reach its theatrical, poetic and expressive-musical climax with Verdi. The bipolar and dichotomous aspect of the queens finds a living fire in the operatic production of the early 19th century, where a veritable cycle of musical works dedicated to Elisabeth and the Tudor dynasty was born, where the crown, the dynastic conspiracies unceasingly bathed in blood and love find a burning sound in the dramatic colouraturas of authors such as Rossini and Donizetti. The role of the prima donna is at the heart of the Elizabethan operatic vein, for it is with Donizetti's Tudor trilogy that the glorification of the role of the queen reaches its pinnacles of tragic-vocal expression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is a continuation of our works devoted to I. A. Goncharov's novel trilogy (“Ordinary History”, “Oblomov”, “Cliff ”) and, at the same time, to the traditions of Dante's “Divine Comedy” in this trilogy. We are talking about the similarity of philosophical and theological attitudes (“the deification of man”), which found expression in the poetics of Dante's poem and Goncharov's novels, built into a single work. It is suggested that the early “super-task” of the writer to create a novel trilogy could have been formed under the influence of F. S. Schelling’s article “On Dante from a Philosophical Point of View”, which suggests that every major epoch can reproduce a three-part work in the spirit of the “Divine Comedy”. Especially important, in addition to the three-part structure, is the poetics of light in “Divine Comedy” and Goncharov’s novels — with a weakened attention (and almost complete absence in Goncharov’s works) of the color scheme. This feature of the poetics of the two writers seems to be connected with the deeply embedded theological meaning of their works and a single common source — the Holy Scripture.

Conrad wrote "Youth," Heart of Darkness, and Lord Jim to be published as a trilogy. Two months before Conrad finished Lord Jim, his publisher informed him that it was financially unviable to publish the three works together. To date, Conrad's intended trilogy remains unpublished as a homogenous book, and underexplored. Critics have only given the structure of the trilogy passing mention. Read as a composite novel in the order Conrad intended, all three works offer a developing perspective on how steam affected merchant sailing. The placement of "Youth" before Lord Jim contrasts the sea-life of light literature with the grimy reality of industrial seafaring. As if Conrad intended to create a self-reflective contrast in style and genre , Heart of Darkness and the first half of Lord Jim are framed by "Youth" and the Patusan romance, which respectively begin and end the trilogy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction and objectives: This Swiss LithoClast® Trilogy lithotrite is a new lithotrite for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). It has four modifiable settings; impact, frequency, ultrasound and suction. We aim to determine the optimal device settings for the fastest stone clearance. Materials and methods: Kidney stone phantoms were made with Begostone in a powder to water ratio (15:3–15:6). Complete stone clearance (seconds) was calculated and impact and frequency were adjusted and repeated N = 3. Intra renal pressure (IRP) was then measured in a porcine kidney model. Results: Stone phantoms with physical properties similar to struvite were cleared best with 100% impact and frequency of 12 Hz. Both uric acid stone phantoms and calcium phosphate stone phantoms were cleared most efficiently with an impact of 30% and a frequency of 4 Hz. The mean time to clear uric acid stone phantoms was 83 s versus 217 s for calcium phosphate stone phantoms. Similarly, for calcium oxalate stone phantoms, an impact of 30% and a frequency of 4 Hz was associated with the fastest clearance time, mean 204 s. However, the differences between 4, 8 and 12 Hz were not statistically significant. At a suction level of 60% or higher, IRP became negative. Conclusion: These results indicate that stone phantoms of hard kidney stones are cleared more efficiently at lower impact and frequency settings. With regard to suction, a setting of ≤ 50% appears to be the optimal setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background and Purpose: The study evaluated the differences in leaf positioning deviations by the log files of three advanced accelerators with two delivery techniques, and established specific assessment parameters of leaf positioning deviations for different types of accelerators.Methods: A total of 420 treatment plans with 5 consecutive treatment log files were collected from the Trilogy, TrueBeam and Halcyon accelerators. Millennium MLC was equipped on the Trilogy and TrueBeam accelerators. A jawless design and dual-layer MLC were adopted on the Halcyon accelerator. 70 IMRT and 70 VMAT plans were selected randomly on each accelerator. The treatment sites of all plans included head and neck, chest, breast, pelvis and other sites. The parsing tasks for 2100 log files were proceeded by SunCheck software from Sun Nuclear Corporation. The maximum leaf root mean square (RMS) errors, 95th percentile errors and percentages of different leaf positioning errors were statistically analyzed. The correlations between these evaluation parameters and accelerator performance parameters (maximum leaf speed, mean leaf speed, gantry and arc angle) were analyzed.Results: The average maximum leaf RMS errors of the Trilogy in the IMRT and VMAT plans were 0.44 ± 0.09 mm and 0.79 ± 0.07 mm, respectively, which were higher than the TrueBeam's 0.03 ± 0.01 mm, 0.03 ± 0.01 mm and the Halcyon's 0.05 ± 0.01 mm, 0.07 ± 0.01 mm. Similar data results were shown in the 95th percentile error. The maximum leaf RMS errors were strongly correlated with the 95th percentile errors (Pearson index > 0.5). The leaf positioning deviations in VMAT were higher than those in IMRT for all accelerators. In TrueBeam and Halcyon, leaf position errors above 1 mm were not found in IMRT and VMAT plans. The main influencing factor of leaf positioning deviation was the leaf speed, which has no strong correlation with gantry and arc angles.Conclusions: Compared with the quality assurance guidelines, the MLC positioning deviations tolerances of the three accelerators should be tightened. For both IMRT and VMAT techniques, the 95th percentile error and the maximum RMS error are suggested to be tightened to 1.5 and 1 mm respectively for the Trilogy accelerator. In TrueBeam and Halcyon accelerators, the 95th percentile error and maximum RMS error of 1 and 0.5 mm, respectively, are considered appropriate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Alberto Manzi (1924-1997) is a personality who, despite having passed away more than twenty years ago, is still alive in the memory of many Italians. He is commonly remembered as "the teacher of television" who, with his program Non è mai troppo tardi, helped to promote the education of the Italian population after the Second World War. However, there is a lesser-known side of Manzi, who was a profound expert on Latin America and author of several novels with a South American and Peruvian setting. Based on the reflections of Antonio Melis, who pointed out the evident influences and references to Peruvian authors such as Arguedas and, especially, Scorza, the article will focus on the theme of indigenous exploitation in three of Manzi's novels, E venne il sabato, La luna nelle baracche and El Loco, with particular attention to the theme of latifundism and the Agrarian Reform, begun more than fifty years ago with the government of General Velasco Alvarado, and will also analyze the coincidences between Manzi's work and Scorza's thought. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text discusses the social understanding of the film canon. The analyses is based on the results of the social research "Poles about Polish films. Opinions of Poles on Polish cinema and their attitudes towards Polish film production" conducted in 2019. The research findings show how Polish audiences think about the Polish film canon and how they defines it, referring to their own film experiences, attitudes towards Polish productions and to beliefs about the influence of Polish cinema on culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article approaches the reinterpretation of Molière's plays through contemporary perspectives and taking into account the expectations of the audience. Since the twentieth century, the director has become co-author with the playwright, reading between the lines and searching for new meanings in the subtext. The director's creative approach re-signifies canonical texts atesting their validity over time. Silviu Purcărete turns the stakes of Dom Juan upside down by transforming the eternal conqueror into a woman. Constructing stage situations in tandem or deliberately in contradiction with the text is a catching technique that the stage director uses to energize the performance. On the other hand, the Molière trilogy (Le ciel, La nuit, La fête/Tartuffe, Dom Juan, Psyché) staged by members of "Le Nouveau Théâtre Populaire" portrays a Molière whose work is still germinating creative ideas. Always performing on wooden platforms, the actors jump effortlessly from one style to another, from one role to another, central or supporting the others, from prose to verse, rigorously, precisely, musically, from text to concert. An inventive tour de force. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the period of rapid development of science and technology among the main representatives of Russian classical literature, only Alexander Herzen and Ivan Goncharov experienced a deep and substantive interest in the philosophy of science. For the author of “The Precipice,” this interest was associated with the main issue around which the dominant problematics of his work is concentrated: this is the question of the compatibility of scientific thinking and traditional faith. This work examines mainly one aspect of the topic: the writer's interest in natural science and, above all, in astronomy. Darwinism, with its thesis on the origin of man from ape, and astronomical discoveries that activated thoughts about life on other planets, gave rise to doubts in the mass consciousness about the established religious picture of the world. Goncharov defined his attitude to these changes long before the outbreak of the crisis of religious consciousness in the 1860s. As a conservative and deeply religious person, he took scientific progress seriously, not opposing it to religion and considering it an instrument of God's Providence for humanity. The crisis of religious consciousness in Russian society of the 19th century is regarded as the main subject of Goncharov's artistic research, which binds “A Common Story,” “Oblomov” and “The Precipice” into a trilogy.

The semantic and plot-generating functions of the onomastic paradigm in the works of Dina Rubina “Napoleon wagon train” and “The White Dove of Cordoba” is examined in the article. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the trilogy “Napoleon’s Wagon Train” has not previously been subjected to scientific analysis, nor has the artistic techniques of this trilogy been compared with those of other works by Dina Rubina. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that, based on the material of the latest novels by Rubina, repeated motives of the reification and humanization of a name, giving it the status of an independent being, a character equal to the bearers of this name, are revealed. Attention is paid to the tendencies in the use of the onomastic code and its gravitation towards a certain type of characters, the life story of which is considered by the author in comparison with the characters who lose, hide and deliberately deform their names in an extensive chronotope, covering the period from the era of antiquity, the Renaissance and the Napoleonic wars to the present day. It is proved that the onomastic code, manifested in novels included in different trilogies, appears as a structural component cementing all the later novelistic works of Dina Rubina as the author’s supertext, arranged according to uniform semantic laws. The proper name in Rubina’s works is a meta-symbol, a sign of personality identification in its uniqueness and in the history of the clan and family.

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Abstract Background The Halcyon is a new machine from the Varian company. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dosimetry of the Halcyon in treatment of bilateral breast cancer with volumetric modulated arc therapy. Methods On CT images of 10 patients with bilateral breast cancer, four Halcyon plans with different setup fields were generated, and dosimetric comparisons using Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test were conducted among the four plans. Whole and partial arc plans on the Trilogy and the Halcyon, referred to as T-4arc, T-8arc, H-4arc and H-8arc, were designed. The prescription dose was 50 Gy in 2-Gy fractions. All plans were designed with the Eclipse version 15.5 treatment planning system. The dosimetric differences between whole and partial arc plans in the same accelerator were compared using the Mann–Whitney U test. The better Halcyon plan was selected for the further dosimetric comparison of the plan quality and delivery efficiency between the Trilogy and the Halcyon. Results Halcyon plans with high‐quality megavoltage cone beam CT setup fields increased the Dmean, D2 and V107 of the planning target volume (PTV) and the V5 and Dmean of the heart, left ventricle (LV) and lungs compared with other Halcyon setup plans. The mean dose and low dose volume of the heart, lungs and liver were significantly decreased in T-8arc plans compared to T-4arc plans. In terms of the V5, V20, V30, V40 and Dmean of the heart, the V20, V30, V40 and Dmean of the LV, the V30, V40, Dmax and Dmean of the left anterior descending artery (LAD), and the V5 and V40 of lungs, H-8arc was significantly higher than H-4arc (p

The article examines the trilogy by Dina Rubina “People of the Air” (2008—2010) and “Russian Canary” (2014). The relevance of the study is due, firstly, to the low degree of study of the trilogy “Russian Canary” (the onomastic space of the work is analyzed and the features of the book are determined in the context of a family novel of the 20th century); secondly, the need to differentiate the author’s artistic methodology, which is different in the studied macro-texts. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that the authors, comparing the two trilogies by Dina Rubina, come to the conclusion that the author uses various semiotic strategies for constructing texts, thus revealing the homology of storylines, methods of constructing character series and general principles of world modeling of trilogies. The results of a comparative analysis are presented, which allow us to see the patterns of the artistic search of a modern author and his stylistic innovations. It is proved that with the parallelism of character series of two epic cycles, the author in the first case resorts to the artistic method of magical realism (“People of the Air”), and in the second case uses realistic principles of writing (“Russian Canary”).

Introduction: There has been recent introduction of novel lithotripters and high-power lasers for stone disintegration. With miniaturization of PCNL, there is need of effective disintegration and faster stone-clearance. This study aimed to evaluate efficiency of Trilogy™ and Thulium fibre laser (TFL) in mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL). Methods: This is prospective study comparing efficiency and outcomes of Trilogy™ and TFL in mini-PCNL between January 2019 and February 2020. Primary objective was to compare stone fragmentation rates, with secondary objectives beings stone-free rates and complications. Results: There were 60 mini-PCNL with suction using either Trilogy™ or TFL energy source. Mean stone size and density were 27.60 ± 10.17 mm, 22.04 ± 9.69 mm (p = 0.05) and 1172.9 ± 313.5HU, 1308.9 ± 333.9HU (p = 0.10) for Trilogy™ and TFL, respectively. Using 3D doctor imaging software from CT images, mean stone volumes were 3718.9 ± 3038.7mm3 for Trilogy™ and 3425.9 ± 3096.1mm3 for TFL(p = 0.77). Using probe-activation time or lasing time, stone-fragmentation rate was 5.98 ± 4.25mm3/sec for Trilogy™ and 3.95 ± 1.00mm3/sec for TFL(p = 0.015). Treatment time (puncture to complete clearance) was 32.48 ± 15.39 min for Trilogy™ and 28.63 ± 18.56 min for TFL(p = 0.38). Haemoglobin drop was 1.19 ± 0.76gm/dl for Trilogy™ and 0.99 ± 0.74gm/dl for TFL (p = 0.30). Trilogy™ arm had 96.6% complete clearance and TFL had 76.6% in TFL at 48 h. One patient in Trilogy™ arm required auxiliary RIRS for residual stone. Both arms had complete stone clearance at 1 month follow-up. Trilogy™ arm had 3 Clavien–Dindo grade-II complications while TFL had 2 Clavien–Dindo grade-II complications (UTI requiring antibiotics). There was no blood transfusion in either of arm. Conclusion: Trilogy™ had significantly better stone fragmentation rate than TFL in managing renal stones. However, stone-free rates and complications were comparable for Trilogy™ and TFL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article raises the question of the logic of Goncharov`s creativity development, about the main idea that he developed by the end of 1830s – early 1840s and subsequently developed in his novel of his trilogy. It is connected with the problem of preserving the religious consciousness of modern man in the conditions of a sharp change in history and the exit of mankind from the “infant faith” and mythopoetic consciousness against the background of the rapid progress of science. The origins and causes of Goncharov's deep interest in the development of science and technology, especially in the discoveries of astronomy, are considered. The subject of Goncharov's artistic research was formed as a student – in the study of Dante's “divine Comedy”. The most visible signs of Goncharov's creative orientation to the “Divine Comedy” are the names of the main characters, ascending from “Hell” (Aduev) to Paradise (Raiskiy). The logic of the development of the novel`s trilogy shows that all three novels were considered as three parts of one whole at one time. The historical optimism of the novelist is based on the idea that scientific and technological progress are not in conflict with God's Providence for humanity, but contribute to its realization. The idea of a “beauty” as a self-sufficient and inherent in the human nature by God`s power is dominant here.

Purpose: PCNL requires a lithotrite to efficiently break stones, and some devices include active suction to remove the fragments. We set out to determine the efficacy and safety of the Swiss LithoClast® Trilogy, in a prospective European multicentre evaluation and compared it to published stone clearance rates for Trilogy based on surface area (68.9 mm2/min) and using the 3D calculated stone volume (526.7 mm3/min). Methods: Ten European centres participated in this prospective non-randomized study of Trilogy for PCNL. Objective measures of stone clearance rate, device malfunction, complications and stone-free rates were assessed. Each surgeon subjectively evaluated ergonomic and device effectiveness, on a 1–10 scale (10 = extremely ergonomic/effective) and compared to their usual lithotrite on a 1–10 scale (10 = extremely effective). Results: One hundred and fifty seven PCNLs using Trilogy were included (53% male, 47% female; mean age 55 years, range 13–84 years). Mean stone clearance rate was 65.55 mm2/min or 945 mm3/min based on calculated 3D volume. Stone-free rate on fluoroscopy screening at the end of the procedure was 83%. Feedback for suction effectiveness was 9.0 with 9.1 for combination and 9.0 for overall effectiveness compared to lithotrite used previously. Ergonomic score was 8.1, the least satisfactory element. Complications included 13 (8.2%) Clavien–Dindo Grade II and 2 (1.3%) Grade III. Probe breakage was seen in 9 (5.7%), none required using a different lithotrite. Conclusions: We have demonstrated that Trilogy is highly effective at stone removal. From a user perspective, the device was perceived by surgeons to be highly effective overall and compared to the most commonly used previous lithotrite, with an excellent safety profile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article presents an interview with Ramon and Silvan Zürcher on The Girl and the Spider. It is the second part of Ramon and Silvan Zürcher's trilogy, following their debut feature The Strange Little Cat in 2013. Shot almost exclusively indoors, the film observes a group of people busy coming in and out, shifting boxes, painting walls and dismantling furniture.

Introduction: Conceptions and proposals around the notion of paradigm assumed by Thomas Kuhn, Rafael Capurro and Armando Malheiro da Silva are addressed, which have had a decisive influence on the configuration of the so-called informational trilogy: Archival, Librarianship and Information Science. Objective: to explore and assess the presence of the notion of paradigm in the perspectives of Capurro and Malheiro da Silva, as well as to delimit the general characteristics of each proposal in the different knowledges of the informational field. Material and methods: the descriptive study carried out was based on a methodological strategy, using documentary research as a procedure. Results and discussion: the limits and possibilities of the Kuhnian notion of paradigms and the application made by Capurro in his analysis of the epistemological trajectory of Information Science were discussed. The limits of Capurro's approach are analyzed and the potentialities of Malheiro da Silva's paradigmatic vision, its distance from other visions and its impact on the informational trilogy are assessed. Conclusions: Kuhn's scheme and its materialization in Capurro's paradigms were based on an uncritical assimilation of the Kuhnian proposal, resulting in a narrow vision on the epistemological development of Information Science. In contrast, the intention of the paradigms constructed by Malheiro da Silva evidence a different sight, characterized by a much broader and integrative stance of the information field, influencing the resignification of the notion of paradigm and its typology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The Halcyon is a new machine from the Varian company. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dosimetry of the Halcyon in treatment of bilateral breast cancer with volumetric modulated arc therapy.Methods: On CT images of 10 patients with bilateral breast cancer, four Halcyon plans with different setup fields were generated, and dosimetric comparisons using Bonferroni's multiple comparisons test were conducted among the four plans. Whole and partial arc plans on the Trilogy and the Halcyon, referred to as T-4arc, T-8arc, H-4arc and H-8arc, were designed. The prescription dose was 50 Gy in 2-Gy fractions. All plans were designed with the Eclipse version 15.5 treatment planning system. The dosimetric differences between whole and partial arc plans in the same accelerator were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. The better Halcyon plan was selected for the further dosimetric comparison of the plan quality and delivery efficiency between the Trilogy and the Halcyon.Results: Halcyon plans with high-quality megavoltage cone beam CT setup fields increased the Dmean, D2 and V107 of the planning target volume (PTV) and the V5 and Dmean of the heart, left ventricle (LV) and lungs compared with other Halcyon setup plans. The mean dose and low dose volume of the heart, lungs and liver were significantly decreased in T-8arc plans compared to T-4arc plans. In terms of the V5, V20, V30, V40 and Dmean of the heart, the V20, V30, V40 and Dmean of the LV, the V30, V40, Dmax and Dmean of the left anterior descending artery (LAD), and the V5 and V40 of lungs, H-8arc was significantly higher than H-4arc (p < 0.05). Compared with the Trilogy's plans, the Halcyon's plans reduced the high-dose volume of the heart and LV but increased the mean dose of the heart. For the dose of the LAD and the V20 and V30 of lungs, there was no significant difference between the two accelerators. Compared with the Trilogy, plans on the Halcyon significantly increased the skin dose but also significantly reduced the delivery time.Conclusion: For the Halcyon, the whole-arc plans have more dosimetric advantages than partial-arc plans in bilateral breast cancer radiotherapy. Although the mean dose of the heart and the skin dose are increased, the doses of the cardiac substructure and other OARs are comparable to the Trilogy, and the delivery time is significantly reduced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The following interview took place in November 2019 from the exchange of emails and conversations in audio format via Whatsapp. The questions aimed above all to establish a precise dialogue around Laura Alcoba's creative project, editorial politics and translations of the trilogy formed by La casa de los conejos (2008), El azul de las abejas (2015) y La danza de la araña (2018). In this sense, the way in which the three works are linked and propose the construction of an identity not only individual but also collective could be clearly seen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Several energy sources are available to clear stones during PCNL. Required improvements are faster stone clearance, optimized suction and ease of use while maintaining high patient safety standard. EMS LithoClast® Trilogy, is the first device combining electromagnetic impactor with ultrasonic energy and suction, all-in-one probe. Animal studies and in vitro phantom stone studies have proven safety and efficacy of this device. We aim to study safety and clinical efficacy of Trilogy in our patients. Methods: 31 patients with renal stones were included. Amplatz sheath sizes/Trilogy probe size was 22–28 Fr/10.2 Fr for standard PNL (n = 20) and 15 Fr./5.7 Fr for mini PNL access (n = 11). Analysis was done with respect to demography, stone characteristics, operation duration (total time and lithotripter activation time), post op Hb drop, clearance rate and adverse events. Stone area/volume was calculated based on CT using 3D doctor. Efficacy was determined by stone volume clearance rate (mm3/min). Results: Male:female ratio was 6:5 and 16:4 for mini (MPNL)/standard PNL (SPNL). Stone densities were 1229 ± 206 vs. 1168 ± 344 HU (MPNL vs. SPNL). Mean stone volumes were 3776.1 ± 2132 mm3 for MPNL and 7096 ± 6441 for SPNL. Mean stone volume clearance ratios were 370.5 ± 171 mm3/min and 590.7 ± 250mm3/min for MPNL and SPNL, respectively. Hb drop was 1.24 ± 0.64 g/dL (MPNL) and 1.23 ± 0.89gm/dL (SPNL). Total procedure time/lithotripter activation time was 53.4 ± 23.8/14.7 ± 12.4 min for MPNL and 65.2 ± 23.5/12.0 ± 8.9 for SPNL. Immediate post-operative/1 month stone clearance rates were 93%/96% with one clinically insignificant residual fragment (< 3 mm) and no necessity for auxiliary procedures. No device failure occured and three Clavien grade I and one grade II complications were observed. Conclusion: Swiss LithoClast® Trilogy provides fast stone clearance in standard/mini-PCNL procedures. Ease of use, high tissue safety and optimized suction that avoids fragment blockings are other key features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction and Objective: Current available lithotrites have clinical stone clearance rates averaging 24 to 32 mm2/minute. The objective of this study was to critically evaluate the initial experience with the Swiss LithoClast® Trilogy lithotrite during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Methods: We prospectively enrolled patients with a minimum of 15 mm of stone in axial diameter at three locations (Indiana University, University of California Davis, and University of California San Diego) scheduled to undergo PCNL for nephrolithiasis over a 60-day trial period. We assessed objective measures of stone clearance time, stone clearance rate, device malfunction, stone-free rate, and complications. Each surgeon also evaluated subjective parameters from each case related to the use of Trilogy on a 1 to 10 scale (10 = extremely effective), and compared it with their usual lithotrite on a 1 to 5 scale (5 = much better). Results: We included 43 patients and had 7 bilateral (16.3%) cases, for a total of 50 renal units. One case was a mini-PCNL. Two cases experienced device malfunctions requiring troubleshooting but no transition to another lithotrite. The mean stone clearance rate was 68.9 mm2/minute. The stone-free rate on postoperative imaging was 67.6% (25 of 37 patients with available imaging). The lowest subjective rating was the ergonomic score of 6.7, and the highest subjective rating was the ease of managing settings score of 9.2. The surgeon impressions of ultrasound (7.3), ballistics (8.1), combination of ultrasound and ballistics (8.7), and suction (8.4) were high. One patient experienced an intraoperative renal pelvis perforation, one patient required a blood transfusion, one patient had a pneumothorax requiring chest tube placement, and one patient had a renal artery pseudoaneurysm requiring endovascular embolization. Conclusions: This multi-institutional study evaluated a new and efficient combination lithotrite that was perceived by surgeons to be highly satisfactory, with an excellent safety and durability profile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]