Collegium antropologicum
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Collegium antropologicum · Dec 1999
Case ReportsRespirator triggering of electron beam computed tomography (EBCT): research on vital capacities.
In this project we evaluate the dynamic changes during expiration at different levels of positive-end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in ventilated patients. We wanted to discriminate between normal lung function and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). After approval by the local Ethic Committee we studied two ventilated patients: (one with normal lung function and one with ARDS) We used the 50 ms scan mode of the EBCT. ⋯ Pathological and normal lung functions showed different dynamic changes. The different PEEP levels resulted in a significant change of pulmonary aeration in the same patient. Although we studied only two patients, respiratory triggered EBCT may be accurate in discriminating pathological changes due to the abnormal lung function in a mechanically ventilated patient.
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The transition from communism to democracy has raised numerous discussions regarding the nature of postcommunism in Eastern Europe. According to the author, the two main approaches used to explain the collapse of communism--one that claims that resurrected civil society triumphed over totalitarianism, and, the other that avers Eastern Europe's propensity for irrationalism and a political behaviour based on ethnic exclusion and hatred--overlook the unique nature of postcommunism. In order to properly grasp the nature of this phenomena, the author argues that one must first understand the intrinsic nature of Eastern Europe's transformation. ⋯ Identifying the circumstances within which nationalism begins to act as an obstacle to the establishment of full-fledge democracy is key to understanding the political reality of today's Croatia and of many other East European "new democracies". Nationalism works differently in different socio-political conditions--differently in countries that recently achieved independence from countries with a long tradition of sovereign statehood, differently in countries with an underdeveloped or non-existent civil society from those with a strong civil society, differently in countries that are economically prosperous from those that are experiencing economic hardship. All these factors, not nationalism per se, determine the overall prospects for liberal democracy in Eastern Europe.
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Collegium antropologicum · Jun 1999
Color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) of the vertebral arteries--the normal appearance, normal values and the proposal for the standards.
In order to assess mean diameters and blood flow velocities (BFV), Color Doppler Flow Imaging (CDFI) of vertebral arteries (VA) was performed. Five hundred and ninety six persons without carotid disease or symptoms related to vertebrobasilar system were analyzed by CDFI of VA. Mean right VA diameter was 3.37 +/- 0.6 mm and left 3.55 +/- 0.61 mm. ⋯ Left VA was wider. Women had thinner VA. Hypoplasia was present in 2.34% and asymmetry in 15%.
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Collegium antropologicum · Dec 1998
Determination of central dynamic moments of inertia of body segments.
This paper has been described an automatised method for determination of central dynamic moments of inertia of body segments. The method has been established for measuring female subjects. The body is sectioned into 16 segments, which are modelled using geometric solids. ⋯ Dynamic moments of inertia have been determined for all three axes of local co-ordinate systems in segments' centres of mass. The results are statistically analysed and divided into five percentile groups. Method described in this work represents simple, quickly and reliable manner of dynamic anthropomeasures determination.
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This paper explores how Tibetans in exile as refugees, challenge typical constructs of "the refugee" and exemplify how a people are able to empower themselves even within contexts that mitigate against it. It contributes to a growing body of scholarship that attempts to reframe refugee studies and overturn conventional paradigms that conceptually marginalize and victimize people who are refugees. The paper is based on field-work conducted in Tibetan settlements in India in 1993-1994 in which the author investigated issues of Tibetan identity within the context of international politics.