The effect of cholesterol on fetal rat enterocytes and IEC-6 cells (line originated from normal rat small intestine) was examined. Both cells were cultured in the presence of 20 to 80 microM cholesterol for up to 72 h. Apoptosis was determined by flow cytometric analysis and fluorescence microscopy. The expression of HMG-CoA reductase and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARga...

researched. Medical science did not exist in a culture-free vacuum; nor was culture impervious to psychiatric ideas. Di Marco recognises the mutual constitution of medicine and culture to an extent, but makes normative judgements about the medical sciences. Consider her repeated use of the metaphor of contamination. She contends that the medical narrative was ‘contaminated’ by nationalistic dis...

Proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) appears to play a significant role in chronic pulmonary hypertension. The proliferation of PASMCs is strongly inhibited by some commercial heparin preparations. Heparin fragments were prepared by periodate treatment, followed by sodium borohydride reduction, to enhance potency. The tributylammonium salt of this fragmented heparin wa...

We study the effect of mass media, modeled as an applied external field, on a social system based on Axelrod's model for the dissemination of culture. The numerical simulations show that the system undergoes a nonequilibrium phase transition between an ordered phase (homogeneous culture) specified by the mass media and a disordered (culturally fragmented) one. The critical boundary separating t...

Music is a universal language that can penetrate space and time. However, traditional music requires semi-improvisation to adjust environmental conditions. Lian Namang's for the Lamaholot community tells some of life philosophies predecessor community. One type Namang used in tradition personify feminine figure mythology goddess rice. musical lyrics rice require contextuality with times. In con...

In their exploration of the digital media space, Internet-based companies such as Amazon challenge the traditional paths of media production, distribution, and exhibition through their unique approach to creative development. Catering to the expansion of an active viewership and an increasingly fragmented market, Amazon’s model appropriates Hollywood risk mitigation strategies, social networks,...

Meat products and consumption culture in the West may be traced back for at least 2,500 years. The dominant cultural source was Greco-Roman, with evidence from archeology, surviving documents and the names of meat cuts. The initial uniformity of meat technology and language in the Roman Empire was lost as national boundaries and languages fragmented. More recently, however, there has been a str...