VOLUME 4(1) • 2016
Order/ Disorder on Trial. (Pseudo)Reality Presiding
ABSTRACT. Against such a complex cultural background as the one provided by the contemporary reality, dichotomies like order/ disorder, authentic/ artificial or individual/ collective get dissolved into a mass of shifting norms and then reconstructed, so that they can become once more functional in ..
Mankind and the Order of Creation
ABSTRACT. This study aims at identifying some aspects of the relationship between mankind and the order of creation, as established by God from the very beginning. The starting point is represented by the first two chapters of Genesis, where one can find the principles and laws governing the harmony..
In quest for the romantic imagination (I): Irving Babbitt’s synthesis
ABSTRACT. Irving Babbitt’s was a critical quest for something that, in cultural terms, for ever remains “intangible,” like Coleridge’s Xanadu in Lowes’ interpretation: the elimination of all extremes in life and culture with a view to attain a permanent harmonic balanced center. In his quest, Babbit..
A hybrid prodigy going beyond borders: the representations of “the Orient” in J. D. Salinger’s “Teddy”
ABSTRACT. This paper has examined the explicit manner in which “Teddy” adopts “the Orient” as a point of reference from which to consider the West and denounce the Western dualism. This paper has also looked at the implicit deconstruction of “the Occident” by way of “the Orient” being depicted as pa..
A treatment for normality. Prototypical reality versus programmatic disorder
ABSTRACT. The present paper analyzes the reversal of the order/ disorder dichotomy, both on screen and on stage, having as focal points two case-studies – a movie narrating a drama of madness in a mental institution and a play redefining the connection actor-audience. Both works place their characte..
Massive pulmonary embolism and thrombophilia
ABSTRACT. Massive pulmonary embolism is a serious condition with mortality rates of 7-11% in the acute phase. In such cases, thrombolysis, delivered systemically or catheter-directed could be life saving. Episodes of pulmonary embolism and/or deep venous thrombosis in a young adult may raise the sus..
Genetic determinism in the acute coronary syndrome
ABSTRACT. Genetic and epigenetic factors interact in the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes. Recent studies have suggested correlations between mutations of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE), the presence of D allele, and severe coronary lesions. We are presenting the case of a p..
Cancer cell: the menace of a different order
ABSTRACT. The main cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide has been represented by cardiovascular diseases for many years. But cancer now claims that position. In the human organism, built up by trillions of cells that act together in a coordinated manner, cancer cells represent a medical mutiny...