The Snowdrop. A Four-Part Song

A four - part model of cyber - interactivity

Existing communication models and definitions of interactivity provide both background and structure for a new model of cyber-interactivity that is introduced and explored in this article. Two primary dimensions, direction of communication and level of receiver control over the communication process, provide the primary framework for this new model of computer-mediated cyberinteractivity. A stu...

Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon: A Paragon of Trauma Fiction

Morrison’s Song of Solomon could be viewed as a paragon of trauma fiction. Since no narrative of trauma can be told in a linear way, Morrison tries to depict the overwhelming power of trauma through a non-linear narrative, episodic delivery, and flashbacks. Accordingly, the readers are compelled to concoct the disjointed and fragmented memories in order to solve the riddle of the text, in which...

Herbs or natural products that may cause cancer and harm part four of a four-part series.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To provide evidence-based research information about 27 herbs and natural products that have the potential to cause cancer and harm. DATA SOURCES Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database and Lawrence Review of Natural Products Monograph System. Information about these herbs has been found in evidence-based studies cited in the references. DATA SYNTHESIS Early research sho...

Biosynthesis of the Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) Lectin in Ripening Ovaries.

The biosynthesis and processing of the Galanthus nivalis agglutinin were studied in vivo in ripening snowdrop ovaries. Using labeling and pulse chase labeling experiments it could be demonstrated that the snowdrop lectin is synthesized as a precursor of relative molecular weight (M(r)) 15,000 which is posttranslationally converted into the authentic lectin polypeptide of M(r) 13,000 with a half...

The Journal: A Swan-Song