CulturalNature Arga#2 is an interactive audio-visual installation intended to explore the concept of landscape as a verb (to landscape) questioning and reflecting about the semiotic discourses associated with this concept. The landscape as something natural, static, peaceful, silent, etc. is a semiotic discourse with roots in a past related with the representation of a point of view, not only p...

This study focuses on community-based rural tourism initiatives conducted by village communities in Borobudur Sub-district. There are 7 out of 20villages taken as case study. It aims to evaluate the rural tourism activities, especially its impacts on the landscape elements in relation with the cultural landscape sustainability. Using interviews and field survey, a mapping on landscape elements ...

quality of urban areas and improvement of it have always been considered as one of the main issues in the process of urbanization. it might be possible to consider this importance as the result of fundamental changes in intellectual patterns during the past two decades in one side and its proposal in all aspects of human life on the other side though this is one of the main influential concepts...

Sustainable development is a widely accepted strategic framework for decisionmaking about the future use of land, but it is not very well adopted in landscape research and planning. Sustainable landscape development aims to ensure the longterm potential of the landscape to sustain ecological, cultural and economic functions. It also entails that local actors take part in planning and design of ...

Two components, two steps: Control over the mechanochromic luminescence (MCL) of a dibenzofuran-based bis(1-pyrenylmethyl)diamine was achieved using two-component donor-acceptor approach. Wide-range MCL with solid-state emission wavelength shift 340 nm and two-step that can respond to mechanical stimuli different intensity were realized for mixtures composed this diamine variety non-MCL accepto...

Over the past thirty years, the concept of cultural heritage has been continually broadened. The Venice Charter (1964) made reference to “monuments and sites” and dealt with architectural heritage. The question rapidly expanded to cover groups of buildings, vernacular architecture, and industrial and 20th century built heritage. Over and above the study of historic gardens, the concept of “cult...

Bio-cultural landscapes are characterized by anthropogenic pattern features, of which the measurement constitutes a key step in landscape analysis. Metrics and strategies for this measurement of anthropogenic patterns and their dynamics are discussed, considering the pattern/process paradigm, the patchcorridor-matrix model and the complementarity of landscape composition and configuration as co...

BACKGROUND Altered expression of Mcl-1, an anti-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family, has been linked to the progression and outcome of a variety of malignancies. We have previously reported the overexpression of Mcl-1 protein in human oral cancers. The present study aimed to evaluate the clinicopathological significance of the expression of three known Mcl-1 isoforms in oral tumors and the eff...

The paper describes the concept of Culture Profiles to facilitate globally distributed work groups. The concept describes a representation for cultural characteristics for groups and individuals and relates this concept to existing standards. Hence, it is embedded in the landscape of learning technology standards. A sample implementation for social communities – Culture Clouds – shows the feasi...

Purpose: Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is considered to be incurable. ABT-737 is a BH3 mimetic that targets Bcl-2, which is overexpressed in MCL and implicated in drug resistance. The present work investigated the antitumor effect of ABT-737. Experimental Design: Six MCL cell lines and primary MCL cells (n1⁄4 13) were used. Sensitivity to ABT737 was assessed, and expression levels of Bcl-2 and Mcl...