The term “female metalhead” may sound rather abstract. What does she look like and what think? Is there a typical female metalhead? This article summarizes qualitative research on woman’s motivational resources for participation in the contemporary Czech metal subculture. It discusses factors related to why women listen role of men this process. is based seventeen semi-structured interviews wit...

Youth subcultures (hip-hop, punk, skinhead, techno scene, metal) are known for specific lifestyles, music preferences, shared values and behaviours of their members. The aim of this study was to assess the association between subculture affiliation and substance use (tobacco, alcohol and cannabis), and whether gender, family affluence and substance use by peers explain this association. Subcult...

The antibiotic sensitivity of the individual organisms of a bacterial population was determined to study the comparative rates of development of resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to novobiocin, tetracycline, and to a combination of these antibiotics. Serial subculture of S. aureus with the combination of novobiocin-tetracycline (N-T 2.5:1; the ratio in serum of patients dosed with Panalba) sh...

The need for a strong security culture in organizations has been emphasized by many researchers. Cultures in some organizations are known to be differentiated, i.e., there may be variations in cultures across professional groups within a single organization. The (sub)culture of a professional group in an organization is influenced by many factors. In the current article, we propose a theory-bas...

Subcultural theory is an invention of the Anglo-American sociologists and criminologists of the 1960s and 1970s. They chiefly refer to male urban working class youths whose behaviours are contrary to the dominant society. These youths are usually culturally identified with music, dress code, tattoo, and language. Whereas, it is assumed that subculture refers to lower subordinate or dominant sta...

Growth arrested Swiss mouse embryonic 3T3 cells are used as feeders to support the growth of epidermal keratinocytes and several other target cells. The 3T3 cells have been extensively subcultured owing to their popularity and wide distribution in the world and, as a consequence selective inclusion of variants is a strong possibility in them. Inadvertently selected variants expressing innate re...

The Wellcolex Colour Salmonella Test was evaluated for detection of Salmonella spp. in enrichment broths of 1,010 stool samples. In 39 specimens, Salmonella spp. could be isolated from the selenite F broth (SF). Wellcolex agglutination indicative of the presence of Salmonella spp. was noted with the SF in 36 cases, 34 of which were in agreement with the subculture results. Therefore, relative t...