In this article we undertake some conceptual clarification of the concepts of biopower and biopolitics, and argue for their utility in contemporary analysis. We consider Foucault’s development of these concepts, and differentiate his view, which is close to ours, from the philosophical take-up of the terms by Giorgio Agamben and Antonio Negri. Biopower, we suggest, entails one or more truth dis...

Various estimates suggest that potentially life-threatening congenital heart disease is present in approximately 1:1,000 births1-5 (Table 1). Unfortunately this heart disease will go unrecognized in some neonates until symptoms develop. These delayed or missed diagnoses can result in both disability and death. The incidence of a missed diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease can be defin...

This study examined amplitude integrated electroencephalogram (aEEG) characteristics in term neonates undergoing treatment for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Twenty mothers consented to participate and eight infants with an estimated gestational age ≥37 weeks and undergoing treatment for NAS were placed on aEEG for the first 72 hours of life and then, when possible, for 48 hours every week...

With AD, 36 million individuals are estimated to be affected in 2010 growing to 115 million by 2050 [2]. And AD caregivers in a 2 to 1 ratio add an additional 200 million or so individuals indirectly affected by the disease. These are staggering numbers by any measure — but especially for two diseases with few, if any, effective treatments despite major investments by biopharma over the past tw...

The Finnish military chaplains’ work focuses on supporting the conscripts’ ethical functioning ability as well overall wellbeing of people in Defence Forces. This article gives chaplains an opportunity to tell their own words what kind issues relate perceptions working a successful religious professional this unique context. research was carried out with multi-method data, that includes electro...

Multi-hop ad hoc networks are envisioned to be an integral part of future mobile networks. Today, however, ad hoc networks lack the necessary resilience and reliability. This work proposes to use P2P routing overlays to enhance the dependability and performance of multi-hop ad hoc networks for devices that are subscribed to a provider.

although, once, in the far past, sending gifts and missionaries was called a type of public diplomacy, today it is manifested as academic disciplines, policy making institutions, and multi-purpose organizations. the most important institutions of these kinds, now, exist in the us, whose purpose is to promote the politics of this country as public diplomacy and to follow local and international ...

“bēstūn” other than a place name is the name of a noble lady mentioned in the pahlavi book of ayādgār ī zarērān. this article presents the author’s revised method of reading the middle persian version of the ancient *baga-stāna- in the sassanian book pahlavi sources and tries to give a clear view on the signification and cultural background of this name as well as tracing it down to the culture...

The goal of psychiatric rehabilitation is to help individuals with persistent and serious mental illness to develop the emotional, social and intellectual skills needed to live, learn and work in the community with the least amount of professional support (1). Although psychiatric rehabilitation does not deny the existence or the impact of mental illness, rehabilitation practice has changed the...