Dangerous Liaisons Research Articles

Freedom in music on the example of the works of Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis

In her article titled Niebezpieczne związki, czyli o granicach wolności w sztuce i w życiu [Dangerous liaisons, or on the limits of freedom in art and life] Elżbieta Korolczuk (2013) claimsthat ‘the sense of personal freedom and independence from other people – not only in the senseof intellectual and aesthetic influences, but also familial and emotional ties – is often perceived asnecessary in order to create new, original works, to be a truly creative individual’. It is not difficult to find new and original works in the oeuvre of Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis and,paraphrasing the words of Maria Anna Potocka (2013) – it is thanks to them that ‘the world has moderniseditself and freed itself from outdated values’. In relation to creative work in music, this ‘senseof personal freedom and independence from other people‘ leads, on the one hand, to the ‘freedom ofmusic’ and, on the other, ensures achieving ‘freedom in music’. The aim of this discussion is to pointto those threads in the statements of Stockhausen and Xenakis, and those features of their works,which testify to the specific manifestations of the ‚‘freedom in music’ created by them.

Editorial: Developments in family planning and abortion care: dangerous liaisons? Not

Editorial: Developments in family planning and abortion care: dangerous liaisons? Not

Dangerous Liaisons, Necessary Liaisons on the “Alternative” Ways of Reading Old Polish Texts

The Polish version of the article was published in “Roczniki Humanistyczne,” vol. 59 (2011), issue 1.
 The article Dangerous liaisons, necessary liaisons. On the “alternative” ways of reading Old Polish texts is a polemic with Agnieszka Czechowicz’s text Uwagi o przymusach metodologicznych w badaniach literatury staropolskiej (Remarks on methodological compulsion in studies of Old Polish literature), in which so-called “alternative” methods (Deconstruction, gender, etc.) of reading Old Polish texts are criticized on the basis of the assumption that they deform their true image. The present polemic uses a completely different assumption: there is nothing wrong in using methods coming from outside the context of the studied texts, for the works do not have a certain meaning in itself, but only an “osmotic” meaning. Textual “osmosis” is the almost infinite, but also limited by the semantic potential, openness of the text—not only to the contexts that the author foresaw, but also to the contexts that come from the commentator’s culture, and to whose existence the “alternative methods” may draw our attention.

Dangerous Liaisons between the Catholic Church and State: the religious and political alliance of the nationalist right with the conservative Church in Poland

ABSTRACT This article describes the history of relations between the Catholic Church and the Polish state in the period from the 1990s to the present. The authors defend a thesis that, although political elites and the state underwent pressure from the Church, the society had many opportunities to separate its religious beliefs from its own political choices, begin the slow process of secularization and learn the lessons of Enlightenment in this part of Europe. The political pressure of the Church on parliamentarians and its alliance with right-wing politicians is presented through the example of the In Vitro Fertilization Act. The authors analyse statements of the episcopate and speeches of right-wing politicians during a debate in the Senate. The article also refers to surveys to show a growing gap between the clerical state and the increasingly secularized society. Furthermore, the authors describe the growing political and religious alliance of “throne and altar” – especially under PiS rule – and the predominance of nationalist and conservative ideas in the Catholic Church in Poland.

Dangerous Liaisons: The Role of Hookups and Heavy Episodic Drinking in College Sexual Victimization.

Heavy episodic drinking (HED) and hookups increase college women's vulnerability to sexual victimization. We examined whether the effect of HED on first year college sexual victimization severity was mediated via hookups, that is, casual sexual encounters between individuals not in a relationship. We also tested the hypothesis that greater sexual limit-setting would attenuate the positive effect of hookups on sexual victimization. Freshman women (N = 335) were recruited by e-mail to complete an online survey regarding their college drinking and sexual experiences. The effect of HED frequency on sexual victimization was completely mediated via hookups. There was a significant indirect path from HED to victimization via alcohol-involved hookups; the path through sober hookups was not significant. We found some support for the hypothesis that sexual limit-setting reduced the impact of hookups on sexual victimization severity. Findings suggest the importance of targeting sexual behavior, which frequently occurs in conjunction with drinking, as a way of preventing college sexual victimization.

Dangerous liaisons: interplay between SWI/SNF, NuRD, and Polycomb in chromatin regulation and cancer.

Changes in chromatin structure mediated by ATP-dependent nucleosome remodelers and histone modifying enzymes are integral to the process of gene regulation. Here, we review the roles of the SWI/SNF (switch/sucrose nonfermenting) and NuRD (nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase) and the Polycomb system in chromatin regulation and cancer. First, we discuss the basic molecular mechanism of nucleosome remodeling, and how this controls gene transcription. Next, we provide an overview of the functional organization and biochemical activities of SWI/SNF, NuRD, and Polycomb complexes. We describe how, in metazoans, the balance of these activities is central to the proper regulation of gene expression and cellular identity during development. Whereas SWI/SNF counteracts Polycomb, NuRD facilitates Polycomb repression on chromatin. Finally, we discuss how disruptions of this regulatory equilibrium contribute to oncogenesis, and how new insights into the biological functions of remodelers and Polycombs are opening avenues for therapeutic interventions on a broad range of cancer types.

Spatial aggregation of native with non-native freshwater bivalves and activity depletion under summer heat waves: ‘dangerous liaisons’ in a climate change context

Freshwater mussels are considered sedentary organisms. However, their foot provides the organ of locomotion, which enables an active behaviour. Their behaviour includes righting, horizontal movements and burrowing into the substrate. The objective of this study was to analyse the influence of non-native (Corbicula fluminea) competitors on the pedal activity of native (Unio delphinus) freshwater mussels in a climate change context. The pedal activity was scored and compared among different species compositions, population density and exposure to heat wave progression. The results showed a significant effect of species composition and heat wave progression. In addition, a significant effect of species composition × population density was found. Mussels at low density conditions exposed to dense aggregations of C. fluminea showed lower pedal activity than individuals in intraspecific treatments, or individuals at high density conditions exposed to low densities of C. fluminea. Maximum pedal activity was recorded at the thermal peak. After that, pedal activity was reduced when high temperature was maintained over time. Altogether, present results suggest that lower pedal activity at high C. fluminea densities may expose mussels to more intense interspecific competition. In addition, heat waves may compromise mussels’ ability to locate refuge areas in front of receding waters.

Mademoiselle de Joncquières réal. by Emmanuel Mouret

Reviewed by: Mademoiselle de Joncquières réal. by Emmanuel Mouret Anna Dimitrova Mouret, Emmanuel, réal. Mademoiselle de Joncquières. Int. Cécile de France, Édouard Baer, Alice Isaaz, Natalia Dontcheva. Moby Dick, 2018. Following Fritz Wendhausen's silent film Madame de la Pommeraye's Intrigues (1922) and Robert Bresson's Les dames du bois de Boulogne (1945), this feature is another adaptation of an episode in Diderot's novel Jacques le fataliste et son maître, published at the end of the eighteenth century. Mouret offers a contemporary reading of this pre-revolutionary love triangle tale and its twists of deception, revenge, and redemption. Viewers witness and feel the spirit of libertinage and the female characters' agency as both perpetrators and victims. Madame de la Pommeraye (Cécile de France) [End Page 251] is a beautiful aristocratic widow living in a vast estate outside Paris. For several months, she hosts Le marquis des Arcis (Édouard Baer), a prominent libertine who strives to win her heart. Le marquis succeeds in seducing her, making her his latest conquest. He leaves her mansion believing that they will stay good friends. Devastated, la Madame designs a revenge plan: "Ma colère est pleine d'un esprit de justice. [...] Je vois en moi le genre féminin, et en lui, le genre masculin." Her stratagem involves two of society's cast-out women, Madame de Joncquières (Natalia Dontcheva) and her daughter Mademoiselle de Joncquières (Alice Isaaz), who, in order to survive, have been driven to prostitution. Madame de la Pommeraye stages circumstances and meetings between the Joncquières and le Marquis. As premeditated, the exceptional beauty of Mademoiselle de Joncquières (who resembles "une vierge de Raphaël") smites le marquis, who is made to believe that the young woman is a devout virgin. Shot in soft daylight and pastel colors, the film is a visual pleasure. Although the exposition is a bit long and the titular Mademoiselle de Joncquières appears relatively late, the story captivates and flows smoothly from scene to scene. Mouret's cinematic tools create a specific sense of place and time. The juxtaposition of nature scenes and lavish interiors contributes to the impact of the first part of the film. Mouret uses long shots for the magnificent outdoors and close-ups and medium shots inside the mansions. Later, the characters' dangerous liaisons are filmed mostly in the buildings' closed spaces, adding to the sense of psychological manipulation. At times, the dialogue is too theatrical, but the conversations capture the old-fashioned eighteenth-century French language and expression. Henceforth, the gossip of Parisian aristocrats conveys the fate and disgrace of the Joncquières. The conversations flow seamlessly with the film score: baroque music played on a harpsichord, a typical musical instrument in pre-revolutionary France. The superb costume design by Pierre-Jean Larroque earned him a second César des meilleurs costumes in 2019, following his work on Marguerite (2015). The feature premiered at Toronto International Film Festival (2018), ranking as one of the top three films. It will please not only the fans of period dramas such as Les liaisons dangereuses and Ridicule, but anyone interested in representations of the turns and twists of human nature. Anna Dimitrova Columbus State University (GA) Copyright © 2019 American Association of Teachers of French

Рене Декарт и ученые жены: опасные связи

Главная задача настоящей работы заключается в том, чтобы представить историческую картину тех отношений с читательской аудиторией, которые стал формировать Рене Декарт с момента публикации «Рассуждения о методе», обращенного не столько к докторам Сорбонны, педантам, схоластам и теологам, сколько к изощренным умам, наделенным «естественным светом разума», в том числе, к «ученым женам». Следуя методу «истории идей», предполагающему повышенное внимание к историческому, культурному и политическому контекстам эпохи, автор устанавливает те связи, которые философ поддерживал с различными литературными институтами первой половины XVII столетия – от Французской академии, призванной регулировать «благое употребление» французского языка, до литературных салонов, где устанавливались каноны «хорошего вкуса». При этом указывается, что сам Декарт потворствовал известным слабостям прекрасного пола, в частности, развитому вкусу к изящным искусствам и свободным наукам, который получил распространение в так называемой салонной культуре, а также в прециозной и галантной словесности классического века. В работе устанавливается, что обращенность к женской аудитории образует один из прагматических аспектов текста Декарта, который соотносится с доктриной галантности великого века. Определяя круг общения философа с учеными женами, автор делает упор на переписке Декарта, которая не только представляла собой своеобразный образец эпистолярного жанра, но и явилась оригинальным инструментом философского мышления. Именно повышенное внимание к читательской аудитории и, в частности, к ученым женам, ставит автора «Рассуждения о методе» в один ряд с законодателями литературного вкуса эпохи и подтверждает то культурное обстоятельство, что философ не мог не разделять главной заботы писателя XVII столетия – «писать, чтобы нравиться».

Cardiovascular disease and COPD: dangerous liaisons?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) frequently occur together and their coexistence is associated with worse outcomes than either condition alone. Pathophysiological links between COPD and CVD include lung hyperinflation, systemic inflammation and COPD exacerbations. COPD treatments may produce beneficial cardiovascular (CV) effects, such as long-acting bronchodilators, which are associated with improvements in arterial stiffness, pulmonary vasoconstriction, and cardiac function. However, data are limited regarding whether these translate into benefits in CV outcomes. Some studies have suggested that treatment with long-acting β2-agonists and long-acting muscarinic antagonists leads to an increase in the risk of CV events, particularly at treatment initiation, although the safety profile of these agents with prolonged use appears reassuring. Some CV medications may have a beneficial impact on COPD outcomes, but there have been concerns about β-blocker use leading to bronchospasm in COPD, which may result in patients not receiving guideline-recommended treatment. However, there are few data suggesting harm with these agents and patients should not be denied β-blockers if required. Clearer recommendations are necessary regarding the identification and management of comorbid CVD in patients with COPD in order to facilitate early intervention and appropriate treatment.

Dangerous Liaisons? State-Chaebol Co-operation and the Global Privatisation of Development

ABSTRACTThis article analyses the relationships between private and public sectors in shaping the South Korean development assistance agenda. Since 2008, subsequent Korean administrations have made development assistance a keystone of their foreign policy. Fast growing middle-income countries seem to be favourite development partners for these administrations and the parallel increase in the overseas expansion of Korean chaebol in these developing partner markets suggests that interactions between private economic interests and development assistance exigencies have been numerous. Based upon fieldwork on Korean development assistance, this article shows that Korean conglomerates are both informally and structurally included in decision-making processes as a result of the specific governance architecture inherited from the developmental state era. But recently, since its accession to the Development Assistance Committee in 2010, Korea has also been institutionalising private actors’ inclusion in official development assistance delivery mechanisms. This should be understood as part of a global agenda that has increasingly privatised development formulation and delivery. The inclusion of chaebol in official development assistance through institutional mechanisms might actually be more aligned with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development norms than the existing literature suggests.

Dangerous Liaisons and the Sexual Politics of Brotherhood

Dangerous Liaisons and the Sexual Politics of Brotherhood

Dangerous liaisons for pubertal maturation: the impact of alcohol consumption and obesity on the timing of puberty.

Acquisition of reproductive maturity involves one of the most important series of developmental events in an organism's life. The beginning of adolescence is marked by the onset of puberty. Puberty is the continuum of physical changes through which an infantile body matures into an adult capable of reproduction. This is a period of increased brain plasticity, where processes of re-wiring, neuronal proliferation, and pruning are enhanced. The initiation of mammalian puberty requires an increased pulsatile release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus. Puberty is regulated by neuroendocrine, genetic, and epigenetic factors. The maturation and function of the reproductive axis are highly sensitive to the energy status of the organism and sophisticated mechanisms exist to inhibit the axis in unfavorable energetic or metabolic conditions.In this review, we will focus on the impact of alcohol and obesity on reproductive outcomes, with emphasis on their effects on the timing of puberty. In the case of obesity, conflictive data are found, and while in females the association of overnutrition with advanced onset of puberty is consistent, in males, discrepant results have been reported. Concerning alcohol exposure, compelling evidence has documented a delay in the onset of puberty. We will present here data from both clinical studies and research involving preclinical models, which do not only delineate the impact of these conditions on the timing of puberty and potential underlying mechanisms, but that may help to define better strategies for the rational management of puberty disorders, especially of metabolic origin.

Modern poetry, popular song and their dangerous liaisons

In this article, Tsuboi Hideto examines the mutually entwined pursuits of modern poetry and music in interwar Japan, focusing especially on the work of Nakahara Chūya, Kitahara Hakushū, and the People's Poetry group. Cutting across their respective distinctions within the poetry establishment, Tsuboi draws attention to these figures’ shared investment in symphonic, folk and popular music. In so doing, he identifies among them a prevailing concern for curating a poetic voice that might harmonize the conflictual registers of individual and collective expression and thereby attune the work of the poet to that of the ‘people’ more broadly. Meanwhile, the essay traces the currents of modernist and avant-garde thought in Japan and Europe that framed these poets’ engagements with music and sound. Tsuboi then illustrates the varying degrees to which these voices, forged within the cosmopolitan milieu of the Taisho period, bent toward the nationalizing project and later gave way to the chorus of wartime fascism and imperial expansion.

Dangerous Liaisons: Examining the Connection of Stalking and Gun Threats Among Partner Abuse Victims.

Little is known about the scope and nature of how guns are used to threaten (ex)partners particularly during periods of stalking, which often occurs after victims leave their abusers. This study examines survey results from over 500 women from across the United States who contacted the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Specifically, this study (a) describes the prevalence and characteristics of partner abuse victims who were and were not stalked and who were and were not threatened with guns, (b) compares types of gun threats experienced by partner abuse victims who were and were not stalked, (c) examines worries about gun threats for those who were and were not stalked among partner abuse victims not threatened with a gun, and (d) assesses factors associated with advice to obtain a gun for personal safety. This article also provides open-ended comments selected to highlight themes from the quantitative information around participant fears and worries about gun threats and stalking. Findings from this study show one-third of the participants had experienced threats with guns, and one-fifth of those without gun threats worried their (ex)partner would harm them with a gun. Furthermore, there was a significant association between stalking and gun threats, as three-fourth of those who were threatened with a gun reported being stalked. Victims who experienced stalking were also more likely to report their (ex)partner threatened others with guns and were more likely to carry a firearm on their body or in their car, which suggests stalkers who threatened with guns may pose a significant risk to public safety. Implications for future research are discussed.

Dangerous Liaisons: Examining the Connection of Stalking and Gun Threats Among Partner Abuse Victims

Dangerous Liaisons: Examining the Connection of Stalking and Gun Threats Among Partner Abuse Victims

Lonmin Plc: mining and responsible investment – dangerous liaisons?

Subject area The case presents a responsible investment dilemma case. Swedish institutional responsible investors have to make a choice about their investment in Lonmin, a platinum mining company whose operation are located in South Africa and has been the theatre of workers’ killings. Study level/applicability The case targets MBA students and can be taught in a corporate finance course, a corporate governance course, a business ethics course or on sustainable and responsible investment. Case overview The teaching case follows the journey of Hilde Svensson, the head of equities for a Swedish responsible investor. She has been tasked to visit the site of Lonmin in South Africa which is the theatre of a tragic workers’ unrest that led to the killings of 44 workers in August 2012. She must decide what the best responsible investment strategy is to adopt with Lonmin for the future. Expected learning outcomes The students are expected to learn about what responsible investment entails and the dilemmas that can be faced by responsible investors. The case also gives insight to business students and the complexities of environment, social and governance (ESG) analysis and how to integrate financial and ESG analysis when you are a responsible investor. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CCS 1: Accounting and Finance

"Dangerous liaisons" Critical reflections on vulnerability, disability and law

"Dangerous liaisons" Critical reflections on vulnerability, disability and law

Dangerous liaisons: Metonymic effects between school and education

This paper considers the ways in which the words “school” and “education” are conflated in the social imaginary, and what the effects of this conflation in meaning and purpose are both theoretically and in practice. It is not difficult to see the ways in which these two terms are used almost synonymously, and uncritically. Yet “school” and “education” operate in a double-bind, as both are interchangeable in meaning while simultaneously opposed to each other: education is often defined as a traditional process, whereas school is a formal, updated structuring of that process. This paper looks first at the place of metaphor in terms of the construction of knowledge, and how that produces both a “proper” as well as a forgetting within and through discourses. Following Nietzsche’s concept of metaphoricity, note is then taken of the distinctions between both the meaning and uses of metaphor and metonymy, in that the former creates conditions of applicability between concepts, while the latter allows one thing to stand in for another, effectively subsuming meaning altogether. These various notions are then applied to a trio of case studies, specifically from the region in Oceania commonly known as Micronesia, where interplay of metaphoricity and its effects on and in purportedly decolonizing contexts can be seen. Finally, a pair of schools in a Dr. Seuss tale are visited that provide a positive reticulation of spaces of education that is not beholden to the pernicious effects of metaphorical forgetting, substitution, and erasure, nor to a search for origins and latency.

Chemical pollution and innate antiviral immunity: Dangerous Liaisons ?

Environmental pollution is of concern to civil society and as the problem intensifies, there is increasing pressure on politicians and polluters to assess and mitigate this risk. In addition, the emergence (or re-emergence) of viral pathologies such as dengue or chikungunya has also become a major concern requiring appropriate measures. Unfortunately, these two issues may well collide with unpredictable consequences in the next decades. Indeed, a growing number of studies suggests that organic pollutants could alter the innate antiviral response, including the type I interferon system (IFN-I). Such interactions could have significant consequences on the susceptibility of populations to viral infections, but also modify responses and protection induced by vaccines or favor the development of autoimmune diseases. The purpose of this review is to take stock of the known interactions between organic pollutants and the IFN-I response, and to present questions that should be addressed in the future in order to better assess this risk.