A House of Cards: Radiographic Foundations of Personalized Therapy in Autoimmune Interstitial Lung Disease

A House of Cards: Radiographic Foundations of Personalized Therapy in Autoimmune ILD.

The novels Mahashweta (2005), Dollar Bahu (2006), Gently Falls the Bakula (2008), and House of Cards (2013) are written by Sudha Murty. Sudha Murty’s protagonists are unusual and they grow as individuals who break free from traditional limits and improve their identity in response to the changing social environment. Thesecharacters believe in traditional ideals and society systems, yet they choose to bargain for familial harmony rather than revolt and disturb family connections. Her novels are built on the traits of compassion, tolerance, and comprehension of human connections. The present research paper will analyse why the women arecaught in the victim positions and reasons for their survival as people to highlight how the characters emerge as non-victims while preserving the Indian ethos and culture in the novel Dollar Bahu. The aim of this study is to examine the effects that victimizations on individual and society,

This research explores the language of conspiracy in House of Cards through a corpus-stylistic approach, applying the transitivity model of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) to analyze the monologues of Frank Underwood. The study examines the participants, processes, and circumstances within the monologues, focusing on how language constructs power, manipulation, and control in the context of political conspiracy. By breaking down Frank's monologues into mental, material, and relational processes, the analysis uncovers the linguistic strategies he employs to manipulate others, assert dominance, and navigate the political landscape. The findings reveal that material processes dominate Frank’s speech, reflecting his action-oriented and manipulative nature. His speech consistently positions him as the central agent of control, taking decisive actions to manipulate and shape political events around him. Mental processes, though present, are secondary and primarily serve to reflect Frank’s strategic thinking, while relational processes highlight his calculated evaluations of people and relationships, defining their value based on his political objectives. These linguistic features illustrate how Frank constructs power dynamics and manipulates those around him, solidifying his role as the mastermind behind the political conspiracy. Through this corpus-stylistic lens, the research highlights how language in House of Cards constructs a web of conspiracy, with Frank’s speech as the central force driving manipulation and power. This approach contributes to a deeper understanding of how linguistic choices shape the narrative of conspiracy and power in political dramas.

Sudha Murty’s literary works are renowned for masterfully intertwining human emotions and relationships with a distinctly Indian flavour. Her novels often explore themes such as globalization, materialism, marriage, and familial challenges, offering a nuanced portrayal of Indian society. This paper delves into the pervasive influence of materialism in Indian culture, as vividly depicted in Sudha Murty’s novel, House of Cards. Through critically examining the novel, this study investigates the far-reaching consequences of materialism on family relationships, the transformative impact of materialistic growth on character behaviour, and the detrimental effects of materialism within the familial sphere. A key focus of this analysis is the profound change in Sanjay’s character and behaviour following his materialistic success, particularly in the context of his marital life. By exploring the complexities of materialism in House of Cards, this paper aims to provide a deeper understanding of the tensions between traditional values and modern aspirations in Indian society, as well as the profound impact of materialism on interpersonal relationships. This novel portrays how Sanjay’s character and behaviour change after his materialistic success in his marital life.

Indian English novels depicted each and every aspect of human life and we all know how some of these novels revealed the struggle of Indian women to create their own identity, their emotional crisis and their status in Indian Society. Many Indian novelists expressed the real picture of Indian Society and the true condition of women and how a woman is the subject of domestic oppression, suffering and how she struggles to create her own existence. This present paper made an attempts to examine and analyse Sudha Murty’s Mahasweta and Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters from a feminine perspective. Institutions of marriage as well as family which are essential for a community, have been situated supporting encumbrances of sui generis currently. Especially acidulous marriage related pressures are compelling women and stand as nit-picking years in their initial wedded life. Two novels of Sudha Murthy are put to test here: Sudha Murthy’s Mahashweta (2007); Gently Falls the Bakula (2008). How pain in the lives of the two women Protagonists renovate their path of journey towards empowerment that sanctions them a skill-acquisition through chopping and scissoring put on by famous Portuguese professional foot-ball player Cristiano Ronaldo to fight back on wrong-doing which has been showcased here as ‘Naari Sakthi’(Women-Empowerment) of both Anupama and Shrimati textually and pictorially. Sudha Murty and Manju Kapur’s novels are full with the themes of ‘Gender bias’, ‘quest for self’ and ‘Resistance ‘and ‘Oppression’. And also discusses the struggle of the Indian women under the oppressive mechanism of a closed society in Sudha Murthy’s novel “Mahasweta” and “House of Cards”. The women throughout the country struggle to live life with dignity. Women are facing in every sphere of life whether it is employment, health care or property rights. So in India the women empowerment is still a distant dream. This paper completely reveals the violence denigration and the exploitation faced by the female characters in Sudha Murthy’s novels. Women and girls throughout the world continue to experience violence discrimination inequality and poverty and they have laid the foundation of the society but still they have failed to secure the true position in life the reality is that women and girls are routinely unable to claim their basic rights. This research paper would help to create the awareness of strong and vibrant women’s movement comprising of women who are empowered individually and collectively to change the patriarchal norms tackled the root causes of inequality and demand the full spectrum of their rights. The themes of feminism are prevalent throughout Sudha Murthy's works. Although she doesn’t explicitly critique the male-dominated culture, her characters in her stories question it. Her protagonists are from middle-class families. They are obedient, clever, and selfless in their actions.

Father Pepe’s House of Cards: Jesuits, Cheap Print, and Material Devotion in Eighteenth-Century Catholicism

Educational Technologies (EdTech) and Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) are established fields of academic research with the potential to transform educational practices and outcomes. Yet, they are currently facing several problems that undermine their efficacy and relevance. In this discussion paper, we examine recurrent complaints of researchers in the field allowing us to identify four main root causes responsible for hindering the impact of the field (starting with the less serious to most serious): (4) Lack of formal methods to evaluate, give credit, share and mature prototypes, (3) The prioritization of publication and citation metrics over the acquisition of scientific knowledge that leads to the enhancement of education and learning, (2) Researchers and their lack of practical experience in the field, and (1) The absence of robust epistemological paradigms and frameworks. In this paper, we lay down the problems caused by these root causes, discuss solutions for these causes, and propose implementable steps towards these solutions.

ABSTRACT This article tackles Claire Underwood’s embodiment of Shakespeare’s archive in Netflix’s House of Cards (Beau Willimon, David Fincher, 2013–2018). Moving beyond parallels between HOC and Macbeth, I will compare the character of Claire and treatments of Lady Macbeth in previous and contemporary adaptations of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Using the lenses of archive, performance and transmedia theories, I will examine traces and reenactments of these previous and contemporary adaptations and their corresponding alterations in HOC. These processes redress imbalances affecting the Macbeths’ partnership in the adaptation and performance histories. However, these redressals do not suffice to overcome other imbalances that result from Shakespeare’s cultural authority in HOC.

The environmental hazards caused by the massive generation and improper disposal of industrial solid wastes (e.g., high calcium desulphurization ash, HCDA) and the growing safety risks posed by the increasing number of underground mine goafs generated by mining activities have become serious environmental and geotechnical challenges. To address the dual issues, this study develops a novel desulfurization ash–slag-based paste backfill (DSPB) material using HCDA and granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) as primary constituents. The effects of cementitious material ratios, polycarboxylate superplasticizer (PCE), and sodium silicate (SS) on rheological properties of DSPB were investigated through a shear rheology experiment and fitting rheological model to assess the flow conditions in pipeline transportation. In addition, the mechanism was investigated through microanalysis. The results showed that with the decrease in desulfurization ash-to-slag ratio, the initial yield stress and plastic viscosity decreased by up to 88% and 34.9%, respectively; PCE via “card house” structural effects made the rheological parameters increase and then decrease, and a dosage of more than 1.2% significantly improved the rheological properties; and SS initially reduced the rheological parameters, but excessive doping (greater than 1.0%) led to an increase. These findings establish the relationship between DSPB composition and rheological properties, provide a practical solution for waste resource utilization and surface stabilization, and provide a scientific basis for the microstructure–rheology relationship of cementitious systems.

Linguistics consolidated itself as an independent science in the last century, being shaped by different approaches. During the modern era, promising trends, such as North American structuralism and generative theory, began to adopt methods and conceptual structures that brought them closer to the natural sciences, especially under the influence of positivism. However, a significant change has been observed in the epistemological panorama of linguistics, driven by the values of postmodernity. This new perspective shakes up truths previously considered absolute and proposes an alternative way of thinking about linguistic phenomena, for which Complexity Theory may account. In this new scenario, conceptually vast and endowed with transdisciplinarity, attention turns to diversity, flexibility and the influence of external factors on language structure and functioning. In this article, we offer epistemological considerations on the trajectory of linguistics in modernity (focusing on both the Bloomfieldian and the Chomskyan enterprises) and in postmodernity (addressing the perspective of complexity) and how this path relates to the construct of science in light of the entities and events of language. This objective is justified by the ability of Complexity Theory to embrace instability, unpredictability and heterogeneity as constitutive elements of language, using an ecological, non-linear and multidimensional view of linguistic phenomena and processes.

Frank Underwood, the central figure in House of Cards, exemplifies the strategic use of linguistic manipulation to consolidate power, disarm adversaries, and influence public perception. This paper examines how Underwood constructs verbal traps using logical fallacies such as ad hominem attacks, false dilemmas, appeals to emotion, post hoc reasoning, and straw man arguments. By analyzing the frequency and contextual deployment of these fallacies in his monologues and dialogues, this study highlights how Underwood tailors his rhetorical approach depending on whether he is persuading the audience or coercing opponents. His monologues serve as narrative control mechanisms, using emotional appeals and causal distortions to justify his actions, while his dialogues function as battlefields of manipulation, where he employs character attacks, forced choices, and misrepresentations to dominate his rivals. Through a quantitative analysis of his speech patterns, this paper reveals the systematic nature of Underwood’s linguistic deception and its broader implications for political rhetoric. The study concludes by drawing parallels between Underwood’s strategies and real-world political discourse, emphasizing the dangers of uncritical acceptance of rhetorical persuasion in governance and media.

This article investigates the effect of rim charges on the macroscopic flow behavior of platelike particle suspensions in Couette flow. Fluid-solid coupling is achieved using the lattice spring direct-forcing immersed boundary lattice Boltzmann method. Platelike particles are equipped with rim charges to simulate the inhomogeneous charge distribution commonly observed in clay particles. By examining suspensions with varying numbers of platelike particles, it has been found that rim charges induce particle clustering in shear flow. At low shear rates, inter-particle electrostatic forces drive the formation of large clusters, resulting in higher suspension viscosity. As the shear rate increases, hydrodynamic forces break large clusters into smaller ones, leading to a decrease in shear viscosity. Orientation correlation function calculations indicate that rim charges on platelike particles promote the formation of house-of-cards (HoC) microstructures in suspensions, and these microstructures transform from HoC-dominant to overlapping coins-dominant as shear flow grows stronger. Additionally, investigations of suspensions with larger aspect ratios reveal that the average cluster volume is the primary factor influencing the viscosity of rim-charged platelike particle suspensions, especially under conditions where electrostatic forces dominate. Our results provide insights into the relationship between particle clusters and macroscopic flow properties in clay systems.

Four recent papers on the measurement of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) advanced the science in this area. Here, I provide relevant background information to aid readers in appreciating the contributions of these papers and context for considering the difficult but critical task of establishing that a measurement instrument does what we think it does. Each of the papers challenges us to question what we already know, what we are comfortable trusting, and what perspective is most useful to take when evaluating a new measure. For instance, did we learn that caregivers and their children disagree about what ARFID symptoms they experience, or did we learn that we assess ARFID differently between caregivers and their children? The implications of the answers to these questions are important. I end audaciously with a short list of recommendations that includes immensely useful resources, the inescapable necessity of theory to guide measure evaluation, how to describe the evaluation of measures and the evidence obtained, and the need to elevate the prominence of intraclass correlation coefficients and discriminative validity in the evaluation of measures.

"The classroom where I teach my 100-level classes is in a beautiful but severe building built in the 1890s (see Image 1). The building itself is not conducive to home. It’s pretty much a castle transported to the upper Midwest, which makes it majestic from the street and worthy of a sign..."

ABSTRACT Globally, correlations are reported between lower academic attainment and university students being a member of an ‘equity’ or ‘historically under-represented’ group. We seek to illuminate how this so-called awarding gap might transpire. Taking a longitudinal qualitative approach, 35 undergraduate students from equity and diverse backgrounds at an Australian university participated in a series of interviews. Using a metaphorical framing, we liken the students’ participation in higher education to building a house of cards, which refers to studying within a precarious, unstable or fragile situation. Students learn to work with the cards they are dealt through much scheduling, ordering and invisible work. Inevitably, when one of the cards wobbles and impacts their study, a partial or complete collapse of the structure can swiftly occur. In the aftermath, students try to rebuild. The house of cards metaphor illustrates how universities reproduce disadvantage through the institutional structural barriers that interact with individual students’ lives. Of concern, students perceive participation challenges to result from their individual faults, instead of from precarious structural foundations on which their house of cards is built. This article makes a contribution to critically interrogating structural inequities that influence students’ participation and, ultimately, success in higher education.

Every individual human being possesses certain abilities which are always unique. There is no necessity to compete with anyone’s ability to prove our individual uniqueness. It is important in life to sustain our uniqueness and never become dependent at any point in life. Sudha Murty, an eminent writer discloses her experiences and observations of society in the art of writing short stories and novels. Being a contemporary writer, her writings are a mere reflection of reality, and always had a vision in all her works. The purpose of this paper is to examine the striking similitude of the women protagonists Shrimati and Mridula in Sudha Murty’s novels Gently Falls the Bakula and House of Cards. Shrimati and Mridula are chosen for this analysis as their characters coincide at certain points and they both sail on the same boat. The common difficulties they face as a woman in the family and society are tracked down to the profound understanding of the protagonist’s painful search for themselves. Every individual human being possesses certain abilities which are always unique. There is no necessity to compete with anyone’s ability to prove our individual uniqueness. It is important in life to sustain our uniqueness and never become dependent at any point in life. Sudha Murty, an eminent writer discloses her experiences and observations of society in the art of writing short stories and novels. Being a contemporary writer, her writings are a mere reflection of reality, and always had a vision in all her works. The purpose of this paper is to examine the striking similitude of the women protagonists Shrimati and Mridula in Sudha Murty’s novels Gently Falls the Bakula and House of Cards. Shrimati and Mridula are chosen for this analysis as their characters coincide at certain points and they both sail on the same boat. The common difficulties they face as a woman in the family and society are tracked down to the profound understanding of the protagonist’s painful search for themselves.

The patterns of distribution and morphology of micro aggregates of authigenic late diagenetic kaolinite filling the pore space of rocks of the Bazhenov formation are studied. The analysis of the distribution of its various microstructural types is carried out: 1) in sections with different degrees of late diagenetic transformation of organic matter; 2) in sections of different facies areas; 3) within and outside the oil-saturated intervals for two sections (Zapadno-Kvenzerskaya and Salymskaya areas). For the first time, three types of kaolinite with different microstructures were discovered and described in the Bazhenov formation: collomorphic/transitional (K1); vermicular (K2); “house of cards» (K3). It is assumed that the first type of kaolinite (K1) was formed at the initial stage of late diagenesis (T >60°C) in single pores, under conditions of weak permeability of the host rocks. The second type of kaolinite (K2) could be formed a) at the later stages of late diagenesis, in rocks in which significant transformations of organic matter occur, but significant oil and gas generation has not yet occurred; b) in late diagenesis in border layers with oil-producing interval with active generation of petroleum hydrocarbons (T >70–100°C). The third type of kaolinite (K3) was formed during a significant thermal transformation of organic matter (T >100–140°C) in the rocks of the Bazhenov formation of the Southeastern region of the West Siberian sedimentary basin (Zapadno-Kvenzerskaya area). To a lesser extent, it was deposited in the pore space of rocks of the oil-producing interval of the Bazhenov formation of the Central District (Salymskaya area), where late diagenetic (partial) dolomitization of rocks was widespread.

While troubled representation has been studied from the standpoint of its impact, for instance its potential for change, troubled reception has been comparatively neglected. One notable exception, Stuart Hall’s work on encoding/decoding, may now be dated, due to the appearance of new communication strategies that seek to influence reception from within. As I explain through three case studies (Shooting the Warwicks, Rifkin, 2015; The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu, 2017-; House of Cards, Netflix, 2013-18), the current mode of influence arises from new types of interference between stable expression and unstable reception. I then argue that this troubling trend comes from the palimpsestic overlapping of three culturally dominant notions: surveillance, reality TV (or televised reality), and intermediality. Finally, I offer the tentative conclusion that the reception of some shows or films currently seems to be under some form of control, but neither because the production frames the reception, nor because viewers are subservient to some ideology or hegemony. The cause is that guidelines on how to receive the show are intermedially and therefore invisibly scattered over different platforms.

Agonality is a type of communicative competition that provides an appropriate environment for an individual to establish his or her superiority over their opponent. To achieve this goal, a range of communicative strategies and tactics may be implemented. This article discusses approaches to measuring the pragmatic potential of confrontational agonal statements in political institutional discourse. The research is based on the trilogy “House of Cards” by Michael Dobbs, which includes a voluminous number of agonal communicative situations. The analysis sheds light on how verbal competitiveness in the political institutional discourse is represented through the lens of a literary work. The relevance of this study is determined by the absence of a universal system of confrontational agonal statements analysis and intensification of adversariality in the world political arena. The methods applied in the current research include descriptive-comparative, quantitative calculation and discourse analysis. The paper examines the structure of agonality, the basics of argumentation in the verbal competition and the usage of meta-discourse markers in political institutional discourse. For these purposes, a comprehensive model for analysing confrontational agonal situations is proposed, which includes agonal strategies and tactics, types of argumentation and the use of meta-discourse markers. Our findings indicate that the confrontational type of agonality is mainly implemented via theatrical strategy and downward strategy (the prevailing tactics being analysis- “minus”, differentiation, and motivation.) The classification may be extended with the tactics of criticizing (downward strategy) and boasting (upward strategy). Psychological argumentation proved to be more effective than logical argumentation (mainly realised through the motive of public interests and the motive of truth and law).The paper further pinpoints that meta-discourse markers of involvement, self-mentions, boosters, and attitude markers have an influential capacity to secure supremacy in a verbal competition.