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2. Fiction beyond words : late style in J.M. Coetzee's Jesus trilogy
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Mudura, Diana, Attwell, David, and Chambers, Claire
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This thesis looks at the paradoxical representation of non-verbal modes of communication in J.M. Coetzee's late works, focusing particularly on the trilogy formed by The Childhood of Jesus (2013), The Schooldays of Jesus (2016), and The Death of Jesus (2019). It uses the idea of the non-verbal as a reading strategy that enables the exploration of how characters communicate through music and dance, and with animals. Each chapter examines a specific dimension of language. Chapter 1 foregrounds an alternative form of language that echoes through the characters' mother tongue. In Chapter 2 the limits of what constitutes language are tested by Coetzee's imagining of a kind of human-animal communication that verges on the miraculous. Chapters 3 and 4 examine music and dance as aesthetic modes of intelligibility and communication. The aim of this engagement with Coetzee's use of language is to show that the trilogy reflects an existential dimension governed less strongly by the linguistic and more by a new connective tissue resulting from the subordination of ordinary language in favour of modes of communication that allow the reaching of a more fundamental experience of being in the world. These three novels epitomise Coetzee's experimentation with aesthetic, ethical, and affective experience that often resists verbalisation, while highlighting a form of pre-linguistic and pre-rational interconnectedness. The idea of the non-verbal is therefore crucial as a way of bringing to the forefront the underlying possibilities of communication and connection resulting from a conscious engagement with ordinary language and an inherent desire to transcend it that characterises Coetzee's late style.
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- 2022
3. Neonatal Hypoglycemia and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes—An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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Diggikar, Shivashankar, Trif, Paula, Mudura, Diana, Prasath, Arun, Mazela, Jan, Ognean, Maria Livia, Kramer, Boris W., and Galis, Radu
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BLOOD sugar ,HEARING disorders ,BRAIN damage ,GLUCOSE metabolism ,HYPOGLYCEMIA - Abstract
Background and Objective: The effects of neonatal hypoglycemia on the developing brain are well known, resulting in poor neurological outcomes. We aimed to perform an updated meta-analysis on neonatal hypoglycemia, the severity of hypoglycemia, and the associated neurodevelopmental outcomes from infancy to adulthood. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted from inception until March 2024, using the PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and the CENTRAL databases. Randomized/quasi-randomized trials and observational studies that evaluated at least one of the pre-specified outcomes were included. A random-effects model meta-analysis was performed to yield the pooled OR and its 95% CI for each outcome due to the expected heterogeneity in the studies. The study findings were reported as per the PRISMA guidelines. Neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), cognitive impairment, and visual-motor or visual impairment were the primary outcomes. Results: A total of 17 studies (19 publications) were included in the final analysis. NDI, as defined by authors, was significantly higher in early- (OR = 1.16; 95% CI = 1.11–1.43) and mid-childhood (OR = 3.67; 95%CI = 1.07–12.2) in infants with neonatal hypoglycemia. 'Any cognitive impairment' was significantly more common in infants with neonatal hypoglycemia (OR = 2.12; 95%CI = 1.79–2.52). Visual-motor impairment (OR = 3.33; 95%CI = 1.14–9.72) and executive dysfunction (OR = 1.99; 95%CI = 1.36–2.91) were also more common in the hypoglycemic group. No difference in the incidence of epilepsy, motor impairment, emotional-behavioral problems, or hearing impairment were noted. Certainty of evidence was adjudged as 'low' to 'very low' for most outcomes. The severity of hypoglycemia was studied at different intervals, with NDI more common with a blood glucose interval between 20 and 34 mg/dL (1.1–1.9 mmol/L). Conclusions: Low-quality evidence from large observational studies finds a significant association with hypoglycemia in the early neonatal period and long-term neurodevelopmental problems. Additional studies with long enough follow-up are paramount to determine the cut-off concentration and to quantify the impact beyond the infancy period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Preterm birth and stillbirth during COVID-19 pandemic in Bihor County/Romania
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Galis, Radu, primary, Trif, Paula, additional, Mudura, Diana, additional, Murvai, Romina, additional, Daina, Lucia Georgeta, additional, Szasz, Florin, additional, Negrini, Rodica, additional, Hatos, Adrian, additional, Gyarmati, Beáta Fatime, additional, Daly, Mandy C., additional, Mazela, Jan, additional, and Kramer, Boris W., additional
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- 2024
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5. Association of Fortification with Human Milk versus Bovine Milk-Based Fortifiers on Short-Term Outcomes in Preterm Infants—A Meta-Analysis.
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Galis, Radu, Trif, Paula, Mudura, Diana, Mazela, Jan, Daly, Mandy C., Kramer, Boris W., and Diggikar, Shivashankar
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This meta-analysis assessed short-term outcomes after using human milk-derived fortifiers (HMFs) compared with bovine milk fortifiers (BMFs) in preterm infants fed an exclusive human milk (HM) diet, either mother's own milk (MOM) or donor human milk (DHM). We searched PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, CENTRAL and CINHAL between January 2015 and August 2023 for studies reporting outcomes in infants with ≤28 weeks gestation and/or birthweight ≤ 1500 g on an exclusive human milk diet fortified with HMF versus BMF. The primary outcomes were death and NEC (stage ≥ 2). Four studies with a total of 681 infants were included. Mortality was significantly lower in infants fed with an HM-HMFs diet (four studies, 681 infants; RR = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.26–0.94; p = 0.03; I
2 = 0%), NEC was similar between the two groups (four studies, 681 infants; RR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.20–1.17; p = 0.11; I2 = 39%). BPD was higher in the HM-BMFs group (four studies, 663 infants; RR = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.69–1.000; p = 0.05, I2 = 0%), although not statistically significant. No differences were found for sepsis (RR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.66–1.42; p = 0.96; I2 = 26%) or combined ROP (four studies, 671 infants; RR = 0.64, 95% CI = 0.53–1.07; p = 0.28; I2 = 69%). An HM-HMFs diet could possibly be associated with decreased mortality with no association with NEC, BPD, sepsis, or ROP. This meta-analysis was limited by the small number of studies included. However, the results should not be refuted for this reason as they provide an impetus for subsequent clinical trials to assess the observed associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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6. Fiction Beyond Words: Music in J. M. Coetzee's Jesus Novels.
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Mudura, Diana
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CONTEMPORARY Christian music , *MUSIC in literature - Abstract
J. M. Coetzee's late work exhibits a productive dialogue between fiction and other arts as part of his interest in the possibilities of thinking in mediums other than ordinary language. Focusing particularly on the Jesus novels, this article examines the critical role of music and how Coetzee uses musical forms as literary strategies that open up alternative possibilities of communication and thinking. Revisiting the famous "What is a Classic?" essay and the biographical moment that leads Coetzee to the music of J. S. Bach, I look at how Coetzee writes musically by considering questions of content, form, and technique, and then turn to the representation of music in relation to mathematics. I propose that the interest in music in the Jesus novels is part of his conscious engagement with ordinary language and his inherent desire to transcend it that characterizes the late work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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7. Retinopathy of prematurity and neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Diggikar, Shivashankar, primary, Gurumoorthy, Puvaneswari, additional, Trif, Paula, additional, Mudura, Diana, additional, Nagesh, N. Karthik, additional, Galis, Radu, additional, Vinekar, Anand, additional, and Kramer, Boris W., additional
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- 2023
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8. Metaphysical exile: on J. M. Coetzee’s Jesus fiction
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Mudura, Diana, primary
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- 2021
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9. Disability in the fiction of J. M. Coetzee
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Mudura, Diana
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Diese Diplomarbeit befasst sich mit den Werken von J.M. Coetzee mit dem Ziel, die Darstellung von körperlicher und geistiger Beeinträchtigung sowie deren narratologische Implikationen in Texten aufzuzeigen sowie zu erläutern, wie diese den Leseprozess beeinflussen können. Zur Untersuchung wurden die drei Prosawerke Waiting for the Barbarians (1980), Life & Times of Michael K (1983) und Foe (1986) von Coetzee herangezogen, die dem Thema der Apartheid gewidmet sind. In seinen kritischen Werken betont Coetzee wiederholt die entsetzlichen Effekte des Apartheid-Systems. Der Grund, aus dem diese Texte ausgewählt wurden, besteht in der Widerspiegelung in diesen Texten der entsetzlichen Umstände und die soziale Ungleichheit, die durch das Apartheid-System entstanden sind, widerspiegeln. In diesen Prosawerken ist die Behinderung stets ein Attribut der sozial, politisch und ethnisch untergeordneten Personen, die sich aufgrund ihres sozialen Status außerhalb der Sprache befinden. Ihr Auftreten im Text beeinflusst jedoch auch die Entwicklung der in den Werken vorkommenden körperlich nicht beeinträchtigten Personen, denen sie begegnen, sowie die geschehenden Ereignisse und Struktur und Methode des Erzählens. Im Fokus dieser Diplomarbeit liegt der Moment der Begegnung zwischen einer körperlich beeinträchtigten und einer körperlich gesunden Person. Nach dem Zusammentreffen verändert sich die Einstellung des Nichtbeeinträchtigten dem Behinderten gegenüber deutlich. Mit der Zeit fängt der Nichtbehinderte an, diese (körperlichen) Unterschiede zu akzeptieren und zu erkennen, was nötig ist, um mit diesem (körperlichen) Unterschied zu leben. Er wechselt seine Sicht auf diese Unterschiede, die von Rosemarie Garland Thomson als “normate reaction” bezeichnet werden. Er wechselt von Angst, Überlegenheit und Abscheu zu Begeisterung, Neugier und dem Drang, sich um die beeinträchtigte Person zu kümmern. Die Fähigkeit, sich in die Lage des Behinderten hineinzuversetzen, kommt von der Erkenntnis darüber, wie zerbrechlich der menschliche Körper ist. Die Arbeit, die sich auf die These von Quayson stützt, betont die Tatsache, dass in jedem einzelnen Fall körperliche Beeinträchtigung das grundlegende Element der Erzählung darstellt. Ihre Auswirkungen auf das Umfeld sind über die gesamte Struktur des Textes hinweg sichtbar. Somit führt die Charakterisierung der beeinträchtigen Personen und deren Anwesenheit im Text die nicht beeinträchtige Figur in eine hermeneutische Sackgasse. Der Standpunkt wird einem nicht behinderten Erzähler zugewiesen. Die allgemeine Fragmentierung der Erzählung ist der größte Hinweis auf das Vorhandensein von körperlicher Beeinträchtigung. Die Darstellung unterschiedlicher Formen von Beeinträchtigung verändert unvermeidlich das Leseerlebnis des/der Lesers/in, indem sie ihm/ihr die eigene Verwundbarkeit bewusst macht. Damit verändert sich die Perspektive auf körperliche Beeinträchtigung und die die davon betroffenen Personen. Abschließend zeigt die Diplomarbeit, dass die beeinträchtigten Figuren trotz ihrer Stellung außerhalb von Sprache und Politik als starke und fähige Personen dargestellt werden, die durch ihr Auftreten andere Figuren sowie die Erzählung und die Leser/innen beeinflussen., This thesis looks at the fictional works of J. M. Coetzee with the purpose of examining how disability is represented, what the narratological implications of its presence are, and how it affects the process of reading. In the analysis, the focus is on three of Coetzee’s apartheid novels, namely Waiting for the Barbarians (1980), Life & Times of Michael K (1983) and Foe (1986). In his critical work, Coetzee repeatedly stresses the deforming and disabling effects of the system of apartheid. Hence, the reason for choosing these particular texts is because they reflect the disabling conditions and social deformation which the system of apartheid is responsible for creating. In these novels, disability is always an attribute of the socially, ethnically and politically inferior characters, which, as a consequence of their status, are also situated outside language. However, their presence in the text considerably affects the development of the able-bodied characters that they encounter as well as the narrative events, structure and technique. A particular focus of the thesis is on the moment of encounter between a “normal” character and an impaired character. Following the meeting, the non-disabled character undergoes a profound change in his or her set of attitudes to the disabled other. The able-bodied character gradually learns to accept and experiment what it means to accommodate oneself with (corporeal) difference. He or she shifts from what Rosemarie Garland Thomson classifies as a “normate” reaction to difference which is indicated by feelings of fear, superiority or repugnance to fascination, curiosity and an earnest impulse to look after the more vulnerable other. The ability to empathetically identify with the disabled other is a result of acknowledging the fragility of one’s own body. The thesis then looks at the narratological effects of the representation of disability only to reveal the existence in the texts of what Ato Quayson refers to as “aesthetic nervousness”. Drawing on Quayson’s argument, the paper emphasizes the fact that, in each case, disability is at the core of the narrative and its effects permeate the entire structure of the text. Consequently, the characterisation of the disabled character, whose presence in the text triggers a hermeneutical impasse for the able-bodied character, the point of view, which is always endowed to a non-disabled narrator, and the overall fragmentation of narrative are the main pointers of the presence of disability. For the reader, the representation of various forms of impairment inevitably alters the reading experience in that it raises awareness about one’s own vulnerability and in doing so, shifts the outlook on disability and the disabled. In conclusion, this thesis shows that, despite their position outside language and politics, the disabled characters are represented as enduring, resilient and able existences whose presence considerably affects other characters, the narrative as a whole and the reader.
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