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In this chapter I look at how Denim Jean are deployed for ordinary body sexualization. Despite their codification as potentially sexy, jeans remain mundane, almost ubiquitous items, perceived as remarkably versatile for all practical purposes in ordinary life. They are subject to fashion dynamics, and indeed represent an important segment in the fashion industry. They thus provide an excel-lent spot for the exploration of sexualization as an ordinary practice that emerges from – and aside to – normal daily rounds, as much as it is performed in specialized places or choreographed in a myriad of glamorized symbolic forms. I ntroduce my discussion by initially considering how Denim’s relationship to fashion illu-minates its relation to embodied subjectivity and individuality more generally. Rather than developing a semiotic approach, considering how the fashion system plunders fetishism or sexual subcultures for inspiration, I explore how the expression of sexuality (attraction and gender) is mediated by a particular clothing, denim jeans, which enjoys a particular status within the actualization of fashion in everyday life. In other words, I start naturalistically from reported practices of meaningful ordinary use of an ordinary item such as jeans, interrogating the chains of meanings that link identity, embodiment and sexuality. The mediating role of denim is revealed as subjects perform what I define as ‘mirror work’ - or actually looking at oneself and working on one's own ensuing emotions - to negotiate their own body perception in relation to normative ideals of beauty and sexuality. Based on ethnographic interviews, I show that denim jeans afford a perception of ‘fitness’ or appropriateness that articulates comfort with compliance as well as authenticity with adaptability. This dynamic is crucial to feeling sexy: something that is articulated via gendered notions of seduction.
Avances en el estudio de los mamíferos. Publicación …
Patrones de distribución y riqueza de especies de los mamíferos del Occidente de México1993 •
Coatings
Characterization of Three Surface Treatments on TiZr—Coating Properies and Corrosion BehaviorTitanium implants remain a reliable treatment for patients in need of restorative orthopedic and oral cavity works due to their high flexibility in manufacturing. Multiple strategies for improving Ti implants have been successfully tested and employed including alloying and surface coatings. Polylactic acid (PLA) based nanofibers can be interesting due to their large surface-to-volume ratio and ability to interact with large volumes of other substances. This paper offers an in-depth characterization of a nanofibrous PLA coating obtained by electrospinning on TiZr oxide. Analyses include morphology characterization, investigation of forces present on the surface, and the observation of the evolution of the coatings immersed in two bioelectrolytes.
International journal of physical education, sports and health
Comparison of depression between the Kho-Kho players of Gujarat & Rajasthan state universities2015 •
The purpose of this study was to compare the rate of depression among the Kho-Kho players of Gujarat & Rajasthan state universities. A group of sample 120 players, 60 men players of each State Universities with age group of 18-28 years were selected from West Zone Inter University Kho-Kho Competition 2013-14 conducted by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad, Maharashtra State, India through random sampling technique. Data was collected from only Kho-Kho men players using a standardized mental depression test of Prof. L. N. Dubey (1993) for evaluate the rate of depression. SOFA Software was used for statistical analysis. Data were analyzed by independent T test. By analyzing the proposed hypotheses at the P≤0.01 demonstrated significant difference between men kho-kho players of both state universities.
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The challenges encountered with conventional microbicide gels has necessitated the quest for alternative options. This study aimed to formulate and evaluate a bigel and thermosensitive gel, designed to combat the challenges of leakage and short-residence time in the vagina. Ionic-gelation technique was used to formulate maraviroc and tenofovir microspheres. The microspheres were incorporated into a thermosensitive gel and bigel, then evaluated. Enzyme degradation assay was used to assess the effect of the acid phosphatase enzyme on the release profile of maraviroc and tenofovir microspheres. HIV efficacy and cytotoxicity of the microspheres were assessed using HIV-1-BaL virus strain and HeLa cell lines, respectively. Maraviroc and tenofovir release kinetics followed zero-order and Higuchi model kinetics. However, under the influence of the enzyme, maraviroc release was governed by first-order model, while tenofovir followed a super case II transport-mechanism. The altered mode of re...
Biomedical optics express
Introduction: feature issue on In Vivo Microcirculation Imaging2011 •
The editors introduce the Biomedical Optics Express feature issue, "In Vivo Microcirculation Imaging," which includes 14 contributions from the biomedical optics community, covering such imaging techniques as optical coherence tomography, photoacoustic microscopy, laser Doppler /speckle imaging, and near infrared spectroscopy and fluorescence imaging.
International Journal of Molecular Medicine
Possible detection of Autologous Blood Transfusion (ABT) based on circulating plasma microRNAs involved in erythroid differentiation and fetal hemoglobin induction2016 •
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Int'l J. of Communications, Network and System Sciences
A Novel Decoder Based on Parallel Genetic Algorithms for Linear Block Codes2013 •
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Metabolic rate, evaporative water loss and thermoregulatory state in four species of bats in the Negev desert2016 •
Journal of Lithic Studies
Archaeopetrological approximation to the lithic procurement of the neolithic axes and adzes from Can Sadurní’s cave (Begues, NE Iberian Peninsula)2016 •
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Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie
Die soziale Konstruktion von „Hochaltrigkeit“ in einer jungen Altersgesellschaft2012 •
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Male Infertility
Assisted Conception Techniques: Which One to Choose2017 •
Scientometrics
The impact of Felsenstein's “Phylogenies and the comparative method” on evolutionary biology2005 •
Asian Journal of Crop Science
Effects of Cocoa Pod Husk Biochar on Growth of Cocoa Seedlings in Southeast Sulawesi-Indonesia2017 •
Biotechnology Progress
Cytophobic Surface Modification of Microfluidic Arrays for In Situ Parallel Peptide Synthesis and Cell Adhesion Assays2007 •
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Immunohistochemical Expression of SATB2 and Clinicopathological Correlation in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma2022 •