技术并不会消除数字鸿沟

最近几年,像美国许多城市一样,莫德斯托(Modesto)也一直遭到媒体裁员和开支削减的冲击.记者的责任比从前更大了,他们越来越多地依靠微博、Facebook、博客、谷歌等采集新闻和报道.在这种数字转变之前,记者对美国贫穷的工人阶级的报道不仅偏少而且往往是脸谱化的或遭到扭曲的.如今,社交媒体使更多公民参与到地方新闻的制作和传播中来.这种新平台能帮助被边缘化的声音更好地在媒体上展现吗?     

世界信息与传播新秩序:浴火重生的主张

新华社社长李从军建议重新审视国际传播秩序,这使我们有机会回顾媒介历史上的那一个绚丽乐章.从上世纪70年代到90年代,从风起云涌的反帝反殖民运动,到苏东剧变,"世界信息与传播新秩序"(以下简称新秩序)概念在全球媒介政策辩论中独领风骚.这场辩论发端于发展中国家尤其是不结盟运动国家的政治论坛,继而延伸到行业与学术领域.     

美国国家档案馆:保存历史 走近国民

今天我与大家交流美国国家档案馆(NARA)在保存历史和开放档案中面临的挑战以及我们正在通过怎样的方式将美国公众与他们的档案建立起联系。一、政务公开对档案工作的影响奥巴马总统在就职第一天就发表了关于政务公开倡议的演讲,他在最近发表的     

这是恐狗狗

第二天,杰克和小程带两只狗去公园。 恐狗狗忽然停止游戏,站着一动也不动。它在听什么声音。杰克和小程也在听。     

Role of Plasma MMP 9 levels in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Pancreatitis

Pancreatic fibrosis is a key pathological feature in the etiology of chronic pancreatitis that leads to obliteration of exocrine and endocrine pancreatic tissues and its replacement by fibrous tissue resulting in clinical manifestations. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 is a member of the MMP family that is also known as gelatinase B, degrades type IV collagen of extracellular matrix and basal membrane. The present study is aimed at evaluating the clinical significance of plasma concentration of MMP-9 in chronic pancreatitis. The samples were obtained from 112 chronic pancreatitis patients and an equal number of age and sex matched healthy controls. MMP-9 levels were quantitatively measured by ELISA assay. Statistical analysis was applied to test the significance of results. The present study revealed a significant increase of plasma MMP 9 levels in chronic pancreatitis patients compared to control subjects. Elevated levels were also observed in all the patient groups compared to control subjects with regard to sex, age, addictions etc. MMP-9 degrades the type IV collagens in normal basement membrane, which in turn activates the pancreatic stellate cells which promote the development of pancreatitic fibrosis. Thus, elevated plasma levels of MMP-9 may act as a susceptibility factor for the development of chronic pancreatitis.     

Adiponectin Gene Polymorphism and its Association with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Mutations in different regions of adiponectin gene have been reported to be associated with obesity, atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The present study was aimed to investigate the association among SNP 45 T > G of adiponectin gene and type 2 diabetes in South Indian population. 75 clinically diagnosed case of type 2 diabetes were studied and compared with 75 apparently healthy controls. The genotype frequency of SNP45 T > G in exon 2 of adiponectin gene was determined by PCR based restriction enzyme analysis using the restriction enzyme SmaI. (recognition site: CCC↓GGG). Three kind of genotypes: wild type TT (470 bp), heterozygous type TG (470 bp, 336 bp, 134 bp) and homozygote mutant type GG (336 bp, 134 bp) were studied. A positive association has been found between SNP45 T > G and type 2 diabetes in the study population (P = 0.010, OR = 3.797, 95% CI = 1.312–10.983). Therefore, SNP45T > G in adiponectin gene may be one of the risk factors for type 2 diabetes.     

离开地球

“我不明白,为了一艘愚蠢的飞船,我们为什么要离开地球？”我10岁大的女儿特洛伊抱怨道。在我们把财产装上分配给我们的穿梭机的过程中,她一直都在发牢骚,破坏了所有的喜悦气氛。     

通过牙齿听广播？

在都市奇谈中,有一种说法是人们有时候能通过牙齿听到广播。虽然这种故事常常被认为是异想天开虚构出来的,但美国牙科协会说,那些年,几乎每个月都有人向他们咨询这个问题,从此类似传闻就接连不断,屡屡出现。     

一只羱羊

我小时候,家住在村头。我很喜欢睡在房顶上,在这里什么都可以听得见,还可以看得很远。村子左边是一片光秃秃的荒沙地;右边和后面都是果园;正面是一条很深的山沟,山沟里奔流着—道溪水。 一天,天还不亮流水声就把我唤醒了。我望着外面,忽然发现山沟那边有什么东西闪了一下。