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Artificial Intelligence–Based Echocardiographic Assessment of Diastolic Dysfunction: A Systematic Review
1 Introduction Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is a key pathophysiologic mechanism underlying dyspnea, exercise intolerance, and heart failure, especially in patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) [1, 2]. HFpEF comprises roughly half of all heart-failure cases and, particularly in older adults, is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality [3].
How Tarot re-enchanted my life The cards can save us from spiritual asphyxiation
“The cards say we will be lovers.” (Live and Let Die, 1973/Eon Productions/YouTube.) ChristianityFaithhermeticismmysiticismtarot cards Prefer us on Google I spent a major slab of my summer slowly and luxuriantly reading a huge, dense, and astounding book. Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism was first published in French in 1980 — anonymously in accordance with the wishes of its author — and five years later in an English translation by Robert Powell.
Why I learned to love Islamic mysticism Henry Corbin uncovers the roots of secular malaise
Dance of Sufi dervishes, by Kamal ud-Din Behzad. (Credit: Pictures From History / Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Henry CorbinIslamic MysticismPhilosophyShiism Lately I’ve been promoting a novel, which means that interviewers sometimes ask me what I’ve been reading. I’m obliged to tell them that for the past year I’ve read virtually nothing outside of a single subject: Islamic philosophy.
Cameo by Rob Doyle - review by Joseph Williams
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Cake, Checkups, and Captain Starlight: Evaluating the Cherbourg Third Birthday Party Health Initiative for Children in Rural Australia
What this paper adds and what is already known on this subject: ○ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in remote Australia face high rates of preventable health conditions, yet early-intervention efforts often struggle with engagement and effectiveness. While culturally responsive, community-led healthcare initiatives are essential, participation in health checks for 0–4-year-old First Nations children remains low.
Goodbye to Berlin: New Novels Recall a City’s ‘Poor but Sexy’ Heyday
Berlin, they say, is dead. Kaput. Over. Not what it used to be. Then again, part of Berlin’s modern identity as Europe’s licentious, experimental, ultraliberal techno capital is that it has always been finished. A jaded, black-clad noise musician declared as much to me on my first visit to the German capital in my early 20s, two decades ago.
On Mysticism: The Experience of Ecstasy review - in the presence of a higher power
Julian of Norwich (detail): Critchley highlights the interplay between reading and contemplation.Photograph: Chronicle/Alamy I sometimes think of mysticism – the name we give to ecstatic, transformative experiences of absorption into absolute reality or, if you will, into God – as the subject that fascinates where all others merely interest. And yet it denotes something singularly hard to talk or write about, indeed virtually defined by its ineffability.
Shattered by Hanif Kureishi review - broken, bedbound, but unbowed
Hanif Kureishi with his medical team in Rome on the day he left rehab to return to London.Photograph: Hanif Kureishi In Rome on St Stephen’s Day 2022, the writer Hanif Kureishi took a fall that left him almost completely paralysed.
Bonding by Mariel Franklin review - a comprehensive vision of a devastated society
Mariel Franklin: ‘an author whose importance already feels assured’.Photograph: Maxim Vinciguerra It’s rare but it does happen: a debut novel comes along that’s so obviously impressive, so advanced in the reach of its ideas and the gracefulness of its execution, that you want to start proselytising for it before you’ve even turned the final page.
This book will send you to Hell
CultureFrench literatureLiteraturenoneThe Holocaust Last autumn, I finally read a book I’d put off reading for years because I suspected (rightly, it turns out) that it would be uniquely harrowing. Jonathan Littell’s notorious, extremely long novel of the Second World War, The Kindly Ones, was a tremendous success on its first publication in French in 2006 (as Les Bienveillantes).
How To Write a Life: Ten Examples of Life-Writing to Inspire Yours
Whether you’re looking to write about your own life or someone else’s, these ten examples of powerful life-writing will give you some creative inspiration. The Invention of Solitude by Paul Auster The Invention of Solitude is Paul Auster’s very personal meditation on fatherhood, in which he crafts an intensely intimate work from a ground-breaking combination of introspection, meditation and biography.
Pagan gods rule the digital age
Is it weird where you are? It so often seems that we’re now living in the astounding science-fiction future of our dreams. Yet although it has in ways we hadn’t quite predicted, there is also a sense that we’re hurtling together through an age of miracle and revelation.
A Thread of Violence by Mark O’Connell review – a masterpiece of murkiness
Those of us too young to remember the aristocratic Malcolm Macarthur’s criminal spree in 1982 may well have learned about it via contemporary Irish literature. A cultivated socialite whose days were devoted to refined leisure and the life of the mind, at the age of 37, Macarthur found himself in deep financial trouble. Frantic at the prospect of having to work for a living, he hatched the unlikely plan of carrying out an armed robbery. To do this, he would need a car and a gun.
the dark brilliance of Cormac McCarthy
No modern novelist was as utterly wedded to the apocalyptic sublime as Cormac McCarthy, who has died aged 89 at his home in New Mexico. Throughout a career in fiction that generated 12 novels and two plays and spawned a number of excellent film adaptations, McCarthy’s muse was always the abyss.
Trends and factors associated with dairy calf early slaughter in Ireland, 2018-2022
1. Introduction Dairy systems require that each cow calves annually to have an efficient milk production cycle. The calves produced from the dairy herd have a range of purposes depending on the on the breed of the chosen sire; male and female calves bred from beef breed sires enter the beef production system. When a dairy breed sire is used the female calves are often kept and reared within the dairy herd as replacement dairy animals or sold.
Ingmar Bergman's moral horror show
It’s not exactly headline news if I insist that the Swedish auteur, Ingmar Bergman, was one of the very greatest filmmakers of all time, but when I immersed myself in his films while living alone last winter, they hit me with the force of a private revelation. I’d first been introduced to Bergman at university two decades earlier, and his doomy fretting about the silence of God appealed to the tortured, Dostoevskian 20-year-old I then was.
The Guest by Emma Cline review - strange depths and an arresting originality
Published in the run-up to summer, Emma Cline’s second novel is probably what people mean when they talk about a “beach read”. Whereas her 2016 debut, The Girls, arrived on a tsunami of hype and hazy lyricism, The Guest is the more controlled work of a fine talent maturing on its own terms. Sultry and engrossing, with a note of menace, it’s a gorgeously smart affair whose deceptive lightness conceals strange depths and an arresting originality. The story even begins on a beach.
An Illuminating Memoir About Living With Bipolar Disorder
Nonfiction “The World at My Back,” by the German writer Thomas Melle, presents the details of his psychotic breakdowns and their painful aftermaths. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Thomas Melle, author of “The World at My Back.”Credit...Dagmar Morath May 2, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET THE WORLD AT MY BACK, by Thomas Melle. Translated by Luise Von Flotow.
The Lilliput Press
Youth by Kevin Curran dives into the lives of four teenagers in Ireland’s most diverse town, Balbriggan. Angel is about to finish school and discover if Drill music and his YouTube fame can deliver on their promises. Princess is battling to escape her claustrophobic surroundings and go to university. Dean is ready to come out from under his famous father’s shadow. Tanya, struggling with the spotlight of internet infamy, is still posting her dream life for all of her faithful followers.
The Passenger and Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy review - still apocalyptic after all these years
Published a decade and a half ago, The Road might have aptly concluded Cormac McCarthy’s extraordinary career in fiction. What better way of bowing out than with a novel that imagined, in horrifying verisimilitude, the end of all things? But no! Nearing his 90th birthday, McCarthy has returned with two linked novels: one relatively substantial and typical, and the other – presented as a coda and published a month later – spare, sinister and radical. First, the former.
Letter from Elsewhere
Letter from Elsewhere Riding the Ringbahn, Berlin PHOTO OF OSTKREUTZ STATION: ALBERT KOCH ‚Äď (CC BY-SA 2.0) I spent the first five months of this year on a writing residency in Singapore. I knew nobody out there, and in the longueurs of solitude and tropical heat I daydreamed often of Berlin.
Book Review: ‘The Fruit Thief,’ by Peter Handke
Fiction Credit...Errol F. Richardson March 15, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET THE FRUIT THIEF Or, One-Way Journey Into the Interior By Peter Handke Translated by Krishna Winston Having been commissioned to review the new novel by the Austrian writer and 2019 Nobel laureate Peter Handke, I came to the task, I admit, with a certain reluctance. He’s a curious case, Handke.
This Is Your Brain on Edward St. Aubyn
Fiction June 3, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET DOUBLE BLIND By Edward St. Aubyn More than most novelists, Edward St. Aubyn seems chained to his biography. His justly celebrated Patrick Melrose novels alchemized horrific experience — St. Aubyn’s repeated rape by his sadist father during childhood — into incisive fictions through which the author wrote his way out of (de)formative trauma.
Threshold
“If this blurb were a movie title it would go like this: Threshold, or, how I learned to stop worrying (about what sort of novel this is) and love the narrator, whose brilliance and humour on drugs and literature, sex and boredom and death, leave me in awe” – RACHEL KUSHNER, “The funniest novel I've read since January.
'Sepulcros de vaqueros' es una nueva vía para acercarse (o alejarse) de Roberto Bolaño
Los ejecutores testamentarios del archivo de Roberto Bolaño nos tienen justo donde quieren. Como vendedores que saben que estamos suficientemente enganchados como para seguir comprando productos cada vez de menor calidad, cada par de años se inventan algo nuevo de los cuadernos, papeles sueltos y archivos de la computadora que Bolaño dejó después de su muerte en 2003, y lo añaden al final de su cuerpo de obras.
How to Become a Better Freelancer by Avoiding These 3 Mistakes
And not turn your next project into a banana skin situation. Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay The life of a freelancer can be very appealing. You can work from home, no commuting to suck up your day, and no boss breathing down your neck. On the face of it, nothing could be better. “The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.” — Arnold J. Toynbee If you want to make a success out of freelancing there is a lot more to understand and consider.
For Ideologues in Silicon Valley, Everything Is Just Right
Fiction Nov. 10, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET KRAFT By Jonas Lüscher Fraudulence, in Jonas Lüscher’s world, is a universal. His new novel, “Kraft,” examines the human frailties underlying the Silicon Valley neoliberal order; it follows “Barbarian Spring,” which trained a similarly satirical eye on the arena of high finance and the hubris that led to a global crash.
How to Be a Freelancer When You’re Feeling Down and Depressed
You can navigate through the fog — and come out on the other side. PDPics from Pixabay For many people, the thought of having your own business and being your own boss is the holy grail of income and lifestyle. You can start and finish work when you want while in the comfort of your own home. No workplace politics to worry about. What could be better? According to Forbes, there are over 53 million freelancers in America today.
Yes, You Can Be a Successful Freelance Introvert
Pave your own path in a way that empowers you — without feeling overwhelmed Introverts are often thought of as quiet, reserved, and thoughtful individuals. Some may be shy while others are not. Most prefer to work alone to process information and work more effectively. In meetings, they prefer to step back and let others lead the conversation. According to EduAdvisor, there are four kinds of introverts.
Sexism in Tech: An Inconvenient Truth
Former Google employee James Damore once circulated a controversial anti-diversity memo, as reported by Bloomberg. The memo was 10 pages long and argued for less emphasis on gender diversity in the workplace. It also suggested that the reason women are underrepresented in the tech industry has to do with biological causes between men and women. Once posted to an internal company forum the memo went viral among Google employees.
No Country for Old Developers
The truth behind ageism in the tech industry—and strategies for overcoming it. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay When you leave school or university and start to look for a job you may worry that your lack of experience will impact your chances of landing a position. Because you are young, employers are looking to see if you have the right attitude and character to fit into their company. They can see you as a blank canvas that can be trained and molded to match their culture and ethos.
3:AM in Lockdown 36: Rob Doyle -
Some Day this War’s Gonna End By Rob Doyle. What we’re all supposed to be taking from this, I hear, is how interconnected we are and how dependent on one another. I get that, I really do, but if I’m honest what I’m really taking from it is how much better off I am without the lot of you — how pleased it makes me when you all back off, clear out, keep away, keep your distance, at least two metres but preferably two hundred miles.
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Fernanda Melchor’s Hurricane Season, Elizabeth Wetmore’s Valentine, Hadley Freeman’s House of Glass, and Bart D. Ehrman’s Heaven and Hell all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week. Article continues after advertisement Fiction 1. Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor 11 Rave • 4 Positive “There are no paragraphs, only chapter breaks.
Excerpt: Rob Doyle Recalls His First Magic Mushroom Excursions in "Threshold"
When I was first presented with a copy of Rob Doyle’s latest novel, Threshold, the person giving me the book said the writing tapped into something that was equal parts On the Road and Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting. Normally when I hear a comparison like that, my first thought is that the person talking to me has read maybe 10 novels in their life and the ones mentioned are three of them. Also, comparing something to Jack Kerouac’s most famous novel doesn’t exactly make me hopeful.
‘Here are the Young Men’ by Rob Doyle
Fiction – Kindle edition; Bloomsbury; 304 pages; 2015. Rob Doyle’s Here are the Young Men should come with a warning: this is a very VERY dark novel. But it’s compelling and page-turning, and one of the most visceral books I have read in a long time.
Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas review - the gory birth of Christianity
Christianity stands on a foundational irony: the world-revolutionary creed of universal love emerged from a social and political ferment of rancour, hatred and humiliation. Christos Tsiolkas, the Australian novelist who a decade ago touched a nerve by vivisecting liberal fraudulence with The Slap, plunges now into the gore and moral stench of the early Christian period.
Book review: Strange Hotel by Eimear McBride
Updated / Thursday, 13 Feb 2020 08:00 Eimear McBride: Hotel novel Eimear McBride's latest novel, Strange Hotel explores loss, love and the nature of home through the intimate rendering of a woman's mind laid bare in a series of hotel rooms scattered around the globe. The award-winning author continues on the path less travelled in her latest novel, which is marked by a striking originality. Strange Hotel is not for the reader expecting a clear and concise narrative.
Dr. Rob Doyle | Doctors Nova Scotia
For Kentville anesthesiologist Dr. Rob Doyle, healthier people mean better surgical outcomes and less pressure on an already strained health-care system Anesthesiologists like Dr. Rob Doyle may not be the doctor most patients remember after surgery, but they are essential to keeping operating rooms and intensive care units (ICUs) open at hospitals across Nova Scotia.
The bovine tuberculosis cluster in north County Sligo during 2014-16
This paper describes a substantial outbreak over a 3-year period. A coordinated area-based approach was a key feature of the outbreak, and substantial resources were applied to bring the outbreak under control. As yet, no definitive source was identified, nor reasons why a substantial number of herds were infected over a relatively short period. Past bTB history may have played a role, as bTB has been endemic in Ireland for many decades, including in north Co. Sligo during the years prior to 2014.
100 Voices: Rob Doyle on Anxiety and Therapy: #NowWereTalking
We invited a 100-strong chorus of artists, writers, musicians, broadcasters, sports stars and more to contribute to Now We’re Talking, a mental health campaign, run in partnership with Lyons Tea and Pieta House. Author Rob Doyle was among them... I am in my mid-thirties, and have achieved a certain degree of success in the world. However, the struggle against anxiety and psychic torment - the struggle for sanity - has not abated; in some ways it has intensified.
Lone Star: The Story Of Texas Youth Ultimate | Ultiworld
Texas' youth ultimate scene is still small, but its future is bright. This piece is part of a series of articles about the Youth Division leading up to the Youth Club Championships this weekend. The series is presented by Spin Ultimate, the official merchandiser at YCC. Texas has the second-largest population in the United States. Over five million K-12 students attend school in the Lone Star state. The potential for youth ultimate, like most else in Texas, is enormous.
Tuesday Tips: 8 Ways To Support Opposite Gender Teams At School, Presented By Spin Ultimate | Ultiworld
Tuesday Tips: 8 Ways To Support Opposite Gender Teams At School, Presented By Spin Ultimate Advice from a coach who has found a way to get buy in from both genders. This article is presented by Spin Ultimate; all opinions are those of the author.
Tuesday Tips: 5 Steps To Increase Practice Attendance, Presented By Spin Ultimate | Ultiworld
Don't let lax attendance policies stand in the way of your team achieving their full potential. This article is presented by Spin Ultimate; all opinions are those of the author. Please support the brands that make Ultiworld possible and shop at Spin Ultimate! Which team is missing starters? Which team is low on subs? More often than we’d like, the answers to those questions can determine the outcome of a game.
Tuesday Tips: 5 Steps To Starting A Youth Program, Presented By Spin Ultimate | Ultiworld
Successful, long-term programs don't pop up instantaneously -- they take careful, consistent cultivation. If you’re reading this article then you’re likely an ultimate diehard. You love the sport and you wish there was more ultimate in the world. You probably dream of a future where ultimate receives the same caliber of coverage, resources, and athletes as the mainstream sports that currently dominate the market. I’ve got good news for you.
This Is The Ritual
"He is currently playing the lead role in a feature film to be released in 2016." So reads a line from Paris-based, Irish writer Rob Doyle's biography on his official website. IMDB.com and Google yield no further clues as to what feature film this might be. One might be forgiven for thinking this is Doyle's idea of a literary hoax - given how his first collection of short stories, and second book, have a postmodern penchant for blurring the line between fact and fiction.
Excerpt | Here Are The Young Men
If it’s not broken—I chanted silently in rhythm to our steps—then break it. If it’s broken, don’t fix it. If it’s fixed, break it again, break it more, wreck it. Wreck everything, and for no reason whatsoever… We came to a stop. Cocker drained his can of Coke and threw it on the ground. It rattled for a bit and then was still. We looked at it, the empty can. A breeze blew in across the grey stones of the beach, gusting the can a few feet along the seafront walkway. Cocker lit my cigarette.
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