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View article: 287. Procalcitonin and D-dimer levels at baseline, but not CRP, were informative of COVID-19 hospitalization outcomes
287. Procalcitonin and D-dimer levels at baseline, but not CRP, were informative of COVID-19 hospitalization outcomes Open
Background The WHO estimates 512 million cases of COVID-19 and 6.2 million deaths globally as of May 4th, 2022. In Michigan (MI), the first case was diagnosed March 10th, 2020. We describe here outcomes of COVID-19 patients cared for in a …
View article: Designing Risk, Accumulating Failure: Purgatory, the Planned, and Primitive Accumulation
Designing Risk, Accumulating Failure: Purgatory, the Planned, and Primitive Accumulation Open
In Fall 2020, our group (Paul
View article: Automatic Religion : Nearhuman Agents of Brazil and France
Automatic Religion : Nearhuman Agents of Brazil and France Open
"Paul C. Johnson begins his new work, Automatic Religion, with the observation that two of the capacities commonly taken to distinguish humans from nonhumans-free will and religion-are fundamentally opposed. Free will enjoys a central plac…
View article: Implications Enzymatic Degradation of the Endothelial Glycocalyx on the Microvascular Hemodynamics and the Arteriolar Red Cell Free Layer of the Rat Cremaster Muscle
Implications Enzymatic Degradation of the Endothelial Glycocalyx on the Microvascular Hemodynamics and the Arteriolar Red Cell Free Layer of the Rat Cremaster Muscle Open
The endothelial glycocalyx is a complex network of glycoproteins, proteoglycans, and glycosaminoglycans; it lines the vascular endothelial cells facing the lumen of blood vessels forming the endothelial glycocalyx layer (EGL). This study a…
View article: Fakecraft
Fakecraft Open
The essay defines and explores the dimensions of 'fakecraft'. It unpacks authenticity in relation to problems of identity, the aura of the original, and commodification. It then shows how notions of authenticity and the fake generate cente…
View article: Modes and moods of “Slave Anastácia,” Afro-Brazilian saint
Modes and moods of “Slave Anastácia,” Afro-Brazilian saint Open
Agency activated through exchanges with saints is not simply present or absent. Rather it is emergent, depending on the mode of saints’ material and social configurations, and the mood evoked by a specific saint’s manifestation. In this es…
View article: The Brief Case: False-Positive Rapid Malaria Antigen Test Result in a Returned Traveler
The Brief Case: False-Positive Rapid Malaria Antigen Test Result in a Returned Traveler Open
A previously healthy 43-year-old female presented to her primary care physician with a 13-day history of recurrent nightly fevers (100°F to 101°F), nonproductive cough, and respiratory congestion. She was prescribed azithromycin, albuterol…
View article: Kicking, Stripping, and Re-Dressing a Saint in Black: Visions of Public Space in Brazil’s Recent Holy War
Kicking, Stripping, and Re-Dressing a Saint in Black: Visions of Public Space in Brazil’s Recent Holy War Open
L'A. se penche sur le probleme de la relation entre le christianisme et la sphere publique au Bresil par le biais de la representation des saints. Laicite et nationalisme s'affrontent dans ce domaine : les decouvertes de statues ont mis a …