Media Violence and the Cathartic Effect
AbstractThe study of televisual violence deals with two concepts: the real violence present in informative broadcasts, especially in the news, and the fictional violence present in movies, television movies or in TV series. The real violence present in the news is often justified by television producers through the necessity of a warning that should ...
Maria Florea
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Doing marketing differently: an artnography of cathartic consumption in trauma [PDF]
This work illustrates what kinds of consumption emerge during a traumatic life event, theorising the interweaving of trauma and catharsis through the medium of art and craft consumption.
S. Bettany
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CT colonography with limited bowel preparation: prospective assessment of patient experience and preference in comparison to optical colonoscopy with cathartic bowel preparation [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to prospectively compare participant experience and preference of limited preparation computed tomography colonography (CTC) with full-preparation colonoscopy in a consecutive series of patients at increased risk of ...
S. Jensch+8 more
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Refugees and cathartic politics. From human rights to the right to be human [PDF]
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are often described as living in a condition of waithood, suspended from law and awaiting return to their national homeland, where they will finally turn into qualified political lives.
Ruba Salih
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Computed tomographic colonography without cathartic preparation for the detection of colorectal polyps. [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND AIMS We prospectively compared the performance of low-dose multidetector computed tomographic colonography (CTC) without cathartic preparation with that of colonoscopy for the detection of colorectal polyps.
R. Iannaccone+13 more
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Cathartic narratives for chaotic thinking [PDF]
Two years with severe, chronic lower back pain feels like an eternity, yet people in my pain support group have endured pain for decades. They talk about their losses: employment, education, socializing, marriages, relationships, powerful emotions, spirituality, homes, recreation and freedom ...
R. Hovey
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Structure-analysis method for electronic cleansing in cathartic and noncathartic CT colonography. [PDF]
Electronic cleansing (EC) is an emerging method for segmentation of fecal material in CT colonography (CTC) that is used for reducing or eliminating the requirement for cathartic bowel preparation and hence for improving patients' adherence to ...
W. Cai+4 more
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Calomel and Soda as a Cathartic [PDF]
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H. Hunt
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Cathartic colon, a form of slow‐transit constipation, arises from prolonged stimulant laxative use and is associated with intestinal barrier impairment and enteric nervous system damage.
Yin Huang+9 more
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Is Senna Laxative Use Associated to Cathartic Colon, Genotoxicity, or Carcinogenicity?
Due to their natural origin, apparent low oral toxicity, effectiveness, and accessibility without a medical prescription, the anthranoid laxatives are a popular remedy for constipation and are frequently used abusively.
M. A. Morales+4 more
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