‘Throbb[ing] with a consciousness of a knowledge that appalled her’: Embodiment and Female Subjectivity in the Desert Romance

This article examines the relationship between the desert and embodiment in E. M. Hull’s international best-seller The Sheik (1919). This novel, a desert romance, has been the focus of feminist scholarship for decades because of its controversial rape narrative. Drawing on theories of embodiment, in particular the work of Elizabeth Grosz, the author interrogates how the desert is paradoxically presented as a space of liberation and oppression within which female sexuality could be explored despite the gendered violence of pre-existing patriarchal frameworks. Ultimately, the author provides a reading of Diana in terms of her transition from an androgynous ‘girl’ to a sexually desiring, seemingly feminized ‘woman’, and examines the connotations associated with this. The author establishes a connection between the transient nature of the desert and the liberation offered to women within this liminal space. Through an in-depth examination of the protagonist Diana’s corporeal subjectivity over the course of the novel, the author positions The Sheik as offering a voice to female sexuality and erotic fantasy, demonstrating Hull’s depiction of the desert as an appropriation of that space through which to explore female desires. This opens up new understandings of what constituted innovative literature in interwar Britain and marks Hull’s book, with its overtly erotic content and specific focus on female desire, as a political and social departure.     

Sequence analysis of a new short tandem repeat locus D17S2266E located in the human growth hormone gene cluster HumGH@

D17S2266E is a new, variable genetic marker exhibiting polymorphism of the number of repeats of four- and two-nucleotide motifs. This study, carried out on a group of 250 unrelated persons from various regions of Poland, revealed the presence of 24 different alleles ranging in size from 232 to 290 base pairs. Analysis of the sequenced fragments demonstrated that the alleles consisted of two flanking regions and two variable blocks that were separated by a consensus sequence. There were (AAAG)(5)(AG)(1)(AAAG)(3-4) repeats in the first block, and [(AAAG)(2)(AG)(1)](0-1)[(AAAG)(6)(AG)(1)](0-1)(AAAG)(n) repeats in the second block. On the basis of the allele frequencies in the population, we were able to do biostatistical calculations, which gave the following results: expected heterozygosity 0.8947 +/- 0.0137, power of discrimination 0.9793, polymorphism information content 0.8837, probability of exclusion (PE) 0.7859, PE for motherless cases 0.6473, and an average paternity index of 4.7470. These biostatistical parameters show that the marker D17S2266E can find a wide range of applications in forensic testing.     

Extraction of alternative fuels from fire debris samples*

Alternative fuels, specifically biodiesel, biodiesel blends, and E85 fuel, have been gaining a market share over the past few years. With the emergence of these fuels, fire debris analysts should be able to recognize their characteristics since these fuels may be encountered in casework. In this study, pure biodiesel (B100) and a 20% blend of pure biodiesel with petroleum diesel (B20) are examined as liquids and are extracted from debris samples using both passive headspace concentration and solvent extraction. Typical fire debris instrumental conditions are used to analyze these samples. Components of B100 and B20 may be observed in debris samples extracted using the passive headspace concentration method, but the chromatographic patterns are different from the pure liquid samples. When solvent extraction is used as a secondary extraction method on debris samples, the resulting patterns are consistent with the pure liquids of B100 and B20. E85 fuel, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, can be extracted using a typical fire debris extraction technique but requires slight modifications to typical fire debris instrumental conditions. E85 is shown at various stages of evaporation to demonstrate the resiliency of the ethanol. Additionally, samples of E85 were placed on carpet, burned and extinguished to demonstrate the effects of the suppression medium on the retention of ethanol.     

新疆羔羊腹泻中大肠埃希氏杆菌的研究

对新疆5个地区分离到的510株大肠埃希氏杆菌用126种O抗血清鉴定,定出O型57种。较集中的O型分别为O_(?)(26株),O_(101)(21株),O_(106)(19株),O_(93)(17株),O_(?)(16株),O_(?)(12株)。用K_(99)、F_(41)抗血清对9个地区的750株菌鉴定,定出K_(99)阳性菌31株,占4.1％;F_(41)阳性菌19,占2.5％。用羔羊肠环结扎和乳鼠灌胃方法测毒,仅K_(99)表达稳定的菌株呈阳性反应。用小白鼠测定不同地区、年份疫区分出的203株茵的毒力,致死率在41.3％～87.5％之间。把不同疫区分出的10株菌单独或混合接种初生羔7只,6只发病。用同一地区健康群分出的菌接 种小白鼠、回归羔羊,其毒力和致病性与疫群菌株基本相同。     

浅议高校体育专业学生就业难的原因及对策

大学生就业已经成为一个关系到国家和社会稳定,影响到千家万户切身利益的一个大问题,而体育专业的学生就业相对来说就比较困难,本文就体育专业学生就业难的原因进行了分析,并提出了一些相应的就业对策。     

现阶段公安院校警体教师职业心理状态的调查与研究

运用文献资料、访谈问卷调查等研究方法,以省市10余所公安院校近300名警体教师为个案,从工作心情、工作乐趣、工作动力、成就体现、工作压力、工作地位、再择业倾向以及对自身学校感受等方面考察,分析了警体教师职业心理状态,提出了调整警体教师职业心态的若干建议,旨在全面提高警体教师的职业心理素质,有效推动警体工作的改革发展.     

猪瘟病毒E2基因和牛疱疹病毒Ⅰ型UL49基因的共表达

为了探讨牛疱疹病毒Ⅰ型(BHV-1)UL49基因编码的膜蛋白VP22对猪瘟病毒E2基因表达水平的影响,构建了单独表达E2蛋白的pcDNA3.1-E2及融合表达E2-VP22的pcDNA3.1-E2-UL49。将pcDNA3.1-E2与pcDNA3.1-E2-UL49分别转染293 T细胞,间接免疫荧光试验结果显示,单独表达E2蛋白的细胞,其荧光主要固缩于核周,而融合表达E2-VP22蛋白的细胞在核周及细胞质内都有大量的荧光;Western-blot分析结果显示,VP22蛋白与E2蛋白都获得了表达,但融合了VP22蛋白的E2蛋白表达量要相对高一些(P<0.01),表明VP22蛋白可以促进E2蛋白的表达。     

Genetics and genomics of core short tandem repeat loci used in human identity testing

Over the past decade, the human identity testing community has settled on a set of core short tandem repeat (STR) loci that are widely used for DNA typing applications. A variety of commercial kits enable robust amplification of these core STR loci. A brief history is presented regarding the selection of core autosomal and Y-chromosomal STR markers. The physical location of each STR locus in the human genome is delineated and allele ranges and variants observed in human populations are summarized as are mutation rates observed from parentage testing. Internet resources for additional information on core STR loci are reviewed. Additional topics are also discussed, including potential linkage of STR loci to genetic disease-causing genes, probabilistic predictions of sample ethnicity, and desirable characteristics for additional STR loci that may be added in the future to the current core loci. These core STR loci, which form the basis for DNA databases worldwide, will continue to play an important role in forensic science for many years to come.     

用ELISA法对腹泻羔感染K_(99)定居因子阳性大肠埃希氏菌的调查

用ELISA方法对从新疆7个地区采集的270份腹泻羔粪样和肠内容物进行大肠埃希氏菌K_(99)菌毛抗原检测,其阳性率为7.8％。     

高校公共体育课安全伤害事故的防范与处理

高校公共体育课伤害事故的有效防范,应是高校公共体育课工作的重要组成部分,是体育教学改革和发展的基本要求。建立规范的高校公共体育课人身安全保障制度关系重大,制定和实施相应的高校体育意外事故处理程序和法律法规,是依法治校、依法执教的必然要求。