Pandemic Patterns: How Artistic Depictions of Past Epidemics Illuminate Thematic and Structural Responses to COVID-19 Today.

From the beginning of recorded history, human beings have encountered epidemics. They have also memorialized these events, which can be deeply traumatic and scarring, in visual art and literature. In this article, we look at a selection of artistic depictions of past epidemics in Western culture in light of what they can teach us about COVID-19 today.

Narrative Interventions in the Palliative Care Setting: A Scoping Review.

Context: This scoping review maps the existing literature on narrative interventions within a palliative care and end-of-life context.

Objectives: A scoping review was performed to address the following research question: What observational or randomized controlled trials have been performed to evaluate narrative interventions in the palliative care setting?

Methods: A search across multiple electronic databases was performed. The search results were screened.

The S. pombe translation initiation factor eIF4G is Sumoylated and associates with the SUMO protease Ulp2.

SUMO is a small post-translational modifier, that is attached to lysine residues in target proteins. It acts by altering protein-protein interactions, protein localisation and protein activity. SUMO chains can also act as substrates for ubiquitination, resulting in proteasome-mediated degradation of the target protein.