Role of Institutional Actors in Development of Independent Live Music Scene in Shillong: An Exploratory Study
VOLUME 23, 2026
The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review
VOLUME 6, 2023
Hemant Sharma
Abstract
The role of live music culture in a city’s cultural identity and tourism development has been a recurrent theme in academic fields from subcultural to urban studies for decades. Shillong, a colonial hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, is renowned for a unique music culture often headlined as the “Rock Capital of India” since the 1960s. While the city’s identity is rooted in this legacy, it has evolved into a diverse hub for genres ranging from blues and jazz to hip-hop, recently formalized through state initiatives like the Meghalaya Grassroots Music Project (MGMP). While the development of this scene is influenced by history, language, and social values, the role of specific institutional actors in nurturing these cultures during their nascent stages is often overlooked. Using archival research and critical analysis, this paper explores the transcendental effect of the Church, individual musical icons, academic institutions such as MLCU, and commercial venues. It argues that these actors function as a collective ecosystem, bridging the sacred and secular to shape the contemporary identity of the music scene in Shillong.
Keywords :
Institutional Actors, Live Music Scene Music in North East India, MGMP, Shillong.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Abstract
Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords :
Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty