What's the difference between conformity and kitsch?

Conformity


Definition:

  • (n.) Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.
  • (n.) Compliance with the usages of the Established Church.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The interaction of the antibody with both the bacterial and the tissue derived polysialic acids suggests that the conformational epitope critical for the interaction is formed by both classes of compounds.
  • (2) It has been conformed that catalase from bovine liver eliminates only the pro R hydrogen atom from ethanol.
  • (3) The high transition enthalpy for kerasin is ascribed to a lesser accommodation of gauche conformers in the hydrocarbon chains just below the transition temperature.
  • (4) The Tyr side chain had two conformations of comparable energy, one over the ring between the Gln and Asn side chains, and the other with the Tyr side chain away from the ring.
  • (5) In a series of compounds with H2-antihistaminic activity, a conformational analysis was performed based on force field calculations.
  • (6) Recently, we have designed a series of simplified artificial signal sequences and have shown that a proline residue in the signal sequence plays an important role in the secretion of human lysozyme in yeast, presumably by altering the conformation of the signal sequence [Yamamoto, Y., Taniyama, Y., & Kikuchi, M. (1989) Biochemistry 28, 2728-2732].
  • (7) The molecule may already in its native form have an extended conformation containing either free sulfhydryl groups or small S-S loops not affecting mobility in SDS-PAGE.
  • (8) In 0.17 M Na+(aq), tRNA(Phe) exists in its native conformation and the number of strong binding sites (Ka greater than or equal to 10(4)) was estimated to be 3-4 by titration experiments, in agreement with X-ray structural data for crystalline tRNA(Phe) (Jack et al., 1977).
  • (9) In voltage-clamp experiments the ion current flowing through the channels was homogeneous indicating a defined conformation and a uniform size.
  • (10) However, it does not and we therefore propose the presence of an unusual DNA conformation in these regions.
  • (11) We propose that, for a GC base pair in B conformation, there are two amino proton exchangeable states--a cytosine amino proton exchangeable state and a guanine amino proton exchangeable state; both require the disruption of only the corresponding interbase H bond.
  • (12) In air-saturated solutions of DNA, yields of 8-hydroxypurines were not influenced greatly by DNA conformation.
  • (13) A detailed stereochemical analysis of known protein structures has been made which shows that: (1) irregular regions of proteins consist of a limited number of standard structures formed by three, four of more residues; (2) an amino acid residue of a protein can adopt one of the six sterically allowed conformations designated here as alpha, alpha L, beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon.
  • (14) The substructural units, 5-14 linear and 5-14 cyclic, have been used as models for MCH-- H-Asp1-Thr-Met-Arg-Cys-Met-Val-Gly-Arg HO-Val17-Glu-Trp-Cys-Pro-Arg-Tyr-Val in 1H-nmr conformational studies.
  • (15) The conformations of each peptide in various solvents were determined by CD and ir spectroscopy in order to relate immunological to structural properties.
  • (16) All data did, however, conform to normal distribution expectations.
  • (17) The conformations of cysteamine, thiazolidine, and thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid were determined in aqueous solutions using NMR spectroscopy.
  • (18) This structural change opens the heme pocket and modifies the general conformation of the EF segment, thus explaining the increase in oxygen affinity and the achievement of a three-dimensional structure favoring asparagine deamidation.
  • (19) It is likely that the molecule undergoes a conformational change when it is bound to the receptor.
  • (20) The phenylalanine-dependent conformation and the leucine-dependent conformation differ considerably.

Kitsch


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But this time warp is a Seville one, and all the statues of (ecclesiastical) virgins, winged cherubs, shrines and other Catholic paraphernalia, plus portraits of the late Duchess of Alba, give it a unique spirit, as do the clientele – largely local, despite Garlochí’s international fame as the city’s most kitsch bar.
  • (2) The video was shot in three different locations across Moscow: a kitsch fort above the city’s Ismailovsky market; an abandoned and unheated Soviet-era palace of culture; and a disused jail.
  • (3) • 01323 411077, treasure-island.info ; children £5, adults £2.50, half price after 3pm Travis Elborough is author of Wish You Were Here: England on Sea Handpainted signs in Norfolk by Teena Vallerine, blogger on kitsch All along the Norfolk coast – from Hunstanton through Wells and Cromer, all the way around to Great Yarmouth – there are seaside towns that bring out the child in me.
  • (4) Coca-Cola, cactus and flight safety manual illustrations form the basis of the kitsch prints.
  • (5) Dozens of trams, lit up as trains, planes and cruise ships, rattle underneath miles of garish light bulbs, dozens of arcades playing every kitsch anthem there has ever been, from Agadoo to the Nolans, while families in daft hats eat candy in the shape of giant penises.
  • (6) But the film soon plummets into well-meaning kitsch, not least because of Béjo's excruciatingly gauche performance.
  • (7) The experience of kitsch can be identified when the spectator feels coerced by exaggerated, unconvincing theatrical devices, and fails to experience genuine empathy with the characters in a play.
  • (8) • blackpoolpier.co.uk Wayne Hemingway runs Hemingway Design and the Vintage at Goodwood festival ( vintageatgoodwood.com , 13-15 August) Treasure Island park, Eastbourne, Sussex by Travis Elborough, author As a nation whose empire was forged by the dubious activities of maritime privateers, it is not so surprising the British continue to find the pirate an object of romantic if kitsch fascination, commemorated in pub names, restaurants, fairground rides and theme parks in seaside towns around the country.
  • (9) Photograph: Alamy Film buffs should love the kitsch Hollywood stylings of this hotel, which is awash with gilded statues, columns, marble and chandeliers.
  • (10) The state-run Beijing News said the Modern College of North-west University, located in Xi’an, had strung up banners around the campus reading “Strive to be outstanding sons and daughters of China , oppose kitsch western holidays” and “Resist the expansion of western culture”.
  • (11) Turn to other online shops Ebay celebrated 15 years of activity in the UK in 2014, when it sold 3bn items – not all of them kitsch memorabilia.
  • (12) Later, I returned, every school holiday, from the dark satanic mills of Blackburn to the seaside kitsch that adorned my nan's bungalow, a stone's throw from the promenade, funfairs and piers.
  • (13) For south-west ambience without the kitsch, seek out the Hermosa Inn and its Last Drop cocktail bar for drinks with a Sonoran desert twist.
  • (14) But then you’re rudely awaken out of your kitsch reverie by remembering quite what will be left, and at what cost it all came.
  • (15) A university in north-western China has banned Christmas , calling it a “kitsch” foreign celebration unbefitting of the country’s own traditions and making its students watch propaganda films instead, state media said on Thursday.
  • (16) Rogers's architecture has its absurdities, but will be remembered when Terry's name appears only in footnotes appearing in books about kitsch.
  • (17) Kitsch beachcomber paintings adorn the walls; bartenders in Hawaiian shirts serve cocktails in conch shells.
  • (18) A Guardian colleague has already expressed the hope , probably vainly, that the art work will not be “a dire chunk of conservative kitsch”, but something abstract, contemporary.
  • (19) Atmosphere is everything at the Dark Horse, where the decor approaches kitsch, then veers smoothly into oddball creativity.
  • (20) • visitblackpool.com Vintage events , Margate, Kent Margate is a riot of kitsch and somewhat saucy seaside shenanigans.