The Role of Variability in Evaluating Ultra High Dilution Effects: Considerations Based on Plant Model Experiments

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 301-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Nani ◽  
Maurizio Brizzi ◽  
Lisa Lazzarato ◽  
Lucietta Betti
Keyword(s):  
High Dilution ◽  
Plant Model ◽  
Model Experiments ◽  
Dilution Effects

Homeopathy in the treatment of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-01
Author(s):  
Carla Holandino ◽  
Maria Olga Kokornaczyk
Keyword(s):  
Basic Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
High Dilution ◽  
Virus Particles ◽  
Medical Experience ◽  
International Research Group ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Dilution Effects

An Extraordinary GIRI Meeting took place on the 26 and 27 of November 2020. Due to the current situation, it was held on the ZOOM platform. It regarded the clinical and basic research on COVID-19 and the coronavirus exclusively. The meeting was organized in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and the International Research Group on Very Low Dosis and High Dilution Effects (GIRI) as a pre-event to the V International Homeopathy Workshop of UFRJ, planned for 2-4 December 2021. During a pandemic, when there is a general lack of workers, equipment, and medicines, any kind of treatment capable of maintaining or improving people’s health should be considered by all medical facilities. Therefore, the GIRI meeting aimed to collect, discuss, and disseminate knowledge and medical experience gathered by homeopathy researchers and doctors around the world regarding the possibility of treating COVID-19 with homeopathy. The meeting lasted two days and was visited by a large number of participants from Brazil, India, Russia, Belgium, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and England, gathering so researchers, professionals, and many students from different fields of expertise, e.g. pharmacology, medicine, biology, physics, veterinary, chemistry.  In total, 11 abstracts were approved by a Scientific Committee and presented in a 30-60 min oral contribution. The meeting was interactive, offering space for questions, answers, and for many discussions concerning the potential of homeopathy in the context of COVID-19. The conference provided the possibility to better understand the different homeopathic approaches in the treatment of COVID-19, such as the use of nosodes (prepared from virus particles), that showed a promising immunomodulatory and prophylactic potential. Further, the preliminary analysis of the Clificol COVID-19 support project was presented, revealing a vast international panorama concerning the use of homeopathy in different countries. There were other contributions regarding the use of homeopathy in adults and children for the treatment of COVID-19. To disseminate even further the findings presented at the Extraordinary GIRI Meeting 2020 related to the role of homeopathy in the COVID-19 pandemic, we are launching this special issue of the International Journal of High Dilution Research (IJHDR).

On the Role of Bottom Pressure Torques in Wind-Driven Gyres

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 1441-1464
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Stewart ◽  
James C. McWilliams ◽  
Aviv Solodoch
Keyword(s):  
Wind Stress ◽  
Bottom Friction ◽  
Bottom Pressure ◽  
Wind Stress Curl ◽  
Previous Theory ◽  
Model Experiments ◽  
Basin Scale ◽  
Vorticity Budget ◽  
Gyre Circulation

AbstractPrevious studies have concluded that the wind-input vorticity in ocean gyres is balanced by bottom pressure torques (BPT), when integrated over latitude bands. However, the BPT must vanish when integrated over any area enclosed by an isobath. This constraint raises ambiguities regarding the regions over which BPT should close the vorticity budget, and implies that BPT generated to balance a local wind stress curl necessitates the generation of a compensating, nonlocal BPT and thus nonlocal circulation. This study aims to clarify the role of BPT in wind-driven gyres using an idealized isopycnal model. Experiments performed with a single-signed wind stress curl in an enclosed, sloped basin reveal that BPT balances the winds only when integrated over latitude bands. Integrating over other, dynamically motivated definitions of the gyre, such as barotropic streamlines, yields a balance between wind stress curl and bottom frictional torques. This implies that bottom friction plays a nonnegligible role in structuring the gyre circulation. Nonlocal bottom pressure torques manifest in the form of along-slope pressure gradients associated with a weak basin-scale circulation, and are associated with a transition to a balance between wind stress and bottom friction around the coasts. Finally, a suite of perturbation experiments is used to investigate the dynamics of BPT. To predict the BPT, the authors extend a previous theory that describes propagation of surface pressure signals from the gyre interior toward the coast along planetary potential vorticity contours. This theory is shown to agree closely with the diagnosed contributions to the vorticity budget across the suite of model experiments.

High Dilution Effects: Physical and Biochemical Basis

Homeopathy ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 262-263
Author(s):  
Robert T Mathie
Keyword(s):  
High Dilution ◽  
Biochemical Basis ◽  
Dilution Effects

Model experiments to evaluate the protective role of thiols and other reductants against oxidative damage

1988 ◽  
Vol 39 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 155-IN8 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tamba ◽  
G. Simone ◽  
M. Quintiliani ◽  
P. Del Soldato
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Damage ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Model Experiments

scholarly journals A method of seeing in homeopathy: methodological foundations of project "Understanding Homeopathy by Images"

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (27) ◽  
pp. 53-69
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Jurj
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Stage Model ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
High Dilution ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
Conceptual Research ◽  
Symptoms And Signs

This paper presents the results of conceptual research on the nature and operation of visual signs in homeopathic clinical practice. Aims: to analyze the role of visual signs in homeopathy together with their specific semiotic structure in correlation with the codes leading to possible significations and then to assess the possibility of establishing coherence between the symptoms and signs of patients. Methodology: Sign-complexes are approached through a four-stage model including: 1) delimitation; 2) decomposition; 3) correlation and; 4) reintegration of signs. Data for analysis were collected along 15 years of homeopathic clinical practice and recorded by visual means; theoretical foundations derive from Jakobson’s theory of communication and Peirce’s semiotics. Results: stages of delimitation and decomposition are illustrated by a homeopathic semiology of the tongue; analysis of correlation allowed to identify 9 different possible patterns; reintegration requires a first phase of extension of the connotation and denotation of signs followed by a phase of contraction of meaning leading to decision-making. Conclusion: application of the model proposed results in highly qualified and individual visual signs that bring new elements to reconsider the role of objective signs in homeopathic practice. Keywords: Homeopathy; Semiotics; Semiology; Visual signs  Método de observação em Homeopatia: Fundamentos metodológicos do projeto “Entendendo a Homeopatia através de imagens” ResumoEste artigo apresenta os resultados da pesquisa conceitual sobre a natureza e operação de sinais visuais na prática clínica homeopática. Objetivos: analisar a função de sinais visuais na homeopatia juntamente com a sua estrutura semiótica semiótica, correlacionando-os com os códigos, conduzindo a possíveis significações e, em seguida, para avaliar a possibilidade de estabelecer coeréncia entre os sinais e sintomas dos pacientes. Metodologia: o conjunto de sinais são abordados através de um modelo com quatro fases: 1)  delimitação; 2) decomposição; 3) correlação; 4) reintegração de sinais. Os dados para análise foram coletados ao longo de 15 anos de prática clínica homeopática e registrados por recursos visuais; os fundamentos teóricos derivam da teoria da comunicação de Jakobson e semiótica de Peirce. Resultados: as fases de delimitação e decomposição são ilustradas pela semiologia homeopática da língua; a análise de correlação permitiu identificar 9 diferentes padrões; a reintegração exige uma primeira fase de interpretação da conotação e denotação de sinais, seguida por uma fase de contração do significado, levando à tomada de decisão. Conclusão: a aplicação do modelo proposto resulta em sinais visuais altamente qualificados e individualizados, que trazem novos elementos para repensar o papel dos sinais objetivos na prática homeopática. Palavras-chave: Homeopatia, Semiótica, Semiologia, Sinais visuais  Un método de observación en Homeopatía: Bases metodológicas del proyecto "Entendiendo la homeopatía por imágenes" ResumenEste artículo presenta los resultados de la investigación conceptual sobre la naturaleza y el funcionamiento de las señales visuales en la práctica clínica homeopática. Objetivos: analizar el papel de la homeopatía en los signos visuales, junto con su estructura específica semiótica en correlación con los códigos para posibles significaciones y, a continuación, para evaluar la posibilidad de establecer la coherencia entre los signos y síntomas de los pacientes. Metodología: Registro complejos se abordan a través de un modelo de cuatro etapas que incluyen: 1) delimitación, 2) descomposición; 3) correlación y, 4) reintegración de los signos. Datos para el análisis fueron recogidos a lo largo de 15 años de práctica clínica y homeopáticos registrados por medios visuales; los fundamentos teóricos se derivan de la teoría de la comunicación de Jakobson y la semiótica de Peirce. Resultados: las etapas de la delimitación y la descomposición se ilustra con una semiología homeopática de la lengua; la análisis de correlación permitió identificar 9 posibles patrones diferentes; la reinserción requiere una primera fase de ampliación de la connotación y la denotación de los signos seguidos por una fase de contracción de sentido que conducen a la toma de decisiones. Conclusión: la aplicación del modelo propuesto resulta en resultados altamente calificados y signos visuales que aportan nuevos elementos a reconsiderar el papel de los signos objetivos de la práctica homeopática. Palabras-clave: Homeopatía; Semiótica; Semiología; signos visuales  Correspondence author: Gheorghe Jurj, [email protected] How to cite this article: A Method of Seeing in Homeopathy: Methodological Foundations of Project “Understanding Homeopathy by Images”. Int J High Dilution Res [online]. 2009 [cited YYYY Month dd]; 8 (27): 53-69. Available from: http://journal.giri-society.org/index.php/ijhdr/article/view/333/386.  

scholarly journals Immunological research about ultra-high dilution and Homeopathy: From 1994 to 2014

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-46
Author(s):  
Leoni Villano Bonamin
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Models ◽  
Experimental Models ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
High Dilution ◽  
Multi Centre Study ◽  
High Dilutions ◽  
Immunological Research ◽  
Dilution Effects

Background: This review is part of a special issue of journal “Homeopathy” (ELSEVIER) scheduled for publication in 2015, about the follow-up of researches published in the book titled “Ultra-High Dilution, Physiology and Physics”, written and edited by PC Endler and J Schulte in 1994. In this book, Prof. Madeleine Bastide described experimental models in immunology that were used during the 1980s to investigate high dilution effects on several biological systems. Bastide categorized available papers in four categories: high dilutions of antigens; high dilutions of thymus, bursa and other hormones; high dilutions of cytokines and immunopharmacological activity of silica. The studies about high dilutions of antigens were interrupted from this time onwards. Only the in vitro models developed on antigens and histamine dilutions lasted up to 2009. During this process, a huge multi-centre study was performed, with high reproducibility, and involving different independent laboratories. The studies about highly diluted cytokines, thymulin and other hormones brought some regulatory properties of endogenous substances prepared homeopathically, with special focus on epigenetic mechanisms of highly diluted cytokines. The frequently studied substance was Thymulin 5cH, which improved the activity of phagocytes in viral, bacterial and parasitic infections. Studies about the immunopharmacological activity of silica have assumed a new focus: the putative role of silica as active contaminant present in high dilutions, that is still under discussion.

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