scholarly journals Water intake meets the Water from inside the human body – physiological, cultural, and health perspectives - Synthetic and Systematic literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-209
Author(s):  
Constantin MUNTEANU ◽  
Droteea TEOIBAS-SERBAN ◽  
Liviu IORDACHE ◽  
Mariana BALAUREA ◽  
Corneliu-Dan BLENDEA
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Water Intake ◽  
Human Body ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mineral Waters ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Ancient Chinese ◽  
Gastro Intestinal Tract ◽  
Google Search

Background. The average adult human body of 70 kilograms consists in about 67.85% water distributed evenly to an average of 70 % in all major organs of the body: skin, muscles, brain, spinal cord, liver, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, pancreas and gastro-intestinal tract. A smaller percentage is found in the bones (30%), teeth (5%) and fat tissue (50%). Objective. This review article attempts to present different perspectives on the physiological properties of water in the human body. We describe from the ancient Chinese medicine theory about water being one of the 5 elements of nature and its harmonious interrelation with the other elements in order to balance the human body, to the successful experiments of researchers which demonstrated waters’ capability to change its molecular structure based on feelings, intentions and energy it was exposed to. We briefly describe the role of water for the human body and what effects can the lack of it have, especially dehydration with all the phases of severity. Also, we present the health benefits of drinking water and which type of water is best to consume. We shorty review the different types of natural mineral waters in Romania and the importance of the Romanian researches for balneology and how the waters cand be administrated in crenotherapy for different types of pathologies. Methods. To elaborate our systematic review, we have searched for relevant open access articles and review articles in ISI Web of Science, published from January 2017 until August 2021. The terms used were water AND health in the title. Articles were excluded in the second phase if they did not reach the relevance citation criterion. The eligible articles were analyzed in detail regarding water importance for human health. Results. Our search identified, first, 548 articles. After applying a PEDro like selection filter and, we selected 93 articles with a minimum of 8 points on our PEDro like filtering scale (good, very good, and excellent articles with a minimum of 5 citations per year). Detailed analysis of the 93 selected articles has conducted us to the elimination of 33 of them as being on a different subject than that of our article. To the 60 full articles retained for this systematic and synthetic article, we have added 10 articles found through a separate Google search, as being considered of high relevance for our subject and necessary to be included. Conclusions. Water is essential for the entire planet and also indispensable for the survival of the human body. Keywords: water intake, water balance, body water, water molecular structure, dehydration, crenotherapy

scholarly journals Postphenomenological Performance in Interactive Narrative

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-55
Author(s):  
Daniel Paul O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
The Body ◽  
Interactive Narrative ◽  
Interactive Narratives ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Don Ihde

This paper addresses the performance of bodies through a postphenomenological framework developed by Don Ihde. Through his theory, I will argue how performance is central to the stories of two recent interactive artworks: Dennis Del Favero's Scenario (2011) and Blast Theory's A Machine to See With (2010). Both artworks are distinct interactive narratives that utilize the human body in different ways. In each experience, it is essential for the user's body to perform with a technology in order to move the story through a sequence of events. In doing so the user as a performing body co-authors the story by interfacing with a technology in a specific way. My readings of the artworks are based on interviews that I have conducted with each of the artists. I pair these accounts with Ihdeian analysis to explain how different types of technologies and different uses of a technology break down into different human-technology relationships. I use these relationships to show how the story in each artwork is mobilized through the body of the participant as a postphenomenological performance.

scholarly journals What experts say about COVID-19 vaccine work in human body

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Gunawan Widjaja ◽  
Hotmaria Hertawaty Sijabat
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Paper Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Data Exploration ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Google Search ◽  
Public Health Literacy

This health paper analysis discusses what experts think about the work of the COVID-19 vaccine in the human body. This study is part of general public health literacy. To facilitate the discussion, we obtained data through a Google search engine on many well-known publications concerned with health issues, especially the coronavirus prevention vaccination program. The publication journals we mean are Medpub, Google Book, Esavier, Sagepub, Academic research, Taylor and France, and several other publications. We managed this paper in a qualitative design for secondary data exploration. Meanwhile, our research efforts are carried out. Namely, we use data coding, evaluation, and in-depth interpretation to draw conclusions that can answer the questions of this study validly and reliably. The result is that vaccine programs function by training the immune system to detect and fight viruses and bacteria. Do this; pathogenic molecules must be delivered into the body to elicit an immune response. These molecules, known as antigens, can be found in all viruses and bacteria.

scholarly journals Two bodies or one? Reconsidering the anthropological idea of dichotomization as the basic mechanism of cultural thought about the body

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 849
Author(s):  
Bojan Žikić
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Basic Mechanism ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
The Third ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Two Bodies ◽  
Traditional Communities

In contemporary anthropology there are two prevailing ideas on the ways in which the human body is culturally thought of: dualism and monism. The first idea is linked to Western societies, and the second is linked to traditional communities, which are the most frequent frame of reference for anthropological research, from the inception of the discipline up to contemporary times. The third, less prevalent idea suggests that there is no substantial difference between these different types of society, that all people, essentially, think about the body in a dualist way. The idea behind this paper is to set a basis for research which might come to show that, indeed, there is no substantial difference between ways in which people conceptualize the body and its cultural aspects in different societies, but that this is not the case because "we are all dualists", but because both dualist and monist cultural conceptualization of the body is contextual, and both of these can be found in societies and cultures which we signify as "modern" or "western".

Chōng $$ an Ancient Chinese Description of the Vascular System?

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivien Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Blood Vessels ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Vascular System ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Vascular Anatomy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Chinese Texts ◽  
The Ancient Chinese

The objectives of this research are, first, to establish if the extraordinary acupuncture meridian known as Chōng $$ Penetrating Vessel or Sea of Blood, is in essence a description of certain macroscopic parts of the underlying vascular system and, second, by extension, to show that it is likely that cadaveric dissection would have been used as a tool to arrive at this understanding. Generally accepted scholarly opinion holds that the ancient Chinese rarely used dissection in order to explore the anatomy of the human body, and that the meridians are therefore invisible metaphysical structures corresponding to lines drawn on the body. However, the seminal text, ‘The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine’, describes using palpation to examine the living and dissection to examine the dead. This implies that the original authors of these texts were observing physical structures visible to the naked eye. Dissection has therefore been used to compare the descriptions of the Chōng meridian in ‘The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine’ with the vascular anatomy of the human body. Fifteen acupuncture points located on various different ordinary meridians but bearing the same name, Chōng $$ were also examined to see if they bore any relationship to the vascular system. The dissections clearly show that the Chōng meridian correlates to certain main blood vessels in the body, in particular the vena cava. Similarly, most Chōng acupuncture points have a strong correspondence with blood vessels, marking terminal arteries on the hands, feet and forehead and anastomoses on the face, body and feet. These findings strongly suggest that the ancient Chinese texts relating to this meridian are likely to have been a ‘description’ of the vascular system. Furthermore, the ancient Chinese apparently had a high degree of anatomical skill in the practice of dissection and acute powers of observation.

scholarly journals Stem Cell – A Miraculous Cell Creating a Ray of Future Hope

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Sanjoy Kumar Chakraborty ◽  
Laila Anjuman Banu
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Early Embryo ◽  
The Body ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Fertilized Egg

Ultimately, every cell in the human body can be traced back to a fertilized egg that came into existence from the union of ovum and sperm. But the body is made up of over 200 different types of cells, not just one. All of these cell types come from a pool of cells in the early embryo, called stem cells. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v9i1.8138 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy January 2011, Vol. 9 No. 1 pp 1-4

scholarly journals RADON AS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS FACTORS AFFECTING MINERS

2018 ◽  
pp. 132-138
Author(s):  
I. Poliakova
Keyword(s):  
Direct Measurement ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Natural Radionuclides ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mineral Waters ◽  
Radioactive Materials ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Ukraine is among the leading mineral and raw material states. Nowadays in Ukraine prospected 20000 deposits and manifestations of 111 kinds of minerals (according to UNIAN - 200 minerals, 120 of which are used by mankind today). Of these 7807 deposits of 94 minerals with industrial value and accounted State balance of stocks. The greatest economic importance are coal, oil and gas, iron ore and manganese, native sulfur, rock and potassium salts, non-metallic building materials, mineral waters. These deposits are located in different geological regions of Ukraine. During the extraction of natural resources are exposure of personnel of mines and population from naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM - nature occurring radioactive materials). Adequate levels of radiation safety and radiation protection of the population and the personnel of any branch determined, above all, of the relevant public, industry and other regulations and systems monitoring their implementation. One of the significant components of the increase of radiation safety are methodical application of appropriate radiation monitoring devices and obtaining reliable data (results), which will allow processing to estimate actual radiation situation at the facility. The natural and climatic conditions of the mines are specific. This fact is confirmed by the level of humidity, which can reach the value of 99%, but the temperature and atmospheric pressure are unchanged. In the process of work in the mine there is a harmful factor for the human body - dust in the air of the working zone and radioactivity. Alpha particles formed as a result of the decomposition of the daughter products of the decay of 224Ra, 223Ra and 226Ra, settling on aerosols and  enter the human body by inhalation, as well as actinon, radon and thoron lead to an increase in the dose of personnel. Purpose. The purpose of the study is to determine the radiation situation at the sites for the extraction of minerals, taking into account the factors that affect the reliability of the results. Establishing reliable quantitative characteristics of harmful factors of the environment, which negatively affects the body of the personnel. Conducting an analysis of existing methods of measuring by direct methods and making suggestions for their improvement under the influence of factors that contribute to obtaining results with an error of more than 75%. Methods. In the course of the research, direct measurement methods, calculations and analytical research were used to achieve the set goal and to solve the set tasks. During experimental and analytical work of physico-chemical and radiometric measurement methods were used, certified equipment and measuring control devices were used.  Results. Measurements of equilibrium volume activity of radon and thoron using direct method is necessary task to assess the impact on personnel at the work time. Quantitative assessment the air gases such as 222Rn, 220Rn, 219Rn depends on the amount of deposits of the uranium and thorium series in the earth's surface. It should not be forgotten that after the radioactive decay of the aforementioned gases, a significant amount of α-radioactive daughter nuclides that enter the miners' body is formed. This causes an increase in the dose from the accumulation of α-radionuclides in the miners' organism, but this staff is not officially considered which works with NORM (with the exception of only uranium miners). Comparing the results obtained by measuring 222Rn and 220Rn provided in Tables 1 and 2 using direct measurement methods using RHA-2006 «ICAR» and AlphaGuard PQ2000, show difference in the results, especially at higher humidity and with increasing of numbers of mineral dust in the air of mines. Conclusions. The conclusions obtained by the author of the article on the state of experimental research and analysis of data: Climatic conditions play an important role in data reliability. It is necessary to carefully select the devices of radiation control and measurement methods. Conduct a quantitative analysis of radionuclides and set a dose for miners only from radon and thoron, which is possible with the use of a-spectrometry. In this study, an express control (real-time control) of α-emitting radionuclides in the air was carried out using detectors, whose activities are based on the use of an ionization chamber. But as a result of this study, we obtain the total activity of α-radionuclides in the air and α-aerosols identified with a significant systematic error. Since the measuring capabilities of these devices are determined by the humidity of no more than 85%. The creation of new normative documents to determine the impact on employees and the population of the NORM should be a consequence and an integral part of scientific research in this field. The authenticity of experimental methods and the reliability of the results are the basis upon which radiation safety will be based on working with natural radionuclides.

FUNCTIONAL STATUS AND ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL IN FOREIGN STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEGETATIVE REGULATION DURING TUITION

2020 ◽  
pp. 118-126
Author(s):  
A.M. Satarkulova
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Autonomic Regulation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Type 3 ◽  
Adaptive Abilities

The assessment and dynamic control over students’ status is a very important task. It allows timely detection of prenosological status prior to pathology and health maintenance in students. The objective of the paper is to assess the adaptive abilities of the body, to analyze changes in heart rate variability indicators in students with various types of autonomic regulation, to identify prenosological status and precursory pathological symptoms. Materials and Methods. The study enrolled 302 students from India, aged 21.54±1.43. Programming complex «Psychophysiologist» was used to register the main HRV parameters within 5 minutes. Health status was evaluated according to the index of functional changes and the scale of functional states. Results. N.I. Shlyk (2009) distinguished two groups of students with different types of autonomic regulation: type 1 (53 %) with moderate and type 2 (5 %) with marked characteristics of central regulation profile, type 3 (35 %) with moderate and type 4 (7 %) with marked characteristics of autonomous regulation profile. Main parameters of HRV and adaptation potential were defined for each student.All the parameters characterized functional and health status. Conclusions. It was shown that 82 % of trial subjects (type 1), 53 % (type 2), 94 % (type 3) and 95 % (type 4) demonstrated satisfactory adaptation and their physiological processes were at an optimal level. 18 % of students (type 1) demonstrated reduced adaptive abilities of the body. Moreover, they were under moderate stress. 47 % of subjects (type 2) were also under a significant stress, which was proven by excessively high SI, low SDNN and TP, and an increased index of functional changes. 5 % of students (type 4) revealed dysfunctional characteristics in the heart rhythm, peculiar to pathology. Keywords: foreign students, heart rate variability, types of autonomic regulation, adaptation potential, functional status. Оценка состояния студентов и динамический контроль за ним является важной задачей, поскольку позволяет своевременно выявлять у студентов донозологические состояния, предшествующие патологии, и способствовать сохранению здоровья. Цель. Оценка адаптивных возможностей организма, анализ изменений показателей вариабельности сердечного ритма у студентов с различными типами вегетативной регуляции, выявление донозологических состояний и ранних признаков патологии. Материалы и методы. В исследовании участвовало 302 студента в возрасте 21,54+1,43 года из Индии. Регистрировались основные параметры ВСР в течение 5 мин с использованием программно-аппаратного комплекса «Психофизиолог». Состояние и уровень здоровья оценивались по индексу функциональных изменений и шкале функциональных состояний. Результаты. По способу, предложенному Н.И. Шлык, выделены группы студентов с различными типами вегетативной регуляции: I (53 %) и II типы (5 %) – с умеренным и выраженным преобладанием центрального контура регуляции соответственно, III (35 %) и IV типы (7 %) – с умеренным и выраженным преобладанием автономного контура регуляции соответственно. У каждого из студентов определены основные параметры ВСР и адаптационного потенциала, характеризующие функциональное состояние и уровень здоровья. Выводы. Показано, что для 82 % обследуемых с I типом, 53 % со II типом, 94 % c III типом и 95 % с IV типом регуляции характерно состояние удовлетворительной адаптации, физиологические процессы сохраняются на оптимальном уровне. В группе студентов I типа у 18 % студентов адаптивные возможности организма снижены, выявлено состояние умеренного напряжения. У 47 % обследуемых II типа также зафиксировано состояние резко выраженного напряжения, индикатором которого является чрезмерно высокое значение SI, низкие величины SDNN и ТP, повышенное значение индекса функциональных изменений. В группе студентов с IV типом у 5 % учащихсяв регуляции ритма сердца выявлены дисфункциональные признаки, характерные для патологии. Ключевые слова: иностранные студенты, вариабельность сердечного ритма, типы вегетативной регуляции, адаптационный потенциал, функциональное состояние.

Correction of Posture Deviations in the Sagittal Plane Using the Pilates Method

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Alexandru Cîtea ◽  
George-Sebastian Iacob
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Sagittal Plane ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Pilates Method ◽  
The Relationship

Posture is commonly perceived as the relationship between the segments of the human body upright. Certain parts of the body such as the cephalic extremity, neck, torso, upper and lower limbs are involved in the final posture of the body. Musculoskeletal instabilities and reduced postural control lead to the installation of nonstructural posture deviations in all 3 anatomical planes. When we talk about the sagittal plane, it was concluded that there are 4 main types of posture deviation: hyperlordotic posture, kyphotic posture, rectitude and "sway-back" posture.Pilates method has become in the last decade a much more popular formof exercise used in rehabilitation. The Pilates method is frequently prescribed to people with low back pain due to their orientation on the stabilizing muscles of the pelvis. Pilates exercise is thus theorized to help reactivate the muscles and, by doingso, increases lumbar support, reduces pain, and improves body alignment.

Representation of a Human Body: A Comparison Study between Balinese and Javanese Traditional House

Humaniora ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Anak Agung Ayu Wulandari ◽  
Ade Ariyani Sari Fajarwati
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Architectural Drawing ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Comparative Study ◽  
Head Area

The research would look further at the representation of the human body in both Balinese and Javanese traditional houses and compared the function and meaning of each part. To achieve the research aim, which was to evaluate and compare the representation of the human body in Javanese and Balinese traditional houses, a qualitative method through literature and descriptive analysis study was conducted. A comparative study approach would be used with an in-depth comparative study. It would revealed not only the similarities but also the differences between both subjects. The research shows that both traditional houses represent the human body in their way. From the architectural drawing top to bottom, both houses show the same structure that is identical to the human body; head at the top, followed by the body, and feet at the bottom. However, the comparative study shows that each area represents a different meaning. The circulation of the house is also different, while the Balinese house is started with feet and continued to body and head area. Simultaneously, the Javanese house is started with the head, then continued to body, and feet area.

scholarly journals An SETM Algorithm for Combating SSDF Attack in Cognitive Radio Networks

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Tephillah ◽  
J. Martin Leo Manickam
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Radio ◽  
Spectrum Sensing ◽  
Trust Management ◽  
Cooperative Spectrum Sensing ◽  
Radio Networks ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Common Channel ◽  
Secondary Users ◽  
Management Algorithm ◽  
Different Types

Security is a pending challenge in cooperative spectrum sensing (CSS) as it employs a common channel and a controller. Spectrum sensing data falsification (SSDF) attacks are challenging as different types of attackers use them. To address this issue, the sifting and evaluation trust management algorithm (SETM) is proposed. The necessity of computing the trust for all the secondary users (SUs) is eliminated based on the use of the first phase of the algorithm. The second phase is executed to differentiate the random attacker and the genuine SUs. This reduces the computation and overhead costs. Simulations and complexity analyses have been performed to prove the efficiency and appropriateness of the proposed algorithm for combating SSDF attacks.

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