The Microbiome as a Common Thread

Purpose In the 10 years since the International Cluttering Association (ICA) was created, this organization has been growing in the scope of its initiatives, and in the variety of resources it makes available for people with cluttering (PWC). However, the awareness of this disorder and of the methods for its intervention remain limited in countries around the world. A celebration of the multinational and multicultural engagements of the ICA's Committee of the International Representatives is a common thread running through all the articles in this forum. The first article is a joint effort among international representatives from five continents and 15 countries, exploring various themes related to cluttering, such as awareness, research, professional preparation, intervention, and self-help groups. The second article, by Elizabeth Gosselin and David Ward, investigates attention performance in PWC. In the third article, Yvonne van Zaalen and Isabella Reichel explain how audiovisual feedback training can improve the monitoring skills of PWC, with both quantitative and qualitative benefits in cognitive, emotional, and social domains of communication. In the final article, Hilda Sønsterud examines whether the working alliance between the client and clinician may predict a successful cluttering therapy outcome. Conclusions Authors of this forum exchanged their expertise, creativity, and passion with the goal of solving the mystery of the disconcerting cluttering disorder with the hope that all PWC around the globe will have access to the most effective evidence-based treatments leading to blissful and successful communication.

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Playing the Monster on Stage

Irish University Review ◽

10.3366/iur.2015.0152 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 45 (1) ◽

pp. 81-89

Author(s):

Thomas Kilroy

Keyword(s):

Common Thread ◽

The Veil ◽

Double Cross

This essay explores theatre's power to take an audience beyond the veil of civilization into an encounter with the human as monstrous. Through the mythology and theatre of the Greeks, through Shakespeare, and into contemporary plays and productions by Bond, Albee, Osborne, and Bejart, the figure of the ‘overreacher’ emerges as a common thread. In extraordinary performances in his own Talbot’s Box and Double Cross, Kilroy traces the role of the actor in exteriorizing the disturbing paradox of the monster as violation and as beauty.

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Survey of Relations of Chemical Constituents in Polymer-Based Materials with Brittleness and its Associated Properties

Chemistry & Chemical Technology ◽

10.23939/chcht10.04si.595 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (4s) ◽

pp. 595-600 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Witold Brostow ◽

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Haley E. Hagg Lobland ◽

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Impact Strength ◽

Free Volume ◽

Chemical Constituents ◽

Polymer Processing ◽

Brittle Behavior ◽

Composition And Structure ◽

Common Thread

The property of brittleness for polymers and polymer-based materials (PBMs) is an important factor in determining the potential uses of a material. Brittleness of polymers may also impact the ease and modes of polymer processing, thereby affecting economy of production. Brittleness of PBMs can be correlated with certain other properties and features of polymers; to name a few, connections to free volume, impact strength, and scratch recovery have been explored. A common thread among all such properties is their relationship to chemical composition and morphology. Through a survey of existing literature on polymer brittleness specifically combined with relevant reports that connect additional materials and properties to that of brittleness, it is possible to identify chemical features of PBMs that are connected with observable brittle behavior. Relations so identified between chemical composition and structure of PBMs and brittleness are described herein, advancing knowledge and improving the capacity to design new and to choose among existing polymers in order to obtain materials with particular property profiles.

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The Logicism of Frege, Dedekind, and Russell

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195325928.003.0005 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

William Demopoulos ◽

Peter Clark

Keyword(s):

A Priori ◽

The Core ◽

Common Thread ◽

Synthetic A Priori ◽

The Common

This article is organized around logicism's answers to the following questions: What is the basis for our knowledge of the infinity of the numbers? How is arithmetic applicable to reality? Why is reasoning by induction justified? Although there are, as is seen in this article, important differences, the common thread that runs through all three of the authors discussed in this article their opposition to the Kantian thesis that reflection on reasoning with mere concepts (i.e., without attention to intuitions formed a priori) can never succeed in providing satisfactory answers to these three questions. This description of the core of the view differs from more usual formulations which represent the opposition to Kant as an opposition to the contention that mathematics in general, and arithmetic in particular, are synthetic a priori rather than analytic.

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Pensare Dio. Spunti di riflessione in dialogo con Anca Vasiliu

Elenchos ◽

10.1515/elen-2020-0009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 181-194

Author(s):

Angela Longo

Keyword(s):

Late Antiquity ◽

Human Being ◽

Common Thread ◽

Critical Issues ◽

Relevant Topic ◽

The Common ◽

The One ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Trinity

AbstractThe following work features elements to ponder and an in-depth explanation taken on the Anca Vasiliu’s study about the possibilities and ways of thinking of God by a rational entity, such as the human being. This is an ever relevant topic that, however, takes place in relation to Platonic authors and texts, especially in Late Antiquity. The common thread is that the human being is a God’s creature who resembles him and who is image of. Nevertheless, this also applies within the Christian Trinity according to which, not without problems, the Son is the image of the Father. Lastly, also the relationship of the Spirit with the Father and the Son, always within the Trinity, can be considered as a relationship of similarity, but again not without critical issues between the similarity of attributes, on the one hand, and the identity of nature, on the other.

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Challenges of Spa Tourism in Andalusia: Experts’ Proposed Solutions

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18041829 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 1829 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rosa Anaya-Aguilar ◽

German Gemar ◽

Carmen Anaya-Aguilar

Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Delphi Method ◽

Current Situation ◽

Autonomous Community ◽

Tourism Destination ◽

Development Policies ◽

Common Thread ◽

The Common

Water is the common thread and attraction factor of the tourism facilities called “spas”, which are part of health and beauty services. Spa use is currently experiencing a boom that reflects changes in populations, such as an increase in economic wellbeing and a desire to reunite with nature. This research’s objectives were to understand spa tourism’s structural and operational dimensions and to assess this sector’s current situation by using the Delphi method with a panel of 22 experts. The results show that these experts believe that, in Andalusia, spas energize the area as a tourism destination through their natural resources and conservation of key elements. However, spa development policies are scarce, including a lack of autonomous community laws regarding these facilities.

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Biodegradation of 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-furfural and Furan Derivatives

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2201283 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (20) ◽

pp. 1283 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

María Isabel Igeño ◽

Rubén Sánchez-Clemente ◽

Ana G. Población ◽

M. Isabel Guijo ◽

Faustino Merchán ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Furan Ring ◽

Degradation Products ◽

Chemical Compounds ◽

Aldehyde Group ◽

Bacterial Strains ◽

Fermentation Inhibitors ◽

Furan Derivatives ◽

Hydroxymethyl Furfural ◽

Common Thread ◽

Lignocellulose Hydrolysates

Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) are degradation products of lignocellulose during pretreatment operations. Furfural compounds are a group of chemical compounds whose common thread is an aldehyde group attached to a furan ring, and they constitute a problem for the development of second-generation biofuels because they act as fermentation inhibitors of the lignocellulose hydrolysates. Up to date, very few bacteria have been described to be able to eliminate them. The objective of this work was to isolate and characterize bacterial strains able to use, as the sole carbon source, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-furfural (HMF) and furan derivatives.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder from the Womb to Adulthood: Suggestions for a Paradigm Shift

Journal of Personalized Medicine ◽

10.3390/jpm11020070 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 70

Author(s):

Cristina Panisi ◽

Franca Rosa Guerini ◽

Provvidenza Maria Abruzzo ◽

Federico Balzola ◽

Pier Mario Biava ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Paradigm Shift ◽

Genetic Model ◽

Time Window ◽

Wide Spectrum ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Clinical Findings ◽

Theoretical Issue ◽

Common Thread ◽

Spectrum Disorders ◽

Interdisciplinary Healthcare

The wide spectrum of unique needs and strengths of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a challenge for the worldwide healthcare system. With the plethora of information from research, a common thread is required to conceptualize an exhaustive pathogenetic paradigm. The epidemiological and clinical findings in ASD cannot be explained by the traditional linear genetic model, hence the need to move towards a more fluid conception, integrating genetics, environment, and epigenetics as a whole. The embryo-fetal period and the first two years of life (the so-called ‘First 1000 Days’) are the crucial time window for neurodevelopment. In particular, the interplay and the vicious loop between immune activation, gut dysbiosis, and mitochondrial impairment/oxidative stress significantly affects neurodevelopment during pregnancy and undermines the health of ASD people throughout life. Consequently, the most effective intervention in ASD is expected by primary prevention aimed at pregnancy and at early control of the main effector molecular pathways. We will reason here on a comprehensive and exhaustive pathogenetic paradigm in ASD, viewed not just as a theoretical issue, but as a tool to provide suggestions for effective preventive strategies and personalized, dynamic (from womb to adulthood), systemic, and interdisciplinary healthcare approach.

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Dignity in long-term care

Nursing Ethics ◽

10.1177/0969733015624487 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 744-751 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jennifer Kane ◽

Kay de Vries

Keyword(s):

Long Term Care ◽

Aged Care ◽

Research Literature ◽

Ethical Considerations ◽

Term Care ◽

Care Environment ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Care Facilities ◽

Common Thread

Background: The concept of dignity is recognised as a fundamental right in many countries. It is embedded into law, human rights legislation and is often visible in organisations’ philosophy of care, particularly in aged care. Yet, many authors describe difficulties in defining dignity and how it can be preserved for people living in long term care. Objectives: In this article, Nordenfelt’s ‘four notions of dignity’ are considered, drawing on research literature addressing the different perspectives of those who receive, observe or deliver care in the context of the long-term care environment. Methods: A review of the literature was undertaken using the terms ‘nursing homes’, ‘residential care’ or ‘long-term care’. The terms were combined and the term ‘human dignity’ was added. A total of 29 articles met the inclusion criteria from the United Kingdom (14), United States (2), Australia (1), Sweden (3), Hong Kong (2), Norway (3), Nordic (1), Taiwan (1), Netherlands (1). Ethical Considerations: Every effort has been made to ensure an unbiased search of the literature with the intention of an accurate interpretation of findings. Discussion: The four notions of dignity outlined by Nordenfelt provide a comprehensive description of the concept of dignity which can be linked to the experiences of people living in long-term care today and provide a useful means of contextualising the experiences of older people, their families and significant others and also of staff in long-term care facilities. Of particular interest are the similarities of perspectives of dignity between these groups. The preservation of dignity implies that dignity is a quality inherent in us all. This links directly to the exploration and conclusions drawn from the literature review. Conversely, promoting dignity implies that dignity is something that can be influenced by others and external factors. Hence, there are a number of implications for practice. Conclusion: We suggest that two of Nordenfelt’s notions, ‘dignity of identity’ and ‘dignity of Menschenwüde’, are a common thread for residents, family members and staff when conceptualising dignity within long-term care environments.

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Setting Boundaries: Lessons on When to Not Make Theatre

Inquiry@Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference Proceedings ◽

10.24908/iqurcp.13297 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Allie Fenwick

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

School Board ◽

Catholic School ◽

Recent Case ◽

Open Letter ◽

Educational Impact ◽

Proposed Model ◽

Common Thread ◽

Artistic Freedom ◽

Adequate Representation

A common thread throughout much of Canada’s current theatrical output is that it asks audiences to think deeply about themselves and their connection to the material. Working with the idea that theatre has an important social and educational impact, my essay examines the need to set boundaries for theatre content. These boundaries are meant to function as a set of guidelines for managing controversial artistic choices, especially in a culture where artistic freedom and productive controversy are at stake. Some of the criteria I have developed for how to set boundaries include: how the work represents its subjects; what Canadians see as taboo; personal limitations individuals set for themselves; and, contentious timing. My research examines recent case studies, starting with Robert Lepage’s Kanata, which aimed to discuss Canada’s settler history, however, was cancelled in Canada after Indigenous artists and activists wrote an open letter concerning the lack of Indigenous presence in the cast and production team. I then move to an example that challenges my proposed model with Prom Queen: The Musical, a play about an Ontario student and his boyfriend battling the Catholic school board to go to prom together. I argue that although the play may not represent the values of the school board, adequate representation of the board’s ideals should be disregarded due to their anti-LGBTQ2+ beliefs. Through these examples and more, my research found that there are certain boundaries that should not be crossed in theatre. However, determining where these boundaries are situated remains in constant negotiation.

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