FEATURES OF THE "VERBAL PORTRAIT" OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CAUCASIANS OF RUSSIA, COMPILED FROM THE BACK OF THE HEAD

The article is devoted to the search for differential diagnostic features of appearance that allow an expert level to judge whether an unknown person belongs to the Central or southern local Caucasian race, which is important in the practice of identity identification. Research material: verbal description of the appearance of 116 Central and 64 southern Europeans (Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians; Avars, Abkhazians, Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Dargins, Ingush, Kabardins, Lezgins, Ossetians, etc.). The description of the appearance was made from the back of the head according to the original method, which includes 15 features. Methods of variation statistics were used to process the data obtained. Diagnostic coefficients were calculated for statistically significantly different values (p<0.05). It was found that black hair (8,2), low level of hair growth (3,1), post-traumatic deformation of the auricles (2,1), and hair growth in a counterclockwise curl (2,0) are the most typical for southern Caucasians. Central Caucasians are characterized by light brown (-14,7) or light brown hair (-4,1), moles or freckles on the back of the head or neck (-3,4) egg-shaped head (-2,1), high hair growth (-2,1). It is shown that the set of features allows us to achieve a practically reliable level of solving the problem of the local racial type of an unknown person. A distinctive feature and advantage of the developed feature system is the ability to solve an expert problem in situations where the most informative area in terms of race and diagnostics-the face – is destroyed (if we are talking about an unidentified corpse) or hidden from CCTV cameras (if we are talking about a criminal hiding his appearance).

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Laser Diodo 800nm and Hirsutism in Darker Skinned Patients: Our Experience on 552 Women

Journal of Advanced Plastic Surgery Research ◽

10.31907/2414-2093.2016.02.01 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

A. Scilletta ◽

Keyword(s):

Hair Growth ◽

Systemic Disease ◽

Laser System ◽

Black Hair ◽

Linea Alba ◽

Laser Hair Removal ◽

Excess Production ◽

The Face ◽

Underlying Disorder

Hirsutism is defined as excessive hair growth in areas usually associated with male sexual maturity, that is, on the face, chest, linea alba, lower back, buttocks, and anterior thighs. Hirsutism results from androgenic effects on the pilosebaceous unit and is commonly associated with acne and oily skin. In addition to being a source of social embarrassment, hirsutism may also be a cutaneous sign of a systemic disease. The severity of hirsutism depends on an underlying disorder resulting in excess production or increased availability of potent or weak androgens (testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and androstenedione). This study was designed to examine the safety and efficacy of laser hair removal using the LightSheer Diode EP Laser System on 552 women with hirsutism treated at the Andromeda Medical Office, Acireale, Italy from September 2008 till May 2015. In this study LightSheer ET by Lumenis induced a significant rapid hair growth reduction that increased at long-term follow-ups. Crusting was most common among women with thick black hair whose entire facewas treated. In all the cases, however, these side effects disappeared within three days without causing any permanent hypopigmentation or hyperpigmentation. The majority of patients experienced some pain during the procedure. Keywords: Hirsutism, Diodo, Lightsheer, Women, Hairs.

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Likely Exacerbation of Psychological Disorders from Covid-19 Response

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health ◽

10.1177/21501327211016739 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

pp. 215013272110167

Author(s):

Tara Rava Zolnikov ◽

Tanya Clark ◽

Tessa Zolnikov

Keyword(s):

Psychological Disorders ◽

Emotional Reactions ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Current State ◽

The Face ◽

Adults And Children ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Anxiety Depression

Anxiety and fear felt by people around the world regarding the coronavirus pandemic is real and can be overwhelming, resulting in strong emotional reactions in adults and children. With depressive and anxiety disorders already highly prevalent in the general population (300 million worldwide), depression and/or anxiety specifically because of the pandemic response is likely. Moreover, the current state of panic in the face of uncertainty is apt to produce significant amounts of stress. While this situation has the potential to cause psychological disorders in previously unaffected populations, perhaps more impactful is the exacerbation of symptoms of many existing disorders including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hoarding disorder.

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Edemas of the face and lymphoscintigraphic examination

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-85835-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Pierre Bourgeois ◽

E. Peters ◽

A. Van Mieghem ◽

A. Vrancken ◽

G. Giacalone ◽

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Keyword(s):

Head And Neck Cancer ◽

Lymph Node ◽

Cervical Lymph Node ◽

Cervical Vertebra ◽

Lymphatic Drainage ◽

The Face ◽

Facial Edema ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Left And Right ◽

Lymphatic Pathways

AbstractFacial edemas not secondary to surgery and/or radiotherapy for head and neck cancer are relatively uncommon. Our aim is to report a retrospective analysis of the lymphoscintigraphic and SPECT-CT investigations obtained in patients with such facial edema. Retrospective review of exams (planar imagings in all and with SPECT-CT in 5) obtained after the subcutaneous injection of 99mTc HSA Nanosized colloids between the eyebrows in five men and seven women. Four main lymphatic pathways were identified on sequential planar imagings: para-nasal left and right and supra- ocular left and right. For eleven patients, the absence of visualization of lymphatic drainage and/or their delayed appearance correlated well with the localisation of the edematous areas. In two patients with post-traumatic and post- surgical edemas, SPECT-CT showed one deep left sided cervical lymph node (LN) in front of the first cervical vertebra. This lymphoscintigraphic approach represents a simple and valuable way to assess the lymphatic drainage pathways of the face and to establish the diagnosis of facial lymphedema.

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Maus y la ética de la representación después del Holocausto Narrativas post-traumáticas, elaboración y post-memoria. / Maus and the Ethics of Representation After the Holocaust Post-traumatic narratives, elaboration and post-memory.

Revista Liminales. Escritos sobre Psicología y Sociedad ◽

10.54255/lim.vol1.num01.217 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (01) ◽

pp. 71-113

Author(s):

Silvana Vetö

Keyword(s):

Mass Media ◽

Traumatic Event ◽

High Culture ◽

Ethical Problems ◽

Theodor Adorno ◽

The Holocaust ◽

The Face ◽

German Philosopher ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

Medios De Comunicacion

En este trabajo se examinarán algunos de los problemas éticos que el Holocausto ha planteado a los medios de representación de la historia, para luego ligar las distintas narrativas que resultan de dichas representaciones, con las posibilidades de duelo y elaboración. Se abordarán primero los planteamientos de Theodor Adorno respecto de las posibilidades del arte frente al sufrimiento. Luego se expondrán algunos aspectos del debate surgido al final de la década del 70 a propósito de la representación del Holocausto en medios de comunicación de masa y en la “alta” cultura. Se mostrará como persiste en ese debate una perspectiva dicotómica respecto del trauma, de la cual surgen dos tipos de narrativas post-traumáticas supuestamente irreconciliables, que no permiten una adecuada elaboración y un duelo satisfactorio respecto de las pérdidas implicadas en el acontecimiento traumático. Finalmente, analizaremos en detalle la novela gráfica Maus. Relato de un superviviente, cuya narrativa experimental permite cuestionar y deconstruir la dicotomía redención/aporía de manera novedosa, planteando nuevos problemas vinculados a la memoria del Holocausto y a la posibilidades de duelo. In this work, we will focus on some of the ethical problems that the Holocaust has posed to the representation of historical limit-events. We will then link the different narratives emerging from these representations to the possibilities of mourning and elaboration. First, we will examine the German philosopher Theodor Adorno’s propositions concerning the possibilities of art in the face of suffering. Then, we will present some aspects of the debate that arose in the late 70s regarding the representation of the Holocaust in mass media and in ‘high’ culture. It will be shown how in this debate there persists a dichotomist perspective of trauma, which creates two supposedly irreconcilable types of post-traumatic narratives that do not permit an appropriate elaboration and mourning of losses caused by the traumatic event. Finally, we will analyze the graphic novel Maus. A Survivor’s Tale, whose experimental and open narrative allows an original questioning and deconstruction of the redemption/aporia dichotomy, putting forward new problems related to the memory of the Holocaust and the possibilities of mourning.

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Resilience in the aftermath of war trauma: a critical review and commentary

Interface Focus ◽

10.1098/rsfs.2014.0008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 20140008 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Brett T. Litz

Keyword(s):

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

War Trauma ◽

Service Members ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Traumatic Life Events ◽

Military Trauma ◽

The Face ◽

Post Traumatic

The resilience construct has received a great deal of attention as a result of the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The discourse about resilience, especially the promise of promoting it and mitigating risk for serious post-traumatic negative outcomes among service members and veterans, is hopeful and encouraging. Remarkably, most service members exposed to horrific war trauma are not incapacitated by the experience. Yet, resilience is elusive and fleeting for many veterans of war. In this paper, I address some of the complexities about resilience in the context of exposure to war stressors and I offer some assumptions and heuristics that stem from my involvement in the dialogue about resilience and from experiences helping prevent post-traumatic stress disorder among active-duty service members with military trauma. My goal is to use my observations and applied experiences as an instructive context to raise critical questions for the field about resilience in the face of traumatic life-events.

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What Is Passed On (Or, Why We Need Sweetened Condensed Milk for the Soul)

Flashpoints for Asian American Studies ◽

10.5422/fordham/9780823278602.003.0017 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Brandy Liên Worrall-Soriano

Keyword(s):

Asian American ◽

American Studies ◽

Asian American Studies ◽

Non Fiction ◽

Creative Non Fiction ◽

The Face ◽

Post Traumatic ◽

American Memory ◽

Critical Movement

Dialogically fixed to the previous chapter, “On Asian/American Memory, Illness, and Passing” engages the personal as a means of reflecting upon the political. In particular, Worrall-Soriano—whose recently published cancer memoir, What Doesn’t Kill Us (2014) has received much critical acclaim—reflects upon how the field of Asian American studies, notwithstanding its preoccupations with state-authorized conflict and trauma, has historically failed to deal with widespread stigmatizations involving illness. Worrall-Soriano maps these omissions via a creative non-fiction exploration of her familial past; such forays, which assume the form of intergenerational palimpsest, bring to light the degree to which Asian American studies remains—in the face of teleology and despite critical movement—a post-traumatic stressed engagement.

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Two-Stage Precession Type Gear: Design, Geometric and Kinematic Analysis

Volume 14: Emerging Technologies; Materials: Genetics to Structures; Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis ◽

10.1115/imece2017-70525 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Łukasz Macyszyn ◽

Adam Myszkowski ◽

Roman Staniek ◽

Stanisław Pabiszczak

Keyword(s):

Gear Ratio ◽

Original Method ◽

Two Stage ◽

Precession Angle ◽

Gear Design ◽

The Face ◽

Gear Efficiency ◽

Rotary Speed ◽

Gear Wheels ◽

Neodymium Magnets

The paper presents the theoretical bases, design and the principle of operation of two-stage precession type transmission with face meshing. Description and the principle of forming the face meshing which is modified by the original method have been shown as well. Dimensional relations between particular components of the gears are established and the analysis of optimal gear ratio, depending on the number of teeth or magnets on the circumferences of meshing gear wheels is also provided in the paper. For further analysis four prototypes of mechanical precession transmission with face meshing were designed, built and investigated. Those prototypes present different sizes, reduction ratio and precession angle. Investigations, described in the paper, helped to determine the gear efficiency rate as well as the maximal torque that could be transferred for the given rotary speed. This paper presents also the conception of the design of a novel double stage precession magnetic gear with face neodymium magnets. The results of the initial studies are the background of the further research in the field of magnetic precession type transmission.

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Post-Traumatic Defects And Face Deformations: Features Of Diagnostics And Treatment

The American Journal of Medical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research ◽

10.37547/tajmspr/volume03issue01-09 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 03 (01) ◽

pp. 55-66

Author(s):

Iftikhor Obidjonovich Nigmatov ◽

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Shukhrat Abdujalilovich Boymuradov ◽

Jamolbek Abdukakhkhorovich Djuraev ◽

Yusupov Shokhrukh Shukhratovich ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Traffic Accidents ◽

Soft Tissues ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Craniocerebral Trauma ◽

High Growth ◽

Facial Skeleton ◽

Multiple Fractures ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

The Face ◽

Post Traumatic

The high growth of injuries, the absence in the country of a unified approach to the treatment of victims with pathology of the bones of the face and skull leads to a sharp increase in the number of patients with post-traumatic deformities, defects, often to their disability and death. This problem has recently acquired the greatest importance in connection with the increase in the number of victims in areas of natural disasters and road traffic accidents. Severe multiple fractures of the bones of the middle zone of the facial skeleton, accompanied by craniocerebral trauma of varying degrees, bleeding and liquorrhea, are often outwardly unnoticeable, since they are hidden by pronounced edema, hemorrhages in soft tissues, and can only be determined with a targeted specialized examination. These types of examinations and the provision of specialized medical care are possible only in multidisciplinary centers. Therefore, these types of injuries are not always diagnosed in a timely manner, especially in severely injured with the presence of pronounced injuries of other localizations.

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Brachybaenus domingensis sp. nov. of gryllacridids (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatoidea: Gryllacrididae) from Dominican Republic, Hispaniola

Novitates Caribaea ◽

10.33800/nc.v0i13.192 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 64-73

Author(s):

Daniel E. Perez-Gelabert

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

Diagnostic Features ◽

The Face ◽

Fourth Species ◽

The Caribbean

The gryllacridid Brachybaenus domingensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated from specimens collected in various localities of the Dominican Republic. The morphology of the new species is compared to that of the Cuban species Brachybaenus cubensis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888), which may be its closest relative. Although these species are similar, diagnostic features of B. domingensis are the yellowish coloration of the face, spines on the anterior tibiae shorter than the eye length, and wings that markedly surpass the abdominal end. In B. cubensis the face is mostly black, the spines in the anterior tibiae are as long or longer than the eye length and the wings barely surpass the abdominal end. This is only the second species of gryllacridids reported from Hispaniola, the fourth species of Brachybaenus Karny in the Caribbean and the 17th species of the genus.

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