scholarly journals A Review on Electrohomeopathic Medicinal Practice: Origin, Principles, Medicinal Plants Used and Its Current Status in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 31-47
Author(s):  
P. Sureshbabu ◽  
E. Siddalingamurthy ◽  
N. L. Shashidhara ◽  
B. Sooryanarayanarao ◽  
D. C. Bhavya
Keyword(s):  
Indian Population ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Medical System ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Medical Systems ◽  
Natural Plant ◽  
The Core ◽  
Disease Condition ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

Natural plant medicines have been used as remedies for various diseases since ages. Various medical systems have been established and practiced across the world, of which some are gained popularity and constitutional recognition while some are yet to find recognition in certain geographical areas. Electrohomeopathy is one such medical practice which is picking up on acceptance by the Indian population. The Electrohomeopathy or Electropathic system of medicine has a history of nearly 150 years of existence. In India, the system has been in practice for more than a century. This is a purely plant-based medical system, first started by C.C. Mattei of Italy during the 1850s. Extraction of electrals or phytoconstituents from different plants and recombining in appropriate proportions as per the requirement of the patient’s disease condition forms the core principle of the system. In this review article, we briefly touch upon the origin, historical evolution, and basic principle, list of plants used, types of remedies used and current status in India and also throws light on what the future holds for the Electrohomeopathy medicine and treatment.

scholarly journals Usage of Mushrooms in Culinary and Medicinal Purposes

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Mohammad Azizur Rahman ◽  
Tawhidur Rahman ◽  
Moshiur Rahman ◽  
Mirza Arif
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Free Radical Scavenging ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Current Status ◽  
The World ◽  
Future Aspect ◽  
History Of ◽  
Distinct Role

The present article reviews the history of mushroom uses in culinary, food and medicinal values; current status and future aspect of mushroom research. Mushrooms contain biologically active polysaccharides, lipid and proteins in fruit bodies, each of them has a distinct role in health as either nutritional value or medicinal elements. Immunostimulating polysaccharides found in mushrooms, are most important for modern medicine. Several of the mushroom biomolecules have undergone phase I, II, and III clinical trials and are used extensively and successfully throughout the world for the treatment of various cancers and other diseases. Medicinal functions played by the mushrooms include antitumor, antibacterial, antioxidant, antiparasitic, antidiabetic, detoxification, cardiovascular, antihypercholesterolemia, antiviral, antifungal, hepatoprotective, immunomodulating and free radical scavenging. The present review draws attention to nutritional and medicinal importance of mushroom as well as the problems and opportunity in the future development of mushroom research.

“As Nature Has Formed Them”: The History and Current Status of Racial Difference Research

2012 ◽  
Vol 114 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-49
Author(s):  
Russell Skiba
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
Racial Difference ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Core ◽  
History Of

Background/Context Research in the latter half of the 20th century purporting to show significant racial differences in intelligence and social behavior appears to pit civil rights concerns against the freedom of scientific inquiry. The core hypotheses and presumptions of recent research on racial difference are not new, however, but spring from a two-century-old program of research that has sought to demonstrate racial differences in socially valued traits. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study The purpose of this review was to explore the history of racial difference research in order to (1) elucidate the central themes of that research and (2) explore the reasons for the persistence of those themes into modern racial difference research. Research Design The investigation is a historical analysis of research on racial differences from the late 18th century to the present. Conclusions/Recommendations Both the methodologies and the willingness to express the core hypotheses of a fixed differential between races on socially important characteristics have changed over time, yet adherence to a set of core research questions has remained relatively unchanged across generations of researchers. Although the consistent conflation of its political and scientific aims has, to some extent, compromised the scientific status of racial difference research, consistent links to social and economic policy have also ensured its intergenerational reproduction. Convergent shifts across a number of disciplines suggest that a Kuhnian-type paradigm shift may be under way that will redefine both the strategies and the types of questions that may characterize future research in the areas of race, ethnicity, and culture.

Teacher Effectiveness in Singapore

2021 ◽  
pp. 192-226
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Gareis
Keyword(s):  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teacher Quality ◽  
Education System ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Educational Quality ◽  
Single Measure ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
City State

Singapore is an island city-state located at the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Although one of the smallest countries in the world by landmass, it has an outsized record for educational excellence as evidenced by consistently high rankings on indicators of international comparison. While no single measure is indicative of educational quality, the Singapore education system is unquestionably effective. In this chapter, the quality and effectiveness of teachers are explored, beginning with a brief history of Singaporean education and then an overview of three defining characteristics of the Singapore education system as related to teacher quality. Then, the chapter presents a career-spanning perspective on teaching in Singapore from entry to pre-service preparation to induction, continuous professional learning, and career advancement. Throughout, a prevailing theme is evident: the value placed on teacher quality is an intentional, strategic feature of the Singaporean system, at the core of which is valuing teachers as learners and innovators.

Long-term natural and human perturbations and current status of Clipperton Atoll, a remote island of the Eastern Pacific

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian H. Jost ◽  
Serge Andréfouët
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Tropical Eastern Pacific ◽  
Remote Island ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Human Perturbations ◽  
History Of

Clipperton Atoll is one of the most isolated tropical island in the world and the only atoll of the eastern Pacific. Its outer slopes also make the largest coral reef of this region. Clipperton is a remarkable site for the geochemistry of its closed eutrophic stratified lagoon, the influence of both tropical eastern Pacific and Oceania gene pool on coral reef communities, the low diversity of the marine and land fauna, and for the equilibrium of its land ecosystem. The three components of the Clipperton Atoll seascape (coral reef-lagoon-land) all appear to have remarkable properties and history. All components experienced important changes in the last century due to anthropogenic (importation of exogenous species) or natural perturbations (closing of passes, coral bleaching). Here, we review the history of these three systems (land-lagoon-coral reef) and provide new insights of the current status of the atoll based on recent surveys and high resolution IKONOS satellite imagery. Most dramatic changes occurring in the last decades include explosion in crab Gecarcinus planatus population, almost-complete desertification of the island and increase in Masked Boobies Sula dactylatra population, making Clipperton Atoll one of the most important sites for this specie in the world. This review intends to provide a sound basis to discuss the future of Clipperton balanced between conservation and development priorities, and to raise awareness on the future of a delicate ecosystem.

scholarly journals A Review on Pharmacovigilance Process In India

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-195
Author(s):  
Preti Mishra ◽  
Pawan Upadhyay ◽  
Ravi Rawat ◽  
Tajamul Ashraf Dar ◽  
Kapil Dev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Pharmaceutical Drugs ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

Peoples are using more potent drugs with various medical conditions. pharmacovigilance helps in safe and convenient use of pharmaceutical drugs. Voluntary recording of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is a chief component of pharmacovigilance. Adverse drug reactions have become a dominant health related problems in developing countries like India. The main objective of pharmacovigilance is the assessment of benefit-risk profile of drug for better potency and safety in patients. In terms of volume India pharmaceutical industries is third largest in the world so India has a core of clinical research and drug design & development. This review article explains the need of pharmacovigilance in pharma companies, the growth of pharmacovigilance in different centuries and current status of pharmacovigilance in the country.  

History of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: The First Decade

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey P. Jacobs ◽  
Christo I. Tchervenkov ◽  
Giovanni Stellin ◽  
Hiromi Kurosawa ◽  
Constantine Mavroudis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Congenital Heart Surgery ◽  
World Society ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS) is the largest professional organization in the world dedicated to pediatric and congenital heart surgery. The purpose of this article is to document the first decade of the history of WSPCHS from its formation in 2006, to summarize the current status of WSPCHS, and to consider the future of WSPCHS. The WSPCHS was incorporated in Canada on April 7, 2011, with a head office in Montreal, Canada. The vision of the WSPCHS is that every child born anywhere in the world with a congenital heart defect should have access to appropriate medical and surgical care. The mission of the WSPCHS is to promote the highest quality comprehensive cardiac care to all patients with congenital heart disease, from the fetus to the adult, regardless of the patient’s economic means, with an emphasis on excellence in teaching, research, and community service.

Thought Experiments and Religion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiftach Fehige
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Thought Experiments ◽  
Science And Religion ◽  
The Core ◽  
Literature And Religion ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Relationship

Thought experiments are basically imagined scenarios with a significant experimental character. Some of them justify claims about the world outside of the imagination. Originally they were a topic of scholarly interest exclusively in philosophy of science. Indeed, a closer look at the history of science strongly suggests that sometimes thought experiments have more than merely entertainment, heuristic, or pedagogic value. But thought experiments matter not only in science. The scope of scholarly interest has widened over the years, and today we know that thought experiments play an important role in many areas other than science, such as philosophy, history, and mathematics. Thought experiments are also linked to religion in a number of ways. Highlighted in this article are those links that pertain to the core of religions (first link), the relationship between science and religion in historical and systematic respects (second link), the way theology is conducted (third link), and the relationship between literature and religion (fourth link).

Aristotle on Practical Truth

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiana Olfert
Keyword(s):  
Practical Reasoning ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Practical Philosophy ◽  
Rational Action ◽  
De Anima ◽  
Common View ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

Aristotle’s theories of truth, practical reasoning, and action are some of the most influential theories in the history of philosophy. It is surprising, then, that so little attention has been given to his notion of practical truth. In Aristotle on Practical Truth, C. M. M. Olfert gives the first book-length treatment of this notion and the role of truth in our practical lives overall. She offers a novel account of practical truth: it is the truth, in the technical Aristotelian sense of “truth,” about what is good simpliciter (haplôs) for a particular person in her particular situation. Olfert argues that, understood in this way, Aristotle’s notion of practical truth is an attractive idea that illuminates the core of his practical philosophy. But it is also an idea that challenges a common view that in practical reasoning, we aim at action or acting well as our primary goals, not at truth and knowledge. Contrary to this common view, Olfert shows that in dialogues such as Charmides, Protagoras, and Republic, Plato describes practical reasoning as being concerned equally with grasping the truth and with acting well. She argues that Aristotle develops this Platonic picture with the notion of practical truth and with a technical notion of rational action as fitting ourselves to the world. Using key texts from the Nicomachean and Eudemian Ethics, as well as De Anima, Metaphysics, De Interpretatione, and Categories, Olfert demonstrates that practical truth deserves to be treated as a central and plausible Aristotelian idea.

COVID-19 Vaccines: Fabrication Techniques and Current Status

Coronaviruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 02 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayushi Mahajan ◽  
Lakhvir Kaur ◽  
Gurjeet Singh ◽  
RK Dhawan ◽  
Lovepreet Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nucleic Acids ◽  
Viral Vectors ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Vaccine Candidates ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Potential Vaccine ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

: The year 2020 was the most challenging period for all due to the havoc caused by the outbreak of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Scientists and researchers all around the world have endeavored every possible approach to find solutions in context to therapeutics and vaccines to control the spread of this life-threatening virus. The acceleration instigated by the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 and its mutated strains has leveraged the use of numerous platform technologies for the development of vaccines against this unfathomable disease. Vaccines could play an important role in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 and reducing the ongoing health crisis. Various innovative platforms like proteins, nucleic acids, viruses, and viral vectors have been exploited to fabricate vaccines depicting almost 90% of efficacy like BNT162b2, AZD1222, Ad5-nCoV, etc. Some of these vaccines are multipotent and have shown potent activity against newly emerged malicious strains of SARS-CoV-2 like B.1.351andB.1.1.7. In this review article, we have gathered key findings from various sources of recently popularized vaccine candidates which will provide an overview of potential vaccine candidates against this virus and will help the researchers to investigate possible ways to annihilate this menace and design new moieties.

Discovering How to Describe the World Then and Now: A Review Article

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 559-580
Author(s):  
Simon Ditchfield
Keyword(s):  
Travel Narratives ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Comparative History ◽  
The World ◽  
Comparative Methodology ◽  
History Of ◽  
Selection Of

The three books under review offer the opportunity to consider attempts to write the history of the wider world from the Renaissance to the present day. Although they are vastly different in focus: from a selection of travel narratives and histories; volumes from a multi-authored reference work to the study of a single street; what they all have in common is their comparative methodology and their extended engagement with non-European cultures. The review endorses Christopher Bayly’s contention that we are all global historians now, only some of us don’t know it. To misquote Benedetto Croce: ‘all history is contemporary (but also comparative) history’.

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