G. Dotto and Е. Pusateri. "On the course of the fibers of the corpus callosum and psalterium". Annals of the Royal Psychiatric and Neuropathological Clinic of Palermo. Year 1898—99

The authors performed a complete re-cutting of corpus callosum in two four-month-old kittens. Part of the psalterium also got into the cut. The animals were left to live for fifteen days, during which it was impossible to detect any disorder on the part of movement, sensitivity and psyche.

Association between Body Mass Index and Sensory Processing in Childhood: InProS Study

We assessed the association between body mass index (BMI) and sensory processing in 445 Spanish children aged 3–7 from the InProS project. Child sensory processing was measured using the short sensory profile (SSP); an atypical sensory performance was defined as an SSP total score <155 and scores of tactile sensitivity <30; taste/smell sensitivity <15; movement sensitivity <13; under-responsive/seeks sensation <27; auditory filtering <23; low energy/weak <26; and visual/auditory sensitivity <19. The BMI was calculated according to the cutoffs by the World Health Organization for children aged 0–5 and 5–19 years. We used multiple Poisson regression models with robust variance to obtain prevalence ratios (PR). No associations between children’s overweight and obesity and the prevalence of atypical sensory outcomes were observed. A one-point increase in BMI was significantly associated with a higher prevalence of atypical tactile sensitivity (PR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.02; 1.12). A statistically marginal association was also observed for atypical total SSP (PR = 1.03, 95% CI: 1.00; 1.07) and atypical movement sensitivity (PR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.00; 1.10). To our knowledge, this is the first time the association between children’s BMI and sensory processing has been reported. Our findings suggest that sensory processing issues may play a part in the complex context of childhood obesity. Further research is required to confirm these findings.

ASSESSMENT OF SENSORY PROCESSING CHARACTERISTICS IN CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN

ABSTRACT AIMS & OBJECTIVES Children with cerebral palsy present with the complain of motor and sensory deficits. The movement and posture difficulties are well addressed by the rehabilitation team; however, sensory deficits remain unaddressed. Therefore, this study aims to assess the sensory processing characteristics in Spastic Diplegic children using Short Sensory Profile. METHODOLOGY This cross-sectional study was conducted at special education institutes/schools of Karachi. The Cerebral Palsy children with Spastic Diplegia aged 4-15 years were enrolled through Non-Probability Convenience Sampling Technique. Data was collected from parents/guardians of the participants using Short Sensory Profile questionnaire. RESULTS A sample of 70 participants was obtained out of 133 with a highest reported mean score of 17.38 in Tactile Sensitivity, while lowest in Taste/Smell and Movement Sensitivity i.e. 8.77 and 6.12 respectively. Moreover, a significant weak correlation was determined between Tactile and Movement Sensitivity (p<0.05). CONCLUSION It was found that all CP children enrolled in the study were showing Atypical sensory performance on Short Sensory Profile. Further investigation is required to establish psychometric properties of Short Sensory Profile on CP population and understand the correlation of sensory modulation impairments with functional performance for better intervention outcome for CP children.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND SIZE DETERMINANTS: GROWTH TREND AND SIMILARITY ANALYSIS OF INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Purpose of the study: The purpose of the present study is to find out the growth trend, Similarity in financial performance, and co-movement, sensitivity, or governance of firms' size determinants on the profitability of Indian pharmaceutical companies. Methodology: The analysis is based on ratio analysis, while Chain based index numbers are calculated to get the trend of financial performance and size determinants. Statistical tools, ANOVA, and coefficient of variations (CV) used to get the Similarity of profitability and Liquidity while Chain based index numbers are the base to calculate the movements of variables and Similarity. Main Findings: The trend of profit measures growth governs the growth trend of the size measurements of the Indian pharmaceutical companies. The pharmaceuticals companies are utilizing their funds equally and total resources in the pharmaceuticals companies govern the operational profitability (EBIT), short term, and long term liquidity while it does not affect the short-term movement symmetry of the profitability and size determinants. There is no significant difference in short term movement or sensitivity of profitability and firms' size determinants of Indian pharmaceutical companies. Applications of this study: The finding of the study implies that the funds invested in total resources enhance the profits while equal utilization of resources by selected pharmaceutical companies. So, this study recommends enhancing the investment in total resources to get increased amounts of profits. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study is one of the few studies that measure the trend of Similarity and sensitivity of financial performance and size determinants of Indian pharmaceutical companies. In this process, it performs the trend, movement sensitivity, and financial performance similarity analysis using the index numbers of financial variables of Indian pharmaceutical companies.

Elements of consciousness in plants: a study

Consciousness among plants has been described from the vedic times. Bio-diversity comprises of both plants and animals. Unfortunately man has been exploiting the nature for his basic needs, which has resulted in the extinction of about 49000 plant species. Plants life activities like respiration, movement, sensitivity, adaptation, secretion, reproduction are performed by the plants which define consciousness in plants.

A Humorous Jesus? Orality, Structure and Characterisation in Luke 14:15-24, and Beyond

If humour is uncharacteristic of the texts of the early Christian movement, sensitivity to rhetorical patterning in oral/aural contexts permits the recognition of innocuous sexual humour in one of the parables attributed to Jesus. Whether or not the humour originates with Jesus, it is suggestive of the way that Jesus was remembered by some of his earliest followers, and lays down a guidepost as to how he might profitably be rendered in modern portraiture or characterised in modern narrative. To that end, this study closes with an assessment of four Jesus novels of the past decade in relation to their depiction of Jesus and humour.