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Esta escrita tem por objetivo questionar a suposta ditadura da felicidade que vivemos atualmente. Reproduzimos e consumimos modelos de vida sem questionar aquilo que eles têm produzido em nós, colocando-nos a serviço de uma felicidade pautada como modo de recompensa. Pretende-se compreender de que modo a experiência do sofrimento e da fraqueza fazem parte de uma ética afirmativa de vida, a partir do pensamento de Nietzsche e Spinoza. Busca-se pensar para além dos discursos reclamatórios e negacionistas de sofrimento, que acabam por minimizar a potência de nossa existência. O corpo, nessa medida, encontra-se vedado e anestesiado à experiência sensível, enquanto seguimos manuais que acreditamos conter o segredo da felicidade, sem espaço para o sofrimento. Pretende-se encontrar possibilidades de desvios desses modos de pensar o corpo e a vida, com vista a tornar o cotidiano mais leve, percebendo o sofrimento e, até mesmo a morte, sob uma outra ótica, distante de qualquer julgamento moral ou representacional.(AU)
This piece of writing aims to problematize the suppose empire of happiness we live in a currently days. We reproduce and comsume living standards without questioning what they have produce, putting ourselves happiness's service as a way of reward. Itending to think about the way of suffering experience and weakness can be faced as an affirmative ethics of life, according to Nietzsche's and Spinoza's thoughts. This paper seeks to think beyond the complaining and negationists speeches about suffering wich end up minimizing the potentiality of life. In that measure, the body is enclosed and anesthetized to the sensitive experiences, while we are following manuals we believes containing de secret of a happy life, without space to experience of suffering. It also intends to find possibilities to deviate from this way of think about body and life, in order to make daily life lighter, seeing suffering and even death through new eyes, moving away from any moral or representational judgment.(AU)
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Humans , Life , Psychological Distress , HappinessABSTRACT
Control of phytonematodes is very hard and requires a combination of techniques to succeed. Alternative control through plant extracts may result in the discovery of nematicide substances. Research aimed at evaluating the effect of 33 plants submitted to aqueous extraction against Panagrellus redivivus in vitro. Concentrations were prepared at 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, and 20%. Monitoring happened at 0, 6, 12, 24 and 30 hours after preparation. Counting considered dead nematodes subtracted from alive ones. Juveniles were also counted, and extract efficiency was expressed in percentage of control or stimuli. Data were submitted to variance analysis. Significant results got with the Scott-Knott test (5%), and multiple linear regression analysis. Extracts were observed acting as controllers, but also as stimulators to nematode reproduction. The best controlling performance was set by Carica papaya (-66% at 20%; -33.7% at 10%), Euphorbia milii (-37% at 20%), Psychotria carthagenensis (-25.5% at 2.5%), Clusia variegate (-22% at 20%), and Zamioculcas zamiifolia (-21.5% at 20%). Stimulator extracts were Mentha villosa at 10% (+148%) and 2.5% (+131.5%), followed by Aloe vera (+123% at 5%), Schinus molle (+112.5% at 10%), Schefflera arboricola (+93.5% at 5%), C. variegate (+89% at 5%), and S. molle (+88% at 5%). Some extracts kept population stable throughout the experiment, presenting lower control indexes. Besides an additive effect, there was an individual influence of concentration or time on control.(AU)
O controle de fitonematoides é muito difícil e requer uma combinação de técnicas para ter sucesso. O controle alternativo via extrato vegetal pode resultar na descoberta de substâncias nematicidas. Esta pesquisa objetivou avaliar o efeito de 33 plantas submetidas à extração aquosa contra Panagrellus redivivus in vitro. As concentrações foram preparadas a 1,25; 2,5; 5; 10; e 20%. O monitoramento ocorreu em 0, 6, 12, 24 e 30 horas após a preparação. Para a contagem, foram considerados nematoides mortos subtraídos dos vivos. Nematoides jovens também foram contados, e a eficiência dos extratos foi expressa em porcentagem de controle ou de estímulo. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância. Resultados significativos foram analisados pelos testes de Scott-Knott (5%) e análise de regressão múltipla. Foram observados extratos agindo como controladores, bem como estimuladores da reprodução de nematoides. A melhor performance de controle foi obtida por Carica papaya (-66% a 20%; -33,7% a 10%), Euphorbia milii (-37% a 20%), Psychotria carthagenensis (-25,5% a 2,5%), Clusia variegate (-22 a 20%) e Zamioculcas zamiifolia (-21,5% a 20%). Os extratos estimuladores foram Mentha villosa a 10% (+148%) e 2,5% (+131,5%), seguido por Aloe vera (+123% a 5%), Schinus molle (+112.5% a 10%), Schefflera arboricola (+93.5% a 5%), C. variegate (+89% a 5%) e S. molle (+88% a 5%). Alguns extratos mantiveram a população estável durante todo o experimento, apresentando menores índices de controle. Além do efeito aditivo houve uma influência individual da concentração e do tempo no controle.(AU)
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Nematoda , Antinematodal Agents , Regression AnalysisABSTRACT
In order to analyze main influencing factors of exportation of Chinese traditional patent medicines to the EU and measure the potentialities, the panel data of the exportation of Chinese traditional patent medicines to 13 countries in the EU over the period from 2000 to 2011 were used to build a regression model. Then, this model was applied to estimate the export potentialities. The results showed that the GDPs of China and EU countries, the export prices of Chinese traditional patent medicines, the port capacities of EU countries and maritime distances between ports of two countries notably promote export trade. At the same time, unified standards of pesticide residue analysis are associated with reducing the volume of export trade. EU countries can be divided into two groups. One is the group with certain potentiality. The other is the group without ready potentiality. Suggestions were made on basis of research results in order to promote exportation of Chinese traditional patent medicines to the EU.
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The present study was designed to evaluate comparatively the antimicrobial potentiality of acetone, alcohol, chloroform, and ethyl acetate extract of stem and leaf of Acalypha chengalpattensis. (Narasimhan) using the agar diffusion method against five strains of bacterial species, namely, Bacillus substilis, Pseudomonas aeruginaosa, Vibrio cholerae, Shigella sinogei, Proteus vulgaricus, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella pneumonia. Among the various extracts studied, the acetone stem extract showed highest antibacterial activity against B. Subtillis (2.75 ± 0.95 mm): following by methanol extract (2.5 ± 0.57 mm). The greatest inhibition zone was observed for acetone extract of Acalypha chengalpattensis leaf against Shigella sinogei (2.8 ± 0.83 mm). The alcohol stem extract showed significant antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The chloroform stem extract of A. Chengalpattensis showed moderate activity against four pathogens. However, the stem extract exhibited higher inhibitory effect than the leaf extracts. This research suggests that these findings provide a support for the public to use the plant in traditional medicine for the society.
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Objective: Natural products of plant origin are potential source of novel antimicrobial and antioxidative agents. Thottea siliquosa (Lam.) Ding Hou. (T. siliquosa). A medicinal herb used by local tribals for treating various ailments. The present study aims at the phytochemical screening, GC-MS analysis, in vitro antibacterial activity and antioxidant potentiality of root and leaf extracts of T. siliquosa.Methods:Hot continuous Soxhlet extraction, GC-MS analysis, antibacterial analysis by disc diffusion, microdilution assay and antioxidant potentialities by hydroxyl radical and nitric oxide radical scavenging. The data was statistically analyzed. Results: Phytochemical screening of the ethyl acetate and methanolic extract of leaf and root revealed the presence of phenols, alkaloids, tannins and saponin. The extract revealed a pool of phytochemicals by comparison with authentic standards from spectral library. Both the extracts has shown their broad spectrum of inhibition against the selected bacteria Staphylococcus aureus,Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumonia compared with standard antibiotic drug streptomycin. The extracts showed antioxidant activity by scavenging of free radicals such as hydroxyl and nitric oxide. The IC50 values of the ethyl acetate extracts leaf and root and standard in this assay were 167.5±0.67, 99.4±1.2, 192±2.5 μg/mL respectively. Similarly those methanolic extracts of leaf and root were 269.5±0.89 and 289.1±2.66 μg/mL respectively. Similarly, ethyl acetate and methanolic extracts also caused a moderate dose-dependent inhibition of nitric oxide with an IC50 range 65.5±1.55 to 148 ±3.09 μg/mL. The inhibitory activities were found to be dose dependent.Conclusion:The present study provides evidence that ethyl acetate and methanol extract of leaf and root of T. siliquosa are potential source of natural antioxidants and bactericidal nature. It is essential that research should continue to isolate and purify the bio active components of this natural plant and use in drug discovery and development.
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Introduction: Although the physic-chemical nature and compounds of Otgontenger spring have been relatively studied over the last years, no any substantial scientific work was done in regard to its therapeutic action and significance.It is known that during gastritis, chronic hepatitis and rheumatism macro and micro elements and biologically active compounds dramatically decrease within cells of each related organ and the processes of cell’s bioenergy, bio-synthesis, and re-synthesis [1.2] are imbalanced that leads to loss of cell’s divisibility and its rejuvenescence. Consequently, disbalance in blood coagulation, micro-circulation, ischemia, hypothermia, reperfusion substantial decrease of endurance to anti-oxidant deficiency and anti-radical activity weakness are observed. So, our study has been done basing on our hypothesis that macro and micro elements as well as biologically active compounds in Otgontenger resorts as sulphate ion (SO42-), azotes (N2), hydrosulfuric acid (H2S), oxygen (О2), carbonate ion (СO32-), chloral ion (CL-), hydrogen (Н2), carbonic acid (СО2,) could replace the biologically regulative agents which are cardinally shortened and becoming the main factor of pathologies [3. 4].Goal: The goal of this study is to investigate treatment activity “Otgontenger” resorts treatment experimental conditions. It is purposed to define the redoxy-potentiality and anti-radical activities of Otgontenger resorts.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted at the Central Scientific Laboratory of Monos Medical University between 2009-2011. Otgontenger mineral water was transported in a package accordingly to the Mongolian Standard “The Technical requirements to mineral water of treatment and drinking intent” (MNS 3651: 2005). In order to determine the anti-radical activity of the mineral water each portion of the studying water is dissolved in ethanol. After that 0.1 and 0.2 mlg are taken from these solutions and are added to 1.5 mlg of alfa, alfa-demetilpicril-gydralice suspension. The solution is shaken well and once color deeply changed it was defined at 517 HM through spectrophotometer by B.Yu. Kulikov’s method (1995, 1996). In regard to Osmos’s endurance property, 16 white experimental rabbits are taken by mouth 1.0 mlg/200 grams each from the mineral water number 1 of the 1st group, number 18th of the 4th group and number 47th of the 7th group respectively two times a day for the consecutive five days. The blood is taken and centrifuged in a way that serum is segregated and 0.5 mlg of 10 percent erythrocytes is separated. Consequently, 5.0 mlg of distilled water is added and hymolize is carried out. Once gymolize is fully done, supernatant is separated after centrifuge and absorption is measured at 420hm by spectrophotometer. In regard to defining hydropereoxide endurance, the white rabbit is taken by mouth 1.0 mlg/200 grams each from the mineral water number 1 of the 1st group, number 18th of the 4th group and number 47th of the 7th group respectively two times a day for the consecutive five days. The blood is centrifuged and serum is segregated. The blood is taken and centrifuged in a way that serum is segregated and 0.5 mlg of 10 percent erythrocyte is separated. Consequently, 3.0 mlg of Н202 is added and hymolize is carried out. Once gymolize is fully done, supernatant is separated after centrifuge and absorption is measured at 420hm by spectrophotometer.Results: It has been defined that antiradical activity in the erythrocytes’ 4th compartment of the white rabbits taken mineral water number 18th of the 4th group and number 1st of the 1st group increased by 1.11-1.12 times compared to the group not taken, whereas, decreased by 1.1 times by the impacts of the mineral water under 47th number of the 7th group (Table 1). It is shown that the mineral water has effects to increase proton flows at mitochondria membranes and donators’ oxidation, because antiradical activity of the second compartment of the rabbit’s erythrocytes has gone down by 1.13-1.16 times compared to the group not taken because of the mineral water under number 18 of the 4th group and number 1 of the 1st group and number 47 of the 7th group. If we see table 2 and picture 2, it is proved that mineral water has effects to accelerate oxygen flow to erythrocytes or acceptors’ diffusion and as well energy supply because membrane’s peroxide endurance of erythrocytes’ fourth compartment of the white rabbit decreased by 1.11-1.12 times under the influence of Otgontenger resorts number 18 and 1 of the 4th and 1st groups respectively and as well osmos’s endurance property of membrane of the erythrocytes’ 4th compartment decreased by 1.2-1.22 times compared to those not taken it. If we see picture 3, it is proved that mineral water has effects to accelerate oxygen flow to erythrocytes or acceptors’ diffusion and energy supply because membrane’s peroxide endurance of erythrocytes fourth compartment of the white rabbit decreased by 1.11-1.12 times under the influence of Otgontenger resorts with numbers 18 and 1 of the 4th and 1st groups respectively and as well osmos’s endurance property of membrane of the erythrocytes’ 4th compartment decreased by 1.2-1.22 times compared to those not taken it.From picture 4 it can be seen that under the influence of some types of Otgontenger mineral water as 18th number of the 4th group and the first number of the 1st group MDA contained in the second compartment of the white rabbit decreases by 1.11-1.12 times compared to the control group not taken and as well osmoses’ endurance of the erythrocytes’ 4th compartment membrane declines by 1.2-1.22 times which means they have effects to accelerate oxygen flow to erythrocytes or acceptors’ diffusion and consequently energy supply. We can see from picture 5 that under influence of mineral water with number 47 of the 7th group, the oxidise-ferment activity of erythrocytes’ second compartment serum has decreased two times for the control group compared to the ones not taken the mineral water. Moreover, the oxidise-ferment activity of erythrocytes’ first compartment declined by 1.2 times as a result of the mineral water with number 47 of the 7th group. That means that the mineral water suppresses the ferment activity of lipoproteidlipaza but makes the flow of redoxy-line protons accelerated.Conclusion: It has been defined that Otgontenger mineral water has high antitoxic effects to reduce free radicals like DPHH.
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@#Objective To develop one kind of device that can not only reduce the body weight,but also provide a good condition for training lower extremity potentialities.Methods The body weight bearing support and protection system,body weight reducing system and scaled footboard were made respectively.The lower extremity potentialities,nervous conduction speed and leg motion coordination ability training were done under protection and body weight reducing.Results The potential training device could exactly protect the patient and reduce body weight,and make the training step by step.Under the effects of protecting and body weight reducing of the potential training device,the training could be performed together with the Chinese traditional medicine rehabilitation method;that was physical and breathing exercises.The lower extremity potentialities were developed nicely.Conclusion The lower extremity potentialities training device is a useful training device which can bear body weight,have protective effect,develop lower extremity potentialities and improve coordination ability of lower extremities.
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@#Objective To develop one kind of device that can not only reduce the body weight,but also provide a good condition for training lower extremity potentialities.Methods The body weight bearing support and protection system,body weight reducing system and scaled footboard were made respectively.The lower extremity potentialities,nervous conduction speed and leg motion coordination ability training were done under protection and body weight reducing.Results The potential training device could exactly protect the patient and reduce body weight,and make the training step by step.Under the effects of protecting and body weight reducing of the potential training device,the training could be performed together with the Chinese traditional medicine rehabilitation method;that was physical and breathing exercises.The lower extremity potentialities were developed nicely.Conclusion The lower extremity potentialities training device is a useful training device which can bear body weight,have protective effect,develop lower extremity potentialities and improve coordination ability of lower extremities.
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Historicamente, a Psicologia preocupou-se em investigar patologias, negligenciado os aspectos saudáveis dos seres humanos. Mas, a partir de 1998, assumindo a presidência da American Psychological Association, Seligman iniciou movimento denominado Psicologia Positiva, que visa oferecer nova abordagem às potencialidades e virtudes humanas, estudando as condições e processos que contribuem para a prosperidade dos indivíduos e comunidades. Este artigo apresenta e discute essa nova proposta científica, que promete melhorar a qualidade de vida dos indivíduos e prevenir patologias; também as lacunas existentes nas investigações em Ciências Humanas, as contribuições teóricas e empíricas e as possíveis aplicações desse conhecimento.
Throughout history, Psychology studies were focused on pathologies, neglecting issues related to human healthy state. In 1998, when Seligman assumed the head of American Psychological Association, he started the Positive Psychology movement, which objective is to offer a new approach to human strengthens and virtues, by studying the conditions and processes that contribute to the prosperity of individuals and communities. The present paper presents and discusses this new scientific approach that intends to promote the quality of life at individual and community levels, preventing pathologies. We also point out its gaps in Human Sciences-directed investigations, as well as its theoretical and empirical contributions and applications.
Históricamente, la Psicología se preocupó por investigar patologías, descuidándose de los aspectos saludables de los seres humanos. Pero, desde 1998, Cuando Seligman, asumió la presidencia de la American Psychological Association, se inició el movimiento denominado Psicología Positiva, cuyo objetivo fue dar una nueva mirada a las potencialidades y virtudes humanas, estudiando las condiciones y los procesos que contribuyen para la prosperidad de los individuos y comunidades. Este articulo presenta y discute esta nueva propuesta científica, que promete mejorar la calidad de vida de los individuos y prevenir patologías; así como indicar las lagunas producidas en las investigaciones de las Ciencias Humanas, sus contribuciones teóricas, empíricas y posibles aplicaciones.