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Women and Demons in the Late Medieval Wall Paintings in the Church of Espoo (Finland)
2017
The late-medieval stone church of Espoo (county of Uusimaa), situated on the south coast close to the current-day capital of Finland, Helsinki, displays a wealth of medieval wall paintings executed around the 1510s by a group of painters that has remained anonymous. In the fourth vault of the north aisle a demon has been depicted as the proxy and associate of women who are seen in typical household tasks of milking and churning. On the west wall above the entrance a depiction shows a demon passing a pair of shoes to a woman, and above, three demons are seen twiddling with a parchment. This article analyses the images and places them in the context of social control that aimed at regulating …
Strength training in treatment of chronic neck pain
2022
Background: Chronic non-specific neck pain is common in modern industrialized countries causing suffering, disability and considerable economical losses for individuals and society. Treatment is commonly advice for stretching and strength exercises in primary health care. However, if improvements are not satisfactory, patients may seek specialist care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of multimodal rehabilitation in treatment of chronic neck pain. Methods: The study group comprised of 56 patients with chronic neck pain, who participated rehabilitation for three weeks and one-week follow-up period after eight months at an inpatient rehabilitation facility. The aim …
Electrocatheter-mediated High-voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Dorsal Root Ganglion in the Treatment of Chronic Lumbosacral Neuropathic Pain
2019
Objectives: Despite the interest in scientific community, there is still poor evidence about pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) efficacy in the treatment of neuropathic pain. In order to determine whether high-voltage PRF and epidural adhesiolysis (PRF-EA) showed better results than epidural adhesiolysis alone (EA), a randomized, double-blind, comparative-effectiveness study was conducted in patients with chronic lumbosacral radiating pain and neuropathic features. Materials and Methods: A total of 41 patients were randomly allocated to 2 groups. Twenty-one patients were randomized to receive 2 cycles of 240 seconds high-voltage PRF followed by the injection of local anesthetics, hyaluronidase, an…
Apolar versus polar solvents: a comparison of the strength of some organic acids against different bases in toluene and in water
2010
The constants of ion-pair formation with 3-nitroaniline (3NO(2)A) for eight halogenoacetic acids (HAAs, 3a-h: TFA, TCA, TBA, DFA, DCA, DBA, MCA, and MBA), and five 2,2-dichloroalkanoic acids containing 3-8 carbon atoms (HAs, 5a-e: DCPA, DCBA, DCMBA, DCVA, and DCOA) have been determined in TOL at 298.1 K. The results obtained brought to evidence for HAAs the formation of ion-pairs with two different stoichiometries (base-acid, 1:1 or 1:2), while in contrast the HAs furnish only the 1:1 pairs. The different steric and electronic requirements of HAAs and HAs seem to be responsible for such an unlikely behavior. At the same time, the acid-catalyzed MRH of the (Z)-phenylhydrazone of 5-amino-3-be…
Nefarmakoloģiskās atsāpināšanas metodes jaundzimušo intensīvās terapijas nodaļā
2018
Bakalaura darba tēma – Nefarmakoloģiskās atsāpināšanas metodes jaundzimušo intensīvās terapijas nodaļā. Šī tēma ir aktuāla, jo ik gadu pasaulē nāk ap 15 miljoniem bērnu , no kuriem vismaz viens no 10 jaundzimušajiem piedzimst pirms laika. Savukārt Latvijā katru gadu pirms laika jeb agrāk par pilnām 37 grūtniecības nedēļām dzimst vairāk nekā 1000 bērni, tie ir aptuveni 6% no kopējā dzimušo skaita. Darba izstrādāšanas mērķis - Noskaidrot un analizēt nefarmakoloģisko atsāpināšanas metožu izmantošanu procedūru sāpju novēršanai jaundzimušajiem intensīvās terapijas nodaļā. Pētniecības uzdevumi ir apkopot un analizēt literatūru par procedūru sāpēm jaundzimušajiem un nefarmakoloģiskām atsāpināšanas…
Validity and reliability of the checklist of non-verbal pain indicators in Albanian. First step
2018
Background: in Albania non ci sono strumenti affidabili per valutare la presenza di dolore nei pazienti non-verbalizzanti. L'obiettivo del nostro studio era di fornire una validazione linguistica della checklist in albanese per gli indicatori di dolore non verbale (CNPI). Metodi: dopo la traduzione inversa, abbiamo usato la versione albanese in uno studio trasversale per verificare sia l'affidabilità che la validità di questo strumento in contesti clinici. La Visual Analog Scale è stata adottata come gold standard. Sono stati usati anche il kappa di Cohen e il coefficiente di correlazione di Pearson. La validità costruttiva del CNPI è stata stabilita mediante l'analisi fattoriale esplorativ…
Association between spinal disorders and different domains of physical activity among young adult men
2022
BackgroundThere is limited evidence of how physical activity (PA) associates with low back pain (LBP) and neck pain (NP). Particularly, the association between occupational or commuting PA and LBP/NP is unclear. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between spinal disorders and different physical activity domains in young and healthy adult men.MethodsSelf-reported leisure time, occupational and commuting PA, as well as LBP and NP, were studied using questionnaires among young Finnish males (n = 1,630). Logistic regression analysis was used to study the associations of PA domains, physical fitness, and spinal disorders. Regression models were adjuste…
Nuorten kokemuksia ulkonäköpaineista ja sosiaalisista paineista
2018
Viisteensaari, Janina. 2018. Nuorten kokemuksia ulkonäköpaineista ja sosiaalisista paineista. Kasvatustieteen pro gradu -tutkielma. Jyväskylän yliopisto. Opettajankoulutuslaitos. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena on tutkia nuorten kokemuksia omasta ulkonäöstään ja ulkonäköpaineista. Tutkin tutkimuksen ensimmäisenä tehtävänä kuudesluokkalaisten tyytyväisyyttä omaan ulkonäköönsä. Lisäksi tutkimuksen toisena tehtävänä selvitän, mitkä tekijät aiheuttavat kuudesluokkalaisille ulkonäköpaineita ja kuinka nuoret muuttavat ulkonäköään ulkonäköpaineiden vuoksi. Tutkimuksen kolmantena tehtävänä selvitän, kuinka sosiaaliset paineet ilmenevät seitsemäsluokkalaisten tyttöjen elämässä. Lisäksi tutkimuksen nel…
Features and organization of Pain Centers in the Lazio Region, Italy, in 2011
2014
Introduzione: Le migliori evidenze sulla gestione del dolore raccomandano l’uso di programmi multidisciplinari al fine di ottenere significativi risultati terapeutici. Questi possono essere garantiti dai Centri di Terapia del Dolore (CPM), in cui team multidisciplinari sono in grado di fornire attività assistenziali avanzate e specializzate per la valutazione, la diagnosi e il trattamento del dolore cronico benigno. Ad oggi, le informazioni relative alla rete sanitaria e la struttura organizzativa di questi centri in Italia sono esigue. Lo scopo di questo studio è quello di descrivere l’offerta sanitaria e organizzativa dei CPM in una regione italiana (Lazio).Metodi:. Studio descrittivo che…
Al largo di Itaca. Il gioco dei confini tra oikos e polis
2008
Il contributo intende individuare uno spazio educativo all’interno della polis greca, a partire e attraverso la definizione della dicotomia spazio pubblico / spazio privato. Organizzando il potere politico in modo da far convergere al centro l’idea di comando, si delinea un cittadino che, deposto il potere al centro, si trova ad agire tra pari. Verso costui è orientato un modello educativo che coniuga agire politico e agire etico. Il kratos è allora dislocato nel privato, ed esercitato su individui che, non potendo mai accedere allo status di cittadini, non costituiscono soggetti da educare.