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Enhancing improvisational music therapy through the addition of resonance frequency breathing : Common findings of three single-case experimental stu…
2018
One core characteristic of active music therapy is the facilitation of emotional expression through the creation of music improvisations. In an attempt to further develop this approach, we created an enhanced form of integrative improvisational music therapy by including 10 minutes of resonance frequency breathing (RFB) at the beginning of the sessions. RFB is a type of slowbreathing known for its ability to reduce stress and support emotional regulation. This paper summarizes the common findings of three single-case experimental studies and introduces a provisional model to explain the observed effects of RFB. During the breathing itself, all three clients (two of them healthy and one diag…
MYOCARDIAL POTENCY OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS STEM BARK AGAINST ISOPROTERENOL-INDUCED MYOCARDIAL DAMAGE IN RATS
2018
Objectives: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of Harungana madagascariensis on electrocardiographical, biochemical and histopathological changes in isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial infarction in rats. Methods: Male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided and treated with the aqueous extract of Harungana madagascariensis stem bark (AEHM, 200 and 400 mg/kg per os), or normal saline or vitamin E for 7 days with concomitant administration of ISO (85 mg/kg, subcutaneously) on 8th and 9th days, at 24 h interval. Results: The ISO injections to the rats caused cardiac dysfunction evidenced by a marked (P<0.01) elevation in ST-segment, a reduction in R wave amplitude (P…
Cytotoxicity of natural products and derivatives toward MCF-7 cell monolayers and cancer stem-like mammospheres
2015
Abstract Although cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) are rare, they can enter a non-proliferative or dormant state and resist therapy. Furthermore, quiescent CSCs are responsible for metastases that can appear after curative surgical treatment of a primary tumor. Because of drug resistance of CSCs, the development of novel therapies is urgently required that specifically target CSCs. Purpose The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential of a panel of natural products and derivatives to inhibit CSC-enriched mammospheres of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Methods CD44high/CD24low cells were identified by flow cytometry and maintained as mammospheres. As a control, we used two clinically…
Madonna Haghiosorìtissa oder der Fürsprache (scheda F 6_8)
2022
L'opera d'arte, oggi al Museo Diocesano di Palermo, è un mosaico staccato del XII secolo forse proveniente dalla cappella di Santa Maria Maddalena nella Cattedrale, dove erano sepolti i membri della famiglia Hauteville, voluta dalla regina Elvira The work of art, now in the Diocesan Museum in Palermo, is a detached 12th century mosaic possibly from the chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene in the Cathedral, where members of the Hauteville family were buried, commissioned by Queen Elvira Bei dem Kunstwerk, das sich heute im Diözesanmuseum in Palermo befindet, handelt es sich um ein freistehendes Mosaik aus dem 12. Jahrhundert, das möglicherweise aus der Kapelle der Heiligen Maria Magdalena in der K…
I proemi e gli interventi d'autore del «De nugis curialium» di Walter Map
2021
This article analyzes the proems and author's interventions in Walter Map's De nugis curialium, which constitute the author's poetic declarations and therefore allow us to understand the variety and diversity of textual typologies of his only surviving work.
„Fani głodówek (głodówka lecznicza)”, czyli o amatorskich poglądach na terapię
2022
Therapeutic fasting has a long history. Nowadays, as an alternative therapy method, they enjoy great popularity. Descriptions and theories about them can be followed not only in various publications, but also on the Internet: in online forums, posts and comments on Twitter, videos on YouTube, social media among others. A group created on Facebook under the name “Fans of hunger (therapeutic hunger)” is of a particular interest. Posts that can be followed here perfectly illustrate the popularity of this alternative method of treatment and the influence of any publications encouraging starvation on its followers. They also show, in many cases, a lack of reflexivity, a strongly emotional and, t…
„JESTEŚ TYM, CO JESZ” : o potędze „czystej” diety
2022
W artykule opisana została jedna z bardziej popularnych obecnie diet, określana mianem prozdrowotnej, tak zwana czysta dieta. Polega ona na eliminacji dostarczania organizmowi między innymi żywności przetworzonej, którą uznaje się za nieczystą, a tym samym szkodliwą i niebezpieczną dla zdrowia człowieka. Obszarem badań objęto blogi i strony internetowe poświęcone temu zagadnieniu, a także wpisy w mediach społecznościowych. W tekście wskazuje się na kulturowe konteksty czystej diety, powody jej popularności, jej powiązanie ze stylem życia i aksjologizowaniem pokarmów oraz na konsekwencje, do jakich stosowanie czystej diety może doprowadzić.
Brain oscillations: discovering their role in memory using Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Menopauzes simptomu mazināšanas iespējas un tās efektivitāte
2019
Ievads: sasniedzot jaunus medicīnas attīstības lēcienus, cilvēka vidējais dzīves ilgums ir pagarinājies kā vēl nekad. Mūsdienās sievietes pat neapsver iespēju, ka 50 gadu vecums būtu “dzīves beigas”, pēc literatūras datiem – katra otrā sieviete dzīvos vēl vismaz 30 gadus pēc pusmūža vecuma sasniegšanas. Menopauze ir pašlimitējošs fizioloģiskas novecošanas stāvoklis, bet tās radītie simptomi var ļoti ietekmēt sievietes dzīves kvalitāti. Informētība un piemērotas terapijas izvēle var ne tikai uzlabot sievietes pašsajūtu, bet arī atgriest iepriekšējo dzīves kvalitāti. Mērķis: analizēt menopauzes simptomu mazināšanas terapijas iespējas un to efektivitāti. Materiāli un metodes: tika veikts retro…
Estrategias de funcionalización alternativas de la micotoxina alternariol y desarrollo de métodos inmunoquímicos para el análisis rápido de alimentos
2023
El alternariol es un metabolito secundario producido por hongos del género Alternaria que se puede encontrar a concentraciones relativamente altas (μg/kg) en numerosos alimentos de origen vegetal. Debido a su toxicidad, con efectos mutagénicos y carcinogénicos demostrados, está considerado una amenaza emergente para la salud animal y humana. Por estos motivos, la Autoridad Europea de Seguridad Alimentaria (EFSA) ha establecido límites máximos tolerables de ingesta diaria de esta micotoxina y recomienda la realización de más estudios y controles en alimentos, particularmente en aquellos destinados al consumo infantil. En consecuencia, se requieren métodos de análisis que permitan la determin…