Search results for "secular"

Genetic and environmental influences on pubertal timing assessed by height growth

2008

Secular trends towards earlier puberty, possibly caused by new environmental triggers, provide a basis for periodic evaluation of the influence and interaction of genetic and environmental effects on pubertal timing. In such studies, a practical marker that reflects timing of puberty in both genders needs to be used. We investigated genetic and environmental influences on pubertal timing by using change in the relative height between early and late adolescence (HD:SDS, height difference in standard deviations) as a new marker of pubertal timing. HD:SDS correlated well with age at peak height velocity in a population of men and women with longitudinal growth data. In 2,309 twin girls and 1,8…

Cohort Differences in Maximal Physical Performance: A Comparison of 75- and 80-Year-Old Men and Women Born 28 Years Apart

2020

Abstract Background Whether increased life expectancy is accompanied by increased functional capacity in older people at specific ages is unclear. We compared similar validated measures of maximal physical performance in 2 population-based older cohorts born and assessed 28 years apart. Method Participants in the first cohort were born in 1910 and 1914 and were assessed at age 75 and 80 years, respectively (N = 500, participation rate 77%). Participants in the second cohort were born in 1938 or 1939 and 1942 or 1943 and were assessed at age 75 and 80 years, respectively (N = 726, participation rate 40%). Participants were recruited using a population register and all community-dwelling pers…

Secular trends in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 32 countries from 2002 to 2010: a cross-national perspective

2015

Background: Sufficient levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) give substantial health benefits to adolescents. This article examines trends in physical activity (PA) from 2002 to 2010 across 32 countries from Europe and North America. Methods: Representative samples included 479 674 pupils (49% boys) aged 11 years ( n = 156 383), 13 years ( n = 163 729) and 15 years ( n = 159 562). The trends in meeting the recommendations for PA (at least 60 min daily) were evaluated using logistic regression. Results: There was a slight overall increase between 2002 and 2010 (17.0% and 18.6%, respectively). MVPA increased significantly ( P ≤ 0.05) among boys in 16 countries. Conversely, n…

Apoteosis ideológica / 3

2004

Liturgiczna inicjacja młodzieży pokolenia „millenialsów plus”. Perspektywy i próba akomodacji

2021

The present study is a reflection on the state of faith of the young Christian generation belonging to so-called millennials and their children, called here “millennials plus”. In the first part, the author reflects on the level of secularization of the modern world and its impact on youth. Then, the phenomenon of contemporary youth is outlined, along with some characteristics of the millenials generation. This part is followed by presentation of the liturgical life is in the perspective of the wider reality. At the end of this paper one can find some postulates for pastoral use in the liturgical initiation of the millennial plus generation.

Modernità, secolarizzazione e metafisica. In dialogo (postumo) con Sergio Sarti

2022

Il fenomeno della secolarizzazione ha profondamente sollecitato sia la riflessione filosofica sia quella teologica di matrice cristiana e nel secondo dopoguerra, soprattutto in area cattolica, tali dibattiti hanno avuto un peso su e dopo quell’evento fondamentale che è stato il Concilio Vaticano II. Ed è proprio a partire da questa costellazione storico-culturale-religiosa che ho pensato di interrogare gli scritti di Sarti, i quali offrono una chiave di lettura interessante, che oggi potremmo definire, senza esagerazione, profetica. In questo senso, credo che il lavoro di Sarti si muova nella stessa direzione di quella assunta da autori italiani come Augusto Del Noce o Michele Federico Scia…

Crémoux, Françoise, Bussy, Danièle (eds.): Secularización en España (1700-1845): albores de un proceso político

2021

Reliģiski-filozofiski raksti, XXV

2019

Religious-Philosophical Articles XXV are dedicated to the international conference Socio-Political and Religious Ideas and Movements in the 20th–21st Centuries organised by the researchers of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the University of Latvia. The conference was held in cooperation with colleagues from the Institute of Political Science of the University of Opole, the Institute of International Studies of the University of Wroclaw, the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Philosophy of the St. Petersburg State University. The conference took place in Riga on 4–5 October 2018. Thus, the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology f…

Juan Bautista Hermán: discípulo de Gregorio Mayans. Los entresijos de la curia valenciana. Una persecución en dos actos

1998

Timing of the 2008 outburst of SAX J1808.4–3658 with XMM-Newton: a stable orbital-period derivative over ten years

2009

We report on a timing analysis performed on a 62-ks long XMM-Newton observation of the accreting millisecond pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 during the latest X-ray outburst that started on September 21, 2008. By connecting the time of arrivals of the pulses observed during the XMM observation, we derived the best-fit orbital solution and a best-fit value of the spin period for the 2008 outburst. Comparing this new set of orbital parameters and, in particular, the value of the time of ascending-node passage with the orbital parameters derived for the previous four X-ray outbursts of SAX J1808.4-3658 observed by the PCA on board RXTE, we find an updated value of the orbital period derivative, which …