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Reviews in the Neurosciences
Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, is characterised by hypofunction of... more Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, is characterised by hypofunction of acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter in the distinct region of brain. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is an enzyme that metabolises the ACh at synaptic cleft resulting in Alzheimer’s disease. Medicinal plants have been used to treat numerous ailments and improve human health from ancient time. A traditional system of medicine is long recognised for its effective management of neurological disorders. The present review confers the scope of some common medicinal plants with a special focus on AChE-mediated central nervous system complications especially Alzheimer’s disease. Literature suggests that medicinal plants reduce neuronal dysfunctions by reducing AChE activity in different brain regions. In some instances, activation of AChE activity by medicinal plants also showed therapeutic potential. In conclusion, medicinal plants have a wide scope and possess therapeutic potential to efficientl...
Objective: To explore children's motivations for and perceived benefits and barriers to nutrition... more Objective: To explore children's motivations for and perceived benefits and barriers to nutrition research participation. To explore children's perspectives on how to improve the research experience. Design: Seven focus group sessions were conducted during March 2008 with research participants from a trial that examined the effects of pre-exercise snacks on physical activity and exercise stress in children. The Health Belief Model for Behavior Change served as the framework for understanding perceived benefits and barriers to research participation and cues to action to help children's readiness for future research participation. Setting: Indoor sports center in Acton, Massachusetts. Participants: Thirty-five children, 15 males and 20 females, aged 7-10 years. Phenomenon of Interest: Children's participation in nutrition research. Analysis: Transcripts were reviewed, coded, and sorted according to recurring trends and patterns using NVIVO software. Results: Participants were overwhelmingly motivated to participate in research because of financial incentives. The biggest barrier to participation was anxiety over finger pricks. Children suggested demonstrating different aspects of data collection during recruitment to reduce trepidation and using distraction techniques to improve the experience during anxiety-provoking data collection. Conclusion and Implications: Themes for benefits and barriers to research participation were identified. Data also provide a guide to promote readiness and to improve the research experience for children in future nutrition trials.
This article examines the increasing use of 'positive', active images of 'poor women in developin... more This article examines the increasing use of 'positive', active images of 'poor women in developing countries' by development institutions, in relation to several interlinked factors: critiques of earlier representations of 'Third World women' as an essentialised category of 'passive victims'; the appropriation-and transformation-within neoliberal discourses of development from the 1990s onwards of concepts of agency and empowerment; and changes in the role of development NGOs in the same period. Through a discussion of recent publicity campaigns by Oxfam Unwrapped, the Nike Foundation and Divine chocolate, the article examines the specific and gendered ways in which these more recent visual productions are racialised, exploring, in particular, parallels and continuities between colonial representations of women workers and today's images of micro-entrepreneurship within the framework of neoliberal globalisation. The article concludes that, like their colonial predecessors, contemporary representations obscure relations of oppression and exploitation, and work to render collective challenges to the neoliberal model invisible.
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The health needs of displaced populations vary widely. The question as to the demands displaced p... more The health needs of displaced populations vary widely. The question as to the demands displaced populations place on health care resources and health care providers in their destination countries or regions remains the subject of great debate and contention. Internationally, health care workers are faced with complex challenges in providing care to displaced populations. This paper highlights some of the key health issues for displaced populations around the globe. Whilst 'Band Aid' solutions to existing health problems are useful in the short term, the paper describes the need for long-term public health prevention and educational strategies to enable displaced communities full access to and participation in their new 'home' communities.
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This review describes the state-of-the-art of material derived from the forest sector with respec... more This review describes the state-of-the-art of material derived from the forest sector with respect to its potential for use in the packaging industry. Some innovative approaches are highlighted. The aim is to cover recent developments and key challenges for successful introduction of renewable materials in the packaging market. The covered subjects are renewable fibers and bio-based polymers for use in bioplastics or as coatings for paper-based packaging materials. Current market sizes and forecasts are also presented. Competitive mechanical, thermal, and barrier properties along with material availability and ease of processing are identified as fundamental issues for sustainable utilization of renewable materials.
Angry Women: From Wollstonecraft to Oothoon to Maria Two writers from the eighteenth century take... more Angry Women: From Wollstonecraft to Oothoon to Maria Two writers from the eighteenth century take a hard look at the emotional state of woman. William Blake, in The Daughters of Albion, and Mary Wollstonecraft, in A Vindication of Rights of Woman and in Maria or the Wrongs of Woman, are interested in the mind of woman as it has been shaped through social discourse. Blake and Wollstonecraft are often seen as ideological enemies because they have philosophic differences that call for different remedies. However , they enter into firm agreement that woman should be free of the tyranny of man and that she must use her own voice toward that end. By looking at the language of Blake and Woll-stonecraft, we will see how each writer utilizes craft in an effort to create a wedge issue, the issue of female anger, into the debate over gender. We will find that both authors fan the fire with rhetoric in order to give voice in opposition to the brutal system of the patriarchy. Wollstonecraft uses the language of anger to call for serious consideration of a radical
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