The Swaddling Hypothesis: Its Reception

Swaddling: a systematic review.

Swaddling was an almost universal child-care practice before the 18th century. It is still tradition in certain parts of the Middle East and is gaining popularity in the United Kingdom, the United States, and The Netherlands to curb excessive crying. We have systematically reviewed all articles on swaddling to evaluate its possible benefits and disadvantages. In general, swaddled infants arouse...

The philosophy of media and its role on the social education with emphasis on the “ reception” theory

One of the fundamental aspects of education is social education. This  term of the education in consider to magnitude, complexity and comprehensiveness covering  all educational institutions and overlooks the education of individuals, in one hand, develop individual character and  the other hand, transmits  heritage to the next generation. In the media field, one of the most fundamental questi...

Swaddling: a traditional care method rediscovered.

BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to compare the sleep profiles of healthy infants in swaddling and sleeping bag conditions. METHODS Polysomnographs of 85 healthy infants (40 in the study group, 45 in the control group) with a mean age of 7.5 weeks were recorded in the sleeping laboratory. A positive decision from the local Ethics Committee and the written consent of the parents were obtai...

The thrombogenic hypothesis and its implications.

The Hypothesis of Locality and Its Limitations

The hypothesis of locality, its origin and consequences are discussed. This supposition is necessary for establishing the local spacetime frame of accelerated observers; in this connection, the measurement of length in a rotating system is considered in detail. Various limitations of the hypothesis of locality are examined.