“Tameshi-giri” (or “suemono-giri”), in which corpses were used as mediums to test the quality of swords or the skill of swordsmen, was an unusual cultural practice of the samurai (i.e., warrior) class in feudal era Japan. Although tameshi-giri as a modern martial art jargon referring to “a method of training in the use of a sword by cutting conventional mediums” has already been imported to the...

In vielen Lernszenarien und –plattformen wird Chat für die synchrone Kommunikation innerhalb einer Lerngruppe genutzt. Das Kommunikationsmedium Chat hat – wie alle Kommunikationsmedien – spezifische Vorund Nachteile, die bei der Auswahl dieses Mediums im Rahmen eines Lernszenarios zu berücksichtigen sind. Für die Beurteilung eines Chats, insbesondere inwieweit das tatsächliche Kommunikationsver...

In the paper, in order to pre-concentrate and measure the low values of Cu ions, the new, simple,quick and very sensitive method of Dispersed Liquid-Liquid Micro Extraction (DLLME) coupledwith flame Atomic Absorption spectrometry (AA) has been utilized. The DLLME techniquecoupled with AA )AA-DLLME) was run inside one narrow tube which constitute aqueous samples.In this m...

This research was carried out to investigate the effects of chemical mutagens on producing phenolic compounds in calli obtained from Royal grape variety. Petioles were cultured B5 medium (0.5 mg/L benzyl amino purine and 0.5 indole acetic acid) obtain callus. Calli subcultured same nutrient three times at one month intervals. In fourth subculture, transferred media with composition containing e...

BACKGROUND Osteoporosis is a degenerative bone disorder that disproportionately affects older women worldwide. Raising awareness regarding osteoporosis within this demographic is significant for health promotion. Initial evidence suggests that visualisations of illness and treatment can improve illness perceptions, increase treatment motivations and even promote health behaviours. We are yet to...