A phenomenon often noted at conferences is the seeming unconsciousness or unresponsiveness of members of the audience. Interestingly it is not typically the speaker that notes this finding but rather other members of the audience. This may have something to do with the dulcet tones of someone next to you snoring away that interrupts the otherwise efficient note-taking that you are there for. Le...

Following several years of feminist mobilisation in Spain and only days before President Pedro Sánchez's announcement a state emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 1 March 2020 there was demonstration by women outside Almudena Cathedral Madrid. This call from collective calling themselves Revuelta de Mujeres en la Iglesia (Stirring Up Women Church). The group's manifesto demanded that...

I read with interest 2 excellent articles in the December issue of American Journal Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics; that is, a Guest Editorial by Dr Ernst M. Taeger1Taeger E.M. An argument for healthy skepticism orthodontics.Am J Orthod Orthop. 2020; 158: 775-776Abstract Full Text PDF Scopus (1) Google Scholar (“An orthodontics”) Letter to Editor David W. Chambers2Chambers D.W. Shifts...

During cardiac surgery, systemic hypothermia is often utilized to augment cardioplegic myocardial preservation. The ensuing reduction in metabolic activity is directly related to the decrease in temperature as predicted by Vant Hoff's law. Lowered metabolic-activity decreases oxygen utilization, thus increasing tissue tolerance for reductions in oxygen delivery. Among numerous other physiologic...

Serial Extraction or the guidance of eruption is an age old procedure to correct crowded arches and is still used in routine dental practice. But the efficacy of this procedure has always been controversial and it requires very precise clinical skill for a favorable outcome. This article presents a review regarding the proper selection of cases for serial extraction, its limitations and various...

In three samples containing Buddhist and Christian participants from several nations, participants of both religions manifested a generally similar relationship between religiosity and intolerance. In all three samples, devotional religiosity (e.g. prayer frequency, faith devotion), was strongly correlated with coalitional religiosity (e.g. organized religious attendance, fundamentalism). Yet d...

Alexander, J. H. The Shirra in the Dock: The Magnum Case In the Magnum, Scott openly confesses to mistakes, defends himself against actual or potential charges, exhibits discomfort on occasion, and is in various ways economical with the truth. The first part of the paper will look at his evident unease with the Magnum as a bookmaking project containing a fair amount of 'buckram'. It will also c...

Objective The purpose of this study was to characterize the sensorineural hearing losses of a group of children and adults along three parameters important to the hearing instrument fitting process: 1) audiometric configuration, 2) asymmetry of loss between ears, and 3) progression of loss over several years. Design Audiograms for 248 60and 61-year-old adults and 227 6-year-old children were ob...

This paper reviews current research and practice of building self-esteem of female youth through group counseling. Young girls today face challenges that previous generations of females have never before encountered (Piper, 1994, p.12), which can have severe life effects. Emerging research indicates that although self-esteem is a difficult concept to measure, group counseling is an effective me...

This study aimed to evaluate a brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) group intervention program aimed at improving body image in women called “Positive Bodies: Loving the Skin You’re In”. A sample of 20 women aged 17 to 54 years, who volunteered to participate in this program, completed a questionnaire at the commencement and cessation of the intervention. The questionnaires, which aimed to...