Abstract In Aëtius 1.7.8 Mansfeld–Runia, Diogenes, Cleanthes and Oenopides are said to have maintained that the deity is world-soul. However, identity of Diogenes whom doxographer mentions here has long been a matter scholarly dispute. response attempts ascribe doxa Apollonia, this paper reassesses old arguments proposes new considerations argue fundamental aspect Babylon's theology at stake he...

Diogenes of Babylon, or Seleucia (c. 240–150 BC) — a disciple Chrysippus, prominent representative the last period Early Stoa, head Stoic school after Zeno Tarsus. In writings Diogenes, which few fragments have been preserved, almost all main and many auxiliary issues stoic dogmatics were touched upon. Being more traditionalist than an innovator, nevertheless, specified clarified definitions, i...

OBJECTIVE To investigate trends in obesity prevalence in recent years and to predict the obesity prevalence in 2015 in European populations. METHODS Data of 97,942 participants from seven cohorts involved in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study participating in the Diogenes project (named as "Diogenes cohort" in the following) with weight measurements ...

Failure to consider both the consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators on prey can lead to erroneous conclusions about the net effect of the relationship. The predatory devil crayfish, Cambarus diogenes Girard functions as an ecosystem engineer constructing extensive burrow systems through aquatic habitats. Despite crayfish posing a serious predation threat, preliminary data indicate...

Diogenes syndrome refers to a condition with distinct self hoarding behaviours, severe self-neglect, filthy personal appearance and surroundings and social isolation. A broad range of co-morbidities exist, from Parkinson’s disease and frontal lobe dementia to learning disability, schizophrenia, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder amongst others. Recognition of the condition is importan...

Cessation of normal skin cleansing seen in geriatric or self-neglected patients can cause accumulation of keratinous crusts on the skin. In the extreme end of this spectrum is a condition known as Diogenes syndrome (DS). These patients may have psychiatric disorders like paranoid disorders, mood affection, or temporofrontal dementia. Subjects are mainly the elderly but few cases in younger age ...

We review a consecutive case series of elders presenting to a regional psychogeriatric service in Hong Kong in 1996-2001. Eighteen elders (aged 65 and over) fulfilled the classical symptoms of Diogenes syndrome (extreme squalor, neglected physical state, unhygienic condition & social isolation with or without hoarding). A diverse clinical and socio-demographic profile was observed. Most of our ...