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Imaging the effects of exercise on the brain
No full textIn this issue of Schizophrenia Research, Woodward et al. (2020) report on changes in cortical thickness and volume within the medial
temporal lobe in people with early psychosis, following exposure to
12 weeks of either aerobic exercise or yoga practice. A longstanding
body of neuroimaging research in the general population has demonstrated that physical activity can improve various aspects of ‘brain
health’, with evidence from randomized trials and epidemiological
studies showing beneficial effects from aerobic exercise on both cognitive functioning and neural architecture (Erickson et al., 2019). The potential for using exercise-induced neuroplasticity in the treatment of
psychotic disorders has gained considerable interest since the seminal
study by Pajonk et al. (2010); a proof of concept randomized controlled
trial, which reported a 12% increase in hippocampal volume after
3 months of aerobic exercise in males with schizophrenia, along with
significant improvements in cognitive functioning and symptoms compared to a time-and-attention matched control condition (table football). A number of subsequent studies have emerged examining
neurocognitive outcomes from various types of exercise interventions
for people with psychotic disorders, while seeking to identify the underlying mechanisms of beneficial cognitive effects (Firth et al., 2017). Despite the overall promising message of neurocognitive benefits from
exercise in the treatment of psychotic disorders, the earlier findings by
Pajonk et al. (2010) on increased hippocampal volume from aerobic
training have failed to replicate in some subsequent studies (Firth
et al., 2017; Malchow et al., 2016). Interestingly, a previously published
study (using data from the same trial as Woodward et al. (2020)) has
replicated the findings of Pajonk et al. (2010) observing significant increases in hippocampal volume from aerobic exercise (Lin et al., 2015)
- only this time in females with early psychosis (whereas Pajonk et al.
(2010) examined males with established schizophrenia)
Dr. Joseph H. Peck, author of "All about men"
No full textBlack and white photograph of Dr. Joseph H. Peck, author of "All about men," about 1958, when the book was published
Firth Ballad
No full textChoice Christmas carols: Christmas chimes: While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night: The holy well: The sunny bank: Shepherds, rejoice: Christ in the manger: Righteous Joseph: Rest for the weary: The Christian's hope of Canaan: The birth of ChristL The holly and the ivy/Jesus, our triumphant head/Ye saints, proclaim/Triburary hymn/Heavenly union/The moon shone bright/Christmas carol ['Twas when the world was sleeping]/The believer's hope/The bellman/To glory I will go/The judgement day/The Creator's praise: The star of Bethlehem: God rest you merry gentlemen:The first good joy: Glory to God on high:Fly awa
Histoire Complete de Joseph
No full textThe Joseph story in Genesis was a subject of great interest to Syriac writers, and in this volume Bedjan presents the Syriac text (in vocalized East Syriac script) of a lengthy and highly praised poem on the subject, sometimes attributed to Ephrem, but more recently to the fifth-century author Balai. The poem consists of twelve homilies (memre) in the 7 + 7 meter, the subjects of which are: 1. On jealousy and the sale of Joseph, 2. Bringing his coat to his father, 3. Going down to Egypt and his sale to Potiphar, 4. His temptation, 5. His imprisonment, 6. His exaltation, 7. His brothers going down to Egypt, 8. Benjamin going down to Egypt, 9. Joseph revealing himself to his brothers, 10. News of Joseph reaching his father, 11. The death of Jacob, and 12. Joseph’s death. An appendix contains a poem on the translation of Joseph’s bones
A Tripartite Post-Recession Rebalancing
No full textIn this latest Advance & Rutgers Report, entitled “A Tripartite Post-Recession Rebalancing,” Dean James W. Hughes and Professor Joseph J. Seneca deliver an incisive assessment of the current market conditions and obstacles in the path of our economic recovery. They offer a statistical cautionary tale that the private and public sector need to hear and acknowledge in order for the economy to make continued progress.This report was published as Issue Paper Number 7, November 2011, in Advance & Rutgers Report
Food and mood:how do diet and nutrition affect mental wellbeing?
Full text linkPoor nutrition may be a causal factor in the experience of low mood, and improving diet may help to protect not only the physical health but also the mental health of the population, say Joseph Firth and colleague
Letter from Joseph R. Goodman to Akiko Nishioka, May 27, 1942
No full textLetter from Joseph R. Goodman to Akiko Nishioka, regarding Japanese American students from the west coast who resettled at colleges and universities in the east.Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide
Joseph Crespino Interviews Thomas Mullen, Author of Darktown
No full textHistorian Joseph Crespino interviews Decatur, Georgia-based historical novelist, Thomas Mullen, author of Darktown (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2016), The Revisionists (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2011), The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers (New York: Random House, 2010), and The Last Town on Earth (New York: Random House, 2006)
Supporting disabled children and their families in Scotland: A review of policy and research
No full textThe Joseph Rowntree Foundation has been supporting research about disabled children and their families for a number of years. An earlier Foundations covering the messages from these projects has already been published (1). This Foundations places the messages from that work into the Scottish context. It gives an overview of current policies affecting disabled children and their families in Scotland and draws on research carried out north of the border
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