18 research outputs found
Appearance of Acute Inflammatory State Indicates Improvement in Atopic Dermatitis Cases Under Classical Homeopathic Treatment: A Case Series
No full textThe Continuum theory and the Levels of Health theory propound the idea that return of efficient acute inflammation (high fever) heralds true improvement in chronic inflammatory states. We present 6 cases of atopic dermatitis (AD), which had stability in their improvement for 1 year or more, under classical homeopathy. The cases were retrospectively assessed with selected based on the Hanifin Rajka atopic dermatitis diagnostic criteria and the follow ups evaluated according to changes on SCORing Atopic Dermatitis scale (SCORAD) scale. The pictures are presented as evidence. Modified Naranjo Criteria for assessing causal attribution of clinical outcome to homeopathic intervention was used to assess the effect of homeopathy in these cases. All the cases improved and stabilised with complete skin clearance (those that relapsed within 1 year were not included). These patients had not suffered high fevers/acute inflammatory diseases since onset/aggravation of AD. Five of the 6 cases developed acute inflammatory diseases as the chronic condition improved. The last case showed return of an old, lesser pathology. The control cases – which were selected for non-improvement under classical homeopathy also showed remarkable skin clearance when there was appearance of acute inflammatory states. In this study, there is a mutually exclusive relationship between efficient acute inflammation and chronic inflammation, which is in accordance with the 2 theories considered here. Further scientific studies are necessary to establish the phenomenon at tissue level. © The Author(s) 2021
ongolian fermented milk products have altered adhesion to porcine gastric mucin depending on the carbon source
No full textTERJEMAHAN CERITA ANAK SANMAI NO OFUDA
No full textThis final graduating paper is an titled �THE TRANSLATION OF SANMAI NO OFUDA� from collection of tale books Nihon No Mukashi Banashi San Nensei written by Chise Mayuko. Besides, it�s also reviewed its intrinsic elements. Sanmai no Ofuda tells about young Buddhist priest who had been expelled by high priest because he lazed around there and never listened what high priest�s said. But before the young Buddhist leaving the temple, the high priest gave young Buddisht priest three amulets. After leaving from that temple, he went to the mountain and there, he met a mountain witch who has intention of doing evil to him. Because of high priest�s help, finally the young Buddhist priest could be saved and became a good young Buddhist priest.
Sanmai No Ofuda story is choosen because it is interesting and contains moral value that could be applied in everyday life so it usefull for people, especially for children.
In translating this children story, the writer uses communicative method. This method seeks to maintain the contextual meaning of the sources language in terms of both contens and language, so readers have no difficulty in understanding the translation text. In the process of reviewing the intrinsic elements, the author refers to the theory of translation�s literature defined by Burhan Nurgiyantoro (via Basuni, Purwaji Aji. 2013:13-16)
Omics Studies of the Murine Intestinal Ecosystem Exposed to Subchronic and Mild Social Defeat Stress
No full textThe
microbiota–gut–brain axis plays an important
role in the development of stress-induced mental disorders. We previously
established the subchronic and mild social defeat stress (sCSDS) model,
a murine experimental model of depression, and investigated the metabolomic
profiles of plasma and liver. Here we used omics approaches to identify
stress-induced changes in the gastrointestinal tract. Mice exposed
to sCSDS for 10 days showed the following changes: (1) elevation of
cholic acid and reduction of 5-aminovaleric acid among cecal metabolites;
(2) downregulation of genes involved in the immune response in the
terminal ileum; (3) a shift in the diversity of the microbiota in
cecal contents and feces; and (4) fluctuations in the concentrations
of cecal metabolites produced by gut microbiota reflected in plasma
and hepatic metabolites. Operational taxonomic units within the family Lachnospiraceae showed an inverse correlation with certain
metabolites. The social interaction score correlated with cecal metabolites,
IgA, and cecal and fecal microbiota, suggesting that sCSDS suppressed
the ileal immune response, altering the balance of microbiota, which
together with host cells and host enzymes resulted in a pattern of
accumulated metabolites in the intestinal ecosystem distinct from
that of control mice
Omics Studies of the Murine Intestinal Ecosystem Exposed to Subchronic and Mild Social Defeat Stress
No full textThe
microbiota–gut–brain axis plays an important
role in the development of stress-induced mental disorders. We previously
established the subchronic and mild social defeat stress (sCSDS) model,
a murine experimental model of depression, and investigated the metabolomic
profiles of plasma and liver. Here we used omics approaches to identify
stress-induced changes in the gastrointestinal tract. Mice exposed
to sCSDS for 10 days showed the following changes: (1) elevation of
cholic acid and reduction of 5-aminovaleric acid among cecal metabolites;
(2) downregulation of genes involved in the immune response in the
terminal ileum; (3) a shift in the diversity of the microbiota in
cecal contents and feces; and (4) fluctuations in the concentrations
of cecal metabolites produced by gut microbiota reflected in plasma
and hepatic metabolites. Operational taxonomic units within the family Lachnospiraceae showed an inverse correlation with certain
metabolites. The social interaction score correlated with cecal metabolites,
IgA, and cecal and fecal microbiota, suggesting that sCSDS suppressed
the ileal immune response, altering the balance of microbiota, which
together with host cells and host enzymes resulted in a pattern of
accumulated metabolites in the intestinal ecosystem distinct from
that of control mice
シカゴ・フィールド博物館所蔵のアイヌ工芸品 : 1904年セントルイス博覧会と二つのテクンペ
No full textMore than a century ago, nine Ainu people visited St. Louis from Hokkaido for Anthropology display in 1904 World’s Fair and lived in two Ainu homes, Chise, for seven months. The anthropology display has been criticized for the ideological and political problems and the natives who visited St. Louis have long been regarded as victims of colonialism. As many researches, it is true that the anthropology display focused on the backwardness or singularity of native people, but the Ainu people were not mere victims who were displayed like things but active agents who engaged in practice, crossed boundaries of nation or ethnicity, and revised concepts and created hybrid artifacts. This paper first examines the possibility of using non literal artifacts for the historical research of native people, who were non literate or very little literal archives are left. As Japanese anthropologist Junzo Kawada says, artifact as historical record is situated between literal archive and verbal narrative and there is no essential difference among them. Showing the possibility of artifacts, photographs or other things, as historical resource of native people, this paper then examines the authenticity/constructed debates in social science study and the problems of both approaches in the history study, and proposes to situate the artifacts in the locus to be studied. In the latter part of this paper, two beautifully embroidered Ainu gloves, Tekunpe, in The Field Museum, is introduced and author shows from original slips and other records in the museum that the two gloves, one for male and the other for female, among 158 Ainu artifacts purchased from 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, were sold and possibly made by two Ainu people in the 1904 World’s Fair. Author’s research trip to USA in 2007 with Ms. Chikamori, the only narrator among the descendants of nine Ainu people, enabled us discover the two Tekunpe. She showed surprise at a glance when she saw the two gloves among many Ainu artifacts in the warehouse of The Field Museum,where the difference was obvious for her but not for me, as many anthropologists, not natives. Later author’s research, initiated by her surprise, revealed one of the two Tekunpe was sold by her grandfather, Goro Pete (Bete). Although further research is necessary for the detail of the design, skill or the material, they are obviously very rare hybrid artifacts, entangled object, possibly made by Ainu people in 1904, in far remote place of St. Louis World’s Fair, working among many other natives, Americans and Wajin, Japanese. This paper is a part of author’s research of early Ainu history situated in the locus, between past and present, and human and non human artifacts
Ainu Artifacts in The Field Museum, Chicago : Two Tekunpe and 1904 St. Louis World's Fair
No full textMore than a century ago, nine Ainu people visited St. Louis from Hokkaido for Anthropology display in 1904 World’s Fair and lived in two Ainu homes, Chise, for seven months. The anthropology display has been criticized for the ideological and political problems and the natives who visited St. Louis have long been regarded as victims of colonialism. As many researches, it is true that the anthropology display focused on the backwardness or singularity of native people, but the Ainu people were not mere victims who were displayed like things but active agents who engaged in practice, crossed boundaries of nation or ethnicity, and revised concepts and created hybrid artifacts. This paper first examines the possibility of using non literal artifacts for the historical research of native people, who were non literate or very little literal archives are left. As Japanese anthropologist Junzo Kawada says, artifact as historical record is situated between literal archive and verbal narrative and there is no essential difference among them. Showing the possibility of artifacts, photographs or other things, as historical resource of native people, this paper then examines the authenticity/constructed debates in social science study and the problems of both approaches in the history study, and proposes to situate the artifacts in the locus to be studied. In the latter part of this paper, two beautifully embroidered Ainu gloves, Tekunpe, in The Field Museum, is introduced and author shows from original slips and other records in the museum that the two gloves, one for male and the other for female, among 158 Ainu artifacts purchased from 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, were sold and possibly made by two Ainu people in the 1904 World’s Fair. Author’s research trip to USA in 2007 with Ms. Chikamori, the only narrator among the descendants of nine Ainu people, enabled us discover the two Tekunpe. She showed surprise at a glance when she saw the two gloves among many Ainu artifacts in the warehouse of The Field Museum,where the difference was obvious for her but not for me, as many anthropologists, not natives. Later author’s research, initiated by her surprise, revealed one of the two Tekunpe was sold by her grandfather, Goro Pete (Bete). Although further research is necessary for the detail of the design, skill or the material, they are obviously very rare hybrid artifacts, entangled object, possibly made by Ainu people in 1904, in far remote place of St. Louis World’s Fair, working among many other natives, Americans and Wajin, Japanese. This paper is a part of author’s research of early Ainu history situated in the locus, between past and present, and human and non human artifacts
Prospective study of daily low-dose nedaplatin and continuous 5-fluorouracil infusion combined with radiation for the treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
No full textAbstract Background Protracted low-dose concurrent chemotherapy combined with radiation has been proposed for enhanced treatment results for esophageal cancer. We evaluated the efficacy and the toxicity of a novel regimen of daily low-dose nedaplatin (cis-diammine-glycolatoplatinum) and continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) with radiation in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Methods Between January 2003 and June 2008, 33 patients with clinical stage I to IVB esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were enrolled. Nedaplatin (10 mg/body/day) was administered daily and 5-FU (500 mg/body/day) was administered continuously for 20 days. Fractionated radiotherapy for a total dose of 50.4-66 Gy was administered together with chemotherapy. Additional chemotherapy with nedaplatin and 5-FU was optionally performed for a maximum of 5 courses after chemoradiotherapy. The primary end-point of this study was to evaluate the tumor response, and the secondary end-points were to evaluate the toxicity and the overall survival. Results Twenty-two patients (72.7%) completed the regimen of chemoradiotherapy. Twenty patients (60.6%) achieved a complete response, 10 patients (30.3%) a partial response. One patient (3.0%) had a stable disease, and 2 (6.1%) a progressive disease. The overall response rate was 90.9% (95% confidence interval: 75.7%-98.1%). For grade 3-4 toxicity, leukopenia was observed in 75.8% of the cases, thrombocytopenia in 24.2%, anemia in 9.1%, and esophagitis in 36.4%, while late grade 3-4 cardiac toxicity occurred in 6.1%. Additional chemotherapy was performed for 26 patients (78.8%) and the median number of courses was 3 (range, 1-5). The 1-, 2- and 3-year survival rates were 83.9%, 76.0% and 58.8%, respectively. The 1- and 2-year survival rates were 94.7% and 88.4% in patients with T1-3 M0 disease, and 66.2% and 55.2% in patients with T4/M1 disease. Conclusion The treatment used in our study may yield a high complete response rate and better survival for each stage of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00197444</p
