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Veronica mas, Spirea, Barbarea
No full text1. Nome scientifico: Veronica chamaedrys L.
(Scrophulariaceae)
Nome attuale: Veronica comune
2. Nome scientifico: Spiraea hypericifolia L.
(Rosaceae)
Nome attuale: Spirea spagnola
3. Nome scientifico: Barbarea vulgaris r. Br.
(Brassicaceae, Cruciferae)
Nome attuale: Erba di Santa Barbar
Veronica alpina (Alpine Brooklime) : Alpine Brooklime
No full textClass: Dicotyledoneae
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Veronica
Species: alpin
Veronica peregrina (Hairy Speedwell) : Hairy Speedwell
No full textClass: Dicotyledoneae
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Veronica
Species: peregrin
Ep. #024 - Veronica Strang
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of podcasts conducted by the Cultures of Energy at Rice University. Cultures of Energy brings writers, artists and scholars together to talk, think and feel their way into the Anthropocene. We cover serious issues like climate change, species extinction and energy transition. But we also try to confront seemingly huge and insurmountable problems with insight, creativity and laughter.Water, water everywhere. The human sciences have become animated by the politics, ethics and materiality of water of late and for good reason. Our guest (11:13) on this week’s Cultures of Energy podcast was one of the first to get this conversation started. Anthropologist Veronica Strang, currently Executive Director of the Institute for Advanced Study at Durham University, is the author of The Meaning of Water (Oxford, 2004) and Water: Culture and Nature (Reaktion, 2015) and a recipient of UNESCO’s International Water Prize. We talk about how the transgressive and transformative properties of water cut across cultures and how its material liquidity complicates our cultural and legal understandings of ownership and property. Veronica explains why we have to think water across scales, from its mediation of individual bodies to how its flows form communities. We talk about the infamous case of Bolivia’s water privatization, efforts to enclose water resources across the world and how contemporary politics of water are undermining democracy. Veronica also reminds us though that efforts to centralize control over water are ancient and that the movements that are now seeking to decentralize water resources also have hope. In closing we discuss cosmological and mythological water beings ranging from rainbow serpents to Chinese water dragons to the Lambton Worm, reputed to live in Durham’s own River Wear. Is our concern with hydration and floods these days informed by the moral economy and sacred vitality of water? Has urbanization caused us to lose touch with the hydrological cycle that so powerfully informed the cultural imaginations of our ancestors? Pour yourself a glass of water and listen on
Factors associated with unhealthy behaviours and health outcomes: a cross-sectional study among tuscan adolescents (Italy)
No full textBackground: We aimed to determine the extent to which three core variables (school environment, peer group and family affluence) were associated with unhealthy behaviours and health outcomes among Tuscan adolescents. The unhealthy behaviours considered were smoking, alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle and irregular breakfast consumption; health outcomes were classified as self-reported health, multiple health complaints and life satisfaction. School environment was measured in terms of liking school, school pressure, academic achievement and classmate support; peer groups were evaluated in terms of the number of peers and frequency of peer contact. Family affluence was measured on a socioeconomic scale.MethodsData were taken from the Tuscan 2009/10 survey of ¿Health Behaviour in School-aged Children¿, a WHO cross-national survey. A binary logistic multiple regression (95% confidence intervals) was implemented.ResultsThe total sample comprised 3291 school students: 1135 11-year-olds, 1255 13-year-olds and 901 15-year-olds. Peer group and school environment were associated with unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, alcohol consumption and sedentary lifestyle. Family affluence proved to have less impact on unhealthy behaviours, except in the case of adolescents living in low-income families. Poor health outcomes were directly related to a negative school environment. Regarding the influence of family affluence, the results showed higher odds of life dissatisfaction and poor self-reported health status in medium-income families, while low-income families had higher odds only with regard to life dissatisfaction. A consistent pattern of gender differences was found in terms of both unhealthy behaviours and health outcomes.ConclusionsUnhealthy behaviours are strongly related to the school environment and peer group. A negative school environment proved to have the strongest relation with poor health outcomes
Trend della prevalenza di sovrappeso e obesità nei bambini toscani in età scolare dal 2002 al 2016 [Trends of overweight and obesity prevalence among schoolchildren in Tuscany Region (Central Italy), period 2002-2016]
No full textOBIETTIVI: stimare la prevalenza e la tendenza nel tempo di sovrappeso (obesità inclusa) e obesità in Toscana nei bambini nel periodo dal 2002 al 2016.
DISEGNO: studio trasversale a sette punti temporali (Progetto di sorveglianza nutrizionale in Toscana condotto negli anni 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 e 2016); il peso e l’altezza dei bambini sono stati misurati direttamente da personale sanitario appositamente formato; l’indice di massa corporea è stato calcolato con i valori soglia specifici per l’età evolutiva sia dell’International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) sia dell’Organizzazione mondiale della sanità (OMS).
SETTING E PARTECIPANTI: campione rappresentativo di bambini di terza elementare della Regione Toscana (n. 10.155) di età compresa tra 8 e 9 anni (5.258 maschi e 4.897 femmine).
RISULTATI: per quanto riguarda la stima del livello di prevalenza assoluta di sovrappeso, è stata osservata una discrepanza tra i due criteri utilizzati nella classificazione; infatti, la prevalenza di sovrappeso secondo i criteri dell’IOTF risulta inferiore rispetto al calcolo secondo i criteri dell’OMS. In tutte le rilevazioni, i ragazzi hanno mostrato una prevalenza di sovrappeso (obesità compresa) maggiore rispetto alle ragazze. L’analisi del trend ha messo in evidenza una significativa diminuzione della prevalenza del sovrappeso (obesità compresa) e dell’obesità nei bambini toscani dal 2002 al 2016 solo con i criteri dell’IOTF (sovrappeso obesità compresa: 32,0% vs. 28,1%; p <0,001 – obesità: 10% vs. 5,9%; p <0,001).
CONCLUSIONI: il presente studio è il primo che mostra una significativa diminuzione dell’obesità infantile e del sovrappeso negli ultimi 14 anni in una regione italiana. Tale riduzione è con probabilità il risultato di azioni regionali e locali che sono state attuate in molti settori sociali e istituzionali. Tuttavia, occorre ancora molto impegno per riuscire a ridurre ulteriormente la prevalenza dell’obesità e del sovrappeso infantili.OBJECTIVES: to examine the prevalence and time trends in childhood overweight (including obesity) and obesity among children dwelling in Tuscany Region (Central Italy) in the period 2002-2016.
DESIGN: cross-sectional study at seven points (Tuscan Nutritional Surveillance System conducted in the years 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016); height and weight of the subjects are directly measured by trained staff; body mass index was assessed by means of the International Obesity Task Force and of the World Health Organization cut-offs.
SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: representative sample of children dwelling in Tuscany Region (No. 10,155) aged between 8 and 9 years (5,258 boys and 4,897 girls).
RESULTS: regarding the estimation of the absolute prevalence level of childhood overweight, a discrepancy was observed between the two criteria. In all surveys, more boys than girls were overweight (or obese). Trend analysis showed a significant decrease in the prevalence of overweight (including obesity) and obesity in Tuscan children in the period 2002-2016 (32.0% vs. 28.1%; p <0.001) and of 10.0% vs. 5.9% (p <0.001) for obesity.
CONCLUSIONS: the present study is the first report from an Italian region showing a significant decrease in childhood obesity and overweight in the last 14 years. This reduction is probably a result of regional and local actions that were performed in many areas of society. However, efforts should be made to further reduce prevalence of childhood obesity and overweight
Lilium convallium flore pleno, Veronica minima, Liliu conualliu, Consolida media
No full text1. Nome scientifico: Convallaria majalis L. cv.
(Liliaceae)
Nome attuale: Mughetto
2. Nome scientifico: Veronica prostrata L.
(Scrophulariaceae)
Nome attuale: Veronica sdraiata
3. Nome scientifico: Convallaria majalis L.
(Liliaceae)
Nome attuale: Mughetto, Giglio delle convalli
4. Nome scientifico: Ajuga reptans L.
(Lamiacee, Labiatae)
Nome attuale: Bugula, Erba di San Lorenzo, Consolid
Association between fruits and vegetables intake and frequency of breakfast and snacks consumption: a cross-sectional study
No full textBackground: There are very few studies on the frequency of breakfast and snack consumption and its relation to fruit and vegetable intake. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring the relation between irregular breakfast habits and snack consumption and fruit and vegetable intake in Tuscan adolescents. Separate analyses were conducted with an emphasis on the potentially modifying factors of sex and age. Methods. Data was obtained from the 2010 Tuscan sample of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. The HBSC study is a cross-sectional survey of 11-, 13- and 15-year-old students (n = 3291), selected from a random sample of schools. Multivariate logistic regression was used for analyzing the food-frequency questionnaire. Results: A significant relation was found between low fruit and vegetable intake and irregular breakfast habits. Similarly, low fruit intake was associated with irregular snack consumption, whereas vegetable intake did not prove to be directly related to irregular snack consumption. Different patterns emerged when gender and age were considered as modifying factors in the analyses. A statistically significant relation emerged only among female students for irregular breakfast habits and fruit and vegetable intake. Generally, older female participants with irregular breakfast habits demonstrated a higher risk of low fruit and vegetable intake. Age pattern varied between genders, and between fruit and vegetable consumption. Conclusions: Results suggest that for those adolescents who have an irregular consumption of breakfast and snacks, fruit intake occurs with a lower frequency. Lower vegetable consumption was associated with irregular breakfast consumption. Gender and age were shown to be moderators and this indicated the importance of analyzing fruit and vegetable intake and meal types separately.This study also confirmed that health-promotion campaigns that aim to promote regular meal consumption and consumption of fruits and vegetables need to take into account gender and age differences in designing promotional strategies. Future research should identify evidence-based interventions to facilitate the achievement of the Italian guidelines for a healthy diet for fruit, vegetables and meals intak
The content of fatty acids in lipophilic extracts of Veronica chamaedrys L. and Veronica officinalis L.
No full textMarchyshyn S. M., Milian I. I. The content of fatty acids in lipophilic extracts of Veronica chamaedrys L. and Veronica officinalis L. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(3):91-96. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.47673
http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3427
https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/720389
The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015).
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This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.
Received: 05.01.2016. Revised 12.02.2016. Accepted: 27.02.2016.
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THE CONTENT OF FATTY ACIDS IN LIPOPHILIC EXTRACTS OF VERONICA CHAMAEDRYS L. AND VERONICA OFFICINALIS L.
S. M. Marchyshyn, I. I. Milian
SHEI «I.Ya. Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University
Ministry of Health of Ukraine»
S.M. Marchyshyn, doctor of pharmacy, professor,
I.I. Milian, master of pharmacy
Summary
There is indicated the results of the investigation of lipophilic fraction obtained from the herbs of Veronica chamaedrys L. and Veronica officinalis L., determined the yield of the lipophilic fraction in relation to the raw materials, settled the content of fatty acids in lipophilic extract. It is noted that linoleic and linolenic fatty acids dominated in the investigation materials.
Keywords: fatty acids, herb, Veronica chamaedrys L., Veronica officinalis L., a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Abrotano Femina, Abrotano Maschio, Veronica spicata
No full text1. Nome scientifico: Santolina marchii Arrigoni
(Asteraceae, Compositae)
Nome attuale: Santolina, Crespolina
2. Nome scientifico: Artemisia abrotanum L.
(Asteraceae, Compositae)
Nome attuale: Abrotano
3. Nome scientifico: Pseudolysimachion gr. spicatum (L.) Opiz
(Scrophulariaceae)
Nome attuale: Veronica spicat
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