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Pricking in the African Diaspora : Current Evidence and Recurrent Debates
No full textPurpose of ReviewThe purpose of this review is to assess current evidence and summarise key debates on pricking within the African diaspora.Recent FindingsCurrent evidence reveals divergent views regarding pricking. (Inter)national legislation is unspecific regarding the illegality of pricking, further complicated by the difficulty of detecting pricking due to a lack of visible change in the genitalia. Debates are polarised and pricking is commonly viewed from a 'harm reduction' or 'zero tolerance' approach. This means that pricking can be approved of as a strategy for minimising health risks of female genital cutting (FGC) while still allowing for cultural diversity, or rejected as a violation of girl's human rights and bodily integrity.SummaryPricking is receiving increased attention, yet evidence from a migration context is still scarce. More research regarding the underlying reasons for supporting pricking, its potential harm, and whether it has a role in the eradication process of FGC is needed
Pricking
No full textPricking is an interdisciplinary work comprising a real-time interactive multi-touch table and digital projection. Displaying real-time interactive behavioural drawings of network systems that were specifically developed for this exhibition, each drawing embeds material intelligence within a process of emergent phenomena through the use of behavioural-based computational models and invites visitors to influence the ongoing generative process that can be evidenced on the table
The shadowy existence of the medieval pricking wheel
No full textDane Joseph-A. The shadowy existence of the medieval pricking wheel. In: Scriptorium, Tome 50 n°1, 1996. pp. 13-21
«Pricking wheels». Their physical characteristics and recorded uses
No full textRosenfeld R.A. «Pricking wheels». Their physical characteristics and recorded uses. In: Gazette du livre médiéval, n°37. Automne 2000. pp. 18-25
Optimization Design and Simulation for Pricking Mechanism of Off-Centre Embedded Seed Metering Device
No full textIn order to improve the quality of pricking hole and reduce throwing soil as merering the field, this paper presents a method of off-centre embedded pricking mechanism operation. Established a mathematical model of pricking hole mechanism, preparation of computer aided analysis platform by using VB software, and the simulation effects are buried and the effects of the eccentricity, rocker arm length, pricking hole connected with the handle, the swing rod length, length the pricking hole angle and swing arm and the connecting rod handle parameters related to the initial position. One group of optimization parameters: radial eccentricity 50mm, pricking hole arm length 220 mm, connecting handle length 135 mm, pendulum length 120 mm, pricking hole arm and the connecting handle 55 degree angle, pendulum hinge rotation center end and rocker wire length 130 mm, connecting with the horizontal angle of 5 degrees. Through the verification, pricking hole mechanism after optimization has been a significant improvement in reducing throwed soil problems and improve the pricking quality.</jats:p
Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants : a cross-sectional study in Sweden
No full textBackground: Pricking, classified as female genital cutting (FGC) type IV by the World Health Organization, is an under-researched area gaining momentum among diaspora communities. Our aim was to explore factors associated with being supportive of pricking among Somalis in Sweden.
Methods: In a cross-sectional design, attitudes and knowledge regarding FGC, and measures of socioeconomic status, acculturation, and social capital, were assessed by a 49-item questionnaire in four municipalities in Sweden. Data were collected in 2015 from 648 Somali men and women, ≥ 18 years old, of which 113 supported the continuation of pricking. Logistic regression was used for the analysis.
Results: Those more likely to support the continuation of pricking were older, originally from rural areas, and newly arrived in Sweden. Further, those who reported that they thought pricking was: acceptable, according to their religion (aOR: 10.59, 95% CI: 5.44–20.62); not a violation of children’s rights (aOR: 2.86, 95% CI: 1.46–5.61); and did not cause long-term health complications (aOR: 5.52, 95% CI: 2.25–13.52) had higher odds of supporting pricking. Religion was strongly associated with the support of pricking among both genders. However, for men, children’s rights and the definition of pricking as FGC or not were important aspects in how they viewed pricking, while, for women, health complications and respectability were important.
Conclusions: Values known to be associated with FGC in general are also related to pricking. Hence, there seems to be a change in what types of FGC are supported rather than in their perceived values
Treatment of Molluscum Contagiosum by Potassium Hydroxide Solution 20% with and Without Pricking and By Pricking Alone: A Comparative Study with Review of Literature
No full textBackground: Molluscum Contagiosum is a common viral skin infection, caused by poxvirus, commonly affects young children. Although there is no specific treatment for this infection, many therapeutic modalities has been used with different success rates.Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of topical 20% KOH, 20% KOH with pricking and pricking alone as comparative treatments for molluscum contagiosum.Patients and methods: This study was conducted in the Dermatology Clinic of Kufa Medical School Teaching Hospital in Iraq, from August 2011 to January 2013. Ninety patients with Molluscum Contagiosum were recruited. Diagnosis of Molluscum Contagiosum was confirmed on clinical bases.Patients with prior treatment for the last month and patients who had inflamed lesions were excluded. Full history and physical examination were done for all Patients. The patients were divided into three groups: Group 1included 30 patients treated with topical KOH 20% applied by wooden stick daily at bed time. Group 2 included 30 patients treated by pricking the lesions by 27 G needle wet in 20% KOH weekly. Group 3 included 30 patients treated by pricking alone once weekly.Treatment sessions were continued until complete cure or maximum of four sessions was achieved. The patients were followed up for two months period from the last session.Results: Out of the ninety patients, 57 completed the study. There were thirty one (54.3%) males and 26 (45.6%) females with male to female ratio 1.19-. Their ages ranged from 1.5-62 years (mean and standard deviation of 19.4±16.7). The most common age group affected was below 12 years, 29 (50.8%) patients. The most commonly affected body sites were the face and neck, 49 (85.9%) patients. After 4 sessions, the response rate was as follows:- Group 1, 17 (94.4%): patients were cured completely and relapse was not recorded; p-value was highly significant (=0.0019).- Group 2, 20 (86.4%) patients were completely cured and relapse was not recorded; p-value was highly significant (< 0.001).- Group 3, 12 (75%) patients were completely cured and relapse was not recorded; p-value was highly significant (=0.0014).Conclusion: Pricking Molluscum Contagiosum by 27G needle alone, pricking with 20% KOH and topically applied 20% KOH all achieved comparable success rates that were all statistically significant. All three methods represented tolerable and highly effective modes of therapy.</p
Effect of acupuncture anesthesia on acne vulgaris of pricking-bloodletting cupping: a single-blind randomized clinical trail
No full textAbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the effect on acne vulgaris of pricking-bloodletting cupping at Dazhui (GV 14) under acupuncture anesthesia, and establish whether providing anesthesia to the treatment area by manipulating Hegu (LI 4) and Quchi (LI 11) might have an additional therapeutic benefit.MethodsThirty-eight patients were recruited and randomized into a control group and an intervention group with a single-blind (observer-blind) method. The control group was treated by pricking-bloodletting cupping at Dazhui (GV 14) and the studied group by pricking-bloodletting cupping at Dazhui (GV 14) under acupuncture anesthesia at Hegu (LI 4) and Quchi (LI 11). Both groups were treated twice weekly for 6 weeks. The analgesic and therapeutic effects of acupuncture were evaluated on a visual analog scale (VAS) and global acne grading system (GAGS), respectively.ResultsThere were differences in the VAS scores of pain on pricking and in the pricked area, and the duration of pain between the groups. After 12 treatments, there was a significant reduction in GAGS scores from baseline in both groups, but there was no significant difference between the groups.ConclusionAcupuncture anesthesia at Hegu (LI 4) and Quchi (LI 11) is an effective means of alleviating the pain of pricking-bloodletting cupping and reducing the duration of pain in the treatment area. Pricking-bloodletting cupping at Dazhui (GV 14) improves the skin lesions of patients with moderate acne vulgaris, but acupuncture anesthesia does not appear to have an additional therapeutic effect
Local anesthetic effect of some benzoyl amino acids and phthalyl amino acids using hot-plate technique and pin pricking technique
No full textLocal anesthetic effect of some benzoyl amino acids and phthalyl amino acids using hot-plate technique and pin pricking techniqu
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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