7 research outputs found
Kosmologiczna luka w modlitwie Pater noster według Ewangelii św. Łukasza – przyczynek wcale nie-futurologiczny
No full textThe author performs an analysis of the Lord’s Prayer by juxtaposing its two versions present in the Polish edition of the Ecumenical Bible. He compares a longer narrative variant edited by St. Matthew the Evangelist (15 verses) with a version shorter almost by a half (9 verses), left by St. Luke the Apostle. He focuses on the word “Heaven” and the expression “Your Kingdom”, finding experimental cosmological references for them. The researcher, based on an etymological observation which states that the word “Akasha” means “heaven” in Hindi, locates the Kingdom in its New Testament sense in space understood as the Bank of Internal Data. The author concludes that the three units – Heaven, Akasha and the Kingdom of Heaven – are the synonyms of the IT space universe, the place of residence of the Most Perfect of the Consciousnesses, the Most Powerful of the “Universe Data Controllers”, namely, as understood by the followers of numerous religions – of God. The lack of cosmological elements in Oratio Dominica in St. Luke’s version substantially impoverishes people’s knowledge of their real place in Space and the existence of parallel worlds they may potentially communicate with by means of an exemplary prayer gifted to Christians by Jesus
Upconversion Enhancement by Plasmonic Nanocavities
No full textUpconversion is the process of converting multiple low energy photons into one high energy photon capable of driving important chemical reactions. It carries promising potential for applications including photocatalysis, bioimaging, and therapeutic technologies. The light emitted from solid state upconverting thin films, however, is too dim for many applications. This is because the solid matrix prevents diffusion of donor and acceptor molecules and thus slows the multiple intermolecular energy transfer steps required for upconversion. In order to increase this emission, we are integrating molecules known to undergo upconversion into plasmonic nanocavities which produce extreme electric fields. We build these molecules into either molecular organic frameworks (MOFs) or supramolecular assemblies to control the relative orientations of the donor and acceptor molecules. We hypothesize that orienting the donor molecules (porphyrin derivatives) and acceptor molecules (anthracene derivatives) parallel to the electric field direction in the cavities will cause the field to promote intermolecular energy transfer. In this presentation, we will report on progress in synthesis of colloidal nanocubes, synthesis of donor and acceptor molecules, and exfoliation of 3D MOFs into 2D MOFs suitable for nanocavity integration. The creation of these samples will allow us to measure emission brightness and kinetics for various molecular orientations to determine how the electric fields affect energy transfer rates and yields.https://digital.library.ncat.edu/honorscollegesymposium25/1024/thumbnail.jp
Author Correction: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts
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Correción errata.In the version of this Article originally published, the surname of author Tina Parkhurst was incorrectly written as Schroeder. This has now been corrected.Peer reviewe
Science & Spirituality
No full textHow to consolidate all my experiences, and how can I explain it to make it yours? Since I was a child I went through several unique experiences that I could only start to understand a few years back: -The experience of being dead for a short while. -The experience of being one with nature. -The experience of meditation in many ways: Tao, Vipassana, Raja Yoga, Tracendental, Tantra,… -The experience of seeing a person in front of you that you feel is another you, you can see yourself on him/her. -The experience when you lose yourself in running. -The experience of Self-help group energy that gives answers. -The experience of this feeling deep inside my gut, that happened at the same moment a loved one died. -The experience of communicating with loved ones at the same time in different parts of the world. -The experience listening binaural and isochronic bits with a certain rhythm. -The experience of feeling pure and fluent “LOVE”. And many more experiences, that have been a lot. And the more I have the more I realize that everything goes to the same end: “ONENESS”, WE ARE ALL ONE. This project is about connecting Science and Spirituality. Although we still can’t explain everything about spirituality in a scientific way. Year after year we have more and more scientific answers for the spiritual phenomena. And not having still all of the answers, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. We already know that “everything has to do with everything”, and everything is a subsystem of another bigger subsystem, and so on. All of them with the same properties, in the microcosm and the macrocosms. The Principle of Mentalism: "the all is mind; The Universe is Mental", the first of the seven principals of the truth in the sacred text of The Kybalion. This hermetic Principle embodies the truth that "All is Mind". It explains that THE ALL (which is the Substantial Reality underlying all the outward manifestations and appearances which we know under the terms of "The Material Universe"; the "Phenomena of Life; Matter; Energy; and, in short, all that is apparent to our material senses) is SPIRIT which in itself is UNKNOWABLE and UNDEFINABLE, but which may be considered and thought of as AN UNIVERSAL, INFINITE, LIVING MIND. It also explains that all the phenomenal world or universe is simply a Mental Creation of THE ALL, subject to the Laws of Created Things, and that the universe, as a whole, and in its parts or units, has its existence in the Mind of THE ALL, in which Mind we "live and move and have our being." One of the old Hermetic Masters wrote, long ages ago: "He who grasps the truth of the Mental Nature of the Universe is well advanced on The Path to Mastery". As Ervin Laszlo describes the advent of the Akasha paradigm, he says: "we recognize the non-local interconnection of all things in space and time". There is san inclusive way of understanding that reaffirms the age old instinctive comprehension of deep connections among people , societies and nature, and integrates and transcends classical religious and scientific paradigms. Dr. Rafael López Guerrero says that the universe is composed of 4% or normal atomic matter, 23% dark matter, 73% dark energy previously thought was empty space, called Akasha. It's like an invisible nervous system that runs through the universe connecting all things. Is Akasha, primary substance, is what forms the space itself and it extends over everything. Nowadays we know that everything is energy, vibrating in different frequencies. We are vibrational beings living in a vibrational universe, always moving into more. It is just that we are not prepared to perceive this energy. We can't see or feel radio waves, microwaves, gamma rays, x rays, and we even don't know what else we can't feel. We develop the five minor senses that perceive as matter: sight, taste, touch, hearing and smell, at least the range we are capable to, but… what about other senses that we even don’t notice that they exist. We know at least one hundred and five higher internal senses. Like proprioception (sense of the relative position of neighboring parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement); or vestibular (sense of spatial orientation). Nobody learns how to breath, even how to cry. They work without our awareness, fortunately. But this means that we don’t develop them. And how many senses like these we don’t realize they coexist, just because we don’t use them, we are not developing them. What if we close our eyes and we begin being conscious of what we eat, as an example. Can we feel how does the tongue, throat, esophagus, small intestine, etc…work? Try! Human history is full of testimonials of those who could develop their insight seances and see farther, much farther. Remember Platon, with his "Cavern's Theory", where we, human beings, only can see as reality the shadows reflected in the cavern's walls thanks because of a light ray that comes from outside. Or Shakespeare in "Midsummernight's Dream", where everybody lives a dream, an illusion as reality. Or in Hamlet where he says: "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than all you can dream of in your philosophy". Ancient mystics and yogis from many traditions knew about our vibrational nature, the “Theory of Impermanence” of Heraclitus. Just as water can shift from one state to another, freezing into ice or evaporating into steam, everything in our universe/s is in a state of transformation. Our physical body is forever changing, and so does everything. Our thoughts and emotions are always evolving. Quantic Physics, quantum mechanics and string theory, let us know that space is not empty, it is like a matrix. And in this Matrix we are all connected, and not only human beings but also with all of nature and substances. Also science reveals the existence of parallel universes, multiple scenarios that coexist at the same time. And we are available to choose or even create the one we want to live in in accordance with our freewill. That our brain is like a radio that receive and emits electromagnetic waves, as bioelectrical pulse frequency hertz. An EEG -electroencephalogram- can show these. We are like a WIFI system, we can perform wireless transmissions. Energy is what changes the shape of matter. This can be demonstrated through the radio frequency. The frequencies are the ones responsible that modify the subject. We are aware that “the observer changes what observes”, and, with the “Unfolding Times Theory” (Pierre Garnier Malet, 2004), we understand how human beings create the particles in accordance with the logic that we use with our thoughts and will. Is the observer who choose and decides where and how to put his attention and intention (consciousness). And the attention and intention -the motor-, have the power -energies- to create a reality, “particles” that can be materialized. And in this process the freewill and the capacity of feeling are the key variables. As a matter of fact: “WE ARE WHAT WE THINK”. But is not that easy…consciousness itself creates the illusion. Thinking creates illusion and duality. We have contributions of several fields in this holistic approach of interdisciplinary nature of the group. To show some aspects of this, I would like to introduce you six people and myself. We all come from different backgrounds and different disciplines: 1- Viviana Ruth Koldorff presents "Decoding of Cellular Memmory". 2- Ernesto Van Peborgh presents "New Paradigm of he IT Networks". 3- Christian Plebst presents "Wired Love". 4- Peter Straubinger presents “In the beginning there was light“, Breatharianism and the look across the boundaries of science. 5- Ervin Laszlo presents "The Akasha Paradigm in Science and Human Consciousness". 6- Fabiana Crespo presents "Pure Love Experience". 7- Masaru Emoto "Emoto's Water Peace Project". Decoding of Cellular Memory (as a therapeutic resource) Viviana Koldorff -Arch. Viviana Ruth Koldorff, specialist of Cellular Memmory, is going to explain how this science works in human beings, and how this can interfere in the Decision Making Process. Architect Viviana Koldorff had obtained her degree at Buenos Aires University in 1993. Psychologic Consultant with Systemic orientation. Master in Neurolinguistic Programming, from the PLN Argentinian Association in 2003. Facilitator of Celular Memory Decoding Technique. Coordinator of seminars and workshops Applied to Creativity: Creator of graphic Systems features and expressive techniques: Art and Literature psychotherapy. Prevention of Addictions Technique, specialized in boarding from art therapy. Addictions: Anorexia, Bulimia, family violence, Couples. "When there is lack of word" and work with the "Shadow." Coordinator of Creativity Workshops, activation of the right hemisphere; stimulation techniques for the right hemisphere. Expressive techniques, among others unlocking emotional breakouts techniques
Towards a deep ecology of art, technology and being - an ontological investigation with particular reference to the rock-cut edifices of Ellora, India, and Tadao Ando’s water temple
No full textThis practice-based thesis is an interrogation of ‘being’, one not centred on the human being. It concerns a being that manifests through dynamic inter-relation between human and other entities and phenomena in the universe. It considers several interrelated questions, interrogating notions of 'relational being','non-anthropocentric being', 'the being of a space', ‘the space of being’. Ultimately,
one is considering the implications of relational being for ‘deep ecology’.
With regard ‘relational being’, key inter-related Buddhist ideas drive the thinking and practice: ‘relational origination’ (pratityasamutpada), and ‘emptiness’(shunyata). Furthermore at the heart of this particular history of technology is a discussion of the significance of zero. The Sanskrit term shunya, means both ‘zero’ and ‘empty’, and relates to shunyata.
There are several principal objectives. Firstly an analysis of perceived relational dynamics in Ellora’s rock-cut architecture, technology, and ontology. Secondly, scrutiny of apparent correspondence between Ellora’s Edifice Twenty-Nine and a contemporary Tantric shrine: the Water Temple, constructed in 1991. Thirdly, an examination of ideas in contemporary science and technology that engender reconsiderations of notions of ‘relational being’.
The primary practical outcomes are two films: relationship-place naka-ma and zero = every day? Both approach the question through phenomenological process, paralleling Ando’s conception of ‘architecture’ as an integrated and inter-acting entity of built edifice, wider landscape, and the spectatorship of persons who frequent it.
This research engenders ‘new knowledge’ in terms of: offering pluralistic, trans-national and trans-disciplinary insight on current thinking relating to art, architecture, technology, spectatorship, and ontological practice; evolving knowledge with regard interactions between body, humanly constructed entities, wider environments/ecologies; engendering new perspectives on considerations of cyberspace, Ellora, Ando, and the Water Temple; contributing to a counter thesis vis-à-vis the colonial project of objectification and ossification of the other
Extraction, Purification, Characterization, Applications of Chitosan, Plant Gum Polysaccharides, and Other Polysaccharides: A Review
No full textPolysaccharides from plant gum, chitosan from animal origin, and other polysaccharides are biologically active, nontoxic, biodegradable, and biocompatible with a wider range of clinical and general applications. The properties of these biological-derived polysaccharides play a major role in their application. This review outlines the different techniques used in the extraction of polysaccharides from plant and animal sources. The importance of the purity of polysaccharides is crucial; thus, techniques such as deproteination and other chromatography techniques are elaborated. Evaluation of properties of polysaccharides using spectroscopy methods, including UV–Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and microscopic methods, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy, is detailed. These biological polysaccharides have been used in various fields including tissue engineering, nanotechnology, and drug delivery. These applications are elaborately covered in detail in this review
Prevalence of chronic cough, its risk factors and population attributable risk in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: a multinational cross-sectional study
No full text© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Background: Chronic cough is a common respiratory symptom with an impact on daily activities and quality of life. Global prevalence data are scarce and derive mainly from European and Asian countries and studies with outcomes other than chronic cough. In this study, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of chronic cough across a large number of study sites as well as to identify its main risk factors using a standardised protocol and definition.
Methods: We analysed cross-sectional data from 33,983 adults (≥40 years), recruited between Jan 2, 2003 and Dec 26, 2016, in 41 sites (34 countries) from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. We estimated the prevalence of chronic cough for each site accounting for sampling design. To identify risk factors, we conducted multivariable logistic regression analysis within each site and then pooled estimates using random-effects meta-analysis. We also calculated the population attributable risk (PAR) associated with each of the identifed risk factors.
Findings: The prevalence of chronic cough varied from 3% in India (rural Pune) to 24% in the United States of America (Lexington,KY). Chronic cough was more common among females, both current and passive smokers, those working in a dusty job, those with a history of tuberculosis, those who were obese, those with a low level of education and those with hypertension or airflow limitation. The most influential risk factors were current smoking and working in a dusty job.
Interpretation: Our findings suggested that the prevalence of chronic cough varies widely across sites in different world regions. Cigarette smoking and exposure to dust in the workplace are its major risk factors.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
