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This recommendation has been issued to support a Candidacy for Peace Mediation in ongoing conflicts, as well as for teaching at University and further research projects.
Research Interests: Sociology, Psychology, Social Psychology, Mathematics, Criminal Law, and 27 moreCriminal Justice, Gender Studies, Political Economy, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Education, Peace and Conflict Studies, Social Sciences, Terrorism, Violence, International Law, Human Rights, Emotional intelligence, Sociology of Crime and Deviance, Complexity Theory, Political Science, Governance, Political Violence and Terrorism, Politics, Social Justice, Systems Theory, Public Health, Epigenetics, Medicine, Crime, and Public Policy
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Traducción al castellano del libro inglés titulado "ARNOLD EHRET'S THE DEFINITE CURE OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. A METHOD OF OVERCOMING CONSTIPATION NATURALLY". Contiene dos ensayos. El primero pertenece al Profesor Arnold Ehret y se titula... more
Traducción al castellano del libro inglés titulado "ARNOLD EHRET'S THE DEFINITE CURE OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. A METHOD OF OVERCOMING CONSTIPATION NATURALLY". Contiene dos ensayos. El primero pertenece al Profesor Arnold Ehret y se titula "La cura definitiva del estreñimiento crónico". El estreñimiento crónico inconsciente es el origen del 99% de las enfermedades que padecemos. Casi todas las enfermedades, sin importar el nombre que reciban ni los síntomas que presenten, se les puede seguir la pista hasta llegar a un estreñimiento crónico inconsciente que padece la práctica totalidad de la Humanidad. Este estreñimiento proviene de una dieta equivocada generadora de moco. La dieta correcta consiste en frutas y verduras carentes o pobres en almidón. El segundo ensayo pertenece al Dr. Benedict Lust, padre de la Naturopatía en Estados Unidos y amigo y patrocinador de Arnold Ehret. Está inspirado en el ensayo de Arnold Ehret.
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Traducción al castellano del libro inglés titulado "ARNOLD EHRET'S THE DEFINITE CURE OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. A METHOD OF OVERCOMING CONSTIPATION NATURALLY". Contiene dos ensayos. El primero pertenece al Profesor Arnold Ehret y se... more
Traducción al castellano del libro inglés titulado "ARNOLD EHRET'S THE DEFINITE CURE OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION. A METHOD OF OVERCOMING CONSTIPATION NATURALLY".
Contiene dos ensayos. El primero pertenece al Profesor Arnold Ehret y se titula "La cura definitiva del estreñimiento crónico". El estreñimiento crónico inconsciente es el origen del 99% de las enfermedades que padecemos. Casi todas las enfermedades, sin importar el nombre que reciban ni los síntomas que presenten, se les puede seguir la pista hasta llegar a un estreñimiento crónico inconsciente que padece la práctica totalidad de la Humanidad. Este estreñimiento proviene de una dieta equivocada generadora de moco. La dieta correcta consiste en frutas y verduras carentes o pobres en almidón.
El segundo ensayo pertenece al Dr. Benedict Lust, padre de la Naturopatía en Estados Unidos y amigo y patrocinador de Arnold Ehret. Está inspirado en el ensayo de Arnold Ehret.
Contiene dos ensayos. El primero pertenece al Profesor Arnold Ehret y se titula "La cura definitiva del estreñimiento crónico". El estreñimiento crónico inconsciente es el origen del 99% de las enfermedades que padecemos. Casi todas las enfermedades, sin importar el nombre que reciban ni los síntomas que presenten, se les puede seguir la pista hasta llegar a un estreñimiento crónico inconsciente que padece la práctica totalidad de la Humanidad. Este estreñimiento proviene de una dieta equivocada generadora de moco. La dieta correcta consiste en frutas y verduras carentes o pobres en almidón.
El segundo ensayo pertenece al Dr. Benedict Lust, padre de la Naturopatía en Estados Unidos y amigo y patrocinador de Arnold Ehret. Está inspirado en el ensayo de Arnold Ehret.
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Govindarajan M*, Rajeswary M, Hoti SL, Benelli G (2015) Journal of Medicinal Herbs and Ethnomedicine, doi: 10.5455/jmhe.2015.10.024
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Research Interests: Creative Writing, Critical Theory, Religion, Classical Archaeology, Human Computer Interaction, and 23 moreLaw, Health Sciences, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Art History, Education, Food Science, Adult Education, Web Design, Nutrition, Data Mining, Chinese Studies, Literature, Sinology, Accounting, Computer Networks, Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Food and Nutrition, China, Medicine, The Internet, Religious Studies, and Public Policy
Medical ethics refers to the value system practiced by the medical professionals in deciding good or bad behaviors. Whereas in the usual sense of the word, it derives its basis from tradition, client satisfaction, cultural norms and other... more
Medical ethics refers to the value system practiced by the medical professionals in deciding good or bad behaviors. Whereas in the usual sense of the word, it derives its basis from tradition, client satisfaction, cultural norms and other factors, however, in case of Islamic ethics it gets basis from the divine revelations conveyed by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Undergraduate medical students need to be taught ethics in order to enable them to solve ethical dilemmas, decide correctly regarding their professional behaviors, and apprise of the ethical stance of a good professional. However in Islamic perspective accountability before Almighty Allah and achieving eternal salvation (maghfirat) is the ultimate objective.
Ethics teaching may be integrated with the rest of the curricular content using multiple strategies. The One Minute Preceptors (OMPs) and Critical Incident Meetings may be used as effective strategies for ethics teaching.
Assessment tools with proven educational attributes are not available to assess ethics. However multisource assessment and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) may be used for the purpose.
Undergraduate medical students need to be taught ethics in order to enable them to solve ethical dilemmas, decide correctly regarding their professional behaviors, and apprise of the ethical stance of a good professional. However in Islamic perspective accountability before Almighty Allah and achieving eternal salvation (maghfirat) is the ultimate objective.
Ethics teaching may be integrated with the rest of the curricular content using multiple strategies. The One Minute Preceptors (OMPs) and Critical Incident Meetings may be used as effective strategies for ethics teaching.
Assessment tools with proven educational attributes are not available to assess ethics. However multisource assessment and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) may be used for the purpose.
Research Interests: Religion, Ethics, Assessment, Curriculum Design, Health Professional Education, and 10 moreProfessionalism, Higher Education, Medical Education, Islamic Education, Professional Ethics, Medical Ethics, Islamic Studies, Teachers' professional development, Learning And Teaching In Higher Education, and Medicine
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This paper explores the influence of disease upon early-modern missionary activity in the South Seas. I argue that disease had a profound and alarmingly unrecognised influence upon extra-European missionary activity. I argue that disease... more
This paper explores the influence of disease upon early-modern missionary activity in the South Seas. I argue that disease had a profound and alarmingly unrecognised influence upon extra-European missionary activity. I argue that disease had a deeply significant influence upon missionaries experiences, upon the ways in which native peoples responded to the Christian message and fundamentally shaped missionary conceptions of European superiority.
Winner of the H.H. Scullard Prize 2015.
Winner of the H.H. Scullard Prize 2015.
Research Interests: Religion, Christianity, History, Cultural History, Cultural Studies, and 17 morePhilosophy, Infectious disease epidemiology, Theology, Early Modern History, Missiology, Missiology and Mission Theology, Colonialism, Polynesian Studies, Missionary History, History of Missions, Mission Studies, History Of Disease, Polynesian Religions, Infectious Diseases, Medicine, Imperialism, and Polynesian History
Aims: To explore the perspectives of structurally vulnerable people who use drugs (PWUD) regarding: (1) the potential integration of harm reduction interventions (e.g., supervised drug consumption services, opioid assisted treatment) into... more
Aims: To explore the perspectives of structurally vulnerable people who use drugs (PWUD) regarding: (1) the potential integration of harm reduction interventions (e.g., supervised drug consumption services, opioid assisted treatment) into hospitals; and, (2) the implications of these interventions for patient-centered care, hospital outcomes, and drug-related risks and harms.
Design: Semi-structured qualitative interviews.
Setting: Vancouver, Canada.
Participants: 30 structurally vulnerable PWUD who had been discharged from hospital against medical advice within the past two years, and hospitalized multiple times over the past five years.
Measurements: Semi-structured interview guide including questions to elicit perspectives on hospital-based harm reduction interventions.
Findings: Participant accounts highlighted that hospital-based harm reduction interventions would promote patient-centered care by: (1) prioritizing hospital care access and risk reduction over the enforcement of abstinence-based drug policies; (2) increasing responsiveness to subjective health needs (e.g., pain and withdrawal symptoms); and, (3) fostering 'culturally safe' care.
Conclusions: Hospital-based harm reduction interventions for people who use drugs, such as supervised drug consumption services and opioid assisted treatment, can potentially improve hospital care retention, promote patient-centred care, and reduce adverse health outcomes among people who use drugs.
Design: Semi-structured qualitative interviews.
Setting: Vancouver, Canada.
Participants: 30 structurally vulnerable PWUD who had been discharged from hospital against medical advice within the past two years, and hospitalized multiple times over the past five years.
Measurements: Semi-structured interview guide including questions to elicit perspectives on hospital-based harm reduction interventions.
Findings: Participant accounts highlighted that hospital-based harm reduction interventions would promote patient-centered care by: (1) prioritizing hospital care access and risk reduction over the enforcement of abstinence-based drug policies; (2) increasing responsiveness to subjective health needs (e.g., pain and withdrawal symptoms); and, (3) fostering 'culturally safe' care.
Conclusions: Hospital-based harm reduction interventions for people who use drugs, such as supervised drug consumption services and opioid assisted treatment, can potentially improve hospital care retention, promote patient-centred care, and reduce adverse health outcomes among people who use drugs.
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Recently a conference on robots and sex was cancelled by the police in Singapore. This is a topic whose time as come. I invite comments and insights from all fields.
Research Interests: Robotics, Sociology, Psychology, Emotion, Computer Science, and 18 moreArtificial Intelligence, Nursing, Psychiatry, Philosophy, Ethics, Media Studies, Social Sciences, Cyberpsychology, Sexuality, Artificial Life, Aging, Social Media, Compassion, Medicine, Conferences, Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Newspapers and online journalism, and Synthetic Emotions
The plague-causing bacteria Yersinia pestis infected humans in Bronze Age Eurasia, three millennia earlier than any historical records of plague, but only acquired the genetic changes making it a highly virulent, flea-borne bubonic strain... more
The plague-causing bacteria Yersinia pestis infected humans in Bronze Age Eurasia, three millennia earlier than any historical records of plague, but only acquired the genetic changes making it a highly virulent, flea-borne bubonic strain 3,000 years ago.
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A quintessential element in Hippocratic medicine is the theory of humors: The human body contains four basic substances, called humors. Their relative proportions in the human body regulate the human temperament and its behavioral... more
A quintessential element in Hippocratic medicine is the theory of humors: The human body contains four basic substances, called humors. Their relative proportions in the human body regulate the human temperament and its behavioral manifestations, and their correct balance defines ‘health’. Hippocrates, a founding father of ancient-world medicine, systematically observed human temperaments and behaviors, and concluded that besides physiology, they are greatly influenced by environmental factors and geography, thus setting the stage for holistic approaches.
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There has been an increase in the predominance of diabetes mellitus over the past 40 years worldwide. The worldwide occurrence of diabetes in 2000 was approximately 2.8% and is estimated to grow to 4.4% by 2030. This data interprets a... more
There has been an increase in the predominance of diabetes mellitus over the past 40 years worldwide.
The worldwide occurrence of diabetes in 2000 was approximately 2.8% and is estimated to grow to 4.4%
by 2030. This data interprets a projected rise of diabetes from 171 million in 2000 to well over 350 million
in 2030. The presence of hypertension in diabetic patients substantially increases the risks of coronary
heart disease, stroke, nephropathy and retinopathy. Indeed, when hypertension coexists with diabetes, the
risk of CVD is increased by 75%, which further contributes to the overall morbidity and mortality of an
already high risk population. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a considerably higher risk of
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease.
Most of this excess risk is associated with high prevalence of well-established risk factors such as
hypertension, dyslipidaemia and obesity in these patients. Hypertension plays a major role in the
development and progression of microvascular and macrovascular disease in people with diabetes.
Lifestyle Modifications and pharmacotherapy are the choice for the Management of Hypertension in
Patients with Diabetes.
The worldwide occurrence of diabetes in 2000 was approximately 2.8% and is estimated to grow to 4.4%
by 2030. This data interprets a projected rise of diabetes from 171 million in 2000 to well over 350 million
in 2030. The presence of hypertension in diabetic patients substantially increases the risks of coronary
heart disease, stroke, nephropathy and retinopathy. Indeed, when hypertension coexists with diabetes, the
risk of CVD is increased by 75%, which further contributes to the overall morbidity and mortality of an
already high risk population. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a considerably higher risk of
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease.
Most of this excess risk is associated with high prevalence of well-established risk factors such as
hypertension, dyslipidaemia and obesity in these patients. Hypertension plays a major role in the
development and progression of microvascular and macrovascular disease in people with diabetes.
Lifestyle Modifications and pharmacotherapy are the choice for the Management of Hypertension in
Patients with Diabetes.