31 research outputs found
Vampires in the village Ε½rnovo on the island of KorΔula: following an archival document from the 18th century
SrediΕ‘nja tema rada usmjerena je na raΕ‘Δlambu spisa pohranjenog u DrΕΎavnom arhivu u Mlecima (fond: Capi del Consiglio deβ Dieci: Lettere di Rettori e di altre cariche) koji se odnosi na dogaΔaj iz 1748. godine u korΔulanskom selu Ε½rnovo, kada su mjeΕ‘tani β vjerujuΔi da su se pojavili vampiri β oskvrnuli nekoliko mjesnih grobova. U radu se podrobno iznose osnovni podaci iz spisa te reΔeni dogaΔaj analizira u Ε‘irem druΕ‘tvenom kontekstu i prate se lokalna vjerovanja.The main interest of this essay is the analysis of the document from the State Archive in Venice (file: Capi del Consiglio deβ Dieci: Lettere di Rettori e di altre cariche) which is connected with the episode from 1748 when the inhabitants of the village Ε½rnove on the island of KorΔula in Croatia opened tombs on the local cemetery in the fear of the vampires treating.
This essay try to show some social circumstances connected with this event as well as a local vernacular tradition concerning superstitions
A case of salicylazosulfapyridine (salazopyrin)-induced acute pancreatitis with positive Lymphocyte stimulation test (LST)
Peripheral and central contribution to the pupillary reflex control in amphibians: pupillographic and theoretical considerations
Do we need gastric acid?
Evidence from comparative anatomy and physiology studies indicates that gastric acid secretion developed during the evolution of vertebrates approximately 350 million years ago. The cellular mechanisms that produce gastric acid have been conserved over the millennia and therefore proton pump inhibitors have pharmacological effects in almost all relevant species. These observations suggest that gastric acid provides an important selective advantage; however, in modern-day humans the need for gastric acid can be questioned in light of the widespread use of safe and effective pharmacologic acid suppression. The Kandahar Working Group addressed questions concerning the need, production and effects of gastric acid, specifically: (1) motility in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract; (2) neuroendocrine factors; (3) digestive and mucosal processes; (4) microbiology, and (5) central processes and psychological involvement. We addressed each topic with the individual models available to answer our questions including animal versus human studies, pharmacologic, surgical as well as pathophysiologic states of acid suppression