The Ds(2317) and Ds(2463) Mesons as Scalar and Axial-Vector Chiralons in the Covariant Level-Classification Scheme

The new narrow mesons observed recently in the final states Ds+ pi0 and Ds*+ pi0 are pointed out to be naturally assigned as the ground-state scalar and axial-vector chiralons in the c sbar system, which would newly appear in the covariant hadron-classification scheme proposed a few years ago.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure, uses ptptex.st

Formal and Substantive Reasoning about Marriage in Kenyan Legal Pluralism : A Three-Dichotomy Analysis

This paper aims to apply the empirical research on dispute processes to Masaji Chiba’s theory on legal pluralism. The task requires a partial modification of Chiba’s threedichotomy theory, especially of his first dichotomy between legal rules and legal postulates. The original dichotomy is for comparing the qualitative characteristics of legal formalisation, but modelled on the dual structure of state law. In this paper, I propose an alternative dichotomy for capturing the characteristics of formularising the party’s arguments. This paper then explored the dichotomy between formal and substantive ways of legal reasoning. In this paper, I will analyse cases of family disputes observed in Kenyan official and unofficial forums using a revised version of the three-dichotomy theory. The actual cases used in this paper are drawn from the civil disputes concerning the legal conditions of marriage under the customary law of the Gusii community of Kenya

Family Dynamics and Memories in Kenyan Villages

Chapter 1 : The dynamics of Agĩkũyũ customary marriage 　　　Chapter 2 : ‘I hate to see my late husband’: Death and the last words among the Îgembe of Kenya Chapter 3 : Name-sharing among the Îgembe: The Kîmîîrû texture of personhood in a village community 　　　Chapter 4 : Ontology of photograph among the Tigania:Inquiry into the relation of Meru culture and modern technologyChapter 5 : A family business: The case of Kisii stone Chapter 6 : The divine forces guiding marriages, family members, and secular lif

イショセイ シボウ ト 2ガタ トウニョウビョウ シンゾウ ケッカンビョウ

There is evidence supporting the notion that excess abdominal fat is predictive of insulin resistance and the presence of related metabolic abnormalities currently referred to as the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Despite the fact that abdominal obesity is a highly prevalent feature of MetS, the mechanisms by which abdominal obesity is causally related to MetS are not fully elucidated. Besides visceral fat accumulation, ectopic lipid deposition, especially in the liver and skeletal muscle, has been implicated in the pathophysiology of diabetes, insulin resistance and obesity-related disorders. In addition, ectopic fat deposition play a critical role in the heart components such as (1) circulatory and locally recruited fat, (2) intra-and extra-myocellular fat, (3) perivascular fat, and (4) pericardial fat. In this review, the contribution of ectopic lipid deposition to global cardiometabolic risk is discussed via possible mechanisms including adipocytokine, insulin resistance and lipotoxicity

Ectopic fat deposition and global cardiometabolic risk : New paradigm in cardiovascular medicine

The obesity epidemic is a global public health concern that increases the likelihood of morbidity and mortality of metabolic and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and threatens to reduce life expectancy around the world. The concept of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) takes into account that visceral fat plays an essential role in the development of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. However, MetS cannot be used to assess global CVD risk but is at best one more modifiable CVD risk factor. Thus, global cardiometabolic risk (the global risk of cardiovascular disease resulting from traditional risk factors combined with the additional contribution of the metabolic syndrome and/or insulin resistance) should be considered individually. There is solid evidence supporting the notion that excess abdominal fat is predictive of insulin resistance and the presence of related metabolic abnormalities currently referred to as MetS. Despite the fact that abdominal obesity is a highly prevalent feature of MetS, the mechanisms by which abdominal obesity is causally related to MetS are not fully elucidated. Besides visceral fat accumulation, ectopic lipid deposition, especially in liver and skeletal muscle, has been implicated in the pathophysiology of diabetes, insulin resistance and obesity-related disorders. Also, ectopic fat deposition could be deteriorated in the heart components such as (1) circulatory and locally recruited fat, (2) intra- and extra-myocellular fat, (3) perivascular fat, and (4) pericardial fat. In this review, the contribution of ectopic lipid deposition to global cardiometabolic risk is reviewed and also discussed are potential underlying mechanisms including adipocytokine, insulin resistance and lipotoxicity