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The ruthless times of the later Stuarts can never be forgotten by anyone who takes an interest in the history of human freedom and the growth of law. The extraordinary prosecutions for what was called Treason-not unfrequently Treason ex post facto, only-almost always resulting in a bloody death, were and are an object-lesson which cannot be too strongly impressed upon the minds of all who love freedom of thought and action. The times were cruel, the authorities from the King down disregardful of everything but control of men and money, and the gallant resistance of the few was an enobling spectacle, without which the world would not only be less free, but also less spiritual

The use of a noninvasive and nondestructive method, microcomputed tomography, to evaluate the anti-osteoporotic activity of erxian decoction, a Chinese medicinal formula, in a rat model of menopausal osteoporosis

Aim of the study: The anti-osteoporotic activity of Erxian Decoction, a Chinese medicinal formula, in a rat model of menopausal osteoporosis was evaluated by microcomputed tomography (microCT). Materials and methods: Menopause causes a decline in both endocrine function and bone mineral density in human. In this study, 20-month-old female Sprague-Dawley-rats (SD-rats) with a low serum estradiol level and bone mineral density were employed. The anti-osteoporotic activity of EXD was assessed by the determination of trabecular material bone mineral density at the L2 mid-vertebral body after treatment. Serum estrogen levels were also determined to assess the effect of EXD on the endocrine status. Results: Results revealed a significant elevation in serum estradiol level and trabecular bone mineral density at the L2 mid-vertebral body in the EXD-treated menopausal rat model. Conclusions: The results obtained from the present investigation revealed that the EXD had anti-osteoporotic activity as evidenced by an increase of serum estradiol level and bone mineral density. ©2009 IEEE.published_or_final_versionProceedings of the 2009 2nd International Conference On Biomedical Engineering And Informatics (BMEI 2009), Tianjin, China, 17-19 October 2009, v. 1 p. 47-49, article number 530482

Independent association of low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin d levels with allcause and cardiovascular mortality. Arch Intern Med.

Background: In cross-sectional studies, low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and disease. This study aimed to determine whether endogenous 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels are related to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

The antenatal psychological experiences of women during two phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: A recurrent, cross-sectional, thematic analysis

Initial COVID-19-related social distancing restrictions, imposed in the UK in March 2020, and the subsequent lifting of restrictions in May 2020 caused antenatal disruption and stress which exceeded expected vulnerabilities associated with this lifecourse transition. The current study aimed to explore the antenatal psychological experiences of women during different phases of pandemic-related lockdown restrictions in the UK. Semi-structured interviews were held with 24 women about their antenatal experiences: twelve were interviewed after the initial lockdown restrictions (Timepoint 1; T1), and a separate twelve women were interviewed after the subsequent lifting of those restrictions (Timepoint 2; T2). Interviews were transcribed and a recurrent, cross-sectional thematic analysis was conducted. Two themes were identified for each timepoint, and each theme contained sub-themes. T1 themes were: ‘A Mindful Pregnancy’ and ‘It’s a Grieving Process’, and T2 themes were: ‘Coping with Lockdown Restrictions’ and ‘Robbed of Our Pregnancy’. COVID-19 related social distancing restrictions had an adverse effect on women’s mental health during the antenatal period. Feeling trapped, anxious, and abandoned were common at both timepoints. Actively encouraging conversations about mental wellbeing during routine care and adopting a prevention opposed to cure attitude toward implementing additional support provisions may serve to improve antenatal psychological wellbeing during health crises

Social responsible design : an examination of some selected approaches with special reference to low income housing in Sri Lanka

Housing, one of the basic human needs in an ever-growing problem in both developed and developing countries in the world. Increasing population, urbanization, poor economic growth with changing attitude towards living could be identified as primary causes that created problems in human habitation. There were different approaches to overcome this problem. These approaches very from the participation of community component. While some are fully separate from the community participation, others are purely oriented to community participation. However these approaches are abandoned some time without valid reasoning. The overall need of the contemporary housing is to research on the precedence as stated above, to evolve a more suitable system or a strategy based on the contemporary research and to cater for the housing demand