Association between atherosclerosis and osteoporosis, the role of vitamin D

The latest data support the correlation of atherosclerosis and osteoporosis, indicating the parallel progression of two tissue destruction processes with increased fatal and non-fatal coronary events, as well as higher fracture risk. Vitamin D inadequacy associated with low bone mineral density increases fall and fracture risk, leads to secondary hyperparathyroidism, calcifies coronary arteries and significantly increases cardiovascular disease. Randomized clinical trial evidence related to extraskeletal vitamin D outcomes was limited and generally uninformative. A recent recommendation on vitamin D dietary requirements for bone health is 600 IU/d for ages 1-70 years and 800 IU/d for 71 years and older, corresponding to a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of at least 20 ng/ml (50 nmol/l). Further large randomized controlled trials are needed to reassess laboratory ranges for 25-hydroxyvitamin D in both diseases, in order to avoid under- and over-treatment problems, and completely clarify the relationship between atherosclerosis and osteoporosis

Going beyond E+ : Dimensions of empathy in classroom communication. A Contribution to Modelling Interactional Competence in Foreign Language Teacher Education

This article is dedicated to the analysis of empathic action in the teaching of German as a foreign language from the interactional linguistic perspective. The empathy dimension is not reduced in an additive sense to additional practices located only on the emotional level, but is understood, following Konerding (2020) and Breyer (2020), as an important part of the interactional machinery and is considered on the mental, emotional-affective and bodily levels. The results of interactional analysis are presented, based on data collected within the project Theorie trifft Praxis. These are discussed in the context of existing models of interaction competence (CIC) and a plea is made for the more explicit inclusion of the empathic dimension in the modelling of interaction competence

Conceptual Developments in Reflexive Action through Research-Based Learning: Insights into Transformative Learning Processes in the Seminar ‘Classroom Research for Teachers of German as a Foreign Language’

This article analyses transformative processes, initiated through research-based learning, in the context of the seminar ‘Classroom Research for Prospective Teachers of German as a Second Language’. Starting from a theoretical insight into the relevance and dynamics of research-based learning, several aspects are considered from an ethnomethodological perspective: on the one hand, self-awareness and transformative self-reflexivity in the research-based learning process and, on the other, transformative processes, identified in student presentations and project work

Rezension von Bryant + Zepter (2022): Performative Zugänge zu Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaZ)

Bryant, Doreen +amp; Zepter, Alexandra Lavinia (2022): Performative Zugänge zu Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaZ). Ein Lehr- und Praxisbuch. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verla

MORBIDITY DUE TO THE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE FARMERS' POPULATION OF NIŠ MUNICIPALITY

Tn the period from 1974 to 1994 the overall number of patients-farmerssuffering from the acute myocardial infarction (AIM) who were treated in thehospital was 163, meaning 8 per year. The average annual general rate of incidencewas 20,22 of the sick per 100,000 people older than 30 years of age. The general rateof incidence among men was 23,8 of the sick, while among women it was 16,3 of thesick per 100,000 people of the same sex. Unlike the urban population of Niš, the AIMof the farmers is typical for older age groups. There were 85 or 52,1 % of the older than 70, while there were 130 or 79,6% patients older than 60. There were no younger than39 suffering from the ATM. The difference among the sexes was caused by the onepertaining to the age (over 70 years of age). Out of 85 patients there were 52 or 61 %men, while there were 33 or 39% of the female patients, while the absolute ratio was1,6:1 for men. The average age of all 163 patients was 67,40 (SD=8,60), for men 67(SD=9,16) and for women 67,59 (SD=7,78). The average age of men and women isthe same. The average age of the farmers was considerably higher than the averageage of the urban population of Niš (p< 0,001)

Morphogenetic Variability and Hypertension in Ischemic Stroke Patients—Preliminary Study

In this study, we evaluated and compared the morphogenetic variability and the degree of recessive homozygosity in patients with manifested ischemic stroke compared to healthy controls. We have evaluated 120 patients with manifested ischemic stroke, of which 64 did not have hypertension and 56 have hypertension. For comparison, we additionally tested 194 healthy individuals without manifested ischemic stroke (controls). For the estimation of the degree of recessive homozygosity, we have performed the homozygously recessive characteristics (HRC) test and tested 19 HRCs. There was a significant difference in the individual variations of 19 HRCs between the controls and patients with manifested ischemic stroke (&sum;&chi;2 = 60.162, p &lt; 0.01). The mean values of the tested HRCs significantly differed between the controls and group with manifested ischemic stroke (Controls &minus; 5.71 &plusmn; 1.61, Ischemic stroke group &minus; 6.25 &plusmn; 1.54, p = 0.012). For the tested individuals with hypertension, the mean values of HRCs did not significantly differ between the controls and those that had manifested ischemic stroke (Controls &minus; 5.28 &plusmn; 1.75, Ischemic stroke group &minus; 5.64 &plusmn; 1.48, p = 0.435). We found a significant difference in the frequencies of HRCs between those with and without hypertension for controls (p &lt; 0.003) and for those with manifested ischemic stroke (p &lt; 0.001). There are increased degrees of recessive homozygosity along with decreased variability in patients with manifested ischemic stroke compared to controls