QUANTUM JAZZ: LIQUID CRYSTALLINE WATER MUSIC OF THE ORGANISM

Quantum jazz describes the quantum coherent organism in which every single molecular player is spontaneous and free, yet perfectly in step and in tune with the whole. This remarkable state of being depends on the liquid crystalline water matrix that enables each molecule to intercommunicate with every other, creating the most exquisite light and sound displays that span 70 octaves in all the colors of the rainbow. The quantum coherence of organisms profoundly revolutionizes our concept of health and disease. Health is a state of quantum coherence reflected in the complex dynamics of body rhythms such as the heartbeat, the respiratory rate, and brain waves that are correlated like an exquisite symphony. Consequently, loss of coherence (disease) can be diagnosed with sophisticated mathematical tools. The organism coordinates its functions by quantum electrodynamical inter-communications, in which the quantum coherence of water plays a central role. That is why the organism is hypersensitive to weak electromagnetic fields and other subtle energy interventions

QUANTUM JAZZ: LIQUID CRYSTALLINE WATER MUSIC OF THE ORGANISM

Quantum jazz describes the quantum coherent organism in which every single molecular player is spontaneous and free, yet perfectly in step and in tune with the whole. This remarkable state of being depends on the liquid crystalline water matrix that enables each molecule to intercommunicate with every other, creating the most exquisite light and sound displays that span 70 octaves in all the colors of the rainbow. The quantum coherence of organisms profoundly revolutionizes our concept of health and disease. Health is a state of quantum coherence reflected in the complex dynamics of body rhythms such as the heartbeat, the respiratory rate, and brain waves that are correlated like an exquisite symphony. Consequently, loss of coherence (disease) can be diagnosed with sophisticated mathematical tools. The organism coordinates its functions by quantum electrodynamical inter-communications, in which the quantum coherence of water plays a central role. That is why the organism is hypersensitive to weak electromagnetic fields and other subtle energy interventions

HRANA BEZ FOSILNIH GORIVA DANAS

Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and it is accelerating, says the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report. Eleven of the past twelve years are among the warmest since records began. Sea levels are rising faster than predicted. Heavy rains, droughts and heat waves are more frequent, and happening over larger areas of the globe. It will be considerably worse as the century progresses, IPCC predicts, and has “very high confidence” that human activities are to blame, most of all, in burning fossil fuels. The good news is we can do a lot to mitigate global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The extensive evidence presented in our Report, Food Futures Now, documents how organic agriculture and localised food (and energy) systems can potentially compensate for all greenhouse gas emissions due to human activities, and free us entirely from fossil fuels. Organic agriculture can guarantee cleaner, safer environment, greater biodiversity, more nutritious healthier foods, higher income and independence for farmers and more employment opportunities. It can regenerate local economies, revitalize local, indigenous knowledge and create social wealth.Zadnje izvješće Međuvladinog odbora za klimatske promjene (IPCC) naglašava opasnost globalnog zagrijavana planete. Jedanaest od zadnjih dvanaest godina najtoplije je od kada se vrše meteorološka opažanja. Razina mora raste brže no što se predviđalo. Na velikim područjima planete sve su češće klimatske nepogode (orkani, suše i vrućine). IPCC iznosi, da su za klimatske promjene odgovorne ljudske aktivnosti i spaljivanje fosilnih goriva. Međutim, čovjek može učiniti dosta, da smanjenjem emisije ‘stakleničkih plinova’ smanji globalno zatopljenje. U radu su iznesena opsežna iskustva o tome kako ekološka poljoprivreda, te lokalni sistem proizvodnje hrane i energije, mogu umanjiti emisiju ‘stakleničkih plinova’, potpuno nas osloboditi od ovisnosti o fosilnim gorivima, osigurati veći dohodak i nezavisnost farmera, više radnih mjesta, više nutritivno vrjednije hrane, a uz to čišći okoliš i povećanu biološku različitost

HRANA BEZ FOSILNIH GORIVA DANAS

Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and it is accelerating, says the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report. Eleven of the past twelve years are among the warmest since records began. Sea levels are rising faster than predicted. Heavy rains, droughts and heat waves are more frequent, and happening over larger areas of the globe. It will be considerably worse as the century progresses, IPCC predicts, and has “very high confidence” that human activities are to blame, most of all, in burning fossil fuels. The good news is we can do a lot to mitigate global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The extensive evidence presented in our Report, Food Futures Now, documents how organic agriculture and localised food (and energy) systems can potentially compensate for all greenhouse gas emissions due to human activities, and free us entirely from fossil fuels. Organic agriculture can guarantee cleaner, safer environment, greater biodiversity, more nutritious healthier foods, higher income and independence for farmers and more employment opportunities. It can regenerate local economies, revitalize local, indigenous knowledge and create social wealth.Zadnje izvješće Međuvladinog odbora za klimatske promjene (IPCC) naglašava opasnost globalnog zagrijavana planete. Jedanaest od zadnjih dvanaest godina najtoplije je od kada se vrše meteorološka opažanja. Razina mora raste brže no što se predviđalo. Na velikim područjima planete sve su češće klimatske nepogode (orkani, suše i vrućine). IPCC iznosi, da su za klimatske promjene odgovorne ljudske aktivnosti i spaljivanje fosilnih goriva. Međutim, čovjek može učiniti dosta, da smanjenjem emisije ‘stakleničkih plinova’ smanji globalno zatopljenje. U radu su iznesena opsežna iskustva o tome kako ekološka poljoprivreda, te lokalni sistem proizvodnje hrane i energije, mogu umanjiti emisiju ‘stakleničkih plinova’, potpuno nas osloboditi od ovisnosti o fosilnim gorivima, osigurati veći dohodak i nezavisnost farmera, više radnih mjesta, više nutritivno vrjednije hrane, a uz to čišći okoliš i povećanu biološku različitost

Precis of Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature

The debate about the credentials of sociobiology has persisted because scholars have failed to distinguish the varieties of sociobiology and because too little attention has been paid to the details of the arguments that are supposed to support the provocative claims about human social behavior. I seek to remedy both dcfieieneies. After analysis of the relationships among different kinds of sociobiology and contemporary evolutionary theory, I attempt to show how some of the studies of the behavior of nonhuman animals meet the methodological standards appropriate to evolutionary research. I contend that the efforts of E. O. Wilson, Richard Alexander, Charles Lumsden, and others to generate conclusions about human nature are flawed, both because they apply evolutionary ideas in an unrigorous fashion and because they use dubious assumptions to connect their evolutionary analyses with their conclusions. This contention rests on analyses of many of the major sociobiological proposals about human social behavior, including: differences in sex roles, racial hostility, homosexuality, conflict between parents and adolescent offspring, incest avoidance, the avunculate, alliances in combat, female infanticide, and gene-culture coevolution. Vaulting Ambition thus seeks to identify what is good in sociobiology, to expose the errors of premature speculations about human nature, and to prepare the way for serious study of the evolution of human social behavior

Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

Funder: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013347Funder: Flemish Society for Critical Care NursesAbstract: Purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU patients. Methods: International 1-day point-prevalence study; follow-up for outcome assessment until hospital discharge (maximum 12 weeks). Factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injury and hospital mortality were assessed by generalised linear mixed-effects regression analysis. Results: Data from 13,254 patients in 1117 ICUs (90 countries) revealed 6747 pressure injuries; 3997 (59.2%) were ICU-acquired. Overall prevalence was 26.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.9–27.3). ICU-acquired prevalence was 16.2% (95% CI 15.6–16.8). Sacrum (37%) and heels (19.5%) were most affected. Factors independently associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries were older age, male sex, being underweight, emergency surgery, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Braden score 3 days, comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency), organ support (renal replacement, mechanical ventilation on ICU admission), and being in a low or lower-middle income-economy. Gradually increasing associations with mortality were identified for increasing severity of pressure injury: stage I (odds ratio [OR] 1.5; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), stage II (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.4–1.9), and stage III or worse (OR 2.8; 95% CI 2.3–3.3). Conclusion: Pressure injuries are common in adult ICU patients. ICU-acquired pressure injuries are associated with mainly intrinsic factors and mortality. Optimal care standards, increased awareness, appropriate resource allocation, and further research into optimal prevention are pivotal to tackle this important patient safety threat

Correction to: Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

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