The effect of individualised homeopathic treatment on low sexual desire in perimenopause

Abstract: Purpose: The aim of the study was to ascertain the effect of individualised homeopathic treatment on low sexual desire in perimenopausal females between the ages of 40 and 60 years old. Method: This descriptive case study design recruited thirteen perimenopausal females between the ages of 40 and 60 by means of purposive sampling. Nine participants completed the study. Participants were treated with an individualised homeopathic remedy. Procedure: The study consisted of four consultations per participant over a period of 12 weeks. A single individualised homeopathic remedy was administered to each participant and the potency, dosage and frequency of administration was tailored to each person in accordance with the principles of classical homeopathy. The desire and arousal subscales of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) was completed at each consultation in order to assess changes in sexual desire and arousal across time. Item 13 of the Female Sexual Distress Scale - Revised (FSDS-R) was utilised to assess changes in distress related to low sexual desire. Results: Results suggest that individualised homeopathic treatment may be beneficial in alleviating low sexual desire in seven out of nine perimenopausal females between the ages of 40 and 60 years old. Conclusion: The results of this small pilot study suggest that individualised homeopathic treatment was effective in alleviating low sexual desire in perimenopause. The results also appear to confirm the beneficial effect of individualised homeopathic treatment on the additional symptoms associated with perimenopause. In order to verify the results, the study should be repeated using a larger sample group over a longer period of time

Financial Deregulation and Financial Development, and Subsequent Impact on Economic Growth in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

Results support Arestis’s theory, that low real interest rates do not prevent economic growth (though he related it to the regulation debate). Here in the deregulation environment, it also stands. Results also support Shaw’s assertion that financial liberalisation increases the monetary sector. Stiglitz’s theory, that government intervention leads to improved quality of loans, is contradicted as the reduction of state involvement led to bad loans falling. Support is given to Everett and Kelly’s view that financial liberalisation supports growth. Finally King and Levine studies are supported -- banking sector development leads to faster growth, and also Barth’s view that state involvement leads to poorly developed banks.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/57208/1/wp828 .pd

Determination of radiation interchange factors

Method utilizes an analytical model, a method of solution which is compatible with digital computer analysis, and a generalized computer program to carry out the computations

Aerospace systems pyrotechnic shock data /ground test and flight/. Volume 6 - Pyrotechnic shock design guidelines manual, revision A Final report, Jun. 1968 - Mar. 1970

Design of structures and equipment to reduce shock loads induced by pyrotechnics and explosive devices - Vol.

Aerospace systems pyrotechnic shock data /ground test and flight/. Volume 4 - Lockheed data and analyses Final report, Jun. 1968 - Mar. 1970

Compilation of shock loads on spacecraft structures produced by actuation of pyrotechnics and explosive devices - Vol.

Using longitudinal administrative data to characterise the use of out-of-home care among looked after children in England

BACKGROUND: Children in out-of-home care are a vulnerable population. In England, disaggregated data related to out-of-home care have been collected since 1992 through the Children Looked After (CLA) dataset. However, official analyses of CLA data produce annual statistical ‘snapshots’, which cannot account for the complexity of care placements throughout childhood. AIM: To characterise the use of out-of-home care among children in England using longitudinal administrative data. METHODS: Using longitudinal CLA data for a large, representative sample of children born 1992-94 (N=19,848), I estimated the cumulative incidence of placement in out-of-home care during childhood, described variation in childhood care histories and identified latent classes of out-of-home care. I also explored the stability of care placements and exits from care using sequence analysis and Cox proportional hazards modelling. Finally, I described how the use of out-of-home care changed over time using data for children born between 1992 and 2012 (N=93,652). RESULTS: Overall, one in thirty children born 1992-94 (3.3%) entered out-of-home care by age 18, with higher rates observed among ethnic minorities. Although childhood care histories were varied, distinct sub-groups based on legal status, duration and stability of care were evident and more than 40% of children had a single, short, voluntary placement. Most children appeared to achieve some form of permanence either within or outside the care system; however, some groups were at increased risk of exiting and re-entering care. Since 1992, the cumulative incidence of entering care has increased and placements have become longer and more stable. CONCLUSIONS: Longitudinal analyses of administrative social care data can refine our understanding of how out-of-home care is used as a social care intervention among children in England. However, the utility of the CLA dataset for evaluating changes in practice and policy is limited by the scope of information it collects