Association of Dietary Factors with Menstrual Cycle Characteristics

Abnormal menstrual cycle length, pattern and bleed duration are associated with reduced fecundity and increased risk of miscarriage. The menstrual cycle is governed by the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis, and nutritional factors may affect menstrual characteristics by influencing the HPO axis. Identifying these factors may lead to cost effective ways to improve reproductive outcomes. In a cross-sectional analysis of 164 18- to 30-year-old women, we examined the association of adiposity, dietary fat intake and vitamin D status with menstrual cycle characteristics. Adiposity was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA); dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire, and fasting venous samples were collected for measurement of vitamin D. Most study participants were Caucasians (83%). Approximately 20% of women were overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2); 6% were obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). However, when using DXA measurements, 45% of women had a percent total body fat (%TBF) \u3e 32, indicating obesity. The odds of having an irregular cycle pattern were three times higher among women with \u3c 32% TBF compared to those with more adiposity [OR=3.1 95% CI (0.9 to 10.2) p=0.07]. When considering body fat distribution, the odds of an irregular cycle were 2.8 times higher in women with ≤ 41% gynoid fat [OR=2.8 95% CI(0.9, 8.6) p=0.07]; a one standard deviation increase in G/A (gynoid/android) fat mass was associated with a 50% decreased odds of an irregular cycle pattern [OR=0.45 95% CI (0.21, 1.1) p=0.07]. Among dietary factors, higher intake of n-6 PUFA was associated with irregular cycles (β= 0.16, p=0.05) and both short (β= 0.23, p 50nmol/L) was 80% lower among women with irregular cycles compared to those with regular cycles (OR= 0.19; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.92). Our findings suggest that dietary factors are associated with menstrual cycle characteristics, particularly cycle regularity. If our findings are confirmed in larger prospective studies, they suggest that dietary manipulation may be one approach to improving menstrual cycle function

The Triple Procedure :Analysis of Structural, Functional & Refractive Outcome

PURPOSE:To analyse the outcome of Triple procedure(Combined penetrating keratoplasty, cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation)  is a surgical technique for visually disabling corneal conditions with associated cataract .METHODS:The medical records  of 120 patients who underwent triple procedure between January 2007 and December 2011 in terms of  demographic data,past ophthalmic history, indications for surgery  were retrospectively reviewed.Salient preoperative data included the initial visual acuity at the time of presentation , slit lamp findings of cornea(scar, haze, vascularisation , stromal folds with bullae ), anterior chamber , lens details , intraocular pressure status ,posterior segment examination with the help of indirect ophthalmoscope or B scan ultrasongraphy.RESULTS:A total of 120 corneal triple procedures performed were included in this study . Of 120 patients , 25 (20.83%)were male and  95 (79.17%)  were female.Mean age of these patients was 42.45 +/-15.85   years(range  9 to 75 years ) . The mean postoperative  follow up was 15.08+/-12.8 months(range ,1.5 to 49 months ).Failed therapeutic grafts(42.5%)-was the  common indication found for surgery .Preoperatively , intraocular pressure was increased in 11(9.16%) patients . Conventional triple procedure in terms of combined penetrating keratoplasty with extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation(PK+ECCE+IOL) was performed in 114 ( 95%) eyes , 01(0.83%)  eye underwent keratoplasty with phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation(PK+PE+IOL), and secondary intraocular lens implantation (PK+IOL)in 05 (4.17%)eyes .CONCLUSION:Triple procedure is  an effective surgical option in corneal diseases associated with cataract.It provides an optimal visual and refractive  outcome  especially in high risk grafts situation

Sprachpolitisch betrachtet: Ein Seismogramm prämigrationspädagogischen Umgangs mit dem Deutschen als dominanter oder zusätzlicher Sprache

In vier Interviews mit von Flucht betroffenen Frauen werden individuelle sprach- und bildungsbezogene Erfahrungen migrationspädagogisch beleuchtet. Die persönlichen Berichte zu Aspekten der Sprachdidaktik und der Sprachaneignung, sei es für das Deutsche als Fremd- oder Zweitsprache, dominante oder zusätzliche Sprache, werden dabei zum Gegenstand der theoretischen und empirischen Auseinandersetzung in der Forschung. Der Text verfolgt das Ziel, zeitgeschichtliche Ereignisse und sprachpolitische Vorgaben aus der Empirie herauszulesen und damit individuelle Narrative in Beziehung zu setzten. Der Beitrag widmet sich zunächst kurz einem zeitgeschichtlichen Rückblick zu migrations-, bildungs- beziehungsweise sprachpolitischen Aspekten. Es wird im Anschluss rekonstruiert, wie sich migrationsgesellschaftliche, migrationspolitische und migrationspädagogische Spannungsverhältnisse im Leben Einzelner widerspiegeln

How Songbirds Learn to Sing Provides Suggestions for Designing Team Projects for Computing Courses

Understanding how our brain works and how we learn is perhaps one of the greatest challenges facing twenty-first computer science. Songbirds are good candidates for trying to unravel some of this mystery. Over the last decade, a large amount of research has been made to better understand how songbirds learn complex songs. The Canary (Serinus canaria) and the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) have been widely used bird models to study these brain and behavior relationships. Like songbirds, we humans are vocal and social learners. In such learners, the development of communication is initially steered by social interactions with adult tutors. In songbirds, song development is further shaped through interactions with peers and by attending to the consequences of others interacting. In this paper, we review three key areas in a bird’s brain which perform three specific roles (i.e. actor, experimenter and critic). Similarly, there are three roles (i.e. coder, designer and tester) that are being played in software firms for developing products. We can bring the same roles into the computer science classroom by designing a term project which involves students who play these three different roles. We demonstrate our methodology by showing how it works in a senior level computer science course. We then discuss and qualitatively show the benefits of such a role-based project design

Sprachen und Sprachmittlung in der Gastarbeiter_innenmigration: die galicischen Arbeitsmigrant_innen in Hannover

Der Aufsatz beschäftigt sich mit der sprachlichen Situation der Gastarbeiter_innen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihres Sprachmittlungsbedarfs. Der Fokus soll auf der Lage einer Sprecher_innengemeinschaft einer Minderheitensprache im Migrationskontext liegen, die der eigenen Territorialsprache nicht vollständig mächtig ist. Dafür wird exemplarisch die galicische Arbeitsmigration in der Stadt Hannover aus sprachwissenschaftlicher Sicht vorgestellt und ihre sprachmittlerischen Praktiken anhand eines dolmetschwissenschaftlichen Ansatzes erläutert. Die Migrationslinguistik als Teildisziplin der angewandten Sprachwissenschaft und das Community Interpreting als Teildisziplin der Dolmetschwissenschaft und Translatologie bilden die theoretischen Grundlagen der Analyse

Anerkennende Sichtbarkeit: Ein Blick auf Familiennachzug und verflochtene Biographien

Natarajan R. Anerkennende Sichtbarkeit: Ein Blick auf Familiennachzug und verflochtene Biographien. In: Natarajan R, ed. Sprache – Bildung – Geschlecht. Interdisziplinäre Ansätze in Flucht- und Migrationskontexten. Wiesbaden: Springer VS; 2021: 259-284

Einleitung. Sprache, Flucht und Migration. Einordnende Überlegungen

Natarajan R. Einleitung. Sprache, Flucht und Migration. Einordnende Überlegungen. In: Natarajan R, ed. Sprache, Flucht, Migration. Kritische, historische und pädagogische Annäherungen. Wiesbaden: Springer VS; 2019: 3-48