The Polish-Catholic National Church: Between Messianism and Socialism

Religious reformism is sometimes linked with social radicalism. In Poland, perhaps the most striking example of this was Father Andrzej Huszno’s Polish-Catholic National Church, which was active in the 1920’s. The PKKN doctrine linked proletarian anti-capitalism and Polish national messianism of romantic provenance with an attempt to re-interpret Christianity in the theosophical spirit. This made Huszno’s movement a tactical ally of the Piłsudkiites, who initially tried to maintain their social-radical and anticlerical traditions, and also make religious structures subordinate to the state (the Orthodox Church first in line). The Piłsudkiites’ turn towards conservatism after the May Coup meant that the PKKN lost ground under its feet

Sex Trafficking of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth in the United States

There is a growing body of research from a variety of disciplines highlighting the overrepresentation of LGBTQ identified individuals among sex trafficked and commercially sexually exploited (CSE) youth. A much smaller subset of this research specifically focuses on transgender female youth. Transgender male, GNC, and intersex youth are largely excluded from the available literature. The issues and obstacles faced by the transgender and GNC communities require specialized services that are not necessarily applicable to the LGBTQ community as a whole due to population-specific healthcare, mental health, and safety factors in addition to employment discrimination, housing discrimination, and familial rejection. By separating transgender and GNC youth from the larger LGBTQ community in studies addressing youth sex trafficking, researchers will be better prepared to identify appropriate methods for prevention, identification, and service provision. It is some of the most marginalized populations that are disproportionately represented among victims of sex trafficking. This reality reveals the systemic issues at play and consequently puts a mandatory responsibility on the public to take preventative measures. Protecting gender identity under anti-discrimination laws, providing accessible and available housing opportunities, and making gender affirming health care and service provision the norm can be considered minimum protections for U.S. transgender and GNC youth

Variability of soil salinity and nitrate within a saline area: consequences for soil testing and fertilizer response

Non-Peer ReviewedSoil test field calibration trials are most often established within apparently uniform, usually small, areas within fields. Results from many such sites over several years are then used to develop criteria for providing fertilizer recommendations based on analysis of samples representing entire fields, typically 40 to 160 acres. Implicit in this approach is an assumption that optimum fertilization for the field (if fertilization is not to be varied within the field) will be similar to optimum fertilization for the average soil condition (as determined by the soil analysis) present in field. The validity of this assumption should always be a concern in soil test interpretation; it becomes a major concern where a field soil test shows a sufficient test level of a nutrient which is expected to be highly variable within the field In those cases potentially large fertilizer response in deficient portions of the field may justify (economically) fertilization of the entire field. Soil salinity is known to be highly variable within fields, and to influence crop growth and soil residual nitrogen (N). This study examined the variation in levels of salinity and N present as nitrate (NO3-N) within a 40-acre saline stubble area, to assess the effectiveness of routine soil testing procedures for this situation. It is recognized that truly economic optimum fertilization cannot be achieved for variable fields unless the fertilizer applications are correspondingly varied within the fields. However, the objective of this study was to evaluate conventional soil testing and fertilization practices, rather than to develop a variable rate fertilization system

The nitrogen supplying power of alfalfa in irrigated crop rotations

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The effect of anhydrous ammonia on Saskatchewan soils

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Soil micronutrient problems and research in western Canada

Non-Peer ReviewedMicronutrient deficiencies have been recorded in a few western Canadian soils. This paper reviews the published work on zinc, manganese, copper, iron, boron, and molybdenum in western Canadian soils and plants. Suggestions are made for procedures that could be employed by soil testing laboratories and research agencies to identify deficient soils

Crop responses to sulphur and micronutrients on selected soils of Saskatchewan

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Responses to sulphur and micronutrient fertilization in Saskatchewan (1986-1988)

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Body image and self-esteem of patients with oncohematological diseases after chemotherapy

Autorka, na podstawie przeprowadzonych badań, wskazuje na zależności pomiędzy obrazem ciała, samooceną oraz emocjami przeżywanymi w związku z chorobą nowotworową i leczeniem. Artykuł może być pomocny w pracy z pacjentami z zaburzeniami somatycznymi.Aim. To measure interactions between body image and self-esteem in patients with oncohematological diseases. Method. The study included 30 patients with diagnosis of acute leukemia or lymphoma at the beginning of chemotherapy and control group of 30 healthy people. The study uses a structured interview, Body Image Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Tennessee Self Concept Scale, Profile of Mood States. Results. The higher level of concerns, care and poorer body image in patients body was found in comparison to controls. The correlation between body image and self-esteem in patients with onco-hematological diseases has also been confirmed. A relation between positive attitude towards the body and reduction of tension and anxiety was found. Depression was associated with a change in attitude towards the body. Patients who have a higher level of self-esteem, like their bodies more. The more they are occupied with how their body looks, the higher the level of interest of negative emotions and moods they show. Conclusions. There is a relationship between body image and feelings in patients with onco-hematological diseases after intensive treatment with chemotherapy. Body image in this case is poorer, than in healthy people