Influence of Biological Factors in Different Agroecosystems

While Deleuze explored the temporalities of alcoholism in American literature in The Logic of Sense, and Jean Clet Martin, among others, has extended this inquiry by further extracting the alcoholic’s lines of flight from the same literature, this chapter breaks the mould by understanding alcohol, distilled and in its pure form of ethanol, as well as its imbibition, as a question of a component that passes through anthropocentric, and across multiple non-anthropocentric assemblages. The exploitation of ethanol fermentation, for example, exists across species. Indeed, as we entertain more overtly human cultural examples, such as ‘wine’ for cats, a recent Japanese pet trend, the metabolic communion of interspecies companionship requires that the material expressivity of the substance is overcoded because the ‘wine’ is not only non-alcoholic but liquid catnip in a ‘wine’ bottle. Indeed, theorization of the pursuit of shared pleasures – using Guattari’s ethological terms, we might say deterritorializing from deterministic biological factors yet also modifying these in some measure as well (Machinic Unconscious) – and engaging multiple species is this chapter’s goal, achievable by plotting the passages of alcohol and its related components across assemblages and their material and socio-cultural expressive trajectories beyond strictly anthropocentric and Western prerogatives.

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Human Behavior from an Islamic Perspective

American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences ◽

10.35632/ajiss.v28i2.344 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 86-105

Author(s):

Fatimah Abdullah

Keyword(s):

Human Behavior ◽

Current Trend ◽

Belief System ◽

Biological Factors ◽

Nature Versus Nurture ◽

Western Psychology ◽

Conditioned Responses ◽

The One ◽

Corrupt Behavior ◽

Islamic Belief

Western psychology tends to be divisive in dealing with human personality and has been responsible for the nature-versus nurture controversy. On the one hand, it contends that certain corrupt behavior is predetermined by psychological or biological factors from conception—while on the other, it explains behavior as a simplistic series of reinforcements from contingencies and conditioned responses to environmental stimuli. This secular humanistic outlook has produced an ethical relativism that is the current trend in today’s world. This stance is not condemned only by Islam, but also by most religions of the world. This shows that the human nature (fitrah) is still vibrant and dynamic. This article attempts to highlight the importance of the Islamic belief system—which is an integrated and comprehensive way in dealing with human behavior—especially by means of the interaction of nature, nurture, and the spiritual factor in the formation of human behavior.

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IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS ROLE IN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DEVELOPMENT

Wiadomości Lekarskie ◽

10.36740/wlek201905111 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (5) ◽

pp. 779-783

Author(s):

Victor A. Ognev ◽

Anna A. Podpriadova ◽

Anna V. Lisova

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Cardiovascular System ◽

Control Group ◽

Biological Factors ◽

Prevention And Treatment ◽

High Level ◽

Social Importance ◽

The Impact

Introduction:The high level of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease is largely due toinsufficient influence on the main risk factors that contribute to the development of myocardial infarction.Therefore, a detailed study and assessment of risk factors is among the most important problems of medical and social importance. The aim: To study and evaluate the impact of biological, social and hygienic, social and economic, psychological, natural and climatic risk factors on the development of myocardial infarction. Materials and methods: A sociological survey was conducted in 500 people aged 34 to 85. They were divided into two groups. The main group consisted of 310 patients with myocardial infarction. The control group consisted of 190 practically healthy people, identical by age, gender and other parameters, without diseases of the cardiovascular system. Results: It was defined that 30 factors have a significant impact on the development of myocardial infarction.Data analysis revealed that the leading risk factors for myocardial infarction were biological and socio-hygienic. The main biological factors were: hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. The man socio-hygienic factor was smoking. Conclusions: Identification of risk factors provides new opportunities for the development of more effective approaches for the prevention and treatment of myocardial infarction.

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Glioblastoma: Prognostic Factors and Predictive Response to Radio and Chemotherapy

Current Medicinal Chemistry ◽

10.2174/0929867327666200131095256 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (17) ◽

pp. 2814-2825

Author(s):

Francesco Fiorica ◽

Maria Colella ◽

Rosaria Taibi ◽

Andrea Bonetti ◽

Jacopo Giuliani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prognostic Factors ◽

Glioblastoma Multiforme ◽

Poor Prognosis ◽

Therapeutic Strategy ◽

Biological Factors ◽

Near Future ◽

Predictive Response

: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is characterized by poor prognosis despite an aggressive therapeutic strategy. In recent years, many advances have been achieved in the field of glioblastoma biology. : Here we try to summarize the main clinical and biological factors impacting clinical prognostication and therapy of GBM patients. From that standpoint, hopefully, in the near future, personalized therapies will be available.

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Recent Advances in Treatment of Childhood Obesity

Current Drug Metabolism ◽

10.2174/1389200221666200817112311 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (14) ◽

pp. 1072-1078

Author(s):

Walter Milano ◽

Paola Ambrosio ◽

Francesca Carizzone ◽

Walter Di Munzio ◽

Valeria De Biasio ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Bariatric Surgery ◽

Childhood Obesity ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

Lifestyle Changes ◽

Family Context ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Biological Factors ◽

The Family

: Childhood obesity has assumed epidemic proportions and is currently one of the most widespread public health problems. Many are the factors involved in the pathogenesis of excess weight with interactions between genetic, environmental and biological factors and therefore, also the therapeutic approach must be multidisciplinary and multidimensional. In this review of the literature, we report the contiguity of childhood obesity with eating disorders and the importance of involving the family context in order to induce stable lifestyle changes, both in relation to dietary and nutritional habits, but also in increasing physical activity. Finally, among the therapeutic options, although for selected cases, pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery can be used as treatment strategies.

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