scholarly journals Prosopomorphic vessels from Moesia Superior

Starinar ◽  
2008 ◽  
pp. 135-153
Author(s):  
Snezana Nikolic ◽  
Angelina Raickovic
Keyword(s):  
Protective Role ◽  
Technological Characteristics ◽  
The Family ◽  
Tangible Evidence ◽  
Wheel Throwing

The prosopomorphic vessels from Moesia Superior had the form of beakers varying in outline but similar in size. They were wheel-thrown, mould-made or manufactured by using a combination of wheel-throwing and mould-made appliqu?s. Given that face vessels are considerably scarcer than other kinds of pottery, more than fifty finds from Moesia Superior make an enviable collection. In this and other provinces face vessels have been recovered from military camps, civilian settlements and necropolises, which suggests that they served more than one purpose. It is generally accepted that the faces-masks gave a protective role to the vessels, be it to protect the deceased or the family, their house and possessions. More than forty of all known finds from Moesia Superior come from Viminacium, a half of that number from necropolises. Although tangible evidence is lacking, there must have been several local workshops producing face vessels. The number and technological characteristics of the discovered vessels suggest that one of the workshops is likely to have been at Viminacium, an important pottery-making centre in the second and third centuries.

Protective Factors in Family Relationships

2014 ◽  
pp. 76-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Young People ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
The Family ◽  
The One ◽  
Partnership Approach

This chapter analyzes the importance of protective factors in family relationships. In Confucian societies, where services for older people may be limited, intergenerational family relationships are crucial in providing care for the elderly. Confucian societies are better at recognizing the protective influence of the family, but scholars from these areas suggest that the culture may be changing. As the “One child” norm extends (not only in China) across many Asian societies, the challenges for young people in supporting their parents and grandparents may become overwhelming. This chapter suggests that at every stage of the life cycle, some families will need state support in order to carry out their protective role in mitigating the risks experienced by both the young and the old. A state/family partnership approach is likely to be more acceptable, more effective, and more economic than state care alone.

scholarly journals The role of heat shock proteins in kidney disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 114-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shobhana Nayak Rao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Shock ◽  
Heat Shock Proteins ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorders ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
The Family ◽  
Intracellular Proteins ◽  
Shock Proteins

AbstractHeat Shock Proteins (HSP) belong to the family of intracellular proteins that are constitutively expressed and are upregulated by various stressors including heat, oxidative and chemical stress. HSP helps in reparative processes, including the refolding of damaged proteins and the removal of irreparably damaged proteins that would initiate cellular death or apoptosis. A growing body of evidence has expanded the role of HSP and defined their role in diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, ischemic heart disease and kidney diseases. The protective role of HSP in ischemic renal injury has been described and HSP impairment has been noted in other forms of kidney injuries including post-transplant situation. Further research into the role of HSP in prevention of kidney injury is crucial if translation from the laboratory to patient bedside has to occur. This article aims to be a review of heat shock protein, and its relevance to kidney diseases.

scholarly journals Progress in Alzheimer's Disease Research Based on SIRT1

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Wenhui Zhao ◽  
Qiu Jin ◽  
Bo Lin ◽  
Xinshu Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Degenerative Changes ◽  
Regulation Mechanism ◽  
Disease Research ◽  
The Family

<p>SIRT1 belongs to the family of Sirtuins deacetylase in mammals, which is mainly responsible for regulating the anti-infection, anti-apoptosis and anti-oxidative stress ability of cells. When organisms show degenerative changes in the nervous system, the expression level of SIRT1 will be up-regulated in order to play a protective role in the nervous system. In order to clarify the interaction between SIRT1 and Alzheimer's disease, this paper aims to provide scientific theoretical basis for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease by analyzing the regulation mechanism of SIRT1.</p>

scholarly journals The Protective Role of the Family and Social Support Network in a Sample of Hiv-Positive African American Women: Results of a Pilot Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Robbins ◽  
José Szapocznik ◽  
Manuel Tejeda ◽  
Deanne Samuels ◽  
Gail Ironson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
African American ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Social Support Network ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals Family identification is a protective resource for people with eating disorders because it ameliorates feelings of loneliness

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niamh McNamara ◽  
Juliet Wakefield ◽  
Tegan Cruwys ◽  
Adam Potter ◽  
Beth Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social Identity Approach

Families play an important role in eating disorder recovery. Recently, it has been suggested that they can ameliorate the loneliness and social isolation associated with an eating disorder. However, the psychological mechanisms through which this occurs have yet to be systematically explored. Utilising the Social Identity Approach to Health, we explore whether identification with one’s family group positively predicts health and wellbeing in people with eating disorders due to its capacity to reduce feelings of loneliness. We investigate this in two studies (N=82; N=234), one of which was conducted in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. In both studies, we demonstrated that family identification protects health. This was apparent in participants reporting fewer and less severe ED symptoms, and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, reduced eating disorder-related impact and reduced anxiety. In both studies, these benefits were attributable to the protective role of family identification against loneliness. Our findings provide a framework for understanding in general why family is so important in treatment, including in the case of adults. It also supports the focus in treatment on the family as a group rather than as a collection of interpersonal relationships.

scholarly journals SorCS2 controls functional expression of amino acid transporter EAAT3 to protect neurons from oxidative stress and epilepsy-induced pathology

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna R. Malik ◽  
Kinga Szydlowska ◽  
Karolina Nizinska ◽  
Antonino Asaro ◽  
Erwin A. van Vliet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Neuronal Cell Death ◽  
Neuronal Cell ◽  
Functional Expression ◽  
Amino Acid Transporter ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
The Family ◽  
Acid Transporter

SUMMARYThe family of VPS10P domain receptors emerges as central regulator of intracellular protein sorting in neurons with relevance for various brain pathologies. Here, we identified a unique role for the family member SorCS2 in protection of neurons from oxidative stress and from epilepsy-induced cell death. We show that SorCS2 acts as sorting receptor that targets the neuronal amino acid transporter EAAT3 to the plasma membrane to facilitate import of cysteine, required for synthesis of the reactive oxygen species scavenger glutathione. Absence of SorCS2 activity causes aberrant transport of EAAT3 to lysosome for catabolism and impairs cysteine uptake. As a consequence, SorCS2-deficient mice exhibit oxidative brain damage that coincides with enhanced neuronal cell death and increased mortality during epilepsy. Our findings highlight a protective role for SorCS2 in neuronal stress response and provide an explanation for upregulation of the receptor seen in surviving neurons of the human epileptic brain.

Triassic sponges (Sphinctozoa) from Hells Canyon, Oregon

1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (03) ◽  
pp. 419-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baba Senowbari-Daryan ◽  
George D. Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Upper Triassic ◽  
Island Arc ◽  
Tropical Island ◽  
The Family ◽  
Wallowa Terrane ◽  
Unique Condition ◽  
Hells Canyon

Two Upper Triassic sphinctozoan sponges of the family Sebargasiidae were recovered from silicified residues collected in Hells Canyon, Oregon. These sponges areAmblysiphonellacf.A. steinmanni(Haas), known from the Tethys region, andColospongia whalenin. sp., an endemic species. The latter sponge was placed in the superfamily Porata by Seilacher (1962). The presence of well-preserved cribrate plates in this sponge, in addition to pores of the chamber walls, is a unique condition never before reported in any porate sphinctozoans. Aporate counterparts known primarily from the Triassic Alps have similar cribrate plates but lack the pores in the chamber walls. The sponges from Hells Canyon are associated with abundant bivalves and corals of marked Tethyan affinities and come from a displaced terrane known as the Wallowa Terrane. It was a tropical island arc, suspected to have paleogeographic relationships with Wrangellia; however, these sponges have not yet been found in any other Cordilleran terrane.

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