bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of Environmental Factors on Seed Germination and Seedling Emergence of Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
Authors: Huarte Héctor R. , Zorraquín María del R. Pereyra , Bursztyn Eric M. , Zapiola María L.
Published: January 2016

Common teasel is an invasive and widespread weed in Argentina. Germination experiments were carried out from 2011 to 2014 to determine the effect of various environmental factors on germination and emergence. Germination of recently dispersed seeds was 12% in darkness at constant temperature. In contrast, seed exposure to light and alternating temperatures enhanced germination to 95%. The requirement of light and alternating temperatures suggest that common teasel has physiological dormancy. Several experiments were carried out to determine whether (1) seed responses to light and alternating temperatures have a hormonal basis, (2) seed coats can suppress germination, and (3) time and thermal conditions during seed storage reduce light and alternating temperature requirements. Germination was reduced (≤ 13%) by a gibberellin synthesis inhibitor. In contrast, the presence of gibberellins and an abscisic acid synthesis inhibitor increased germination to 95 and 38%, respectively. Results suggest that a higher ratio among gibberellins and abscisic acid (GA/ABA) leads to a break in dormancy. Germination was 100% when embryos were excised, suggesting that seed coats may suppress germination by mechanical restriction. Likewise, germination was enhanced by hydrogen peroxide (70%). This compound is known to increase GA/ABA ratio in agreement with a hormonal control of dormancy proposed for common teasel. An increment of storage time reduces light and alternating temperature requirements, allowing seeds to germinate in darkness. Taking these results together confirms that common teasel has physiological dormancy. Seedling emergence was progressively reduced from 70 to 8% by increased burial depth from 0 to 3 cm. Information from these experiments may facilitate development of effective management for common teasel.
A Laboratory of Anarchy? The London Pioneer Health Centreand the Experimentalisation of the Social, 1935–1950
Authors: Kuchenbuch David
Published: January 2016

A Laboratory of Anarchy? The London Pioneer Health Centre and the Experimentalisation of the Social, 1935-1950

This article takes a micro-historical look at the «Peckham Experiment», conducted in South London between 1935 and 1950. In the «Pioneer Health Centre», workingclass families could freely organise recreational activities, their physical and social development being closely observed by physicians. The article traces how theories on social evolution were structuring the doctors’ gaze on an experimental space originally conceived to study the effects of health promotion. It also argues that the scientists’ hands-off attitude evolved out of epistemological challenges they were facing when interacting with their «guinea pigs». In a bestselling 1943 book, the experimenters were rejecting interventionist thinking, theorising on the creative potential of individuals and the power of social groups to self-organise – generating insights that were discussed around the world, still haunting British political debates today. The article thus serves as a case study on hopes placed in social experimentation in the 20th century and its «governmental» effects.
Experimental Planning after the Blitz. Non-governmental Planning Initiativesand Post-war Reconstruction in Coventry and Rotterdam, 1940–1955
Authors: Couperus Stefan
Published: January 2016

Experimental Planning after the Blitz. Non-governmental Planning Initiatives and Post-war Reconstruction in Coventry and Rotterdam, 1940-1955

This article probes into two non-governmental planning initiatives in the bombed cities of Coventry and Rotterdam. It articulates planning practices by non-state actors at the local level during the 1940s and early 1950s. These practices comprise a set of alternative visions on urban reconstruction and the regeneration of the urban community. Most of these social planning experiments were thwarted by the authorised planning schemes of public authorities from the early 1950s onwards. However, in engaging with recent historiography on post-war urban planning, these non-governmental experiments disclose that urban reconstruction and planning was not an uncontested or monopolised top-down endeavour that was initiated exclusively by public authorities and professional planners in the 1940s.
'n Vereenvoudigde model om handelsmerklojaliteit van vinnig-bewegende verbruikersgoedere te meet
Authors: Moolla A , Bisschoff C
Published: January 2016

Moolla en Bisschoff het 'n model ontwikkel om handelsmerklojaliteit te meet. Dit is in verskeie ondernemings getoets en betroubaar bevind. Hierdie navorsingstuk is 'n verlengstuk van hierdie navorsing. Die doel was om die model en sy akkuraatheid te verfyn en dit verder te ontwikkel tot 'n empiries werkende model wat handelsmerklojaliteit kan meet. Die oorspronklike model het 'n sterk teoretiese basis gebruik om 26 handelsmerklojaliteitsinvloede te identifiseer wat in die verlede deur verskeie navorsers in hul handelsmerklojaliteitsmodelle gebruik is. Hierdie invloede is verminder tot 12 prominente invloede ten einde die handelsmerklojaliteitsmodel te ontwikkel. Deur faktoranalise as 'n suiweringsmeganisme aan te wend, bewys hierdie navorsingstuk se resultate dat, na drie rondtes van verfyning van die metingskriteria, 'n uitstekende kumulatiewe variansie van 90% behaal is. Daarbenewens kon die oorspronklike 12 handelsmerkinvloede tot nege invloede verminder word. Die oorspronklike 50 metingskriteria is ook in die nuwe empiriese model tot 39 verminder - nog 'n aanduiding van die vereenvoudiging van die oorspronklike model - terwyl die bruikbaarheid in 'n bedryfs- sowel as akademiese omgewing verbeter het. Die resultate is tot 'n groot mate bevestigend van aard - dit bevestig bestaande handelsmerklojaliteitsinvloede. Daar is egter 'n aantal lae bydraende metingskriteria geïdentifiseer en weggelaat uit die model.
Die praktyk van Wiskunde-onderwysersamewerking soos gefundeer in die leergemeenskapsraamwerk en die uitnodigende onderwysbenadering
Authors: Steyn G
Published: January 2016

Studies toon dat modelle van samewerkende leer, onderwysers se metodes en leerders se prestasie kan verbeter. Hierdie gevallestudie, wat deel is van 'n groter studie, fokus daarop om Wiskunde-onderwysers se persepsies van hul samewerking in 'n laerskool, en hoe dit verband hou met die leergemeenskapsraamwerk en uitnodigende-onderwys-benadering, te verstaan. Data-insameling vir die kwalitatiewe studie sluit 'n fokusgroeponderhoud met onderwysers in die departement, skriftelike mededelings van onderwysers en individuele onderhoude met die skoolhoof in. Die data-ontleding maak die spesifieke verhoudings wat onderwysers gevorm het as 'n resultaat van hul samewerking, die formele en informele geleenthede vir samewerking tussen onderwysers en ook die impak - persoonlik en professioneel - wat samewerking op onderwysers gehad het, duidelik.
Denke as voorwaarde vir 'n gesonde samelewing
Authors: van Marle K
Published: January 2016

Die oogmerk van my bydrae is om voorlopig enkele waardes of ideale wat myns insiens kan bydra tot 'n gesonde samelewing tesame met die wording van 'n post-1994 regsleer in Suid-Afrika te bedink. Ek fokus op drie ideale, oftewel waardes, naamlik transformasie, gelykheid en interafhanklikheid. Elkeen van hierdie begrippe kan op vele maniere geïnterpreteer word en hou dus 'n veelvoud van moontlike betekenisse in. Ek gaan poog om getrou te wees aan die onbepaalbaarheid van hierdie begrippe en die onmoontlikheid om enigeen vas te vang in 'n reïfikasie van betekenis tot uitsluiting van ander. Tydelike en voorlopige betekenisse word wel oorweeg. My uitgangspunt vir die besinning van hierdie begrippe kom van gebeure en stories wat afgespeel het in die stad Pretoria/Tshwane in die jare 2010-2012, rondom die uitsettings van 700 families uit 'n woonstelgeboukompleks genaamd Schubartpark. Ek besin oor die gebeure tydens die afloop van die uitsettings. Die hoofinspirasie om 'n gesonde samelewing te bedink teen die agtergrond van Schubartpark is 'n fotoreeks van fotograaf Herman Verwey, genaamd "Post-apokaliptiese Schubartpark". Ek fokus slegs op enkele van die foto's uit die reeks ten einde my siening aangaande transformasie, gelykheid en interafhanklikheid te bedink. In navolging van Hannah Arendt is denke, die vermoë om in elke situasie te dink wat die beste moontlike reaksie sou kon wees, die enigste voorwaarde wat ek wil onderskryf. "Ultimately photography is subversive not when it frightens, when it repels, or even stigmates, but when it is pensive, when it thinks." (Roland Barthes soos aangehaal deur Thomas (2010:432))
Die invensie/herinvensie van samelewing
Authors: de Beer C
Published: January 2016

Same-lewing is in 'n pynlike krisis van verval en word na die wese, aard en moontlikheid daarvan ernstig bevraagteken. Tog kan die versugting na 'n beter samelewing en 'n ander soort mensheid ons nie ontwyk nie. Die soeke na 'n gesonde of beter samelewing en die voorwaardes daarvoor is dus uiters aktueel. Die vertrekpunt vir 'n besinning oor hierdie voorwaardes is dat die boustene van same-lewing (gemeenskap) individue is wat kan saam-lewe, dit wil sê, nie individue sonder meer nie (die boustene van samelewing nie), maar individue in 'n bepaalde sin met bepaalde kwaliteite en ingesteldhede: outonoom, singulier en individuerend. Vir die inventiewe handeling van die verwesenliking van same-lewing is die selfstandige individu 'n noodsaaklike voorwaarde. Hierbenewens is die vind van singulariteit, die uniekheid en onvervangbaarheid van die individu eweneens die vind en uitdrukking van sosialiteit en dus van gemeenskap. Hierdie twee kwaliteite kry in individuele lewens beslag deur prosesse van psigies-individuele en kollektiewe individuering wat volwasse-wording en spiritualisering ontsluit en die verlange na herkapasitering met betrekking tot alle menslike vermoëns laat ontwaak. Gevoelvolheid, sorgsaamheid, liefdesingesteldheid, waardegedrewenheid, waarheidsgedrewenheid, sinsbeheptheid, taalsensitiwiteit, wetevolheid, denkvernuf en selfoorskryding, die noodsaaklike voorwaardes vir same-lewingstigting, kom in die proses tot stand. Die ontluiking van hierdie kapasiteite, die herkapasitering as mobilisering van die geesteskragte van volwasse, outonome, singuliere individue, ensoveel as moontlik van hulle, vir alle terreine, is die noodsaaklike voorwaarde en waarborg vir 'n gesonde same-lewing. Hierdie beweging van herkapasitering is die draer van 'n ware alternatief op die gebiede van onderwys, industrie, ekonomie, sosialiteit, kennis, kultuur, politiek, gesondheid, etiek en volwaardige menswees. So word 'n demo-dinamiese same-lewing, gesmee deur die kragte van individue, as 'n alternatief vir 'n bouvallige demokrasie geïnventeer.
The relationship of the temperament of the subject of crime with the characteristics of offences
Authors: Diyakov S.I. , Shably I.
Published: January 2016

The features of communication psychological characteristics of temperament types of crimes. The analysis of scientific views on the role of temperament in the predisposition of the individual to the crime. With the help of empirical study confirmed the hypothesis that the subjects who had committed certain type of crime have specific personal psychological characteristics that reveal the determinants of their offences. The personality questionnaires EPI and MMPI used methods of analysis of personal files of prisoners; observation of their behaviour and discussions with them; drawing up of psychological portraits. Also developed and used an original questionnaire. The results showed that among criminals-murderers is dominated by people with a tendency to choleric expression of properties of temperament, expressed the need for self-affirmation, affective behavior, impulsivity, and disregard for social demands. The perpetrators of the theft inherent in the assertion of his personality not only in the eyes of the environment, but above all in its own. The perpetrators of rape there is usually no clear idea of traditionally male and female traits in behaviour, the relationship between a man and a woman are limited to sexual function. Criminals convicted of fraud and hooliganism, unable to establish contact with others not able to take the point of view of another, there is a disregard for moral and ethical standards.
The integrated nature of the method of psychological portraying in law enforcement
Authors: Shpagina E.M.
Published: January 2016

The article reveals peculiarities of using the method of psychological portraying in law enforcement, shows the current practice of using psychological knowledge in solving crimes, reveals an integration relationship of other Sciences with psychology with the use of the method of psychological portraying the disclosure of crimes. The article presents a comprehensive approach to the psychological profile of an unknown offender. Psychological portraying of an unknown offender is regarded as a form of analytical work in solving crimes, which integrate information and knowledge from various Sciences such as forensics, criminology, detective work, psychiatry, sexology, victimology, etc. Psychological science (information of its various branches) is a fundamental element that helps to explain, interpret and describe the behavior of the offender and the victim to resolve the problems of law enforcement.
Legal and Psychological Aspects of Mediation
Authors: Dobrokhotova E.
Published: January 2016

The article focuses on gradual innovation of mediation into the practice of social conflict resolution in the light of legal and psychological means of mediation. While mediation is perceived as a conflictological concept and is more widely used in dispute settlement and resolution, a new interdisciplinary field of theoretical knowledge with its own conceptual framework as well as a new professional and practical field are beginning to form both in Russia and in other countries. As theoretical and practical aspects of innovation in mediation require consolidation not only for its national development but also for the guaranteed international cooperation, the article touches upon some of the particular theoretical issues of the topic in question: terminological consistency, consolidation of the system of mediation principles, the phenomenon of juridisation of mediation and its limits.
Expert facial comparison evidence: Science versus pseudo science
Authors: McNeill A. , Suchomska M. , Strathie A.
Published: January 2016

Confirming the identity of the accused is a critical component of many criminal trials. However, recent evidence suggests this process is highly error prone and leads to unacceptably high rates of wrongful conviction (Innocence Project, 2015). When photographic identification evidence is ambiguous, facial mapping practitioners may be called upon to make comparisons between images of the culprit and the accused. This practice assumes that the techniques employed are reliable and can be used to assist the court in making identity confirmation decisions. However, previous experimental work in this area has established that many of these techniques are unreliable (Kleinberg, Vanezis & Burton, 2007; Strathie, McNeill & White, 2012). We extend these findings by examining another facial mapping technique that uses gridlines, drawn between face-pairs, as a potential face matching aid (Oxlee, 2007). Results show that a simple side-by-side presentation of face-pairs without gridlines produces most accurate responding. Moreover, the application of the grideline technique increases the likelihood that two different face pairs will judged to be the same. These findings suggest that continuing to admit facial mapping evidence in court is likely to increase, rather than decrease, the incidence of wrongful conviction.
Psychological features and teenage sexual behavior
Authors: Kurbatova T. , Valova Y.
Published: January 2016

The paper presents the results of an empirical study on the personality traits of sexually active teenagers. The research identified the personality traits of teenagers who are inclined to look for sexual relations. The research focused on the following: motivation and values, implicit representations about sexual contacts, parent-child relations, and self-concept. The study comprised 465 individuals including 405 school students aged 14-16 and 60 mothers of the teenagers examined.
The results demonstrate that teenagers' refusal to begin sexual life, provided they have this opportunity (i.e. a partner), is linked to their subjective perception of the basic values reflected in their consciousness. The research also focused on the features of teenagers' implicit representations with regard to sexual intercourse. This allowed to identify the role of sexual intercourse in teenagers' life. The factors regulating sexual relations in the age under study have been revealed. The research shows that teenage sexual intercourse is mainly driven by cognitive motives combined with the hedonistic (boys) and communicational/social ones (girls). Emotionally distant parents are another factor triggering sexual relations.
The negatively critical attitude to sexual partners was also displayed, especially by girls. The attitude was expressed by teenagers even where they initiated sexual intercourse themselves, without been pressured into it by their partners.
The study has an applied character and enables effective preventive and corrective work with sexually active teenagers.
Yoga Influences Recovery During Inpatient Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study
Authors: Schmid Arlene A. , DeBaun-Sprague Erin , Gilles Alexandra M. , Maguire Julia M. , Mueller Alexandra L. , Miller Kristine K. , Van Puymbroeck Marieke , Schalk Nancy
Published: January 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to add yoga therapy to inpatient rehabilitation and assess whether patients chose to engage in yoga therapy in addition to other daily therapies, to describe patients' perceptions of how yoga therapy influenced recovery, and to assess and describe patient satisfaction with the program.

Methods: This was a single-arm pilot study, adding yoga therapy to ongoing inpatient rehabilitation. Yoga therapy was offered as group yoga or individual yoga twice a week. Semi-structured interview questions were completed via telephone post-discharge.

Results: A total of 55 of the 77 (71%) people contacted about the study engaged in yoga therapy in the inpatient rehabilitation setting for this study and 31 (56%) of these completed the semi-structured interview questions. Qualitative data support that participants perceived that yoga therapy improved breathing, relaxation, and psychological wellbeing. Overall, participants were satisfied with the program, although they often indicated they would like increased flexibility or frequency of yoga. Almost all participants (97%) said they would recommend the yoga therapy program to others in inpatient rehabilitation.

Conclusion: We were able to add yoga therapy to ongoing inpatient rehabilitation and participants perceived benefits of having the yoga therapy in their rehabilitation stay.
Why Ayurvedic Yoga Therapists and Why Now?
Authors: Rioux Jennifer G.
Published: January 2016

IAYT has paved the way for yoga therapy as a healing profession to grow and develop its mission to deliver optimal therapeutics via individual sessions and tailored group classes. For the past five years, the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) has been working behind the scenes to consider the value and definition of an ayurvedic yoga therapist (AYT) professional designation within the yoga therapy discipline. The AYT designation would complement the current standards for yoga therapists that have been published by IAYT. The purpose of this paper is to discuss (1) why the AYT designation is important; (2) how it supports and expands on IAYT's mission; and (3) why now is the appropriate time to develop competencies, standards, and a scope of practice for ayurvedic yoga therapy.
Yoga Research and Spirituality: A Case Study Discussion
Authors: Middleton Kimberly R. , Andrade Regina , Moonaz Steffany Haaz , Muhammad Charlene , Wallen Gwenyth R.
Published: January 2016

There is growing evidence that yoga can be beneficial as an aspect of self-care for people with arthritis. However, yoga may be less acceptable to those from different cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, and racial/ethnic identities. While implementing a feasibility/acceptability pilot study of yoga as self-care in minority communities, the subject of spirituality surfaced. This commentary shares the experience of the researchers and yoga teachers collaborating on the study and the larger conversation that ensued following the withdrawal of one of the study participants. It is an attempt to start a relevant and needed dialogue around yoga research as an integrative health modality, and why the underlying body-mind-spirit approach to yoga may sometimes serve as a barrier to participation for diverse populations suffering from arthritis.
Incorporating Yoga Therapy into Primary Care: The Casey Health Institute
Authors: Ross Alyson , Williams Laurie , Pappas-Sandonas Mary , Touchton-Leonard Katharine , Fogel David
Published: January 2016

Individuals seek complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for a variety of health conditions, and yoga is a popular CAM modality. Over the past few decades, yoga has become incorporated into hundreds of healthcare facilities, most commonly in large university medical centers. While research has shown yoga to be effective in reducing symptoms and improving outcomes in chronic health conditions, most patients seek yoga therapy on their own, as few primary care practitioners have incorporated yoga therapy into their practices. The purpose of this article is to describe the efforts of the Casey Health Institute to incorporate yoga therapy into their primary care integrative medicine center. At Casey Health, a full-time Clinical Yoga Specialist works alongside the physicians, nurses, and CAM providers in delivering care to a wide variety of patients. The majority of referrals to yoga therapy have been for pain-related musculoskeletal conditions, as well as hypertension, headaches, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances. Most patients attend weekly 60-minute individual sessions, and the Clinical Yoga Specialist stays in touch with the patient between appointments via telephone and email. T h e Clinical Yoga Specialist has become an integral part of Casey Health, participating in collaborative medical appointments in which two CAM practitioners provide simultaneous treatments to a patient. She also participates in the clinic's ongoing weight loss program. The Clinical Yoga Specialist spends one morning each week “floating” in the clinic, when she is on-call to the practitioners to assist in treatment and/or to introduce a yoga therapy experience to the patients. These brief interventions introduce the patients to the therapeutic benefits of yoga, while simultaneously demonstrating yoga's effectiveness to the healthcare providers. Casey Health has developed a unique teacher training program whose faculty includes senior Iyengar yoga teachers as well as physicians and CAM practitioners. Casey Health is incorporating clinical outcomes into their electronic medical record that can be used internally to assess comparable effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the different treatment modalities such as yoga therapy, providing evidence that eventually may lead to yoga therapy becoming an accepted treatment that is eligible for insurance reimbursement.
The Essential Properties of Yoga Questionnaire: Development and Methods
Authors: Groessl Erik J. , Maiya Meghan , Elwy A. Rani , Riley Kristen E. , Sarkin Andrew J. , Eisen Susan V. , Braun Tosca , Gutierrez Ian , Kidane Luwam , Park Crystal L.
Published: January 2016

Yoga interventions have considerable heterogeneity, are multi-dimensional, and may impact health in different ways. However, most research reports regarding the effects of yoga on health and wellbeing do not adequately describe the components of the yoga interventions being used. Thus, drawing comparisons across studies or understanding the relative effects of specific aspects of a yoga intervention are rarely possible. To address this problem, we created the Essential Properties of Yoga Questionnaire (EPYQ) Project, an NCCAM-funded set of studies to develop a translational tool for yoga researchers. Here we describe the methods and developmental processes used in the EPYQ Project in detail. The project consists of four main phases. Phase I was designed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the relevant aspects of yoga by conducting a comprehensive systematic literature review and conducting focus groups with stakeholders including a wide variety of yoga teachers and students. In Phase II, a pool of potential questionnaire items was developed for the prototypic questionnaire using information from Phase I. Cognitive interviews were conducted with the preliminary EPYQ items to assess the perceived clarity, meaning, and importance of each item. In Phase III, the prototypic questionnaire was administered to two large samples of yoga students and instructors. Military personnel and veterans who practiced or taught yoga (n = 329) were recruited to participate. Factor analysis and item response theory were used to identify factors and select the final questionnaire items. Phase IV is ongoing and will collect reliability and validity data on the final instrument. Results are expected to be available in 2016. The EPYQ will provide an objective tool for describing the amount of various components of yoga interventions, eventually allowing researchers to link specific yoga components to health benefits, and facilitating the design of yoga interventions for specific health conditions.
The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Movement on Parameters of Stress
Authors: Robert-McComb Jacalyn J. , Cisneros Andrew , Tacón Anna , Panike Rutika , Norman Reid , Qian Xu-Ping , McGlone John
Published: January 2016

The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR) of Kabat-Zinn includes a combination of sitting meditation, yoga, and walking; thus, movement is not emphasized primarily to induce a state of awareness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a Mindfulness-Based Movement Program (MBM) in women on parameters of stress and coping; that is, in contrast to MBSR, MBM primarily emphasized yoga to cultivate awareness. This study investigated: (a) an objective measure of stress (the cortisol response to a laboratory stressor) following an 8-week MBM in year 1 participants only (n = 17; MBM group = 9; Control group = 8); (b) subjective measures of stress following an 8-week MBM in years 1 and 2 (n = 32; MBM = 16; C = 16); and (c) changes in coping style following an 8- week MBM in years 1 and 2 (n = 32; MBM = 16; C = 16). A mixed plot 2 (Group: TC or MBM) by 5 (Trial: Baseline, Stressor, Recovery 1, Recovery 2, and Recovery 3) repeated measures ANOVA was run for cortisol. Preliminary results indicated a strong trend towards a lowered cortisol response for the MBM group compared to the control group. A mixed plot 2 (Group: TC or MBM) by 2 (Time: Pretest, Post-test) repeated measures ANOVA was run for Spielberg's State Anxiety, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Problem Focused Style of Coping Scale for the Suppressive, Reflective, and the Reactive Coping Style. There were significant main effects for time, group, and an interaction of time and group for Spielberg's State Anxiety and the Perceived Stress Scale. Significant differences were also found for time and the interaction of time and group for the Problem Focused Style of Coping for the Reflective Coping Style (p < 0.05). In conclusion, results indicate positive effects of the MBM program on perceived measures of stress and coping style in women.
Efficacy of a Satyananda Yoga Intervention for Reintegrating Adults Diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Authors: Quiñones Natalia , Maquet Yvonne Gómez , Vélez Diana María Agudelo , López Maria Adelaida
Published: January 2016

The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in ex-combatants from illegal armed groups in Colombia has been estimated at 37.4%. This high prevalence indicates a need to explore alternative and adjunctive therapies in the treatment of PTSD. A randomized controlled trial was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a protocol based on Satyananda Yoga® in PTSD-diagnosed reintegrating adults in Colombia. One hundred reintegrating adults (n = 50 for each of the yoga and control arms) from Bogota and Medellin participated in this study. Yoga participants engaged in a Satyananda Yoga intervention for 16 weeks while the control group continued the regular demobilization program. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian Version (PCL-C) was used to evaluate the effects of the applied therapy. Outcomes were assessed before entry and after the treatment. T-tests revealed a treatment effect of d = 1.15 for the yoga group and a between-groups effect size of d = .73. The difference in improvement in PCL-C scores between both groups was 18.91% (p < 0.05). The highest percentage of improvement was observed in the re-experiencing symptom cluster (23.71%; p < 0.05), with a treatment effect of d = 1.40 for the yoga group and a between-groups effect size of d = 1.15. The data suggest that Satyananda Yoga methodology is an effective therapy for reintegrating adults diagnosed with PTSD. Further research is needed in order to evaluate prolonged effects of this alternative therapy.
Yoga Therapy Research: A Whole-Systems Perspective on Comparative Effectiveness and Patient-Centered Outcomes
Authors: Rioux Jennifer G.
Published: January 2016

For the yoga research community to capitalize on its current momentum, it is critical to consider certain developments in research theory and innovative methodologies. The concept of model validity must be incorporated in yoga therapy research so that explanatory constructs employed and outcome measures chosen reflect the principles of traditional yogic science. Focusing on effectiveness research will ensure maximum generalizability of study results and reflect real-world therapy delivery settings, thereby increasing the relevance of outcomes. Whole systems of healing require research methodologies that address complex relationships between multi-target therapies with multiple potential treatment results. Complex, dynamic systems theory provides the theoretical and methodological innovations necessary to design studies, choose outcomes, and analyze data in a way that can account for charting complex, cyclical, therapeutic trajectories across time. Emphasizing patient-centered outcomes is aligned with the patent-oriented and tailored natured of yoga therapy delivery. Increasing the quality and quantity of comparative effectiveness research to analyze the harms and benefits of contrasting therapies can provide an infrastructure for designing studies that can have significant practical impact. The creation of practice-based research networks within the yoga research community will incentivize links between mainstream clinical researchers and yoga therapy delivery settings, ultimately developing collaborative networks. Yoga therapy centers can facilitate patient recruitment for studies and inform standards for yoga researchers. Collaborative efforts between the yoga and ayurvedic research communities will streamline efforts, solidify expertise, cross-pollinate theoretical and methodological innovation, and consolidate efforts to secure research funding and increase publication and dissemination of study findings.
Explicando la Revolución mexicana
Authors: Vanderwood Paul J
Published: January 2016

Se analiza   el levantamiento  campesino  en  el valle  de Papigochic  ( oeste  de Chihuahua) durante  la etapa  armada   de la revolución  mexicana.  Con  esta  investigación  se obtiene   una revalorización  del porfiriato  y se profundiza en  las  principales  consecuencias   del  movimiento:  el  reforzamiento   de   la  conciencia campesina  y  el  surgimiento   de   una   nueva mentalidad  política.   Ponencia  presentada  en el I Encuentro  de Historiadores  Orales,  Instituto  Mora.
Los precios del trigo en la historia colonial de México
Authors: Silva Riquer Jorge
Published: January 2016

Estudio   sobre   los  precios   en  México,   entre los siglos XVI y XVII, de diferentes   productos agrícolas,   basado  en fuentes  públicas  y privadas  de  primera    mano.  La  obra   aporta   a la historia  económica datos nuevos sobre la fluctuación  de precios  en la ciudad  de  México  y ello  hace  reconsiderar   la existencia   de un   proceso    inflacionario   y  de  crisis   en  el sistema  colonial  de fines  del siglo XVIII
Cultura popular en la primera etapa de la resistencia peronista (1955-1958)
Authors: Salas Ernesto José
Published: January 2016

Destaca algunos  valores   de  la cultura   popular en Argentina después del golpe  militar  de 1955 que  derroco  al gaviero  de  Perón,  lapso en  el que  se  consolido  la identidad  de  la mayoría   de  la  clase  trabajadora.   Analiza  la respuesta  de los grupos   políticos y sindicales al golpe  de  Estado   que  dio  lugar  a la formación   de  la  "Resistencia  Peronista",  que   enfrentó   prohibiciones   y  persecuciones.   Estudia la cultura   de la resistencia y concluye que un   imaginario   colectivo  tradicionalista    se convirtió    en   un   movimiento    dinámico, opuesto a las clases  dominantes.
Reseña del libro: Los dominicos en América, Medina, Miguel Ángel
Authors: Ugalde García Gabriela
Published: January 2016

Ofrece   una  visión  de  conjunto  de  la expansión  de  los  dominicos  en  Hispanoamérica. Propone    una  mayor  comprensión   de  la misión de los predicadores  en el Nuevo  Mundo, a  través  del  estudio   detallado  de la evangelización,  defensa   e inculturación  que  el nuevo mundo   recién  conquistado  reclama  a la Iglesia Católica  y a la Europa   cristiana.
Reseña del libro: Belice: una historia olvidada, Toussaint Ribot, Mónica
Authors: Rodríguez María del Consuelo
Published: January 2016

Con  la  intención  de  rescatar   temas  latinoamericanos, que  han  sido  poco  estudiados, se escribe  la historia   de Belice,  desde  sus orígenes  hasta   1981,  fecha  en  que  logra  su independencia  después   de  llevar  por  largo  tiempo  una    disputa       de   su   territorio      con Guatemala.  El texto  aborda   temas  políticos, sociales y económicos,  así como  una  visión de la geografía  física y humana  

 
Reseña del libro: Historiografía española y norteamericana sobre México (Coloquios de análisis historiográfico), Matute, Álvaro, ed.
Authors: Trejo Evelia
Published: January 2016

El  tratamiento   responde   a  la  necesidad  de saber   come   somos   a  los  ojos  de  los  otros. Obra   colectiva   que   analiza   los  estudios    de Moxó,  Torrente,   Pruneda,  Zamacois, Gaos  e Iglesias,  por  la parte  española  y que  centra  el estudio   de  la historiografía  norteamericana mexicanista en la guerra   del 47, en  la personalidad   de  Bancroft,   en  el antiimperialismo socializante de Inman,   Bekker  y Turner   y en la visión  norteamericana  sobre  Zapata.
El Interior frente a Buenos Aires: flujos comerciales e integración económica, 1831-1850
Authors: Rosal Miguel A.
Published: January 2016

Para  esclarecer  si fue  inevitable  la  articulación  del  espacio  rioplatense  con  el Atlántico

Este ensayo  analiza  las conexiones comerciales  que se forjaron   con el reacomodamiento   del  sistema   económico  poscolonial en las provincias que constituirían  la Argentina.
Se buscan la identidad y la reputación: intelectuales liberales anticomunistas en los Estados Unidos durante los años cincuenta
Authors: Bloch Avital H.
Published: January 2016

A  través   de   la  organización    denominada American  Committee  for  Cultural   Freedom (Comite   Norteamericano    para   la  Libertad Cultural),    se  estudia    el  liberalismo    intelectual  de  Estados   Unidos   y su  estructuración alrededor   del  renovado   anticomunismo   de los años cincuenta.
El Estado y la organización social en la producción y distribución de café en los Andes venezolanos
Authors: Giacalone Rita
Published: January 2016

Analiza el proceso de penetración  del Estado en  la producción  y comercialización  del café en los Andes  venezolanos entre   1958 y 1992, para   mostrar  que  en  ese  proceso  se  formaron  nuevos   grupos    en  los  que  participaron sectores  sociales  tradicionales   que   así  no solo  pervivieron,  sino  que  obtuvieron  beneficios  de su asociación con  el Estado.
Reseña del libro: El maremoto militar y el archipiélago partidario. Testimonios para la historia reciente de los partidos políticos uruguayos, Dutrénit Bielous, Silvia
Authors: Allier Montaño Eugenia
Published: January 2016

Expresa lo útil que resulta  el estudio del desarrollo partidista uruguayo durante  la dictadura  militar   (1973¬1985) a través  de  entrevistas realizadas a algunos militantes y representantes  de  los diferentes partidos  políticos  del  memento;  menciona  sus nombres y señala  la importancia  del testimonio personal  para  entender  mejor   el proceso  político latinoamericano.
Presentación
Authors: Dutrénit Bielous Silvia
Published: January 2016

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Los partidos políticos argentinos durante el siglo XX
Authors: Cavarozzi Marcelo
Published: January 2016

Estudia   dos  etapas   del  sistema   de  partidos argentinos:    la primera,  el que  estructura un  sistema   que  coadyuvo   a  la  inestabilidad del  régimen  político,   se  extiende  desde   la ruptura    electoral    del  orden   oligárquico    en 1916 hasta  la recuperación  de las formas democráticas   después   del  gobierno   militar en  1983. La segunda,   comenzada en ese año, se inicia  con  lo que  Cavarozzi  llama  punto  de inflexión,  contrastante  de la anterior.
Notas sobre los partidos políticos en el Brasil contemporáneo
Authors: Durand Ponte Víctor Manuel
Published: January 2016

Analiza  cómo  la debilidad  del sistema  político brasileño ha  constituido  un  criterio   constante  según   la revisión   que  el autor  hace  de diferentes  textos históricos. Sin embargo la formación  de   identidades   partidarias   más fuertes  y permanentes  permite   vislumbrar  la afirmación de los partidos   políticos y una consolidación de la democracia.
La partidocracia uruguaya: tradición y agenda reciente
Authors: Caetano Gerardo
Published: January 2016

Examina   lo más  relevante   en  la historia   del sistema de partidos uruguayos hasta su momento   actual   y la  importancia   que  este  ha tenido   dentro   del  sistema   político.   El autor plantea   los desafíos políticos   presentes   en  el proceso  de   transformación   del  que   no   es ajeno  el sistema  de partidos.
Los albores del periodismo veracruzano: El Jornal Económico Mercantil de Veracruz, como fuente histórica
Authors: Zárate Toscano Verónica
Published: January 2016

Analiza el primer   periódico  especializado en temas  económicos  publicado en el puerto   de Veracruz  en  Ia última   etapa   del  periodo  virreinal.    Se  estudian  los  objetivos,  el  editor, los  autores,  los  lectores,   el financiamiento  y los  tipos   de  noticias,  resaltando  la  utilidad que  pueden   tener   para  diversos  estudios   históricos.
Presentación
Authors: Suárez Argüello Ana Rosa
Published: January 2016

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La intervención olvidada: Washington en la rebelión delahuertista
Authors: Castro Pedro
Published: January 2016

Analiza  las formas  de intervención  estadounidense  y sus  resultados   en favor  del  gobierno de  Obregón  en  su  lucha   contra   la  rebelión delahuertista  de  1923-­1924  y como  fueron  la venta  de  armamento  y equipo   al gobierno   y el  embargo   total   de   elementos    de  guerra para   los  delahuertistas;     el asedio   naval  contra  los rebeldes en el Golfo  y el libre  tránsito de   tropas    leales   por   territorio   de  Estados Unidos.
El cine y las relaciones culturales entre México y Estados Unidos durante la década de 1930
Authors: Fein Seth
Published: January 2016

Examina  el papel  que  el cine  desempeño  en las relaciones   políticas,   ideológicas  y culturales entre  México  y Estados  Unidos  en la época en  que  se consolidaron  las  bases  para   el desarrollo  de  vínculos   de  colaboración  estable entre  ambos  países  en los años cincuenta. 
Sobre El cine y las relaciones culturales entre México y Estados Unidos durante la década de 1930
Authors: De los Reyes Aurelio
Published: January 2016

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Reseña del libro: Historia y ficción. Los dramas y novelas de Vicente Riva Palacio, Ortiz Monasterio, José
Authors: Giron Nicole
Published: January 2016

Estudio   sólidamente  documentado   sobre   la producción  literaria   de  Riva  Palacio   que  señala  el fin  de  un  "maniqueísmo  epistemológico"   incapaz    de  contener   los  embates   de una   concepción  totalizadora  de  la  historia, logrando  así  el  "reencuentro"   de  la historia con  la  literatura.   Ortiz   Monasterio   delinea un  objeto  de  estudio   hasta  ahora   desatendido: la relación   entre  historia   y ficción.  Busca documentar   las  condiciones  materiales  que rodearon  la producción  de  las novelas  históricas  que  Riva Palacio  publicó.
Presentación
Authors: Ortiz Monasterio José
Published: January 2016

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Ignacio Manuel Altamirano y Vicente Riva Palacio: una amistad con fondo de parentesco tixtleco
Authors: Giron Nicole
Published: January 2016

La  amistad  de  dos  hombres  celebres  sirve para  analizar  las  conexiones  de  las  familias Riva Palacio  y Guerrero  con  el Sur, que  aún en nuestros días  salen  a flor  de asuntos  como el de los huesos   de Cuauhtémoc.
Una ventana sobre la sociedad decimonónica: los periódicos católicos, 1845-1857
Authors: Pani Erika
Published: January 2016

Se  examina,    a  través   de  la  prensa   católica, como  ciertos  grupos   conservadores  perciben a  la  sociedad  mexicana,    a  la  religión   y  al Estado  entre   1845 y 1857.
La formación de la ciudadíregión en la ciudad de México y la aglomeración de París
Authors: Delgado Javier
Published: January 2016

En el contexto   de  descentralización  y maduración  de sistemas  regionales de ciudades,  se aplica  a la ciudad   de México  el esquema evolutivo propuesto por Friedmann. La capital mexicana    podría    estar   en  la  transición   de una  fase  metropolitana   a otra  megalopolitana, mientras se reincorpora  a la economía mundial.  La comparación con Paris ilustra algunos   rasgos  de esa transición.
Las mujeres y el amor en Violetas del Anáhuac. Periódico literario redactado por señoras (1887-1889)
Authors: Infante Vargas Lucrecia
Published: January 2016

Se ofrece  una descripción de las diversas imágenes y conceptos  que  sobre  el amor   se encuentran    en  la  revista    Violetas  del  Anahuac. Se hace  hincapié  en la importancia   de incorporar   el estudio   de  los  discursos  afectivos en la construcción   de  la historia   de las mujeres,  para   explicar   la  complejidad   con que  se  construye  culturalmente   la  diferencia sexual
Reseña del libro: Las finanzas americanas del imperio español, 1680-1809, Klein, Herbert
Authors: Jáuregui Luis
Published: January 2016

Análisis  comparativo  de los ingresos  y gastos reales   de  los  virreinatos   de  Perú   y  Nueva España,  y de la Audiencia de  Charcas. Compara  ciclos  de ingresos  fiscales,  ponderación regional   de acuerdo   con  la recaudación  y las bases  de  la recaudación  e incluye  una  variable   más   de   comparación:   los  patrones   de gastos.
Reseña del libro: La ciudad extensa. La burguesía comercial financiera en la Valencia de mediados del XIX, Pons, Anacleto ; Serna, Justo
Authors: Jaiven Ana Lau
Published: January 2016

Descripción  de las transformaciones  sociales y urbanas  que  sufre  la ciudad  de Valencia en 1850;  tentativa  de  historia   urbana   expuesta desde  la pluridisciplinar,  dentro   de  la cual  la economía juega   un  papel  importante
Reseña del libro: Una Iglesia asediada: el obispado de Michoacán, 1749-1810, Brading, David A.
Authors: Nájera Nájera Guillermo A.
Published: January 2016

Trabajo   que  aborda   las cuestiones   eclesiásticas  del  obispado  de  Michoacán;   abarca   aspectos   importantes   de  la  religión   colonial, desde  la organización,  la administración y las cuestiones   económicas    de  ingresos   y gastos hasta  la religiosidad   popular.
Impresos novohispanos de 1821: ¿independencia o sujeción a España?
Authors: Ferrer Muñoz Manuel
Published: January 2016

Se examinan  las diferentes  ideas  sobre  la independencia  de Nueva  España  en la Iiteratura panfletaria  de la época,  bajo  la premisa   de que  el movimiento  insurgente  hispanoamericano  no  fue  de  levantamientos  genuinamente  populares,  sino  de  revoluciones  organizadas e impulsadas por  algunos   sectores  cultos de  las  clases   media   y alta,   por   lo  que   los impresos   producidos   por   esos  grupos   pueden  contribuir  a la  comprensión  teórica   de los motivos  que  impulsaron  la lucha  emancipadora.
La promoción de la inmigración de trabajadores agrícolas asiáticos a Yucatán (1880-1910)
Authors: Alanís Enciso Fernando Saúl
Published: January 2016

En  este  artículo   se  analizan   los  argumentos que  determinaron  el ingreso   de trabajadores agrícolas   asiáticos   a la industria  henequenera de Yucatán  durante   el porfiriato
Reseña del libro: Juan Brittingham y la industria en México, 1859-1940, Barragán, Juan Ignacio ; Cerutti, Mario
Authors: Altamirano Graziella
Published: January 2016

A través  de una  abundante  cantidad de mate­ riales  del  archivo   personal  de  Brittingham, más  de  60 000 documentos   fechados  entre 1893 y  1940,  se  analiza   la  figura    de  este industrial   norteño,   cuyos  negocios  fueron reflejo   del  proceso   de  conformación   de  un eje empresarial  que  tuvo en la comarca lagunera  su principal  eslabón.   Se estudia   la trayectoria   personal,  profesional,  sus motivos, sus hábitos   y la filosofía de  su trabajo.   Este libro contribuye al estudio   del noroeste  atendiendo  a los detalles,   los ritmos  y las características   de actividades  económicas  regionales.
Reseña del libro: Cronología de las intervenciones extranjeras en América Latina, Selser, Gregorio
Authors: Sosa Ignacio
Published: January 2016

Más que  una  mera  cronología  el libro  expresa  una   visión   del  significado   que   para   los países  latinoamericanos   han  tenido   las relaciones  con  EU. Tiene  la virtud  de valorar   un prefijo,   ahora   en  desuso,   pero   que   guió   a numerosas  generaciones   como   bandera    de lucha   y  como   programa   vital,   es  decir,   el prefijo   antiimperialista,   que  refleja   la intención  de luchar,  donde   la perspectiva  unilateral  ha  sido  un  punto   constante  de  conflicto en las relaciones   "bilaterales",
Discurso vs. realidad en las campañas antichinas en Sonora (1899-1932)
Authors: Rabadán Figueroa Macrina
Published: January 2016

La imagen  del chino  como  marginal, a partir del  discurso   de  las  campañas  antichinas  en el estado   de  Sonora,    durante    el primer   tercio del presente    siglo,  contrasta  con  la integración    real   de   los   chinos   a  la  sociedad sonorense.
Reseña del libro: La izquierda uruguaya. Tradición, innovación y política, Caetano, Gerardo ; Gallardo, Javier ; Rilla, José
Authors: Dutrénit Bielous Silvia
Published: January 2016

A partir  del  análisis del  escenario    político, como   elemento  privilegiado   de  la  historia Nacional se ofrece  un examen y una interpretación   de  la  transformación   de  la izquierda tanto   en  sus  prácticas  como   en  sus  ideologías.   Desde   una   perspectiva  de  larga   duración  se  recorren   las  fuentes   constitutivas  y los  contenidos  representativos  de  la izquierda como  subcultura  nacional.
Presentación
Authors: Giron Nicole
Published: January 2016

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El proyecto de Folletería Mexicana del Siglo XIX: alcances y límites
Authors: Giron Nicole
Published: January 2016

Se explican el origen,   desarrollo  y resultados de la recopilación   en  una  base  de  datos  de 26 500 títulos  de folletos  mexicanos del siglo XIX