Several factors are involved in the etiology of metabolic syndrome, most important which insulin resistance, obesity (especially abdominal obesity), lipid abnormalities, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension, pre-inflammatory status, genetic factors, unhealthy lifestyle, trend Rapid urbanization, nutritional inactivity, smoking and hookah smoking, social, economic cultural level education, p...

For optimal individual performance within any equestrian discipline horses must be in peak physical condition and have the correct psychological state. This review discusses the psychological factors that affect the performance of the horse and, in turn, identifies areas within the competition horse industry where current behavioral research and established behavioral modification techniques co...

The separation of psychology from the basic assumptions of biology is purely artificial, because the human psyche lives in indissoluble union with the body. And since these biological assumptions hold good not only for man but for the whole world of living things, the scientific foundation on which they rest obtains a validity far exceeding that of a psychological judgment, which is valid only ...

Two way traffic between the mind and the body Conservative surgery for early breast cancer is now commonplace ,' a development that at least partly reflects greater appreciation of the psychological sequelae of radical treatment. Patients receiving cytotoxic drugs, especially those receiving combination treatments, also constitute a group at high risk of psychological symptoms.2 It is now clear...

In contemporary societies there is a growing need to coordinate and legitimize different perspectives. Instead of a dialogical search for consensus polarizing communication still prevails. The legitimacy of formal political institutions and conventional forms of political participation is in decline; increasingly publicly expressed people’s need for a greater influence on social developments re...