Life Style Research Articles

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modifications in Managing Hypertension Among Adults

Background: The significant risk factor for cardiovascular illnesses is hypertension. Changes in nutrition, exercise, and stress have the ability to lower blood pressure. Objectives: The purpose of this research was to assess the results of life style changes such as diet, exercise and quitting smoking etc. for control of hypertension in adults. Methodology: A prospective, randomized controlled was conducted from September 2023 till august 2024.Total 500 adults with hypertension were selected. Participants were divided into two groups, one who was taking the standard antihypertensive therapy and the other who was taking the standard therapy plus guided behaviour change counselling. The biomarkers like systolic and distolic blood pressure, weight, physical activity, salt intake and smoking were recorded initially and after 12 months of intervention. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 25.0, involved t-tests for continuous variables and chi-square tests for categorical variables, with p≤0.05 considered significant. Results: The results showed that intervention group experienced substantial decrease in SBP (-14.2 mmHg, p<0.001) and DBP (-9.6 mmHg, p<0.001), whereas the control group experienced lower reductions (-6.4 mmHg, p<0.01) and DBP (-4.2 mmHg, p<0.01). Furthermore, 75% of patients in the intervention group met their goal blood pressure, compared to 50% in the control group (p<0.001). The intervention group had considerably greater levels of lifestyle adherence, such as physical exercise and a low-salt diet (p<0.001). Conclusion: Combining lifestyle management with traditional antihypertensive treatment considerably improves blood pressure control and lifestyle adherence, providing a comprehensive approach to hypertension management.

Education in Medieval Bengal: An Account of Two Systems

In the medieval Bengal, Hindus and Muslims lived in a society where mainly the religion controlled foremost aspects of life. In this context, both the communities maintained two distinct educational systems in Bengal. This paper attempts to present the emergence of Islamic education in Bengal during Sultanate period and its development in relation to the indigenous education of the Hindus. It also examines interactions of Islamic education with its Hindu counterpart from Sultani to Nawabi period despite having clear distinctions across the communities in many respects. Analyzing the primary and secondary sources on education of Medieval Bengal, this paper shows how in a religiously polarized society, the Hindus and Muslims interacted in the field of education going beyond the existing hostility, mistrust and prejudices in many aspects of their distinctive life styles. Philosophy and Progress, Vol#73-74; No#1-2; Jan-Dec 2023 P 37-57

Analysis on the Role of Sports Game Teaching Method in College Students' Social and Mental Health

With the development of society and the progress of science and technology, the life style and learning environment of college students have undergone great changes. As an important way of recreation, sports games have a positive impact on college students' social and mental health. By using the methods of questionnaire survey and experiment design, this paper carries out the teaching method of sports games for one semester, and makes a comparative analysis of their social and mental health status before and after.

Assessment of beach users’ activities and beach quality status, a tool for coastal tourism development in South West Lagos Coastline, Nigeria

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 120%; mso-pagination: none; layout-grid-mode: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 6.0pt 147.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; layout-grid-mode: line;">Tourist activities is one of the management tools used to identify the carrying capacity of beach and level of natural resources impacted by human activities, and it’s highly essential in revenue generation to the national blue economy. However, if its activities is not adequately controlled, it can disrupt the balance of coastal ecosystem and defeat the purpose of environmental services provision. This study assesses the beach quality status and beach users’ activities along the Lagos coastline, Southwest Nigeria. The survey was conducted during the summer holiday period in the peak of dry season (November 2021</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; layout-grid-mode: line;">–</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; layout-grid-mode: line;">February 2022) at six beaches (Atican, Alpha, Elegushi, Narval, Oniru and Takwa). </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">A total number 600 people were interviewed, and secondary information was noted from the beach managers’ files, including the log book kept in the security post and vendor interviews with food and snack merchants and entertainers. Visitors were chosen at random (using a randomised complete design) to participate in interviews via a combination of passive and active questionnaires from a sample size of 100 visitors at each beach.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; layout-grid-mode: line;"> The heterogeneity of tourists’ activities varied and significantly differed across the beaches. <em>T</em>-test values for all the activities were significance (<em>p</em> < 0.05) with the exception of religious and sporting activities. Recreation, clubbing, picnic, family retreat activities scored above 5% in all beaches, given exceptional note to Narval beach that had the highest activities of the tourists in religious group (70%). The Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) ordination bi-plot diagram state that all activities, ages, and number of visitors were identified as the constrained variables. The activities Eigen scores were religious activity (0.79), picnic (0.58), family retreat (0.52), and site viewing (0.38). Religious activity had highest score of 70% with a strong relationship on the tourists of groups of above 50years at the Narval beach. This is in agreement with the cultural activities that accompanied tourism with peculiarity to life style and location. The ascending order of activities at the Oniru beach are: site viewing 9%, family retreat 25% and Picnic 45%. Whereas, the profound activities on recreation from other study area are: 40%, 35%, 30% and 20% at Takwa beach, Elegushi beach, Atican</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; layout-grid-mode: line;">beach and Alpha</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; layout-grid-mode: line;">beach respectively. </span></p>

Knowledge and Practices of Dysmenorrhea and its Effect of Life Among Female Medical Students in Jalalabad

Dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation is defined as a severe, painful, cramping sensation in the lower abdomen that is often accompanied by other symptoms, such as sweating. headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and tremulousness, all occurring just before or during the menses. This study aimed to assess the Knowledge and Practices of dysmenorrhea and its effect of life among female medical students in Jalalabad. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done through online Google forms for a period of 3 months from January to March 202 A structured questionnaire was administered to 173 randomly selected Undergraduate Medical students. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0. Objective: To gain more insight should think about dysmenorrhea is, if not it's can have alarming consequences sexual life of female. To gain knowledge about dysmenorrhea. To study and practice about dysmenorrhea increase the awareness of immature hygiene and self medication. Results: In total,173 medical students from 1st year and 2nd year were selected for this study where age range was 17-22 years with mean age of (20±1). Majority of 74% of the participants were found in to have good knowledge about dysmenorrhea. Majority of students who has good knowledge and also had good practices where as students with poor knowledge has poor practice (p value 0.021) Conclusion: Majority students concluded that dysmenorrhea is a very common problem of female students, and they experience a number of physical and emotional symptoms associated with dysmenorrhea. Mostly students are silently suffer the pain by dysmenorrhea and discomfort associated with it due to lack of knowledge about dysmenorrhea also affects their academic performance. However, their practices were found to be a matter of concern. An educational intervention can be introduced to bring about changes their life style regarding practices about dysmenorrhea among students.

The Kudmi (Kudumi), a totemic community of Jharkhand State and near about parts (India) – critical evaluation for inclusion in ST category

The Kudmi (Kudumi) a totemic primitive community (tribe) originated and evolved from the Neanderthal man (Homo Sapiens neanderthdemais) 2,30,000 years ago, like all other human beings, which is evidenced by the evolutionary theories based on fossil findings and population genetics. They are inhabiting in the state of Jharkhand and its near about, i.e. of West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Chattisgarh states since time immemorial, who were classified as “Primitive tribes” by the British regime in India in 1865, alongwith other primitive tribes under the term of the Indian succession Act, as they have customary rules of sucession. Subsequently in 1913 and 1931 they were included in the list of tribes (Primitive Tribes). But unfortunately, they were omitted as from the ST category drawn up in 1950 for reasons that are unknown, although they are having traits of Primitive Tribes, e.g., they are totemic (alike all other primitive tribes of India and the world) i.e. their lineage related to plants, animals and other natural objects, shyness of contact with other communities at large, distinctive culture, geographically isolated, Backwardness (towards past, keeping back and slow is learning) and specific mother tongue-“Kudmali’.Under the above circumstances the Kudmis of the above noted geographical area be again reincluded in the ST category by the present authority concerned to bring them to the main stream of development of the country and to uplift their life style and social status at large.

Role of yoga in prevention of obesity (Sthaulyata) a lifestyle disease

: Srotas are the internal transport system of the body which provides assistance for the activites of significant biofactors like tridosh, seven dhatu , the oja etc. Acharya Charak described 13 srotas and Acharya Shushrut described 11 pair of Srotas. Medovahasrotas is mentioned of meda to the destination tissue i.e., the channel which supply nutrition to medodhatu is known as medovaha srotas. Each srotas have their own places of origin known as moolasthana. and are the moolasthana of medovaha srotas mentioned in ayurvedic literatures. Medovaha srotas is vitiated by different Ahar, Vihar like etc these factor cause medo dushti resulting in medovridhi/sthaulyata. WHO defined obesity as a common chronic disorder of excessive body fat. India rank among top 10 obese nations. Obesity is caused from lack of physical activity with increased intake of food. The sedentary habits, lack of exercise and various variety among daily diet. eg., fast food, frozen food, increase amount of soft drinks canned food results in obesity. Yoga is essential a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between body and mind. It plays important role in management of obesity and for effective prevention of progression complication.: The world is looking towards drugless therapies like Yoga and Naturopathy. Both are rapidly growing as the best alternative treatments. Sushruta has also mentioned the drugless therapy and quotes that the diseases may be cured by following proper diet and lifestyle without any medicine. But in the absence of proper diet and lifestyle, even after giving hundreds of medicines, the disease cant be cured. An attempt to evaluate utility of Yoga in the management of overweight and obesity has been made through this study.: The present study is a conceptual study done in P.G. department of Kriya Sharir, State Ayurvedic college and Hospital, lucknow : Life style modification involves altering long term habits, typically for eating or physical activity and maintaining the new behaviour. Yoga and life style modification can be used to treat a range of disease include obesity. Some Yoga and Asanas which are very helpful in reduce weight in obese persons are Trikonasana, Pawanmuktasana, Sarvangasana, Dhanurasana etc.

High level of immunoglobulin G targeting mycoplasma or cytomegalovirus in the newborn increases risk of ADHD

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder typically detected in childhood. Although ADHD has been demonstrated to have a strong genetic component, environmental risk factors, such as maternal infections during pregnancy, may also play a role. We therefore measured the immunological response to 5 abundant microorganisms (Toxoplasmosis Gondii, cytomegalovirus (CMV), Herpes Simplex Virus 1, Epstein Barr Virus and mycoplasma pneumoniae) in newborn heel prick samples of 1679 ADHD cases and 2948 matching controls as part of the iPSYCH Danish case-cohort study. We found an association between high anti-CMV (OR 1.30, 95 % CI [1.09,1.55], p = 0.015) and anti-mycoplasma (OR 1.30, 95 % CI [1.07,1.59], p = 0.037) signal and those newborns later being diagnosed with ADHD. The risk estimate remained increased when controlling for ADHD polygenic risk score as well as penicillin prescriptions. We saw a dose–response association with the amount of positive anti-microorganism titers increasing the risk of being diagnosed with ADHD later in life (p = 0.01 for the trend), suggesting that the more activated the immune system is prior to or at birth, the higher the risk is for a later diagnosis with ADHD. If the associations are causal, they emphasize the importance of a healthy life style during pregnancy to reduce the risk of infections when pregnant and the associated risks for the child.

Lunasin: A Medicinally Important Chemo-Preventive Natural Dietary Pe

Lunasin is a natural peptide of plant origin possessing potential activity against chronic disorders specially cancer along with associated cardiovascular diseases. The bioavailability and confirmed effectiveness against breast, skin and colorectal cancer has declared lunasin as a promising chemo-preventive agent. Lunasin, a 43 amino acids long peptide possess anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activity. Modern biotechnological techniques viz. genomics, proteomics along with other biochemical tools are continuously elucidating the molecular mechanisms of lunacin action. Lunasin enriched natural product-based healthcare remedies for the prevention of life style induced cancer is suggested as an alternative to the conventional chemo, immuno and hormonal therapy.

جی ایس داراکی کتاب ’’رسول عربیؐ ‘‘ کاتجزیاتی مطالعہ

Biography refers to describing the events of the Holy Prophet's life, his style of life and teachings. In every era, biographers wrote books on the life of the Holy Prophet. Biography began in early Islam. The appearance of those who picked up the pen on the subject of biography took place during the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) biographers began to write in honor of him. This trend started in the subcontinent as well Apart from Muslim biographers in the subcontinent, non-Muslim biographers also entered this field. Among these biographers, two types of biographers emerged, one class was the one who was inspired by the teachings of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and wrote out of love for the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the other class was the one who wrote against the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) out of hatred for the Prophet (peace be upon him) due to jealousy. In such a situation, some non-Muslim biographers wrote moderately. Yes, I am. S. Dara is counted among the authentic biographers. He supported realism and in honor of him, he wrote in such a way that even Muslim biographers could not help but praise him. When a Muslim biographer writes on this subject, it is generally believed that he as a believer has given a positive account of the life of his beloved Prophet. But when a non-Muslim steps into this valley, a series of questions begin to arise. People start thinking that why did he, as a non-Muslim, write on the biography of the Messenger of Allah? Does his writing contain the fragrance of the Prophet's love or the poison of the Prophet's hatred?

The Requiem of Taidam Ethnic Group

The objective of this study is to analyze the pattern of using spoken words and life styles of Taidam ethnic group through the requiem. The sample of the study includes 485 words and 147 texts in the requiem of Taidam ethnic group. The study is analyzed by qualitative method under the concept of Jaralvilai CHARUNROCHANA, Souk XAIYALEUD, Phonesiri OUTHAIVANH and faculty, Onekeo NUANNAVONG and faculty, KhamhoungSANMANI, and Houmphanh RATTANAVONG. The results of the study has found that in the patterns of using words there were 7 patterns; such as, there were the majority of 14 duplicated words; 49 overlapping words 119 hyponymy 17 polysemy words, In addition, it is found that there are 286 dialect words, among those, there are 67 words used in the religious requiem; there are 35 antonym words that have 18 pairs of words; and there are 97 group of words that have 12 words of head word group and 87 words of sub word group.For life style, such as belief, Taidam ethnic group believes in the spirit or ghost such as the spirit of house, the protected spirit at bath river bank, the protected ghost at the ghost district gate, Maebao sipirit, a deity or spirit of heaven, mermaid, and soul of beginning and ending. Furthermore, Taidam ethnic group has yet believed in the prediction of being reborn of the dead’s spirit. The tradition of Taidam still includes prediction of ghost, funeral ceremony, Baci ceremony, prohibitive practice, shelf of ghost by family. Sending off the spirit has three shelves including sending to Damdoi, sending Lienparnnoy and sending to Lienparnluang

CORRELATION BETWEEN LIFESTYLE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS IN THE HEALTH FIELD

The role of work in human life is undeniable, providing not only the means for sustenance but also a sense of purpose and satisfaction, fostering identity formation. In the context of university teaching in the health field, the challenges are heightened, significantly impacting the psychological well-being (PWB) of these workers. This study sought to explore the correlation between lifestyle (LS) and PWB of these professionals. To analyze the correlation between LS and PWB among university faculty members in the health field. The study included 84 faculty members from a private Higher Education Institution (HEI) in São Paulo, utilizing the FANTASTIC Lifestyle Questionnaire (FLQ) and the Psychological Well-being Scale (PWBS). The analysis focused on identifying significant correlations between the overall FLQ score and the PWBS subscales. A positive correlation was observed between LS and PWB, highlighting the importance of a healthy lifestyle (HLS) for the well-being of teachers. The PWBS subscales revealed that aspects such as life purpose and self-acceptance are especially influenced by LS. The study underscores the importance of implementing HLS and elevated PWB among teachers for their health and quality of life, as well as the need for institutional actions to promote them. It further suggests longitudinal studies and sample diversification to broaden the understanding of the dynamics between these variables.

PERIAPICAL INFLAMMATORY LESIONS AND DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE II– A REVIEW

Periapical periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease, caused by endodontic infection, and its development is regulated by the host immune/inflammatory response. Metabolic disorders, which are largely dependent on life style such as eating habits, have been interpreted as a “metabolically-triggered” low-grade systemic inflammation and may interact with periapical periodontitis by triggering immune modulation. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of complex multisystem metabolic disorders due to a deficiency in insulin secretion caused by pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and/or insulin resistance in liver and muscle. Objective: In this paper, the current status of knowledge regarding the relationship between periapical inflammation and diabetes mellitus type II is reviewed. Material and method: Research was conducted on scientific papers published on Medline - Pub med in the past 10 years (from 2012-2022). The search was performed using the Mesh (Medical Subject Headings) key words: periapical inflammatory lesions, periapical periodontitis and diabetes mellitus type II. Results: Several studies have analyzed the possible association between periapical inflammatory lesions and diabetes mellitus type II. The results of studies carried mainly in animal models, less in humans suggested association between endodontic variables such as apical periodontitis, root canal treatment and diabetes mellitus type 2.The demonstration of association does not prove by itself the existence of a cause-effect relationship. Conclusion: A review of the literature showed connection between periapical inflammatory lesions and diabetes mellitus type II, but prospective case control clinical studies are needed for further clarifying this relation.

An Approach for Assessing the Usability of Academic Websites: An Application to Websites’ Universities

Websites became closely ingrained in our personal life and work styles, and they have already become crucial to the success of the business. The web development process is often ad-hoc and chaotic, lacking systematic and disciplined approaches and quality assurance and control procedures. To attain the desired quality of websites, a lot of quality factors should be considered. Web quality factors can be organized around three perspectives: visitor, owner, and developer. Each perspective is mainly interested in some quality factors than others. The visitor is mainly concerned with seven quality factors: usability, accessibility, content quality, credibility, functionality, security, and internationalization. This paper focuses on usability as an example of quality considerations that are more important from the visitor’s perspective. Therefore, this paper aims to propose an approach for enhancing the usability of websites. The proposed approach depends on a set of quality guidelines for three quality sub-factors of usability, which are: navigability, searching, and legibility. Finally, a case study is used to evaluate and illustrate the validity of the proposed approach. The outcomes are explained and interpreted.

ANALISIS PENERAPAN GREEN MARKETING DAN LIFE STYLE TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PRODUK THE BODY SHOP DI KOTA KEDIRI

The purpose of this study is to determine whether green marketing and lifestyle influence the purchasing decision of The Body Shop products partially and simultaneously. The population of this study was all customers of The Body Shop in the city of Kediri. The technique used for sampling used the probability sampling technique, namely purposive sampling. The data collection method was an offline questionnaire. The proposed hypothesis was tested using multiple regression analysis techniques. The results of this study are that Green marketing has a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions of The Body Shop products, Life Style has a positive and significant effect on decisions of The Body Shop products, Green marketing and lifestyle together have a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions of The Body Shop products.

The Migrant seen as a Philosophical Wanderer: Real Perceptions, Ideals and Fantasies on Foreignness - Philosophical Counselling for Migrants

The nomad spirit has shaped the authenticity of our humanity since the dawn of time. In this process, the cultural self undergoes a transformation or a conversion. Migrants are those who are seeking to pacify some initial anxieties or inner delusions and to do so they are availing of the element of foreignness by settling in or travelling to a distant place. This research asserts that there is a physical abode that grants us a sense of familiarity and security. Individuals anchor their identity in the broadness of these three pillars that give the predisposition of a being-at-home feeling; the childhood home, any place on our emotional axis that is associated with our family or friends and the made up places found in modern, popular stories that blend in with our idealism of what home should mean. Second, the paper will argue, as found in the case study, that the majority of us are psychologically unequipped when we proceed to meeting with the inclemencies of a new political, economical, social and cultural setting of a different country. There is much reflectiveness, aloneness and responsibility in migrants’ decision to engage in the dialogue of interculturality. Hence, the migrant begins to resemble a philosophical figure by means of contemplation, self-transformation, dispelling the impurities of the mind and the soul by carrying out a personal project of outlandishness. Within the presence of the dialogue, we not only perceive what is different from our behavior, but we also take the first step into discovering other life styles and all habits adjacent to them; we participate in the “mutual belonging” of interculturalism. The study will bridge the cultural, social, psychological implications from migration literature to philosophical theories. It represents a humble attempt at connecting philosophical counselling approaches and techniques with existing multicultural guidance services which are present in every country.

The Transition in Economic Theory from Linear to Circular for the Sustainability - A Case Study

The ability of our society to endure and expand while preserving enough natural resources for future generations to live is known as sustainability. Sustainable development, which combines structures, procedures, and local, national, and international support, supports its long-term goal. It is the high time, when the world is looking for the environmental conservation, conservation of the planet's biodiversity, social progress and better life style for the environment means a transition for the sustainability. The economy needs to undergo a profound transition because it was built on the principles of "take, make, consume, and discard" and the so-called "linear model," which was based on the idea that resources were infinite and easily accessible from the start of capital accumulation and the industrial revolution. According to this study, a product's value can only be increased by staying within the circularity loop, which means moving from the current linear model paradigm to a circular model. Study also reveals that the businesses and production units that want to generate a competitive edge while using fewer resources need to redesign and restructure their current processes. And it is highly required that the very last resort should be resource disposal and incineration. It is therefore highlighted that the program for the usage of material resources in respect to the global 2030 plan will not be implemented effectively unless the concept of a "circular economy" is adopted in place of the "linear economy." The author of this article examines how the "linear" to "circular" economy changes using a few chosen cases, offering a comprehensive grasp of the topic and the mechanisms of global transformation.

Lateralization of Feeding Behaviour in White-Fronted Lemur (Eulemur albifrons) and Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) in Captivity

Introduction: Functional cerebral asymmetry is reflected in the lateralization of some behavioural patterns in many vertebrate species. In primates, behavioural lateralization has been related to both life style and age and sex, and it affects behaviours such as feeding and other tasks that require precision movements. Methods: We have studied feeding lateralization concerning the use of right and left hand to take the food in two species of lemurs in captivity, the mainly arboreal white-fronted lemur and the more terrestrial ring-tailed lemur, taking also account the age and the sex of the individuals. We calculated for each individual the hand preference (if it was the case) by means of z scores, and the strength of such preference using the handedness index (HI). Finally, we determined for each species the existence of right/left bias at the group level with the t Student test. Results: Half of the white-fronted lemurs (7 of 14) showed lateralization in feeding, while only a few ring-tailed lemurs (3 of 19) showed it. In the first species, a light bias seems to emerge (5 individuals used mostly the right hand for taking the food, while only 2 used mainly the left hand), while in the second species no bias could really be appreciated. Conclusion: Feeding lateralization was more accentuated in white-fronted lemur, in which a light bias towards the use of the right hand seems to be evidenced. No clear effect of age and sex on the presence and direction of lateralization could be evidenced. The results somehow contrast with what the postural theory of lateralization postulates about the preferential use of the right hand in terrestrial species.

Латентные социальные группы: феномен, эволюция, перспективы исследования

<p style="text-align: justify;">Purpose of the study: to study and describe the phenomenon of LSG (latent social groups). Hypotheses: 1) The basis for the emergence of LSG as pre-forms are the subjective preferences of a person (“deep” personal formations formed by the conditions of the internal and external environment). 2) A person’s subjective preferences are factors that predetermine the possibility, likelihood and closeness of his connections with other people in the processes of formation and evolution of social groups. Methods: category-theoretic analysis, study of literary sources; author’s methodology (questionnaire “Dynamics of professional life style”: respondents assessed the role of social environmental conditions as “factors of professionalism”, the dynamics of their professionalism from 20 to 65 years old. 482 men and women aged 30-50 years were interviewed (M=39.9; SD=7.6; 132 civil servants, 129 engineers, 221 managers). The sample was divided into groups by gender, job position of the subjects, subjective significance of environmental conditions as “factors of professionalism.” The results of the study confirm the working hypotheses. Features of the formation of LSG in the continuum are highlighted successive spheres of human life; the definition.</p>

Non-Muslim Perceptions of Halal Muslim Life Style in Manado City and Its Influence on Social Distance

Non-Muslim Perceptions of Halal Muslim Life Style in Manado City and Its Influence on Social Distance