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PubMed2006

The excellence of Aomori Hiba (Hinokiasunaro) in its use as building materials of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.

Five hinokitiol-related compounds (hinokitiol (beta-thujaplicin), beta-dolabrin, gamma-thujaplicin, 4-acetyltropolone and alpha -thujaplicin) isolated from the acid oil of Aomori Hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata Sieb. et Zucc. var hondai MAKINO) showed clear antifungal activity against wood-rotting fungi. These compounds have obvious insecticidal effects on termites. They also exhibited potent acaricidal activity against mites. The above-mentioned features suggest that Konjiki-do, a well known national treasure, one of the buildings in Chuson-ji Temple of Iwate Prefecture, Japan, which was built of wood from the tree containing these five compounds, was kept from harm against noxious insects and wood-rotting fungi for a long time of about 840 years, until it was extensively repaired in 1962. In addition to Konjiki-do, there are some old famous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines using Aomori Hiba. From the results, it was found that Aomori Hiba (Hinokiasunaro) is excellent for use as building materials.

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PubMed1992

[Minobu Jinkyo-En under the influence of Nichiren Sect].

Minobu Jinkyo Hospital was established in 1906 by Ryumyo Tsunawaki, who is a Bonze of Nichiren Sect in Minobu Jinkyo-En Leprosy Foundation, in order to extend a hand of assistance to the Hansenites. The characteristic of this hospital was to reduce the tenets of Nichiren to practice with the fervour of Buddhist. In the heart of people, either volunteer staffs or Hansenites, flocked here from various quarters, was fostered the spirit of self-restraint and/or -government under the influence of the Buddhist Sutra. The daily life of Hansenites in Jinkyo Hospital has veered round according as it is said that man is a creature of circumstances. Things are not what they used to be. And, Jinkyo-En which was a desolate waste has come to an oasis in life for the Hansenites. A small and decreasing number of inpatients are found annually and rehabilitation of cured patients back into society has been made possible, now. High aim of Bonze Tsunawaki was to establish rightful place for Hansenites, and it was fulfilled. Minobu Jinkyo Hospital was closed in 1992.

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Faith in transplants.

The number of people needing organ transplants outstrips supply--and this is particularly acute in black and minority ethnic groups. A reluctance to talk about the possibility of donation after death is coupled with misconceptions about religious teaching on the subject.

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Spreading the word.

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PubMed2006

Spiritual care for sick children of five world faiths.

The holistic care of those with a specific religious faith and those with a spiritual belief is important for good family-centred care. Within a busy clinical setting an important aspect of spiritual care is enabling participation in religious observance, where desired. Children's nurses, midwives and hospital chaplains are instrumental in striving to ensure that both a suitable environment and appropriate spiritual support are offered. According to data from the 2001 census for England, Wales and Scotland, the most common religious affiliations after Christianity are Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and Buddhist. This article considers the rites, rituals or ceremonies for each of these religions which are deemed both necessary and helpful after birth or when a child is sick or dying.

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PubMed1984

[Medical philosophy reflected in the history of medicine].

The main aim of the Medical Humanics course, as well as that of this university, is to educate students so that they will continue philosophizing for themselves throughout their lives. Dr. Hisayoshi Omodaka, the founder of Japanese Medical Humanics (or Igaku Gairon), claimed that this discipline must be the philosophy of medicine. Medical Humanics should be the philosophy for physicians, researchers and all other health-related professionals. This philosophy is different from the philosophy which is taught independently to freshmen in the university. Thus the philosophy of medicine should embody those concrete materials which are harvested directly from the hot spots of medical practice. This paper is based on the author's series of lectures in medical humanics with the title: "Man and Medicine", given between October and December of 1982 to the 5th-year undergraduates. In this series the author attempted to express his own views, along with the philosophical thinking of many great physicians and thinkers, so far as they are reflected in the mirror of the history of medicine. The outline is as follows: (1) Usefulness of the history of medicine for medical students. (2) Origin of medicine and the occult sciences. (3) Western classic medicine: from Hippocrates to the Renaissance. (4) Chinese classic medicine. (5) Brief sketch of Japanese medicine: from ancient to Meiji period. There is a general tendency among both medical students and teachers to make little of the history of medicine. However, as William Hazlitt wrote in his poem, "By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves".

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PubMed1994

The yin/yang of management.

American management is being turned upside down. The corporate ladder now starts at the top and goes to the bottom of the inverted corporate pyramid. Workers are now supported by management, and, in the language of customers and suppliers, the employees are the customers of the CEO. Workers are exhorted to focus on process over outcome, and teamwork has replaced work by goal-oriented individuals. Central offices are giving up control, pushing decision making closer to workers involved in processes. This shift in management philosophy has been provoked and maintained by western reaction to Japanese success at adopting and adapting the principles of management introduced by Americans in the 1920s.

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PubMed1997

Where all care is home care: HIV/AIDS in Thailand.

In Thailand the concept of professional home care services does not exist in either the language or the culture. Virtually all health care, including care of people with HIV/AIDS, is provided by family caregivers in the home.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1999

Neurosciences - A neurosurgeon's perspective.

The advancements in the field of science in the past fifty years have highlighted the need to integrate all fields of human endeavours and have emphasised interdependency of various disciplines. The separation of humanities, therefore, from neurosciences is a preposterous practical joke on all thinking men. With the human genome project on the anvil, biotechnology is making significant headway holding out promise for organ regeneration. Macro evolution is over, but micro-evolution continues in the brain. Neural Darwinism thus, continues to evolve as long as individual remains conscious and has memory. In the milieu of widely varying internal physiological mechanisms and external stimuli, an alternative theory to preprogrammed directionalism is proposed by three mechanisms namely developmental variation and selection, experiential selections and reentrant signalling. Reentrant signalling reorients and correlates the external inputs leading to psychic development preceding the development of consciousness. The cholinergic and aminergic neuro-modelling systems are well suited to serve as value systems. The main achievement of consciousness is to bring together the many categorizations involved in perceptions into a SCENE. Another part of evolution involved capacity of reentrant signalling to be guided by a value system where it is provided with a lot of choices. With 10(13) neurons and 10(16) connections, freedom of choice may manifest into a 'Buddha' or a 'Hitler'. As part of the evolutionary process, it was interesting how capacity to categorize the need to worship by referring to environment outside evolved into a search within our minds. As the next stage of evolution, neuroscience may, thus, serve as the next gateway to understanding the mind and soul.

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PubMed1999

Willingness to donate organs and tissues in Vietnam.

CONTEXT: Few studies on public attitudes toward organ and tissue donation have been carried out in Asia. OBJECTIVE: To determine demographic influences on attitudes toward organ and tissue donation in Vietnam. DESIGN: Face-to-face interviews. SETTING: Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. PARTICIPANTS: Random sample of adults (N = 785). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Awareness of donation and transplantation, acceptance of organ and tissue donation. RESULTS: 75% of respondents stated they had heard of organ or tissue donation, but only 55% were aware of organ and tissue transplantation taking place in Vietnam. Forty-eight percent of Buddhists and 27.5% of Christians had either no knowledge or incorrect knowledge about their religion's official position toward donation and transplantation. Sixty-four percent stated they would give consent for the donation of their decreased relative's tissues and organs, 66% would themselves become posthumous donors, and 21% to 22% would donate multiple organs and tissues. A significant association was found between respondents' acceptance of organ and tissue donation and their educational level, sex, occupation, and awareness of transplantation. Most respondents stated that their willingness to donate depended on whether other family members agreed. Many noted the importance of preventing commerce in organ and tissue transplantation but were in favor of providing healthcare for the donor's family or monetary incentives as a reward for donating. CONCLUSION: Nearly two thirds of urban Vietnamese surveyed were willing to donate organs or tissues after death. Their willingness was related to awareness of transplantation, sex, education level, and occupation.

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