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IMAGE: Map showing the spread of weighing technology in Bronze Age Europe (c. 2300-800 BC) view more
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How did people living in the Bronze Age manage their finances before money became widespread? Researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Rome have discovered that bronze scrap found in hoards in Europe circulated as a currency. These pieces of scrap - which might include swords, axes, and jewellery broken into pieces - were used as cash in the late Bronze Age (1350-800 BC), and in fact complied with a weight system used across Europe. This research suggests that something very similar to our global market evolved across Western Eurasia from the everyday use of scrap for cash by ordinary people some 1000 years before the beginning of classical civilizations. The results were published in
More evidence has emerged of the gut’s role in the onset of COVID-19 as researchers point towards a probiotic as a method to aid patients hospitalised with virus-related pneumonia.
The research identified a blend of
Streptococcus thermophilus DSM 32245 and
Bifidobacterium lactis DSM 32246 amongst other strains as potent enough to reduce mortality rates in subjects being treated for severe pneumonia.
Lead study author Dr Giancarlo Ceccarelli from the Sapienza University of Rome suggested the effect was possibly due to the,
“high concentration of bacteria, releasing specific enzymes which modulates the host immune response.”
The research builds on previous findings that pointed to a possible role of the probiotic product Sivomixx 800 as a supplement to hospitalised Covid-19 patients who are also receiving standard care.
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SPOKANE, Wash. - Touching patients while providing care is an important and unavoidable aspect of the nursing profession. Nurses can also transform touch into a useful therapeutic tool to improve patients and their own wellbeing.
Western Journal of Nursing Research.The authors include two Washington State University College of Nursing faculty, Associate Professor Marian Wilson and Assistant Professor Tullamora Landis, former faculty member Michele Shaw, and lead author Enrico DeLuca, of Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, who visited WSU in 2018 to work with Wilson on the study.
Nurses touch patients frequently for tasks and to provide comfort and emotional support. Studies have looked at physical contact occurring during nursing care, offering several definitions. Expressive touch, for example, is spontaneous and used to establish contact, reassure or give comfort, such as laying a hand on a patient s shoulder.
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