[{"id":59,"title":"Affectivity to liminality a factor in psychogenesis","sha":"f219052c7441c33b0263676129fabf6f","user_id":225,"state":"published","body":" A liminal phase is one where the subject experiences his existence as being in a non-controlled or controllable environment, one that is insecure, unfamiliar and thus anxiety producing. Everyone routinely slips in and out of liminal phases from work, inter and intra personal interactions, family etc. Healthy individuals cope with this phase constructively or learn how to. My argument is that individuals who are psychologically impaired or ones disabled due to a tragedy, loss or some other personal crisis, find themselves incapable of coping with the liminal phase which results in disintegration and devolution I argue that the scope or degree of psychopathology -irregardless of any particular history- is determinate and correlative with the affect(s) this state causes. There is a causative relationship between negative affect in this state and psychopathology. Triggers might cause liminal states, defence mechanism might recreate and/or reinforce such states, and psychotic breaks might result in permanent existing in a liminal state. I argue that this liminal state is measurable, containable, predictable and thus relevant to discussions about radicalism, psychopathology and mental illness. More so, I think much more productive time can be spent in rehabilitative efforts by locating and managing these liminal phases.","created_at":"2015-02-18T20:42:44.685Z","updated_at":"2015-11-18T10:30:20.289Z","zenodo_id":23099,"doi":"http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15508","subject":null,"tags":["psychology","psychopathology","liminal","mental","illness","radicalism","rehabilitation"],"vote_count":4,"view_count":1,"score":4.1,"deleted":false,"muted":false,"tweeted":false,"attachment_file_name":null,"attachment_content_type":null,"attachment_file_size":null,"attachment_updated_at":null},{"id":191,"title":"Developed microbial communities in biofilm mode: the key for reinstating degraded ecosystems","sha":"544268b97815e94eb18a26e925a7f697","user_id":null,"state":"published","body":"In conventional scientific approaches, degraded ecosystems (e.g. conventional agroecosystems due to tillage and high doses of chemical inputs) are attempted to be revived mainly through nutrients, organic matter and water management. However, they do not provide a complete answer to the issue of sustainability of the ecosystems. It is now reported that sustainability of the ecosystems is an outcome of chemical signaling in the food web, in which microbes have got the central role to play (Seneviratne, 2015). Now, it is also known that developed microbial communities in biofilm mode and their exudates contribute more than their monoculture microbes in reinstating sustainability of the degraded ecosystems through increased biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.\r\n\r\nThe same concept can be applied to human body ecosystem. It is reported that the intake of antimicrobials like antibiotics is harmful to the human health. Sometimes, people use Probiotics after intake of antibiotics. They are mixtures of beneficial gut bacteria, but not in biofilm mode. Thus, in future medicines, developed microbial communities in biofilm mode and their exudates should be adopted for treating ailments. Then, they would help increase native biodiversity of gut bacteria, thus resulting in enhanced functioning of human body ecosystem for a healthy life.\r\n","created_at":"2015-07-15T14:05:09.570Z","updated_at":"2015-07-21T06:00:28.480Z","zenodo_id":37770,"doi":"http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20739","subject":null,"tags":["microbiology","illness","sustainability","antibiotics","drugs","crop productivity"],"vote_count":0,"view_count":1,"score":0.1,"deleted":false,"muted":false,"tweeted":true,"attachment_file_name":null,"attachment_content_type":null,"attachment_file_size":null,"attachment_updated_at":null}]