Carlos S. Alvarado
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View article: Predictive value of the American college of surgeons “surgical risk calculator” (ACS-NSQIP SRC) for plastic and reconstructive surgery: a validation study from an academic tertiary referral center in Germany
Predictive value of the American college of surgeons “surgical risk calculator” (ACS-NSQIP SRC) for plastic and reconstructive surgery: a validation study from an academic tertiary referral center in Germany Open
Aims The American College of Surgeons Surgical Risk Calculator (ACS-NSQIP SRC) was designed to predict morbidity and mortality in order to help providing informed consent. This study evaluated its performance in the field of plastic and re…
View article: Modelo de gestión para la incorporación de la realidad virtual y realidad aumentada como herramienta didáctica: caso Colegio Técnico Profesional de Nicoya
Modelo de gestión para la incorporación de la realidad virtual y realidad aumentada como herramienta didáctica: caso Colegio Técnico Profesional de Nicoya Open
La presente investigación tiene como objetivo presentar un modelo de gestión para la incorporación de tecnologías de realidad virtual y realidad aumentada en el Colegio Técnico Profesional de Nicoya. Este modelo busca facilitar la integrac…
View article: 8599 Development of an androgen receptor transgenic mouse that displays the complete attributes of Metabolic Syndrome
8599 Development of an androgen receptor transgenic mouse that displays the complete attributes of Metabolic Syndrome Open
Disclosure: C. Alvarado: None. L.K. Beitel: None. M. Paliouras: None. M.A. Trifiro: None. The mouse androgen receptor (AR) shares over 90% homology with the human ortholog, but it lacks the CAG encoded poly-Q tract; instead, it contains a …
View article: Introduction A Historical Perspective
Introduction A Historical Perspective Open
The creation of this new section of the Journal of Scientific Exploration (JSE) reflects the traditional view that one of the best ways to understand a discipline is through a study of its history. The historical perspective illuminates th…
View article: In Vitro Evaluation of Postbiotics Produced from Bacterial Isolates Obtained from Rainbow Trout and Nile Tilapia against the Pathogens Yersinia ruckeri and Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida
In Vitro Evaluation of Postbiotics Produced from Bacterial Isolates Obtained from Rainbow Trout and Nile Tilapia against the Pathogens Yersinia ruckeri and Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Open
The use of antibiotics in aquaculture leads to the proliferation of multidrug-resistant bacteria, and an urgent need for developing new alternatives to prevent and control disease has, thus, arisen. In this scenario, postbiotics represent …
View article: On Subtle Bodies, Out-of-Body Experiences, and Apparitions of the Living: A Review of Ernesto Bozzano's Study of "Bilocation"
On Subtle Bodies, Out-of-Body Experiences, and Apparitions of the Living: A Review of Ernesto Bozzano's Study of "Bilocation" Open
For many years there have been phenomena such as apparitions of the living, photographs of the living at a distance, near-death experiences, emanations of light from the dying, fog, or incorporeal “doubles,” which have suggested the existe…
View article: Avances en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de deficiencia de hierro y anemia ferropenica
Avances en el diagnóstico y tratamiento de deficiencia de hierro y anemia ferropenica Open
Deficiencia de hierro (DH) y anemia ferropénica (AF) continúan siendo problemas de salud de magnitud en el mundo y afectan especialmente a niños preescolares y mujeres embarazadas. Este artículo tiene como objetivos: a) Describir las prueb…
View article: Oralidades y escrituras kichwas
Oralidades y escrituras kichwas Open
Las tensiones entre oralidad y escritura han caracterizado silenciosamente tanto los estudios como los esfuerzos de enseñanza/aprendizaje y de revitalización de las lenguas minorizadas en sus diferentes contextos sociales, culturales, hist…
View article: Essay Review: On the Borderland of Physics and Psychic Phenomena
Essay Review: On the Borderland of Physics and Psychic Phenomena Open
In an address presented on August 20, 1891 at the Sixty-First Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science the President of the Association’s Section of Mathematics and Physical Science discussed various scientific dev…
View article: Historical Views of Spiritism and Mediumship in Spain, 1880-1930
Historical Views of Spiritism and Mediumship in Spain, 1880-1930 Open
Little is known by non-Spanish speakers about the history of Spiritism and psychical research in Spain. Standard English-language sources such as Frank Podmore’s Modern Spiritualism (1902) and Arthur Conan Doyle’s The History of Spirituali…
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
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View article: Mediumistic Materializations in France During the Early 1920s
Mediumistic Materializations in France During the Early 1920s Open
As I have argued before in this journal, there is a rich tradition of psychical research studies of materialization mediums published before 1930 (Alvarado, 2019a). The phenomenon, associated with many well-known mediums such as Eva C., Fl…
View article: “Never sacrifice anything to laboratory work”: The “physiological psychology” of Charles Richet (1875–1905)
“Never sacrifice anything to laboratory work”: The “physiological psychology” of Charles Richet (1875–1905) Open
Whilst best known as a Nobel laureate physiologist, Charles Robert Richet (1850–1935) was also a pioneer of scientific psychology. Starting in 1875 Richet had a leading role in the habilitation of hypnosis, in the institutionalization of p…
View article: Early Psychical Research Reference Works: Remarks on Nandor Fodor’s Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science
Early Psychical Research Reference Works: Remarks on Nandor Fodor’s Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science Open
Some early reference works about psychic phenomena have included bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and general overview books. A particularly useful one, and the focus of the present article, is Nandor Fodor’s Encyclopaedia of P…
View article: Early Spiritualist Discussions About the Distortions of Mediumistic Communications
Early Spiritualist Discussions About the Distortions of Mediumistic Communications Open
This is a short note presenting examples of mention of distortion of mediumistic communications published by early spiritualists. it is argued that spiritualists were pioneers in discussing this issue, something that should be recognized.
View article: Dissociation and the Unconscious Mind: Nineteenth-Century Perspectives on Mediumship
Dissociation and the Unconscious Mind: Nineteenth-Century Perspectives on Mediumship Open
There is a long history of discussions of mediumship as related to dissociation and the unconscious mind during the Nineteenth Century. After an overview of relevant ideas and observations from the mesmeric, hypnosis, and spiritualistic li…
View article: Eight Decades of Psi Research: Highlights in the Journal of Parapsychology
Eight Decades of Psi Research: Highlights in the Journal of Parapsychology Open
This is a short review of the 80 years of existence of the Journal of Parapsychology.Founded in 1937, the journal articulated the experimental research program of J. B. Rhine and his associates at Duke University.Highlights of the journal …
View article: Note on the Intellectual Work of William Stainton Moses
Note on the Intellectual Work of William Stainton Moses Open
View article: A cross-cultural validation of the Revised Transliminality Scale in Brazil.
A cross-cultural validation of the Revised Transliminality Scale in Brazil. Open
View article: Fragments of a Life in Psychical Research: The Case of Charles Richet
Fragments of a Life in Psychical Research: The Case of Charles Richet Open
Autobiographies are one of the sources we have to learn about past developments in psychical research. While powerful in terms of presenting a personal perspective, such documents can be problematic and may present incomplete perspectives.…
View article: Eusapia Palladino Anthologized
Eusapia Palladino Anthologized Open
This is an essay review of Eusapia Paladino: Materialisations and Intellergetic Phenomena in Physical Mediumship, compiled by Scott Dickerson (No publication place: Runabout, 2016. 286 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1530915859).
View article: Telepathy, Mediumship and Psychology: Psychical Research at the International Congresses of Psychology, 1889–1905
Telepathy, Mediumship and Psychology: Psychical Research at the International Congresses of Psychology, 1889–1905 Open
The development of psychology includes the rejection of concepts and movements some groups consider undesirable, such as psychical research. One such example was the way psychologists dealt with phenomena such as telepathy and mediumship i…
View article: Review of Ojos Invisibles, edited by Alejandro Parra
Review of Ojos Invisibles, edited by Alejandro Parra Open
Book review of Ojos Invisibles, an anthology of papers about parapsychological topics.
View article: Psychic Phenomena and the Brain Hemispheres: Some Nineteenth-Century Publications
Psychic Phenomena and the Brain Hemispheres: Some Nineteenth-Century Publications Open
This is a review of publications discussing psychic phenomena and the brain hemispheres that appeared between the 19th century and the first decade of thge 20th century. Authors included are and anonymous author, Crowe, Lombroso, Myers, So…
View article: Namens- und Ortsregister
Namens- und Ortsregister Open
View article: On Marc Thury’s Les Tables Tournantes
On Marc Thury’s Les Tables Tournantes Open
This is a brief comment about Marc Thury's book Les Tables Tournantes (1855). A few aspects of the books are summarized. This includes tests the authored conducted, and some theoretical concepts presented to explain the movement of tables.