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Me: Baby, why don't we watch a random horror movie? Let's just google some lists of recent films and see what appeals to us.
A: Yeah, sure thing… there's shitload of crappy movies, though.
Me: Fine, let's just watch Moana or Safe Heaven then… wait, what's this one?
A: What is it?
Me: The Eyes of My Mother, a low-budget indie horror which looks quite appreciated on IMDb… plus, it's only 76 mins long, it won't be too boring. Wanna watch the trailer?
A: Yup, play it… oh wow, it's in black and white and looks creepy. I'm down for watching it.
Me: Me too, let's do this!
Me: The cinematography looks really cool, there's barely any dialogue and the atmosphere is indeed unsettling.
A: I love the camera work! Every shot is neat and immaculate… It looks like an artsy-fartsy movie, which I don't mind like at all.
Me: What language are they speaking?
A: Portuguese
Me: Alright. It sounded familiar. Hey, some words are actually the same in Italian and Spanish, how cool is…
A: What's that creepy dude doing? What's he staring at?
Me: No idea, but so far it's the most dreadful part of the film! Oh, fuck! What's he gonna do now? This is making me feel sick… Why isn't she reacting? Oh, the dad just got home and… oh shit! Did he use a hammer?
A: Nope, it was the pistol he threatened them with… look, the motherfucker is alive! Wow, she cut his vocal chords and ripped off his eyes.
Me: Gross!
Me: The relationship between Francisca and her dad is sick! And look, the psycho is still alive… they keep him alive, making him live like a freaking animal. Which he deserved, by the way.
A: Yeah, I don't even know if he's her real dad. Also, I think she has no idea whatsoever about human relationships… she's been raised with no other contacts than her mentally ill parents – or whatever they are.
Me: Definitely… oh, what's she doing with her dad?
A: I think he's dead. She's keeping the body and pretending he's alive.
Me: She went out. So now she hooks up with this Asian lady… right?
A: Yeah, I don't think she has any idea about sexuality, though. She's just trying not to remain alone.
Me: This dialogue is so surreal. She's so calm and threatening at the same time… what a great, subtle performance by this… Kika Magalhaes. Oh, she's actually Portuguese. Great performance, no jokes.
A: She won't let the other girl leave…
Me: No chance! Here it comes… that was very clever. I love when horror movies understand that sometimes less means more and not showing too much could make a scene more effective.
A: Where's she going now?
Me: She's going to visit the murderer.
A: Why's she untying him? Oh, please tell me she's not gonna do that! It's disgusting!
Me: She's sick in the head. Oh, boy, he's trying to run away from her… that's not gonna work, buddy.
A: That was brutal! And she shows no emotions on her face…
Me: Brutal, indeed! Hey, Francisca, I guess he was already dead at the 10th stab, the other 20 or so weren't necessary!
A: Where's she going now?
Me: No idea. But this shot is astounding. The photography is brilliant.
A: Oh, no! Why did you pick her up?
Me: Exactly, why would you do that with your baby in the car?
A: Because everybody will trust a seemingly fragile, young and quite pretty girl.
Me: Alright, now she's screwed! Poor baby… and poor mom! She's done the same procedure she did to the murder.
A: Her soundless scream gave chills to my spine.
Me: Agreed. This film is so cleverly unsettling and it gets creepier scene by scene.
A: Look, years have passed now. The boy grew up and the mom… for Christ's sake, she's still chained and imprisoned!
Me: I think Francisca's doing with the boy what her "mom" has done with her before. She's basically trying to build a new messed up family.
A: Good boy! There must be some good in him, he's not been fully intoxicated by cruelty.
Me: Do you think she'll be able to call the police?
A: Yup, can you hear the sirens?
Me: Yes! Finally!
A: Good ending, but this is one of those movies where I'd have liked to know more, go more in-depth…
Me: Which is good, this film surprised me beyond every expectation! I'm gonna review and praise it asap.
The Eyes of My Mother is an artsy-fartsy horror drama/ dark fairy tale which tells the story of Francisca, a young girl who will haunt your dreams. I decided to write a different review – which isn't really a review, it's the experience my girlfriend and I had watching this film – because this motion picture is so unique that deserves something more.
Shot entirely in black and white, this indie movie is an amalgamation between great acting, astounding cinematography, immaculate editing, amazing sounds design and a gripping story told in a highly unconventional way.
I'm not going to give anything else away. Just check The Eyes of my Mother out. You won't regret it. Cheers!


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Reminders – lots to win, new digi and inspiration!
Hey there, Oddies!
Leah here, happy to bring you a couple of little reminders, and a little inspiration!
First of all, there's a Pinterest contest going on, and it ends TOMORROW! If you haven't already checked it out and pinned to your heart's content, CLICK HERE to see what it's all about. We are giving away $20 to spend on ANYTHING you like at the Some Odd Girl store (and I happen to know of some AWESOME new clear and digi stamps that might make your wish list!) – play along and start pinning!
Next, we have the brand new clear stamp sets that were released on Monday, and they're up for grabs, too! Click HERE and HERE and leave your comments on each post (be sure to answer the question to be eligible!), and I'll be announcing our winners on Friday.
In addition to the super cute new clear stamps, we have some
divine digi love this week, starring THIS GIRL, I Heart U Gwen!
We. LOVE. Her! And our Odd Girl Brianna combined the I Heart U Gwen digi stamp with the Hearts and Love cut file, plus a sentiment from the Flirty Mae clear stamp set for this gorgeous project. Don't you love the FRECKLES?! (I'm a big fan)
And I have a little something special to share, for a friend who just rang the bell for her last treatment! Congrats, sweet friend! Here's a card featuring our Pink Ribbon Mae digi stamp, in celebration of LIFE!
So there you go, friends! Happy hump day to you, and may the ODD always live within you!
PSSST! Don't forget tonight, at 8pm EDT, you can color LIVE on Ustream with Kristy! She will be coloring the digi stamp Beachy Mae tonight. Come chat and have some colorful fun.

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- Heart rate regulation in diving sea lions: The vagus nerve rules
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- Export Date: 8 May 2017, Review, Recent publications have emphasized the potential generation of morbid cardiac arrhythmias secondary to autonomic conflict in diving marine mammals. Such conflict, as typified by cardiovascular responses to cold water immersion in humans, has been proposed to result from exercise-related activation of cardiac sympathetic fibers to increase heart rate, combined with depth-related changes in parasympathetic tone to decrease heart rate. After reviewing the marine mammal literature and evaluating heart rate profiles of diving California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), we present an alternative interpretation of heart rate regulation that de-emphasizes the concept of autonomic conflict and the risk of morbid arrhythmias in marine mammals. We hypothesize that: (1) both the sympathetic cardiac accelerator fibers and the peripheral sympathetic vasomotor fibers are activated during dives even without exercise, and their activities are elevated at the lowest heart rates in a dive when vasoconstriction is maximal, (2) in diving animals, parasympathetic cardiac tone via the vagus nerve dominates over sympathetic cardiac tone during all phases of the dive, thus producing the bradycardia, (3) adjustment in vagal activity, which may be affected by many inputs, including exercise, is the primary regulator of heart rate and heart rate fluctuations during diving, and (4) heart beat fluctuations (benign arrhythmias) are common in marine mammals. Consistent with the literature and with these hypotheses, we believe that the generation of morbid arrhythmias because of exercise or stress during dives is unlikely in marine mammals
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- Ponganis, McDonald, Tift, Williams
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- Flipper stroke rate and venous oxygen levels in free-ranging California sea lions
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- The depletion rate of the blood oxygen store, development of hypoxemia, and dive capacity are dependent on the distribution and rate of blood oxygen delivery to tissues while diving. Although blood oxygen extraction by working muscle would increase the blood oxygen depletion rate in a swimming animal, there is little information on the relationship between muscle workload and blood oxygen depletion during dives. Therefore, we examined flipper stroke rate, a proxy of muscle workload, and posterior vena cava oxygen profiles in four adult female California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) during foraging trips at sea. Flipper stroke rate analysis revealed that sea lions minimized muscle metabolism with a stroke-glide strategy when diving, and exhibited prolonged glides during the descent of deeper dives (> 100 m). During the descent phase of these deep dives, 55±21% of descent was spent gliding with the longest glides lasting over 160 s and covering a vertical distance of 340 m. Animals also consistently glided to the surface from 15-25 m depth during these deeper dives. Venous hemoglobin saturation (SvO2) profiles were highly variable throughout dives, with values occasionally increasing during shallow dives. The relationship between SvO2 and flipper stroke rate was weak during deeper dives, while this relationship was stronger during shallow dives. We conclude that 1) the depletion of oxygen in the posterior vena cava in deep diving sea lions is not dependent on stroke effort, and 2) stroke-glide patterns during dives contribute to a reduction of muscle metabolic rate.
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- Tift, Hückstädt, McDonald, Thorson, Ponganis
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- Effects of inhalational anesthesia on blood gases and pH in California sea lions
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- Despite the widespread use of inhalational anesthesia with spontaneous ventilation in many studies of otariid pinnipeds, the effects and risks of anesthetic-induced respiratory depression on blood gas and pH regulation are unknown in these animals. During such anesthesia in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), blood gas and pH analyses of opportunistic blood samples revealed routine hypercarbia (highest PCO2 = 128 mm Hg [17.1 kPa]), but adequate arterial oxygenation (PO2 > 100 mm Hg [13.3 kPa] on 100% inspiratory oxygen). Respiratory acidosis (lowest pH = 7.05) was limited by the increased buffering capacity of sea lion blood. A markedly widened alveolar-to-arterial PO2 difference was indicative of atelectasis and ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the lung secondary to hypoventilation during anesthesia. Despite the generally safe track record of this anesthetic regimen in the past, these findings demonstrate the value of high inspiratory O2 concentrations and the necessity of constant vigilance and caution. In order to avoid hypoxemia, we emphasize the importance of late extubation or at least maintenance of mask ventilation on O2 until anesthetic-induced respiratory depression is resolved. In this regard, whether for planned or emergency application, we also describe a simple, easily employed intubation technique with the Casper "zalophoscope" for sea lions.
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- Ponganis, McDonald, Tift, Gonzalez, DaValle, Gliniecki, Stehman, Hauff, Ruddick, Howard


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Smoke from wildfires is visible in the upper part of this image, near the White Nile River in Sudan. Parts of the river actually do appear white, due to sun glint.
Fires are common in Sudan during the dry season, which generally runs from November to April or May. The fire hazard becomes higher as the dry season progresses, due to an increase in dryness of grasses which create high fuel loads for the fires.


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Lee County commissioners support Arches search mission
One day after the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council dismissed an idea to recreate the historic Arches at Crescent Beach Family Park, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners directed staff to help search for a new site to place the arches.
Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass is leading the initiative though some of his fellow commissioners acted with more skepticism and trepidation at their Nov. 19 meeting.
The Board voted 5-0 to direct staff to work with the Town of Fort Myers Beach and Restore Fort Myers Beach Arches on finding a site for the arches.
"Preserving history in Lee County is really important to me," Pendergrass said. He said "the problem is there is no consensus, there is no consistent message."
Lee County spokesperson Betsy Clayton stated that county staff will work on locating a potential site on Fort Myers Beach or San Carlos Island for the Arches.
While the commissioners were united in having staff look into the project, they appeared less so of how much resources they are willing to invest in the Arches. The proposal at Crescent Beach Family Park had an estimated price tag of $75,000 which would have come from county tourism funds.
Lee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Brian Hamman said "I will just be right up front from the very beginning. I do have problems with the idea of us funding it. I don't have necessarily have problems with providing land for it.
"Great example, we have an art association in North Fort Myers that's trying to get themselves off the ground, they are a great group they have come to me several times though looking for both land and potentially money to build a building on that land. I know we've worked with them about some county land that we have that we don't have any planned future uses for that may be a great opportunity for them to locate their facility. But I would stop short of providing them the funding to build that building and I don't know how I would be able to tell one group we would provide funding but another group I wouldn't be able to provide funding."
Pendergrass stressed that he wants a small area with a small monument, to memorialize the arches. No park improvements or beach improvements are part of the current plans he is putting forward, he said. The county would fund the work but Pendergrass said he didn't want to put a dollar figure on it since "we don't know if based on material if (the Aches) is going to be 10 feet or 30 feet and how high."
The proposal at Crescent Beach Family Park was for a recreation of the historic Arches spanning approximately 60 feet wide, which is just a fraction of the 104 feet it originally stood.
Lee County Manager Roger Desjarlais told the county commissioners that staff would come back with updates and options as they consider different properties.
Pendergrass had put the original proposal on the table to place the Arches at Crescent Beach Family Park before resistance from the town council led to its delay and ultimately to the board formally rejecting the site being used for the Arches.
The Arches stood on San Carlos Island for decades, serving as an iconic concrete and stone entrance to Fort Myers Beach, before being torn down in 1979 to make way for the Matanzas Pass Bridge.


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She's performed for Oprah and the Academy Awards, released records with Weezer and Pitbull, sings on a track on Justin Timberlake's latest album, has an MBA from Harvard, designed a fashion line sold at Nordstrom and other stores, and just released her first book and accompanying CD. Oh and she called me today from her home in LA. No big deal LOL. Artist, entrepreneur and creative wonder woman Amrita Sen's Cosmic and Eternal Love: An Everlasting Love Story & Coloring Book is a true labour of love: in addition to writing and illustrating the book, she also wrote, performed and produced the music CD that brings the story to life. Here's a closer look at the book and an excerpt from today's interview.
The book is Amrita's reinterpretation of the Radha/Krishna story, an Indian mythology told and retold since it was said to be written by the sages some 5,000 years ago. Although she embellished the story, Amrita says key elements are true to the original: "Krishna and Radha are years apart, he's rich and she's poor, and he's married to 10,000 women in the original and she's married to one man. The concept is that you can fall in love with any person or idea but the love has to transcend everything on Earth. Their love is in the heavens."
Q. I love the pairing of your illustrations with your music and adult colouring books are so popular — what sparked the idea to pair the two?
A. I did music and art because fundamentally it's who I am. When I was a kid I started my creative life as a singer and my mother was also an artist and a singer and [the project] didn't seem complete without the two.
Q. What do you listen to when you're drawing?
Q. You're currently producing a Broadway show. What's next for you?
A. That I'm a really fast runner. I train for an hour and a half every day, anywhere and everywhere. I do it because everything I do creatively is a job, and whenever something becomes a job there is responsibility and accountability, and you need an outlet where you're not being measured. I couldn't have done this project for a year without it.
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The giveaway is open to Canadian and US residents 18+ and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on December 6, 2016. The potential winner must respond to prize notification within 48 hours, including the correct answer to a skill-testing question, otherwise another winner will be selected.
Update December 7, 2016: Congratulations Darlene S!
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DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The woman's body is a complex, ever changing barricade of systems. It undergoes series of changes, and yet they still manage to overcome the bodily aftermaths. Though the years, many are still wondering about the women's cycle. Only those who experience these changes and cycle can be able to describe thoroughly the phases they have gone through as a woman. Many have undergone various phases, and many have not been able to experience much. According to the Association of Reproductive Health Professional survey, there are about 66% of women who are very or somewhat worried that it just doesn't seem natural to not have their periods, and 89% are very/somewhat worried that there might be long-term health effects if their period is late or delayed. In fact, many OB/GYNs say that a monthly period is not medically necessary. According to Pilliteri (2007), menarche is the first menstrual period of girls. It may come as early as 8-9 years old and may come as late as 17 years old. At this age, teen should have enough knowledge to what their body do. Adding to that, Davidson et. al. (2008) stated that, two years before menarche, a girl experiences numerous of changes in her physical aspect as her body develops. 1
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School According to Mayo Clinic, menstrual cycle is the monthly consecutive changes happening in a woman's body and prepares the core for the potential of pregnancy. The process called ovulation allows conception and implantation of a new life and it renews a uterine tissue that will be responsible for development. (Pilliteri, 2007) Each moth, one of the ovaries releases an egg. Changes in the hormone prepares the uterus for pregnancy. And if the ovulation takes place and egg wasn't fertilized, the lining of the uterus sheds off. That is when menstrual period takes place. The average menstrual cycle is about 28 days from the beginning of menstrual flow to the next, but it differs from woman to woman. Adding to this, it is not peculiar for cycles to be as short as 23 days or as long as 35 days. (Speroff ; Fritz) With this, through the years, women are still experiencing different pains during their menstrual cycle. Some examples of pain would include abdominal cramps, backaches, headaches, muscle stiffness and breast tenderness. These symptoms either help them or worsen their condition. These physical and psychological symptoms may affect a number of women (Edited Vol. Aldred 1997). Throughout the duration of menopause, a series of behavioral, physical and emotional alterations may evolve and be a source to make these women undergo excruciating to moderate complaint of pain and agitation. It is basically a a different series of changes that is related to menopause that may occur within a woman's body. (Pilliteri, 2007) 2
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DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School Menopause As defined by MedicineNet, menopause is when no menstrual period for the succeeding 12 months have occurred. Also, there are no biotic causes that can be diagnosed. However, they can also be capable of producing an offspring if 12 successive months have passed without a period. Needless to say, when ovaries are beginning to decline, their production of sex hormones progesterone and estrogen, menopause essentially occurs. Because of the sudden halt of these cells, menopause is the reason why symptoms such as dryness in vagina, and decline in sexual activities occur. Life is a cycle. It doesn't matter when you started but at some point it will come to an end. Majority of young ladies have their menarche at around the age of 13 years old. Into the bargain, it is expected to stop when women are approximately 45-60 years old. Most of the time, it is around 51 years old when females start to experience this. When you reach your late 40's, women typically experience the first symptoms of menopause. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, menopause is the time in a woman's life when blood stops from flowing from her genitalia. It is the time when a woman is no longer capable of producing an offspring. Different switches in a woman's body is the effect of menopause and it is based on many factors. Because of the decline in the production of sex hormones in the woman's ovary, symptoms are just the manifestations of menopause. According to Rotter, Silver (2007), as time progresses, indication of 3
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School change in weight, dryness in the vagina, or hot flushes may occur. Regardless of race, ethnicity, and religion, all will come to this stage of life. Dealing with this life changing experience can cause a lot of stress, leading to a number of emotional and mental depression. Some may suffer sudden physical changes in their body including night sweats, mood swings, hot flushes, and even narcolepsy. These factors indicate peri-menopausal symptoms, and it differs among women. Experiencing these can cause drastic changes in the lifestyle a n d v i e w s o f w o m e n . O n e o f t h e p o p u l a r c h a n g e s d u r i n g t h e menopausal phase, is the abrupt change in mood or e m o t i o n . S c i e n t i f i c a l l y, this is caused by fluctuations in the hormone levels, as the ovaries starts to lose its capability to fertilize. A number of women may feel u p s e t b e c a u s e o f t h e sudden twist that they are experiencing. Others will change their view on how they perceive life. And one can feel burden with regards to the emotional, physical and mental aspect. Some side effects of being menopausal include depression, irritability, and avid discomfort. Nowadays, the health status of women undergoing this stage has become one of the primary concerns in late adulthood. Women are likely to feel vulnerable at this stage. They may perceive a situation to be minor or major, and may feel irritable, sad, or emotional in an unique manner. Observation studies have found that mood swings or emotional fluctuation is a common side effect. At a certain point, women would feel one thing and suddenly, the circumstances change to the opposite. Dealing with 4
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School these troubling side effects, women have forged techniques to adapt and c o p e with the reality. Each person has their own way in dealing with the stressors in their environment. With all these changes affecting the lifestyle of w o m e n , researchers and medical professionals have become more eager to figure out which possibilities and practices will allow for menopausal women to overcome such changes. According to a research, there are more than half of 100% of women that described menopause as an irksome experience. One of the women quickly learned the menopause symptoms she would have to face and discovered just as fast that she actually had a say in how she felt both physically and emotionally. As menopause comes along, different symptoms related to menopause can manifest including in inconsistency in menstrual periods, sleeplessness, changes in weight, moodiness and etc,. As women approach to their ages (mid to late forties), they may begin to experience symptoms that can appear unusual and frightening. They undergo series of life process called menopausal period. (Cedars ; Evans in Pilliteri 2007). According to Davidson et. al.,(2008), it is also known t h a t t h e o n s e t occurs when estrogen levels drop because of the loss of ovarian function. Furthermore, it is influenced different factors such as human's overall h e a l t h , weight, nutrition, lifestyle, culture, and genetic factors. Jacob (2004) stated that, the end of the women's reproductive life is when periods are essentially becoming irregular and then stopping altogether at 5
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School once. It is occurred with physical symptoms such as hot flushes, and emotional changes such as mood swing. As women enters menopause, fluctuating hormones is normal from day to day that results to mood swing, hot flushes and other symptoms, including insomnia, irritability, and mood disorders. Adding to that, Charlene Fernandez (2006) reiterated that, menopause is normal to women and the signs and symptoms that she is experiencing. As with menopause, comes with underlying manifestations such as depression. According to American Journal of Epidemiology, biologic and behavioral factors are at risk from experiencing complications. Long term health risk includes osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, and stroke. Hackley, et., al (2006) stated that, with menopause is a time where vulnerability of mood development can manifest including depression. Women from reproductive to post reproductive life is a gradual process, changes in menstrual function change as well. Few women will experience more or lesser periods. As stated before, it was due to the fall of estrogen production. According to Smith et, al., (2000), declining of ovarian function begins 10 years before halting of menses. Changes in hormones include decreases in estrogen and progesterone. It declines about 60%. Women experiencing menopause experiences changes in their emotional, mental and physical aspects that occurs during their menopausal period. It varies from women to women but fact can't be denied that all of women undergoes to this phase. As they face a lot of changes during this time, 6
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School they come up different coping mechanisms in dealing with their situation. But some cannot handle it very well. Women face hard situations and they cope with it by utilizing lifestyle means like following a healthy diet, exercising, support systems like talking to others etc., and reducing stress. One woman named Lori, a mom and a blogger shares her ways to deal with menopause. She stated support systems. It means the way on how other people support with the changes in her body. She stated that, "Learning to take care of yourself is simple. Doing it is another thing." Different views and opinions regarding to menopause are stated. Some may view it as a negative aspect in their life, some may accept it to the fact that it is normal in the woman's life. It is a natural phenomenon that all woman have to go through with life. It is a matter of how woman deal with the challenges that life may give them. In order to cope with it, women's physical, mental and emotional will eventually adapt and change with time. This study will convey the results that have gathered from the questionnaire answered by women in Sambal Ilaya Lemery, Batangas. The main subject is to know the coping strategies of women experiencing menopause. The aims of this study was to find out if mood swings is a natural occurrence on women on menopause, if there are factors that may lead women to change their mood, if there is a difference on the mood swing experienced on their peri-menopausal and post-menopausal, and the different ways/strategies 7
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School on how women cope on their menopause. The study will be achieved by completing the objectives: 1. To know the factors that would lead to change their mood 2. To know the difference of mood swing during peri/post menopausal period 3. To know the coping mechanisms of women experiencing menopause Statement of the Problem The purpose of this research is to determine whether or not, the changes of mood is a natural occurrence for women experiencing peri/post menopausal, and which coping strategies allow them to cope with the best. At this stage of the research, the factors of menopausal period will be generally defined as the possible causes of mood fluctuation of women during peri/post menopausal, and the coping strategies they utilize to overcome such changes. This research aims to answer the following questions: 1)What are the factors that would lead them to change their mood? 2)How would the women distinguish mood swings during post/peri menopausal? 3)What are the methods/strategies of women in coping up with mood fluctuations during post/peri menopausal? 8
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School Theoretical Framework/Conceptual Framework Self-Efficacy Model (Bandura, 1977). The study was outlined as a theoretical framework "in which the concept of self-efficacy is assigned a central role, for analyzing changes achieved in fearful and avoidant behavior". It emphasizes that people have the capability of controlling their own thoughts and behaviors which then, can result to certain outcomes. Also, people who have high assurance to theirselves may create and influence a positive experience. It is similar when undergoing menopause. Imposing the brain and body on positive behavioral structure may allow menopausal women to cope more effectively. Self Care Theory (Dorothea Orem). Three self care requisites are identified which are: Universal Self Care, Developmental Self Care, and Health Deviation Self Care. Universal self care is what our everyday lives need. While developmental self care, is the development of our personality in the society. Lastly, health deviation self care involve the conditions of an illness and the experience. Theory states that, "People should be self-reliant and responsible for their own care..". It can be connected to menopause because women who are experiencing it should cope with it by their own abilities. It is essential for them because applying coping strategies promote the health, welfare and longevity of life for women experiencing menopause. 9
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School Paradigm The framework in figure 1 is the IPO Model or the framework showing the factors influencing the coping strategies of women experiencing menopause. This constructively shows the pattern of the research. Figure 1. IPO Model Significance of the Study The study hope to construct an understanding on menopause women. Lesser studies were done related to this topic. Hence the researchers assume the study could be of importance of the following: Women. They would be able to understand better their situation later in their lives. They would be able to distinguish their bodily changes and further 10
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School understand their emotions as much as possible. Additionally, this will hopefully help women who seek the answers they are looking for in terms of coping with abrupt mood swings in the menopausal stage. Future Researchers. This study would be helpful to future researches that will allow for more significant information with regards to menopause. Given this new knowledge, the researchers would like to impart this study, and provide essential data with regards to factors affecting the body during menopause and its most common and effective coping strategies. Youth. For the youth all around the world, whose mothers are on the verge, if not undergoing, menopause. They would be educated on the different strategies that they can provide for their mothers. This research would also allow for the youth to understand that it is a natural occurrence for their moms to be in such a stage. They would be knowledgeable that their moms would often undergo physical and emotional distress, which causes abrupt changes in their mood. Additionally, it will allow for the youth to adapt with a new environment, and assist their mothers at that stage of life. Respondents. To be able to understand what they are experiencing. This is to impart that undergoing menopause is normal and that there are several ways and strategies that will help them coping with major changes in the body. Also, this is to allow for them to understand theirselves better and to accept themselves, as human beings undergoing natural occurrences. 11
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School Filipinos. To open the eyes of fellow Filipino people who have lesser or no knowledge with regards to menopause and its resulting side effects. This is to cater to the menopausal population on dealing with sudden outbursts of emotion. Also, this is to help women around the country that have no access to strategies that allow them to control their emotions and later on, provide ample ways and solutions to cope with the sudden changes in their emotions during menopause. Mothers. For mothers who are yet to undergo menopause or would soon have menopause, this research will serve as an informational guide to help them understand the corresponding bodily changes and find ways to deal with the emotional stress in a proper way instead of resorting to violent reactions caused by sudden bursts of emotion. Scope and Limitation of the Study The study will focus on the factors that affect women's mood during peri/ post menopausal phase. The participants of the research will be limited to women who are experiencing peri/post menopausal at their time. The respondents that will be interviewed should have knowledge with regards to the symptoms of menopause, and have experienced peri/post menopausal side effects. A set of related questions was outlined in each questionnaire and was answered by the interviewee. Some of which are demographics including age, civil status, and subsequently, questions with 12
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School regard to menopausal symptoms, side effects affecting the mood facet, and its corresponding coping strategies. The research was conducted at Sambal Ilaya, Lemery, Batangas. Definition of Terms Depression. Is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. Efficacy. The power to produce an effect. Fluctuation. An irregular rising and falling in number or amount. Hot flush. A sudden feeling of feverish heat, typically as a symptom of menopause. Insomnia. Habitual sleeplessness; inability to sleep. Irritability. The quality or state of being irritable. Menarche. It is when the first menstruation occurred. Menopausal period. Also known as the climacteric, is the time in most women's lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children. Menopause. It is the time in a woman's life when blood stops from flowing from her body. Mood swing. An abrupt and apparently unaccountable change of mood. 13
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE Special Health Sciences High School Narcolepsy. A long-term neurological disorder that involves a decreased ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles. Night sweats. Also known as nocturnal hyperhydrosis, is the occurrence of excessive sweating during sleep. Osteoporosis. A medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. Ovulation. Discharge of ova or ovules from the ovary. Perimenopausal. It is the period of a woman's life shortly before the occurrence of the menopause. Postmenopausal. The years after the menstruation. Premenstrual illness. Is a condition in which a woman has severe depression symptoms, irritability, and tension before menstruation. Stressor. It is a chemical or biological agent, environmental condition, external stimulus or an event that causes stress to an organism. Estrogen and Progesterone. Group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. It is also a steroid hormone released by the hormone-secreting structure that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy. 14


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Office Information
Sumitomo Corporation Africa consists of 7 offices in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the office in Johannesburg, South Africa, where we have the regional operational hub. Experience and expertise of our Africa team ensures effective and seamless region-wide interaction. Our business in Sub-Saharan Africa is conducted in an organic way to promote optimal collaboration between regional offices on the one hand and the group headquarters in Tokyo and overseas colleagues on the other while making the most of Sumitomo Corporation Group's Integrated Corporate Strength as well as extensive global network.
Johannesburg Head Office
Sumitomo Corporation Africa Head Office is situated at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, the heart of South African financial and business centre. Johannesburg Office functions as a hub for all operations in Sub-Saharan Africa and covers the most comprehensive range of services, products and projects. The experience and expertise of the Johannesburg team ensures effective and seamless region-wide interaction.
In line with Sumitomo Corporation's mission and values, a strong focus is placed on the coordination and development of the organization's human capital, its most valuable resource. This is to create maximum value on a daily basis to serve as the strategic solution provider of choice, with unmatched excellence in Africa and the world.
Kazuyuki Takahashi
General Manager for Africa
3rd Floor, South Tower, Nelson Mandela Square, Cnr Maude & 5th Street Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
(P.O. Box 2253, Parklands 2121 Johannesburg, South Africa)
Nairobi Liaison Office
Kenya is an important contributor in East Africa. It is strategically placed with a major port, Mombasa, and with developed financial markets.
Kenya and five other East African countries – Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan – form a regional intergovernmental organization called the East African Community (EAC). Although the individual scale of each country's economy is limited at this time, these countries are closely associating through the EAC to enhance their economic development as a region and there is no doubt that the economies of Kenya and East African countries will develop dramatically in the medium- and long-term. The EAC is already poised to become a single borderless trade block, with a catchment of slightly over 150 million people.
We established our Nairobi Liaison Representative Office in 1969 and it is one of the oldest offices in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a regional hub, the main role of our office is to connect the increasing demand in the East African market with the supply of most appropriate commodities via our Global Network.
We are involved in multi-faceted business activities such as automotive, steel products, agrochemicals and construction equipment. We take pride in closely working with our business partners as we desire to grow together for the future of Kenya and its neighboring countries.
Takehiko Imai
General Manager
3rd Floor, Delta Tower, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
(P.O. Box 41097-00100, Nairobi, Kenya)
Dar es Salaam Liaison Office
Tanzania has enjoyed a long period of political stability which has enabled the country to undergo impressive political and economic development and improve social welfare. In recent years, the country's focus has centered on curbing corruption and developing infrastructures to attract foreign direct investment. Tanzania's lucrative natural resources remain largely unexploited.Its greatest potential lies in significant natural gas deposits, vast agricultural land and rare earth metals and minerals in quantities estimated to be some of the largest and rarest in the region. Sumitomo Corporation's re-entry into Tanzania in late 2012 was a timely move given the investment opportunity in a largely unexploited power sector. The company has been well positioned in providing Power Plant EPC solutions, and is currently constructing a 240MW natural gas-fired combined cycle-power plant in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam for the Government of Tanzania. The company is also investing in the upstream and downstream natural gas sector to supply premium tubular products and accessories to international oil companies. This win-win positioning has created a solid footprint for Sumitomo Corporation in Tanzania.
Hasnein Gulamhussein
General Manager
7th Floor, IT Plaza, Ohio Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(P.O.Box 1291, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
Luanda Liaison Office
After obtaining independence from Portugal in 1975, Angola experienced a 27-year long civil war which only ended in 2002. Since then, as the second biggest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, Angola's economy has been growing rapidly and further growth is expected in the medium- to long-term mainly due to the country's abundant mineral resources.
Sumitomo Corporation has been operational in Angola since 1978. With our office in the capital city Luanda, we are now working in three core fields where we can add value and grow our businesses, thereby further contributing to the sustainable development of Angola. These fields are: 1) Power plant, 2) Oil related business such as OCTG, Oil Country Tubular Goods, and 3) Automotive. The oil industry currently generates 95% of Angola's foreign currency income, and Sumitomo Corporation aims at contributing to the continuous development of this key industry. Furthermore, we intend to support Angola's effort to diversify its economy.
Mitsuhiro Yashima
General Manager
|Rua Marechal Bros Tito No.35, Escom Building 8 Andar D, Luanda, Angola
Antananarivo Liaison Office
Madagascar, a big island in the Indian Ocean with around 23 million people, is renowned for its rich biodiversity. This beautiful island nation is of high strategic importance to Sumitomo Corporation as we are engaged in and committed to the Ambatovy project, one of the world's largest nickel extraction projects as well as the biggest investment of Sumitomo in Sub-Saharan Africa. We at Antananarivo Office take pride in providing vital support to the Ambatovy project, which embodies our commitment to the vision of sustainable and inclusive development; conservation of biodiversity, infrastructure development, community support, skills transfer and human resource development.
In addition to the Ambatovy project, Sumitomo Corporation is also active in pursuing diverse trade businesses in Madagascar while capitalizing on our extensive global network and integrated corporate strength. Areas we currently focus on include metal, machinery, chemical and food products. With its average population growth rate ranking among the highest in Africa at 2.8%, Madagascar offers various opportunities for us to work and grow together in order to turn their unlimited potential into a tangible reality.
Naoji Ichisugi
General Manager
Lot No.30, Ivandry Business Center, 3ème étage, Antananarivo, Madagascar
(B.P. 3367, Antananarivo, Madagascar)
Accra Liaison Office
In 2011, Sumitomo Corporation officially selected Accra, Ghana as its base of operation for business incubation in West Africa. This exciting part of Africa is enriched with a dynamic mix of five English-, nine French- and two Portuguese-speaking countries. With over 300 million inhabitants, rich mineral resources and a very promising agricultural sector, West Africa is experiencing rapid economic growth, driving its middle-class consumers to ever-improved lives. Now, in 2018, and with only seven years of experience, our Accra Liaison Office finds itself built on a strong foundation with excellent local partners. Our combined efforts have begun to move into new, exciting stages, with projects including power generation and international trade in OCTG, steel sheets, wire rods, automobile, machinery, and other various products. In Accra, we continue to reinforce our business relations in countries like Ghana, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire, and are completely committed to playing an increasingly important role as we expand into new frontiers in Central Africa as well as West Africa.
Masafumi Tanimoto
General Manager
|Silver Star Tower, 8th Floor, DTD 166 CT, Airport City, Accra, Ghana
Maputo Liaison Office
Sumitomo Corporation had an office in the capital city, Maputo, for more than 15 years up until 2003. The main businesses then were automobile, construction machinery and infrastructure projects (roads and bridges). In April 2014, we re-opened this office. Through our tenacious business development efforts, in February 2016, we succeeded in entering into a contract with a Mozambican public electricity company (EDM) to construct a gas combined cycle power plant, which is financed by JICA. The electrification rate of Mozambique is still low at around 25%, however, the demand for electricity is growing at around 10% per year. To meet the growing demand, many power plant projects are in the pipeline for the next decade. The growth of the country highly depends on the development of off-shore natural gas and the export of coals from Tete Province. Once the shipment of LNG starts, it is said that GDP of the country will grow more than 10-15% and we are aiming to develop business apart from power plants, such as agricultural related business and oil & gas related business, which will contribute to this growth. As a member of the Sumitomo Corporation Africa team, we are excited to contribute by expanding Inter-Africa business through Mozambique.
Kenji Yamaki
General Manager
|Edificio Millennium Park, 12 Andar, Av.Vladimir Lenine 174, Maputo, Mozambique