Femininity

As we have seen in this chapter steroids have a number of functions in human physiology Cholesterol is a component part of cell mem branes and is found in large amounts in the brain Derivatives of cholic acid assist the digestion of fats in the small intestine Cortisone and its derivatives are involved in maintaining the electrolyte balance in body fluids The sex hormones responsible for mascu line and feminine characteristics as well as numerous aspects of pregnancy from conception to birth are steroids... 

Disposable polypropylene nonwoven fabrics are widely used as the coverstock for disposable baby diapers. The expansion of the disposable diaper market throughout the world has been the primary source of growth in the consumption of polypropylene in the fiber market. In addition, nonwoven polypropylene fabrics are used in a variety of other disposable sanitary products, such as baby wipes, adult incontinence, and feminine hygiene products. Use of polypropylene nonwovens in disposable medical apparel, such as surgical gowns, has increased as a means of reducing the spread of infection. 

Functional derivatives of polyethylene, particularly poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(acryLic acid) and derivatives, have received attention because of their water-solubility and disposal iato the aqueous environment. Poly(vinyl alcohol) is used ia a wide variety of appHcations, including textiles, paper, plastic films, etc, and poly(acryLic acid) is widely used ia detergents as a builder, a super-absorbent for diapers and feminine hygiene products, for water treatment, ia thickeners, as pigment dispersant, etc (see Vinyl polymers, vinyl alcohol polymers). 

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate—3-hydroxyvalerate) [80181 -31 -3] resin, produced from a bacterium during a sugar fermentation process, has been reported to be biodegradable, and its target markets include "flushables" such as feminine hygiene products and disposable diapers (99). 

A sufl used to form a feminine (as Wirtin, hostess, landlady). (2) (as a chemical ending) -ine, when the compound is a base -in, when it is not. Names of alcohols... 

Efficacy Decline in the amount of blood lost with menses (monitor a decline in the number of times feminine hygiene products such as pads and tampons require changing during menses) monitor for an increase in hemoglobin/hematocrit if anemia was present as a result of menorrhagia. 

In this line, Hofstede (1980) conducted a transcultural study in which five relevant psychological dimensions were identified empirically in all the cultures that were studied, i.e. power-distance (from small to large), collectivism-individualism, femininity-masculinity, uncertainty avoidance (from weak to strong) and time orientation (from short term to long term). 

Native American people have also recognized the feminine attributes in the elder tree. The Ogimauikwe call her "the headwoman s tree." It is suggested that one should visit her, perhaps bringing a gift of tobacco, and talk to her about what is bothering you. 

Other lore attributed to elder are that it is a feminine tree, linked with Venus and The Great Goddess, dedicated to Thor and associated with the element of water. 

Atkinson, Lindi. Feminine alchemy. Alchemy J2, no. 4 (Jul-Aug 2001). rhttp //www.alchemvlab.com/AJ2-4.html. 

Wise, Magenta. The feminine partner in the alchemical dance. Hermetic J, no. 3 (Spring 1979) 5-7. 

Raff, Jeffrey. The wedding of Sophia the divine feminine in psychoidal alchemy. Berwick (ME) Nicolas-Hays, 2003. 192p. ISBN 0-89254-066-4... 

Allen, Sally G. and Joanna Hubbs. Outrunning Atalanta feminine destiny in alchemical transmutation. Signs. Journal of Women in Culture and Society 6 (1980) 210-229. 

Knight, Gareth. The Rose Cross and the Goddess the quest for the eternal feminine principle. Inner Traditions, 1985. ISBN 0892811048... 

In this book the author shows how the feminine spirit of the rose has bloomed in the past with examples from ancient Greece, the Graeco-Roman world, 17th century Rosicrucian... 

Lemer, Isha and Tara McKinney. The triple goddess tarot the power of the major arcana, chakra healing, and the divine feminine / Isha Lemer, with Tara McKinney illustrated by Mara Friedman. Rochester (VT) Bear Co, 2002. xiv, 231 p. ISBN 1-87918-194-0... 

A deeply affirmative book, Theosophia introduces wholly unexpected aspects of Christian tradition. Where mainstream Christianity seems anti-nature, Christian theosophy affirms a profound nature-mysticism where it seems anti-erotic, theosophy affirms a powerful religious eroticism and where it is portrayed as rigidly patriarchal, theosophy affirms a mysticism founded in the divine Sophia, the feminine personification... 

Stories of past lives actually strengthened, even as they subverted, the power of the binary oppositions of man and woman, masculine and feminine. These binary oppositions were central to the theosophical cosmogony. As Blavatsky had argued in The Secret Doctrine, all manifestation involved duality, and the opposition between masculine and feminine was among the most basic of dualities. Theos-... 

Divine Feminine Theosophy and Feminism in England. Baltimore Johns... 

It is better to realize the truth through your own immediate experience than to accept without testing the teaching of another.—From The Feminine Face of God by Sherry Ruth Anderson and Patricia Hopkins... 

In addition to the above behavioral and performance tests, there are a number of well-known tests of personality that may provide useful information in select clinical studies. The most well known of these tests is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). This test consists of 550 affirmative statements to which a true or false response is given and requires about one hour to complete. It is given to adults over the age of 16 and is scored for ten scales depression, hysteria, hypochondriasis, psychopathic deviate, masculinity-femininity, paranoia, hypomania, schizophrenia, psychasthenia, and social introversion. 

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