Aіn Raal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6708959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aіn Raal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aіn |
| FAMILY NAME | Raal |
| SIGNATURE | RAAL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tartu |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8731-7366 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Traditional Beliefs and Real Influence of Full Moon Days on the Behavior of Community Pharmacy Customers in Estonia
Traditional beliefs about the influence of the moon's phases on human well-being and health remain vague in Estonia. The study hypothesized that Estonian pharmacists have noticed a periodic increase in the number of problematic pharmacy visitors, which can be associated with full moon days (3 days before and after). The observational study was conducted in 22 community pharmacies in Estonia (11 in standard and 11 in blind group), a total of 76 ph…
Ethnic Identity in Transition: The Potential Impact of Ethnicity on Chronic Illness’ Medication Adherence in Post-Soviet Country
Previously, it has been shown that factors like ethnicity and proficiency of state’s official language not only influence self-management abilities and medication adherence but may also indicate the level of trust in physicians, medication, and healthcare system. This research aims to examine the potential impact of ethnicity on medication adherence based on the example of a post-Soviet country. The research was carried out as a quantitative surv…
Teaching activities in flipped classroom study design
In recent years, the flipped classroom (FC) methodology - contact learning preceded by individual learning and the creation of prior knowledge in the learner - has become increasingly common in university teaching. However, the design of the FC has been applied differently in teaching. The aim of our research was to map the teaching activities used in various FC designs and to compare the use of the methods for study groups of different sizes. In…
An Ethnobotanical Study on Native Plants of Bargarh District of Western Odisha, India in Relieving Urogenital Ailments
Background: This study focused on the ethnobotanical study on native plants of Bargarh district of western Odisha, India in relieving urogenital ailments.Methods: The study area was visited regularly and close interaction were made with the senior tribal people involved with herbal medicines. During field work, interviews were conducted with local educated villagers, the herbal healer, old woman and medicinal plant vendors. A total of 42 healers …
Modern beliefs regarding medicinal plants in Estonia
The popularity of using herbal cures in twenty-first century Estonia has several reasons. Estonians are familiar with nature, and many collect berries, mushrooms, and potherbs. Herb collecting in general is a part of the local heritage. There are private enterprises in Estonia dealing with the cultivation and sale of herbs. Herbs can be bought from grocery stores, markets, and pharmacies. Even medical doctors can recommend herbal treatments for m…
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Classification of Remedies and Medical Plants of Estonian Ethnopharmacology
This article reflects folk medicine material collected over the last 120 years. There are approximately 30 000 texts on the subject stored in the Estonian Folklore Archives. The research material was compiled to ascertain the rate of use of different forms of remedies (plants, food, natural resources, chemical substances, animal remedies, etc) and their relative use in healing different types of diseases. The results show that the most frequently…
Plants in Estonian Folk Medicine: Collection, Formation and Overview of Previous Research
In present-day Europe, the knowledge of how to use plants in folk medicine is mostly obtained from written sources, such as books on popular medicine or pharmacopoeias. The situation in contemporary Estonia does not differ much. In addition to these sources, though, the Estonian scholars of the field can find information in a collection of the Estonian Folklore Archives, dating back to the middle and end of the 19th century. As such, this collect…
Teaching activities in flipped classroom study design
In recent years, the flipped classroom (FC) methodology - contact learning preceded by individual learning and the creation of prior knowledge in the learner - has become increasingly common in university teaching. However, the design of the FC has been applied differently in teaching. The aim of our research was to map the teaching activities used in various FC designs and to compare the use of the methods for study groups of different sizes. In…
Eesti etnofarmakognoosia elujõust kummelite näitel
Teesid
Plants in Estonian Folk Medicine: Collection, Formation and Overview of Previous Research
In present-day Europe, the knowledge of how to use plants in folk medicine is mostly obtained from written sources, such as books on popular medicine or pharmacopoeias. The situation in contemporary Estonia does not differ much. In addition to these sources, though, the Estonian scholars of the field can find information in a collection of the Estonian Folklore Archives, dating back to the middle and end of the 19th century. As such, this collect…
Classification of Remedies and Medical Plants of Estonian Ethnopharmacology
This article reflects folk medicine material collected over the last 120 years. There are approximately 30 000 texts on the subject stored in the Estonian Folklore Archives. The research material was compiled to ascertain the rate of use of different forms of remedies (plants, food, natural resources, chemical substances, animal remedies, etc) and their relative use in healing different types of diseases. The results show that the most frequently…
Plants in Estonian Folk Medicine: Collection, Formation and Overview of Previous Research
In present-day Europe, the knowledge of how to use plants in folk medicine is mostly obtained from written sources, such as books on popular medicine or pharmacopoeias. The situation in contemporary Estonia does not differ much. In addition to these sources, though, the Estonian scholars of the field can find information in a collection of the Estonian Folklore Archives, dating back to the middle and end of the 19th century. As such, this collect…
Eesti etnofarmakognoosia elujõust kummelite näitel
Teesid
Modern beliefs regarding medicinal plants in Estonia
The popularity of using herbal cures in twenty-first century Estonia has several reasons. Estonians are familiar with nature, and many collect berries, mushrooms, and potherbs. Herb collecting in general is a part of the local heritage. There are private enterprises in Estonia dealing with the cultivation and sale of herbs. Herbs can be bought from grocery stores, markets, and pharmacies. Even medical doctors can recommend herbal treatments for m…
An Ethnobotanical Study on Native Plants of Bargarh District of Western Odisha, India in Relieving Urogenital Ailments
Background: This study focused on the ethnobotanical study on native plants of Bargarh district of western Odisha, India in relieving urogenital ailments.Methods: The study area was visited regularly and close interaction were made with the senior tribal people involved with herbal medicines. During field work, interviews were conducted with local educated villagers, the herbal healer, old woman and medicinal plant vendors. A total of 42 healers …
Ethnic Identity in Transition: The Potential Impact of Ethnicity on Chronic Illness’ Medication Adherence in Post-Soviet Country
Previously, it has been shown that factors like ethnicity and proficiency of state’s official language not only influence self-management abilities and medication adherence but may also indicate the level of trust in physicians, medication, and healthcare system. This research aims to examine the potential impact of ethnicity on medication adherence based on the example of a post-Soviet country. The research was carried out as a quantitative surv…
Teaching activities in flipped classroom study design
In recent years, the flipped classroom (FC) methodology - contact learning preceded by individual learning and the creation of prior knowledge in the learner - has become increasingly common in university teaching. However, the design of the FC has been applied differently in teaching. The aim of our research was to map the teaching activities used in various FC designs and to compare the use of the methods for study groups of different sizes. In…
Traditional Beliefs and Real Influence of Full Moon Days on the Behavior of Community Pharmacy Customers in Estonia
Traditional beliefs about the influence of the moon's phases on human well-being and health remain vague in Estonia. The study hypothesized that Estonian pharmacists have noticed a periodic increase in the number of problematic pharmacy visitors, which can be associated with full moon days (3 days before and after). The observational study was conducted in 22 community pharmacies in Estonia (11 in standard and 11 in blind group), a total of 76 ph…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Traditional medicine (4 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Pharmacy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (2 works) · Estonian (2 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works)